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100

Who is WMU's sworn rival?

CMU Chippewas

100

This is the year that WMU was founded?

1903

100

What is the name of the hall that has multicolored glass chandeliers?

Sangrien Hall

100

What is the tallest building located on campus?

Sprau Tower

200

Students who watch games at _____ are often called lunatics

Lawson Arena

200

The first president, Dwight Waldo, chose brown and gold as the school colors when ____ suggested the University follow the pattern of the freshly bloomed brown-eyed susans?

His secretary

200

Where is the greenhouse located on campus?

Wood Hall

200

What is the first verse in WMU's alma mater?

"Western we sing to you, brown and gold"

300

What was the name of the horse that our mascot (the Broncos) is inspired by?

Peter the Great

300

What was Western Michigan University originally named?

Western State Normal Schoool

300

What is the name of this statue found on campus?

The Committee

300

What is the name of the actor that attended Western (college of fine arts) that played in the T.V show 'Brooklyn 9-9' and the movie 'White Chicks'

Terry Crews

400

When was the last time WMU's football team was at a bowl game?

2021 Quick Lane Bowl

400

The WMU seal features 5 stars, a tree, a stone arch and a _____

A pyramid

400

Where are President Waldos ashes buried on campus?

Heritage Hall

400

What was the name of the original WMU mascot?

The Hilltoppers

500

Who is WMU's current head football coach?

Lance Taylor

500

Who was the first president to visit WMU?

William Howard Taft

500

The oldest building still in use on campus is _____?

Heritage Hall

500

From 1908 to 1949 this type of transportation was used to carry students and faculty up and down Prospect Hill


A trolley