Illinois throughout the Years
Campus
Famous U of I
Academics
Famous Names around Campus
100

What year did the University of Illinois get renamed?

  1. 1935

  2. 1960

  3. 2000

  4. It was never renamed

1935

100

What is the name of the iconic statue located at the heart of the UIUC campus, symbolizing the spirit and tradition of the university?

1. Quad Guardian 

2. Fighting Illini

3. Illini Spirit 

4. Alma Mater 

4. Alma Mater

100

Which of the following celebrities was born in Champaign?

  1. Nick Offerman

  2. Hugh Hefner

  3. Ludacris

  4. Jennifer Lawrence

Ludacris

100

UIUC is renowned for its Engineering program. In which year was the college of engineering established? 

1. 1867

2. 1870

3. 1880

4. 1890

2. 1870

100

The Grainger college of Engineering is sponsored by Grainger, a ___

1) A engineering magazine

2) A computer science company

3) A fishing organization

4)Industrial Supply Company

Industrial Supply Company

200
  1. What year was the University of Illinois founded?

    • 1867

    • 1930

    • 1880

    • 1920

1867

200

Which President has a stone sculpture of his head in one of the halls on campus?

  1. Abraham Lincoln

  2. George Washington

  3. Thomas Jefferson

  4. George Bush

Abraham Lincoln

200
  1. Which of the following celebrities is a UIUC alumni?

    1. Nick Offerman

    2. Hugh Hefner

    3. Ludacris

    4. Jennifer Lawrence

Nick Offerman

200
  1. The University of Illinois is #__ best Computer Science program in the U.S.?

    • 5th

    • 10th

    • 8th

    • 4th

5th

200

Who is Thomas Siebel

1)Iron Man

2)Founder of Software company

3)Co-Creator of Apple

4)A CS professor

Founder of Software company 

(-Siebel Systems)

300

Aside from this year, when was the last time Illinois won the big ten championship? 

1. 2020

2. 2021

3.2022

4.2019

2. 2021
300

How many boba shops are on campus?

  1. 12

  2. 4

  3. 8

  4. 20

12

300
  1. Which of the following is a UIUC alumni?

    1. David Dobrik

    2. Sean Evans

    3. Lebron James
    4. Priyanka Chopra

Sean Evans

300

How many credits does it take to graduate with a degree

1.160

2.90

3.120

4.100

120 (with students taking an average of 15 credits a semester equivalent to 4 or 5 classes)

300

What is the name of the current Chancellor of the University of Illinois- Urbana Champaign? 

1. Robert Jones

2. Phyllis Wise 

3. Richard Herman 

4. Michael Amiridis 

1. Robert Jones

400

When was the Siebel Center for Computer Science built?

1.2000

2.2004

3.1980

4.1982

2004

400
  1. About half of which food product is produced in a Champaign plant?

    1. Kellogs Cereal

    2. Kraft Mac and Cheese

    3. Chef Boyardee Ravioli

    4. Campbell Soup

Kraft Mac and Cheese

400

Which of the following companies were founded by UIUC alumni?

  1. Yelp

  2. Instagram

  3. Netflix

  4. Venmo

Yelp

400

What was started in 1950 at UIUC and spread all over to K-12 schools nationwide

1.Special Education

2.Physical Education

3.Enviormental Education

4.Typing/Computer Education

Special Education

400

What is the Gies school of business named after

1) Alumni who donated 150$ M

2)A large corporation

3) A car company

4)An economics principle

Alumni who donated 150$ M

(Larry and Beth Gies)

500

When was the Grainger college of Education created?

1.1867

2.2009

3.1949

4.2000

1949

500
  1. How many libraries are on campus?

    1. 12

    2. 4

    3. 8

    4. 20

20

500

Which of the following was a UIUC alumni

a. Co-Creator of Youtube

b. Founder of Instagram 

c. CEO of Snapchat

d. Creator of Twitter

Co-Creator of Youtube

500

What is the name of the annual campus-wide event at UIUC where students showcase their research and creative projects? 

1. Exploration day 

2. Innovation Fair 

3. Undergraduate Research Symposium 

4. Science Expo 

3. Undergraduate research symposium 

500

The Bardeen Quad(outside Grainger Library) is named after___?

1)John Bardeen

2)Bardeen Inc.

3)Its a random name

4)A Civil Engineering property

John Bardeen, the only person to win the Nobel Prize twice in the same field, physics