Academics
What is the largest undergrad course at Stanford University?
CS 106a - Introduction to Computer Science
Are there more graduate or undergraduate students at Stanford?
Graduate
2019 numbers: 6,994 undergrad to 9,390 graduate
What is the prize for the winner of the Stanford-Cal football game?
The Axe
It made its first appearance in 1899, but only became the trophy in 1933
Name the two largest freshman living halls
Wilbur and Stern
What does STS stand for?
Science, Technology, and Society
Name two of the Bing Overseas Studies Programs
Australia
This famous Stanford alum was part of the first ever graduating class and is the only Stanford alumni to be elected President of the United States
Herbert Hoover
Name the Stanford women's swim team members that represented the USA at the Olympics in 2016.
Katie Ledecky and Simone Manuel
What percent of undergraduates live on campus (pre-COVID)?
97%
What are EANABs?
Equally Attractive Non-Alcoholic Beverage
True or False: Professors are not allowed to assign work during Dead Week.
True....but not really
What is the student-run radio station called (90.1)?
KZSU
Who is the winningest coach in Stanford basketball history?
Tara VanderVeer - Stanford Women's Basketball Head Coach
Started at Stanford in 1985, has won 1,094 total games and 2 national championships
How many introsems are offered per year?
200
What is the LSJUMB?
The Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band
What percentage of classes at Stanford have over 100 students?
4%
How many dining halls are on campus?
11
What year was the Stanford Indian mascot abolished?
1972. The new unofficial mascot became the Tree. In 2018, the first Native American student was chosen as the Tree.
What does PWR stand for?
Program in Writing and Rhetoric
What is FMOTQ?
Full Moon on the Quad
Name as many of the 5 most popular majors (+100 each)
Computer Science, Human Biology, Engineering, Science Technology, and Society, and Biology
How many bikes are on campus daily? (It's a lot)
13,000
Who is the only Stanford football player to win the Heisman? For bonus, name a player who was a Heisman runner up (we had 5).
Jim Plunkett, '70.
4 runner ups: Elway, Luck (twice), McCaffery, Gerhart, Love
After months of student activism, Stanford renamed one of its dorms in Stern Hall. It is now named after a Stanford alum and famous NASA astronaut. Who was this astronaut?
Sally Ride (BA, BS, MS '75, Ph. D '78) - the first American woman in space
What is SLE and what dorm do people in the SLE program live in? What is their dorm name short for?
Structured Liberal Education. FloMo. Florence Moore Hall.