Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Did you know?

At chapel today at work, they quizzed us on university's around the nation. See if you can do any better than I did:

1. What university was founded by the American Baptist Education Society and the oil magnate John D. Rockefeller?
a. Harvard, b. U of Chicago, c. Boston U or d. Emory?

2. Athletes were known as the Fighting Methodists?
a. Duke, b. Oberlin, c. USC or d. Syracuse?

3. This school was founded by evangelist and abolitionist Charles Finney.
a. Oberlin, b. Northwestern, c. Harvard or d. U of Illinois?

4. In 1868, daily chapel was required, Sunday worship was required and a lecture by the President on topics such as "Was Jesus more than a man?" and "Is Christianity true?" was required at this university.
a. Cornell, b. Duke, c. U of Virginia or d. U of Illinois?

Answers: 1. U of Chicago, 2. USC, 3. Oberlin, 4. U of Illinois. It's amazing how much has changed within the college world.

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