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1
How many different majors are offered at Mizzou?
250
300
97
400+
2
Did you know that Mizzou is a botanical garden? How many plants are grown at Mizzou?
40,000+
20,000
30,000
10,000
3
What is the real reason students avoid walking under the Memorial Union archway before graduation?
Truman the Tiger appears and gives you an impromptu pop quiz
A secret trapdoor drops you straight into another year of tuition
Campus squirrels have claimed it as their official headquarters
Legend says you won’t graduate on time if you walk under it too soon
4
Which conference did Mizzou join in 2012?
Pac-12
The SEC
Big 12
Big Ten
5
Mizzou is home to the world’s first school of what discipline?
Business
Medicine
Engineering
Journalism
6
What year was Mizzou opened?
1931
1891
1800
1839
7
Truman Tiger was named after Harry S. Truman (33rd US President)
True
False
8
Tiger Stripe ice cream, a signature Mizzou treat, is made by what on-campus creamery?
Buck’s Ice Cream Place
Tiger Scoops
Columbia Creamery
Mizzou Dairy
9
Jesse Hall has a secret 'fourth light' that only turns on when we beat Kansas.
True
False
10
What is the nickname of Mizzou’s student-run newspaper, which has been published since 1908?
Mizzou Messenger
The Columbia Chronicle
The Maneater
The Tiger Tribune
11
Which two schools at Mizzou have a long-standing (but friendly) rivalry?
Music School & Theater School
Journalism School & Engineering School
Business School & Law School
Agriculture School & Veterinary School
12
Which of the following is the oldest standing building on Mizzou’s campus?
Middlebush Hall
Switzler Hall
Jesse Hall
Memorial Union
13
What is the largest major at Mizzou?
Business and Commerce
Computer Science
Journalism
Nursing
14
Which university tradition, now celebrated nationwide, is believed to have started at Mizzou in 1911?
Homecoming
Senior Week
March Madness
Tailgating
15
Mizzou was the very first public university west of the Mississippi
True
False
16
What branch of the military did Beetle Bailey serve in?
Air Force
Army
Navy
Marines
17
Why do students avoid the basement of Ellis Library late at night?
All of the above
It’s actually a portal to the SEC’s toughest exams
It’s so quiet you can hear your GPA drop
The ghost of a student still searches for an outlet to charge their laptop
18
Which major rival team did Mizzou face in the first-ever "Homecoming" game?
Iowa State
Kansas
Nebraska
Michigan
19
Which campus landmark is believed to be haunted by the ghost of a former professor?
Switzler Hall
Memorial union
Lafferre Hall
The J school
20
What is the name of the university's nuclear research reactor?
Columbia Energy Lab
MU Research Reactor (MURR)
Tiger Reactor
Mizzou Reactor
21
How many books does Ellis Library hold?
2,000,000
1,000,000
3,000,000+
500,000
22
What is the name of the comic books character also known as the Morts Mascot?
Cookie Jowls
Sheila Buxley
Beetle Bailey
Morty
23
Mizzou’s football stadium, Faurot Field, is also known by what nickname?
The Zou
The Den
The Mizzou Bowl
Trumans Turf
24
What historic structure burned down in 1892, leaving behind six columns that now stand on Francis Quadrangle?
Academic Hall
Memorial Union
Journalism School
Jesse Hall
25
What is the official fight song of Mizzou?
Every True Son
Eye of the Tiger
Roar of the Jungle
Fight, Tigers!
