WSU Trivia Questions

How much do you know about Wright State University? See how many of the questions you can answer correctly!
Answers will be posted at a later date.

1. Name three names that the former eatery in the basement of Millett has been called?
   
   
2. What musical theatrical production has been staged the most times at Wright State?
   
   
3. Where was the Women's Center located when it first opened in 1993?
   
   
4. Approximately how long is the underground tunnel system which connects buildings on campus?
   
   
5. What is the name of the family cemetery located on campus?
   
   
6. What geological feature on campus is named for a Greek mythological figure?
   
   
7. Which campus housing facility is specifically geared to students with families or partners, or students 23 years of age or older?
   
   
8. How many presidential candidates have visited campus?
   
   
9. What was the name of the made-for-TV movie, starring Jud Hirsch, that centered on student Nan Davis and WSU researchers' work with paralyzed muscles?
   
   
10. Before Wright State had an official mascot in the persona of a viking, what were the WSU Raiders known as?
    
    
11. How many acres does the WSU main campus comprise?
    
    
12. What year was the first annual International Friendship Affair held?
    
    
13. What was the first Ph.D. program instituted at Wright State?
    
    
14. What was the name of the metal sculpture located on the Quad in the mid-1970s?
    
    
15. In the 1970s, what triple header bluegrass concert was the first musical concert to be held in the physical education gym? And, what was the ticket price?
    
    
16. What recording artist followed his concert in the physical education building's gym with an impromptu basketball game with students?
    
    
17. Which WSU President was an accomplished songwriter and composer?
    
    
18. Name the WSU alumnus who was songwriter and founder of the popular music group, Guided by Voices? (Hint: he also pitched the first no-hitter for WSU baseball)
    
    
19. What was the fall quarter tuition for WSU in 1967, WSU's first year as its own state university?
    
    
20. How many schools and colleges are at Wright State?
    
    
21. What team did the Raiders defeat to win the Division II 1983 National Championship?
    
    
22. Name the WSU pitcher who pitched in the 2001 World Series for the Arizona Diamondbacks?
    
    
23. Name the WSU basketball player selected as the 12th overall pick in the 1991 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers?
    
    
24. Name the WSU golfer who currently plays on the PGA tour?
    
    
25. Name the WSU swimmer who participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia?
    
    
26. What popular annual event features roving musicians, dances, mimes, and court jesters celebrating the spirit of a medieval holiday?
    
    
27. What year did the Dayton Bombers make the Nutter Center its new home?
    
    
28. How many buildings comprise The Woods housing community?
    
    
29. What is the name of the brick and glass sculpture with colorized concrete pavement located between Allyn and Rike Halls?
    
    
30. What was WSU's Lake Campus first called when it became affiliated with Wright State?
    
    
31. The WSU Lake Campus is located on the shore of what body of water?
    
    
32. What is the name of the academic home and primary portal of access to the university for most undergraduate students?
    
    
33. What university president was once a NASA engineer whose work included testing critical components for the first manned landing on the moon?
    
    
34. What WSU precollege program was named in 1991 by President George H.W. Bush as the 384th Daily Point in his 1,000 Points of Light program?
    
    
35. University Libraries is a member of what organization that connects it with the holdings of all of Ohio's public universities, 23 community/technical colleges, 44 private colleges, and the State Library of Ohio?
    
    
36. What was the name of the primary road that bordered the WSU campus before it was renamed Colonel Glenn Highway?
    
    
37. What WSU civilian medical residency program is the longest running in the nation?
    
    
38. What percentage of WSU's 75,000 graduates currently live in the Miami Valley?
    
    
39. What piece of campus art was originally resided in front of the New York City United Nations Building?
    
    
40. Name the four campus buildings that are named after WSU's founders and comprise the Campus Quad?