New York University - Quiz
New York University
  • 1. How long was the seven-year fundraising campaign that NYU completed?
A) $3 billion
B) $698 million
C) $2.5 billion
D) $506.4 million
  • 2. How much did the Tisch family donate to NYU?
A) $60 million
B) $1 million
C) $50 million
D) $506.4 million
  • 3. Which school received a $50 million donation from the Silver family in 2007?
A) School of Social Work
B) School of Law
C) School of Professional Studies
D) Tisch School of the Arts
  • 4. What is the goal of the 'NYU 200' plans?
A) Renovating the Yankee Stadium
B) Buying wind power for Manhattan
C) Strategic development for the 2031 bicentennial
D) Raising money for the Silver family
  • 5. Which organization ranked NYU as one of the greenest colleges in the country?
A) Tisch Foundation
B) EPA
C) The Partners Fund
D) New York City Council
  • 6. How many buildings are in the NYU New York City campus?
A) 230
B) 49
C) Exactly 171
D) More than 171
  • 7. What serves as an unofficial symbol of NYU?
A) Vanderbilt Hall
B) The Silver Center
C) Washington Square Arch
D) Kimmel Center
  • 8. Where are the current commencement ceremonies for NYU held?
A) Skirball Center
B) Kimmel Center
C) Washington Square Park
D) Yankee Stadium
  • 9. What is the primary hub for student life at NYU?
A) Goddard Hall
B) Kimmel Center for University Life
C) Vanderbilt Hall
D) Silver Center
  • 10. Which building was the site of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire?
A) Lipton Hall
B) Brown Building
C) Silver Center
D) Vanderbilt Hall
  • 11. What is the largest performing arts facility south of 42nd Street owned by NYU?
A) Skirball Center for Performing Arts
B) Tisch School of the Arts
C) Eisner-Lubin Auditorium
D) Washington Square Arch
  • 12. Where are most of NYU's international houses located?
A) Sixth Avenue
B) Macdougal Street
C) Broadway
D) Washington Mews
  • 13. What is the name of the shuttle service operated by NYU?
A) The Green Shuttle
B) NYU Transit
C) Campus Link
D) University Transportation Services
  • 14. Which building houses the School of Law?
A) Silver Center
B) Vanderbilt Hall
C) Brown Building
D) Kimmel Center
  • 15. In what year did NYU plan to celebrate its bicentennial?
A) 2001
B) 2031
C) 2007
D) 2008
  • 16. How many applicants did NYU have in 2007?
A) 59,000
B) 35,000
C) 8,000
D) 120,000
  • 17. What was the acceptance rate for NYU's Class of 2029?
A) 7.7%
B) 8%
C) 10%
D) 5%
  • 18. What is the symbol depicted in the NYU logo?
A) A book
B) An upheld torch
C) An eagle
D) A globe
  • 19. Who designed the NYU logo in 1965?
A) Tom Geismar
B) Samuel F.B. Morse
C) Augustus Saint-Gaudens
D) Daniel Huntington
  • 20. Who was the first chair of Painting and Sculpture at NYU?
A) Jackson Pollock
B) Edward Hopper
C) Daniel Chester French
D) Samuel F.B. Morse
  • 21. What did Samuel F.B. Morse help pioneer?
A) The telephone
B) The telegraph
C) The printing press
D) Photography
  • 22. Which gallery did NYU open in 1975?
A) The Washington Gallery
B) The Morse Art Museum
C) The Grey Art Gallery
D) The Village Arts Center
  • 23. In the 1960s, which cultural group was associated with Allen Ginsberg and Bob Dylan in the Washington Square area?
A) Beat and folk generation
B) Abstract expressionists
C) Renaissance artists
D) Hudson River School
  • 24. What was the record-low acceptance rate at NYU in 2023 and 2024?
A) 12%
B) 9.2%
C) 7.7%
D) 8%
  • 25. What kind of spaces did the Old University Building rent out to tenants?
A) Industrial warehouses
B) Farm land
C) Laboratory space and retail stores
D) Studio space and residential apartments
  • 26. Which artist had a studio around Washington Square in the 1930s?
A) Jackson Pollock
B) Eugene O'Neill
C) Augustus Saint-Gaudens
D) Bob Dylan
  • 27. In what year was New York University chartered?
A) 1896
B) 1876
C) 1832
D) 1831
  • 28. Who was the founder of NYU?
A) Andrew D. Hamilton
B) Henry Mitchell MacCracken
C) John Sexton
D) Albert Gallatin
  • 29. Where is the main campus of NYU located?
A) Queens
B) The Bronx
C) Brooklyn
D) Greenwich Village
  • 30. In what year was the university officially renamed New York University?
A) 1831
B) 1914
C) 1896
D) 1832
  • 31. Which professional organization was founded at NYU in 1876?
A) Association of American Universities
B) American Medical Association
C) League of World Universities
D) American Chemical Society
  • 32. Who was NYU's first female president?
A) John Sexton
B) Naomi B. Levine
C) Albert Gallatin
D) Linda G. Mills
  • 33. How many Nobel laureates are associated with NYU as faculty or alumni?
A) 8
B) 26
C) 5
D) 39
  • 34. What was the total enrollment at NYU in 2023?
A) 61,890
B) 9,300
C) 47,000
D) 120,000
  • 35. Who spearheaded the move to the University Heights campus in 1894?
A) Albert Gallatin
B) Henry Mitchell MacCracken
C) L. Jay Oliva
D) John Brademas
  • 36. What is the primary function of Gould Plaza for students?
A) A main administrative office
B) A residence hall location
C) A quiet study zone
D) A popular meeting spot
  • 37. How many stories tall is the Bobst Library structure?
A) 8 stories
B) 12 stories
C) 20 stories
D) 15 stories
  • 38. Which collection at Bobst Library documents the New York literary avant-garde arts scene?
A) Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
B) Food and Cookery Collection
C) Fales Collection
D) Downtown Collection
  • 39. What is the nickname of the student who lived in the Bobst Library?
A) Bobst Library Ghost
B) The Academic Student
C) The Library Resident
D) Bobst Boy
  • 40. How many miles of open-stacks shelving does Bobst Library contain?
A) 42 miles
B) 5 miles
C) 10 miles
D) 28 miles
  • 41. Which subway station is the Brooklyn campus located on top of?
A) Union Square station
B) Fulton Street station
C) Jay Street–MetroTech station
D) Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center
  • 42. How is the Brooklyn campus connected to the Manhattan campus?
A) Private subway line
B) Underground tunnel
C) NYU Shuttle Bus System
D) NYU ferry service
  • 43. What is the primary function of MetroTech Commons for Brooklyn students?
A) A dining hall
B) A parking garage
C) A dormitory
D) A quad
  • 44. Who can access the NYU MakerSpace and Design Lab?
A) Only faculty members
B) Only engineering students
C) All NYU students who undergo training
D) Only Manhattan campus students
  • 45. In what year did NYU announce a $500 million investment for the Brooklyn campus?
A) 2014
B) 2017
C) 2010
D) 2020
  • 46. Which facility opened in December 2017 as part of the campus expansion?
A) The MetroTech Library
B) 370 Jay Street
C) The Engineering Hall
D) The Game Center
  • 47. What is the nature of the MetroTech Center location?
A) Urban academic-industrial research park
B) Residential housing complex
C) Historic landmark district
D) Industrial manufacturing zone
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