Braingle: 'The Ivy League' Trivia Quiz

Almost everybody has heard of the Ivy League - eight colleges in the United States that are among the nation's very best. How much do you know about the Ivy League?

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#1 Which of the following schools is not in the Ivy League?

Columbia
Stanford
Brown
Princeton

#2 What is the general location of all the Ivy League schools?

Midwest U.S.
Southwestern U.S.
Pacific Coast
Northeastern U.S.

#3 The Ivy League was originally formed to consist of schools with _______.

Excellent athletic teams, particularly football
The best academic rankings
The wealthiest students
More than 100 fine-arts majors

#4 The Ivy League college located in Hanover, NH is _________.

Your Answer: (Show Hint)

#5 The only Ivy League school founded after the American Revolution is ______.

University of Pennsylvania
Brown
Cornell
Princeton

#6 Which of the following Ivy League schools is known to be the most selective?

Yale
Harvard
Princeton
University of Pennsylvania

#7 By what name is the Ivy League officially known?

American Premier Football League
The National Organization of Top Universities
Council of Ivy Group Presidents
United States Assembly of Collegiate Success

#8 When was the Ivy League founded?

October 1892
March 1978
June 1930
February 1954

#9 All of the Ivy League colleges/universities are public schools.

True
False

#10 How did these eight elite schools receive the name "Ivy League"?

The name derives from the ivy growing on the historic building walls.
All eight schools had ivy plants as unofficial botanical mascots.
The founder of the Ivy League had the name Ivy.
The term was first coined as a slang name by students but stuck.

The Ivy League