OSU History
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100

What year was Ohio State University founded? 

What is 1870?

100

What nickname is the Ohio Stadium known as? 

What is the Horseshoe?

100

Which instrument traditionally dots the “i” in Script Ohio?

What is the sousaphone?

100

What conference does Ohio State compete in?

What is the Big Ten Conference?

200

What was Ohio States origional name? 

What is the Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College?

200

What building once served as a military hospital during World War I?

What is Canfield Hall?

200

What campus landmark is believed to bring good luck before finals?

What is the Thompson statue?

200

What OSU women’s team won a national championship in 2023?

What is women’s ice hockey?

300

Which U.S. president was an OSU graduate?

Who is Rutherford B. Hayes?

300

What do the 26 bells in Orton Hall represent?

What are Ohio’s counties at the time of installation?

300

What ceremony formally welcomes new students into the university community?

What is Convocation?

300

How many national championships has OSU football won?

What is eight? 

400

What OSU building was originally designed to house the university’s natural history collections?

What is Orton Hall?

400

What river runs along the west edge of OSU’s campus?

What is the Olentangy River?

400

What phrase defines Buckeye identity beyond graduation?

What is “Once a Buckeye, Always a Buckeye”?

400

What OSU sport has produced the most Olympic medalists?

What is fencing?

500

Which OSU president served the longest in university history (1902–1921)?

Who is William Oxley Thompson?

500

What statue on campus symbolizes OSU’s agricultural roots?

What is the cow statue?

500

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500

What Olympic sport did OSU alum Jesse Owens compete in?

What is track and field?