UW–Madison Milestones
Everything that’s happened at the UW was new at some point. How well do you know your UW history? Can you spot what happened the first time in each of these years?
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Quiz Questions
1.
In 1869, the UW first ...
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A.
Opened North Hall
B.
Fielded a football team
C.
Offered a course in psychology
D.
Granted degrees to women
2.
In 1878, the UW first ...
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A.
Played a game at Camp Randall Stadium
B.
Rented Hoofers sailboats
C.
Played the tune to "Varsity"
D.
Looked out through the telescope at Washburn Observatory
3.
In 1889, the UW first ...
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A.
Created the College of Letters & Science
B.
Had a football player win the Heisman trophy
C.
Welcomed a president of the United States to campus
D.
Offered a course in automotive engineering
4.
In 1909, the UW first ...
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A.
Played basketball in the Field House
B.
Sang along to "On, Wisconsin"
C.
Served fudge-bottom pie
D.
Offered a course in ping-pong
5.
In 1922, the UW first ...
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A.
Defied Prohibition with a 3.2 "near" beer
B.
Held a student protest march
C.
Heard a WHA radio broadcast
D.
Received its first Noel prize
6.
In 1933, the UW first ...
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A.
Saw a play in the Union Theater
B.
Allowed women in the Rathskeller
C.
Served beer in Memorial Union
D.
Sang "Varsity" at Fifth Quarter
7.
In 1941, the UW first ...
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A.
Fielded a volleyball team
B.
Played baseball at Camp Randall
C.
Changed the name of "physical education" to "kinesiology"
D.
Won the NCAA men's basketball tournament
8.
In 1968, the UW first ...
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A.
Made bone-marrow transplants possible
B.
Made fudge-bottom pie at the Union
C.
Made freshman take part in"bag rush"
D.
Made State Street a no-driving zone
9.
In 1979, the UW first ...
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A.
Held a class in Grainger Hall
B.
Blew the whistle on the Terrace to signal curfew
C.
Saw 1,008 flamingos flock to Bascom Hill
D.
Installed phones in dorms
10.
In 1998, the UW first ...
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A.
Isolated human embryonic stem cells
B.
Instituted touch-tone registration
C.
Initiated its experimental nuclear reactor
D.
Cancelled "Jump Around" due to fears that the Camp Randall skyboxes would collapse
Quiz Outcomes
1.
Good effort!
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2.
Well done!
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3.
Bravo!
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