How much do you know about UGA? Take this quiz to test your trivia acumen.
Questions
1. After women were admitted in 1918, what was one of the first clubs they organized?
2. Who was the first black professor, hired in 1968?
3. What native Georgian and famous film comedian in the 1930-1950s claimed to have briefly attended the UGA Law School?
4. What native Georgian made a fortune as a financier in New York City late in the 19th century and became UGA's most generous benefactor?
5. After World War II, what famous literary figure frequently visited Athens to see his friend Hugh Hodgson and delivered increasingly popular lectures on campus?
6. Who was the first American president to visit the University while in office?
7. What is now the name of the former Academic Building?
8. What UGA record was made and S.E.C. record was tied in the 2001 UGA football victory over Georgia Tech?
Answers
1. The Rifle Team
2. Richard M. Graham, a specialist in music therapy
3. Oliver Hardy
4. George Foster Peabody
5. Robert Frost
6. James Monroe in 1819
7. Holmes/Hunter Academic Building, in honor of the first two black students who registered for classes there in January 1961
8. Billy Bennett kicked 6 consecutive field goals without a miss