The History of Colleges Around the World

Question 1

Which of the following is not an Ivy League school?

Accepted Answer

University of Virginia

Question 2

Which school is known as the oldest university in the English-speaking world?

Accepted Answer

University of Oxford

Question 3

Founded in 1611, the University of Santo Tomas is the oldest in Asia. Where is it located?

Accepted Answer

the Philippines

Question 4

Who was the founder of the University of Virginia?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Question 5

Which school, founded in 1592, is the oldest in Ireland?

Accepted Answer

Trinity College Dublin

Question 6

Oberlin College awarded Mary Jane Patterson with a bachelor's degree. Why was this significant?

Accepted Answer

She was the 1st African-American woman to graduate in 1862.

Question 7

The earliest colleges in the United States were modeled after which European universities?

Accepted Answer

various Scottish universities, University of Oxford and Cambridge University

Question 8

On November 6, 1869, the first college football game was played between which two universities?

Accepted Answer

Princeton and Rutgers

Question 9

Charles Darwin, Alexander Graham Bell, and Adam Smith graduated from which Scottish university?

Accepted Answer

University of Edinburgh

Question 10

How many schools form the Ivy League in the United States?

Accepted Answer

8

Question 11

In 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman to graduate from which medical school?

Accepted Answer

Geneva Medical College

Question 12

Originally known as The College of New Jersey, which school changed its name in 1896?

Accepted Answer

Princeton University

Question 13

Founded in 859 CE in Fez, Morocco, which school is considered to be the oldest in the world?

Accepted Answer

University of Karueein

Question 14

Which ancient civilization had scribal schools soon after 3500 BCE?

Accepted Answer

the Sumerians

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