By Tom Stamp '73 and Dan Laskin
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1. Where was Kenyon founded? Mount Vernon Gambier Worthington Columbus
2. Who was the first woman to hold a faculty position at Kenyon? Muriel Kahrl Stanislawa Nikodym Harlene Marley Sophia Chase
3. Which of the following describes the Lord Kenyon for whom the College is named? A prominent high-church Anglican An anti-Catholic activist An advocate for education All of the above
4. How many times did Lord Kenyon visit Kenyon College? (Enter a number; don't spell it out.)
5. Which of these institutions refused in 1949 to play football with Kenyon because of the College's black players? Davidson College Furman University University of the South (Sewanee) Birmingham Southern College
6. Rosse Hall was built to serve which of these purposes? Assembly hall Gymnasium Chapel Theater
7. What type of tree is the Upside-Down Tree east of the Church of the Holy Spirit? Weeping willow Weeping beech Weeping birch Whimpering maple
8. Which of these Kenyon songs is the official alma mater? Philander Chase The Thrill Kokosing Farewell I Want a Kenyon Man
9. An American president once called a Kenyon alumnus "the rock on the beach of our national ocean against which the breakers dash and roar, dash and roar." Who was the president, and who was the Kenyon alumnus? Rutherford B. Hayes and David Davis, Class of 1832 Abraham Lincoln and Edwin Stanton, Class of 1834 James Garfield and Stanley Matthews, Class of 1840 Ulysses S. Grant and Rutherford B. Hayes, Class of 1842
10. Rutherford B. Hayes, valedictorian of the Class of 1842, cherished his Kenyon memories, writing that "no other period of my life is to be compared to it"--except one. What other experience compared to his time in Gambier? His years at Harvard Law School His years in the Union Army His years as Ohio governor His years in the White House
11. What was the final score in Kenyon's last football game against Ohio State University? Kenyon 12, Ohio State 0 Ohio State 54, Kenyon 0 Ohio State 14, Kenyon 0 Kenyon 18, Ohio State 6
12. The cartoonist for which of these comic strips is not a Kenyon alumnus? "The Born Loser" "For Better or Worse" "Calvin and Hobbes" "Zits"
13. Who was Doris Crozier? The dean of the coordinate college for women The first coach of the women's soccer team An editor of the /Kenyon Review/ The architect who designed Crozier House
14. In what Kenyon production did Paul Newman '49 appear in drag? As You Like It Charley's Aunt The Front Page Hedda Gabler
15. What American poet presided over the dedication of Gordon Keith Chalmers Memorial Library? John Crowe Ransom Robert Lowell Robert Frost James Wright
16. The founding editor of the Kenyon Review was: Gordon Keith Chalmers Roberta Teale Swartz John Crowe Ransom Philip Blair Rice
17. Which of these faculty members was, as a student, a member of Kenyon's winning "General Electric College Bowl" team in the 1960s? Perry Lentz Fred Kluge Ray Heithaus Ron McLaren
18. How long did it take to get from New York to Gambier by train in 1872, a few years after rail service first reached the village? Ten hours Sixteen hours Twenty-six hours Thirty-two hours
19. Who were the Kenyon employees known as the "Bobbsey Twins"? Fauncy Ashford and Stu McGowan Lillian Chard and Mildred Kimball John Kushan and Wes Tutchings Carolyn Batt and Martha Clark
20. And, finally: How long, really, is mile-long Middle Path? miles (We'll give you a hint: it's between 0.5 and 1.5 miles.)
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