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What St. Olaf department was established in 2025 to foster The College’s civic leadership and responsible community engagement?
A: Svoboda Center for Civic Engagement
B: Institute for Freedom and Community
C: Piper Center for vocation and Career
A: Svoboda Center for Civic Engagement
Who is our current college president, and in what year did they take office?
Susan Rundell Singer, 2023
The Ole Cup is an yearly event where students pitch business ideas and can win money to help get that idea off of the ground. Which company launched with funding help from the Ole Cup?
A: The Kombucha Shop
B: JonnyPops
C: T-Rex Cookie
B: JonnyPops
The other two companies were started by St. Olaf Alums, but they did not get funding help from the Ole Cup.
This training required for all new and existing employees covers a variety of topics such as social engineering, phishing and malware.
A: Cybersecurity
B: FERPA
C: EHS Training
A: Cybersecurity
Most St. Olaf buildings are built from what material mined from the same quarry?
A: Limestone
B: Sandstone
C: Slate
A: Limestone
In what building on campus can you visit the Finance, Student Life, and Marcom offices?
A: Holland Hall
B: Old Main
C: Tomson Hall
C: Tomson Hall
St. Olaf has the largest ethnic manuscript collection managed by what historical association?
A: NAHA, Norwegian-American Historical Association
B: SARA, Swedish Archive and Research Association
C: SRRA, Scandinavian Record and Research Archives
A: NAHA, Norwegian-American Historical Association
In what publication was St. Olaf's campus named one of the 35 most beautiful college campuses?
A: U.S. News
B: The Princeton Review
C: The Chronicle of Higher Education
A: U.S. News
Which large scale event usually happens over the first weekend in December?
A: Reunion
B: Commencement
C: Christmas Fest
C: Christmas Fest
What items hang along the ceiling of Boe Memorial Chapel to represent our diverse student body population?
A: Portraits of our current international students and their families
B: Framed world maps with selected countries that correlate to a past or present Ole
C: National flags that reflect the nationalities of current students
C: National flags that reflect the nationalities of current students
What St. Olaf department creates spaces to encounter Lutheran identity and tradition, navigate across lines of religious difference, and explore our individual and collective vocations in ways that opens us up to the needs of others?
A: College Ministry
B: The Taylor Center for Equity and Inclusion
C: The Lutheran Center
C: The Lutheran Center
What phrase, once substituted into the chorus of a Norwegian folk song, currently serve as the words to St. Olaf’s fight song?
Um! Yah! Yah!
In what publication was St. Olaf named #8 for best classroom experience and #9 for Great Financial Aid?
A: The Princeton Review
B: Chronicle of Higher Education
C: Niche
A: The Princeton Review
St. Olaf College’s leadership team is referred to by what acronym?
A: PLT - President’s Leadership Team
B: PLC - President's Leadership Council
C: PLB - President's Leadership Board
A: PLT - President’s Leadership Team
In what classic American novel did the main character attend St. Olaf College?
A: To Kill a Mockingbird
B: The Great Gatsby
C: Death of a Salesman
B: The Great Gatsby
What academic office facilitates and oversees the academic program and those that support teaching and learning at St. Olaf?
A: Academic Success Center
B: Provost's Office
C: The Registrar's Office
B: Provost's Office
How many presidents have served St. Olaf College since its founding in 1874?
A: 27
B: 17
C: 12
C: 12
Which successful business in downtown Northfield was started by an Ole when they were still a student?
A: Content Bookstore
B: TinTea
C: Little Joy Coffee
B: TinTea
What does MIAC stand for?
A: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
B: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Committee
C: Minnesota Intercollegiate Association and Conference
A: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
This St. Olaf building was featured in ‘The World’s Greenest Buildings,’ a book that assessed the highest rated “green” buildings around the world for their sustainable architecture, design and overall performance.
A: Alumni Hall
B: Tostrud Center
C: Regents Hall
C: Regents Hall
What does the acronym CURI, a program at St. Olaf that provides research opportunities for students from all academic disciplines stand for?
A: Collaborative Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
B: Community Undergraduate Research Institute
C: Collegiate Union for Research and Innovation
A: Collaborative Undergraduate Research and Inquiry
What event celebrated one and a half centuries of history on the hill with a Birthday Bash and Founders Day chapel service?
A: Homecoming and Family Weekend
B: St. Olaf Sesquicentennial
C: St. Olaf Centennial
B: St. Olaf Sesquicentennial
Based on a study in 2025, how much do Carleton College and St. Olaf College combined add to the local Northfield economy?
A: $289.9 million
B: $120.5 million
C: $530.2 million
A: $289.9 million
Daily Double!
What benefit offered to employees of the college enrolled in health insurance allows you to access at home and virtual care options at no cost to you?
A: Nice Healthcare
B: Doctor On Demand
C: Midi Health
A: Nice Healthcare
This building on campus was the first dormitory to be built in 1938 with gray limestone and in the Norman-Gothic style.
A: Mellby Hall
B: Mohn Hall
C: Thorson Hall
A: Mellby Hall