1. How many books does the UVA Library contain? [answer]
a. A little over 5 million
b. 2.5 million
c. Counting would spoil the Library’s magnificence
d. The only book necessary, partner, the Bible
b. 2.5 million
c. Counting would spoil the Library’s magnificence
d. The only book necessary, partner, the Bible
2. Who was the last UVA basketball player drafted into the NBA? [answer]
a. Roger Mason Jr.
b. R.J. Reynolds
c. Ralph Sampson
d. George “Peach Bucket” Jeffers
b. R.J. Reynolds
c. Ralph Sampson
d. George “Peach Bucket” Jeffers
3. How much is UVA trying to raise with its Capital Campaign? [answer]
a. $75 million-ish
b. Not gonna lie. Couple bucks for a cold beer.
c. $3 billion
d. How much you got?
c. $3 billion
d. How much you got?
4. How many points a game did UVA basketball coach Dave Leitao average as a player at Northeastern University? [answer]
a. 14.3
b. 6.0
c. 2.3
d. Too busy yelling to score
b. 6.0
c. 2.3
d. Too busy yelling to score
Dave Leitao
5. Writing home, why did Edgar Allen Poe say that his friend Wickliffe was expelled from UVA? [answer]
a. Poems didn’t rhyme
b. Caught with corncob pipe
c. Bit a student in a fight
d. Wasn’t Hoo material
b. Caught with corncob pipe
c. Bit a student in a fight
d. Wasn’t Hoo material
6. How many acres of land does UVA own, making it rather hard to ignore and easy to revile? [answer]
a. 220
b. 438
c. 1,883
d. 3,392
b. 438
c. 1,883
d. 3,392
Andrew Alston
7. What UVA class did student Andrew Alston credit with learning how to “defend himself” by stabbing Walker Sisk 20 times? [answer]
a. Macro economics
b. Eight-week Aikido class
c. Modern American Poetry
d. Intro to Poli Sci
b. Eight-week Aikido class
c. Modern American Poetry
d. Intro to Poli Sci
8. How did William Faulkner, then a UVA professor, fracture his collarbone in Charlottesville? [answer]
a. Escaping a burning bar…er…barn
b. Furiously typing a single sentence spanning 17 pages
c. Falling off a horse
d. Falling off the wagon
b. Furiously typing a single sentence spanning 17 pages
c. Falling off a horse
d. Falling off the wagon
9. Which of these was not a final project for a master’s candidate in the American Studies program? [answer]
a. BBQ
b. The American Hobo
c. Halls of Fame
d. Cheddar cheese
c. Halls of Fame
d. Cheddar cheese
10. When did the first documented act of streaking the Lawn occur? [answer]
a. The Summer of Love
b. Right around the time Jefferson’s first large shipment of wine from France arrived
c. Tradition has never been documented
d. October 1937
b. Right around the time Jefferson’s first large shipment of wine from France arrived
c. Tradition has never been documented
d. October 1937
11. Which school had the highest undergraduate enrollment in the fall of 2007? [answer]
a. McIntire School of Commerce
b. College of Arts & Sciences
c. School of Engineering and Applied Science
d. School of Easy Knocks
b. College of Arts & Sciences
c. School of Engineering and Applied Science
d. School of Easy Knocks
12. What happened when the first black student attempted to enter UVA in 1935? [answer]
a. The school of Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, admitted her
b. State paid for her tuition—to an out-of-state school that actually accepted black students
c. Admissions wait-listed her
d. Board of Visitors harumphed repeatedly
c. Admissions wait-listed her
d. Board of Visitors harumphed repeatedly
13. Light on firewood money, what did Edgar Allen Poe burn to keep warm one frosty night while living on the Lawn? [answer]
a. Piles of poems
b. All his clothes
c. Too drunk to notice he was cold
d. His furniture
c. Too drunk to notice he was cold
d. His furniture
14. Besides a painting of TJ himself, whose portraits hang in Jefferson Hall, where the Jefferson Literary and Debating Society meet? [answer]
a. Members Edgar Allen Poe and Woodrow Wilson
b. Tina Fey and Tracy Morgan
c. Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and JEB Stuart
d. Norman Mailer and sundry critics
b. Tina Fey and Tracy Morgan
c. Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and JEB Stuart
d. Norman Mailer and sundry critics
15. What crazy thing are fourth-year students supposed to do on the day of the last football home game? [answer]
a. Not wear a tie to the game
b. Drink a fifth of liquor
c. Make out with Cav Man
d. Piss off Al Groh
b. Drink a fifth of liquor
c. Make out with Cav Man
d. Piss off Al Groh
16. What is the largest donation in history to UVA? [answer]
a. $12 million
b. Howie Long’s son
c. $100 million
d. $454 million
c. $100 million
d. $454 million
17. According to College Wikis, what do you have to do to correctly streak the Lawn? [answer]
a. Kiss the ass end of the Homer statue
b. Leave your clothes at the top of the Rotunda stairs
c. Look through Rotunda keyhole and say, “Good evening, Mr. Jefferson”
d. All of the above, while naked (and drunk)
b. Leave your clothes at the top of the Rotunda stairs
c. Look through Rotunda keyhole and say, “Good evening, Mr. Jefferson”
d. All of the above, while naked (and drunk)
18. When a member of the Seven Society dies, what happens? [answer]
a. The chapel bell tolls every seven seconds, for seven minutes
b. His or her name is revealed
c. A wreath of black magnolias, in the shape of a seven, appears at the funeral
d. All of the above
b. His or her name is revealed
c. A wreath of black magnolias, in the shape of a seven, appears at the funeral
d. All of the above
19. What does UVA’s endowment shake out to, per student? [answer]
a. Enough to buy and sell you
b. 200,019—in dollars, unfortunately
c. The cost of a Charlottesville condo (2004 prices)
d. Amount too obscene for family newspaper
b. 200,019—in dollars, unfortunately
c. The cost of a Charlottesville condo (2004 prices)
d. Amount too obscene for family newspaper
20. After jacking up out-of-state tuition by 6.7 percent, how much does UVA cost for nonresident UVA undergrads? [answer]
a. $37,420
b. $29,600
c. $18,875
d. $9,666
b. $29,600
c. $18,875
d. $9,666
21. When did the first Board of Visitors meeting occur? [answer]
a. 1776
b. 1812
c. 1819
d. 1856
c. 1819
d. 1856
22. Who was John Paul Jones Arena named for? [answer]
a. Davy Jones’ lockermate
b. Led Zeppelin bassist
c. Revolutionary War–era point guard
d. A very rich man
b. Led Zeppelin bassist
c. Revolutionary War–era point guard
d. A very rich man
John Paul Jones Arena
23. Why did student Joseph G. Semmes shoot and kill John A.G. Davis, a professor, in 1840? [answer]
a. Unhappy with first-year experience
b. Davis tried to unmask him
c. Davis failed his senior thesis “Bearded White Men and their effect on American History”
d. Argument over the 2nd Amendment
b. Davis tried to unmask him
c. Davis failed his senior thesis “Bearded White Men and their effect on American History”
d. Argument over the 2nd Amendment
24. President John Casteen won the Mishima Award in 1987 for what? [answer] a. Pole-vaulting
b. Fundraising
c. Smiling
d. Collection of short stories
25. After being sentenced to two life terms for killing his girlfriend’s parents, what did former UVA student Jens Soering do while in prison? [answer]
a. Push-ups. Lots of push-ups.
b. Begin to establish an inmate honor code
c. Confess
d. Write the book Way of the Prisoner
b. Begin to establish an inmate honor code
c. Confess
d. Write the book Way of the Prisoner
Tom Santi
26. UVA tight end Tom Santi will be catching passes from whom next year? [answer]
a. Al Groh
b. Peyton Manning
c. Sean Singletary
d. Tom Brady
b. Peyton Manning
c. Sean Singletary
d. Tom Brady
27. What’s the name of UVA’s oldest improv group? [answer]
a. Assaulted Nuts
b. Hoos On First
c. Amuse-Bouche
d. Mr. Jefferson’s Improvisational Players, Inc.
Chris Long
b. Hoos On First
c. Amuse-Bouche
d. Mr. Jefferson’s Improvisational Players, Inc.
Chris Long
28. Did you know Chris Long, the No. 2 pick in the 2008 NFL draft, has a dad? [answer]
a. Really? I hadn’t heard.
b. No, I wasn’t aware.
c. Dad? The one with glasses?
d. Yes, I’m sick of hearing about Howie too.
b. No, I wasn’t aware.
c. Dad? The one with glasses?
d. Yes, I’m sick of hearing about Howie too.
29. Which state has the lowest number of UVA alumni? [answer]
a. Alaska
b. Louisiana
c. Montana
d. Utah
c. Montana
d. Utah
30. Who is UVA’s top rated professor on RateMyProfessor.com? [answer]
a. Political know-it-all Larry Sabato (see sidebar)
b. Poet Charles Wright
c. Grad student Amy Wentworth
d. Adolescent crush expert Peter Sheras
b. Poet Charles Wright
c. Grad student Amy Wentworth
d. Adolescent crush expert Peter Sheras
Extra Credit: How well do you know Larry Sabato?
Larry Sabato
1. What is name of the website run by Larry Sabato, UVA’s (and the nation’s) political guru? [answer]
a. Larry J. Sabato’s Mustache
b. Larry J. Sabato’s Crystal Ball
c. Larry J. Sabato’s Witch’s Cauldron
d. HandicappingHorse Races.com
b. Larry J. Sabato’s Crystal Ball
c. Larry J. Sabato’s Witch’s Cauldron
d. HandicappingHorse Races.com
2. What is Sabato’s tagline? [answer]
a. “Cross me and I’ll slaughter you in print!”
b. “Call me!”
c. “Politics is a good thing!”
d. “I epitomize what’s wrong with our political process!”
b. “Call me!”
c. “Politics is a good thing!”
d. “I epitomize what’s wrong with our political process!”
3. Sabato was dubbed the “Mark McGwire of political analysts.” What does that mean? [answer]
a. He has massive forearms
b. He’s not good on the defensive
c. He’s done drugs with Jose Canseco
d. Given a chance, will stonewall Congress
b. He’s not good on the defensive
c. He’s done drugs with Jose Canseco
d. Given a chance, will stonewall Congress
