History
This is the original name of the
college chartered in 1766 by
Governor William Franklin (son of
Benjamin Franklin), the 8th oldest
college in the United States.
What is Queens College?
Encompassing the long-standing
traditions of Agricultural Field Day and
the NJ Folk Festival, this more recent
annual event attracts tens of thousands
of visitors to Rutgers each April.
What is Rutgers Day?
This Center helps students
participate in research projects
and hosts an annual research
symposium.
What is the Aresty Research
Center?
You can find the iconic “Fat
Sandwich” at this grease truck-
turned-restaurant, located in The
Yard on College Avenue
What is RU Hungry?
The home of Rutgers’ ancient
Egyptian mummy and 10,000-
year-old mastodon.
What is the Geology
Museum?
Revolutionary War hero Colonel
Henry Rutgers gave the college
the interest on a $5000 bond and
this $200 item now found in Old
What is a bell?
This fundraiser, which is New
Jersey’s largest student-run
philanthropic event, has raised
over $9 million since 1999.
What is Dance Marathon?
This Rutgers professor was honored a
Nobel Prize for discovering an antibiotic
that cured the penicillin-resistant bacteria
that cause tuberculosis and cholera.
Who is Selman Waksman?
Enjoy pancakes, eggs, and other
brunch foods at this dining services
event that happens in the middle of
the night during finals
What is MidKnight Breakfast?
Founded in 1867, this is the
oldest continuously published
college newspaper in the
United States.
What is the Daily Targum?
Rutgers is known as the
birthplace of this intercollegiate
sport, earned after beating
Princeton 6-4
What is football?
Douglass students, staff, and
faculty celebrate the end of the
academic year at this annual
ceremony, which celebrated its
100th anniversary in 2019.
What is the Sacred Path?
Rutgers joined this prestigious
association, which recognizes
research univities at the forefront of
innovation and scholarship, in 1989
What is the Association of
American Universities?
Each spring, Rutgers designates a
day to give away this food item for
free, as well as set up inflatable
bounce castles and games
What are hot dogs?
This was the first mascot of
Rutgers University.
What is the Chanticleer?
The land-grant university of NJ,
which was once called Rutgers
Scientific School and was later
renamed Cook College, is now
known as this school
What is the School of
Environmental and Biological
Sciences (SEBS)?
Students initially rejected Scarlet as
the school color, instead wanting to
select this color to reflect Rutgers’
Dutch heritage.
What is orange?
This Rutgers institute explores
state and national politics through
research, public service, and
educational programs.
What is the Eagleton Institute
of Politics?
This sustainably sourced dining
option on Cook/Douglass focuses
on serving whole foods with a plant
and grain forward menu.
What is Harvest?
This Rutgers system is the
second largest system of its
kind in the state of New
Jersey.
What is the Rutgers bus
system?
A notable athlete, actor, singer,
and activist, he is the only alumnus
to have buildings named for him at
Rutgers New Brunswick, Camden,
and Newark.
Who is Paul Robeson?
This song was inspired by the famed
bell that hangs in the cupola of Old
Queens and includes the phrase
“RU Rah, Rah!” often heard at
football games.
What is “The Bells Must Ring”
(Fight Song)?
Introduced in 1934, this edible staple
was bred at Rutgers for processing
and the fresh market, and was once
the most popular of its kind.
What is the Rutgers tomato?
In 2019, Rutgers went viral when
a student placed a lobster by this
name in a tree on Voorhees mall
after leaving King Neptune Night
Who is Lord Snipp?
Twenty-one buildings at Rutgers
are named after distinguished
alumni who belonged to this
secret honorary society.
What is Cap and Skull?