U Of T Magazine Trivia Quiz
Test your knowledge of U of T history, in honour of the University's 184th anniversary.
- 1.In what year did women gain admission to U of T?
- A.
1854
- B.
1884
- C.
1904
- D.
1924
- 2.Which Canadian author did U of T’s board of governors in 1948 commission to write a novel called The Varsity Story as part of a fundraising campaign?
- A.
Morley Callaghan
- B.
Hugh MacLennan
- C.
Sinclair Ross
- D.
Robertson Davies
- 3.Professor William Henry Van der Smissen was so fond of his own lectures that he once repeated his favourite three times in one year to the same class. What subject did he teach?
- A.
Chemistry
- B.
Music
- C.
German
- D.
History
- 4.True or False: U of T’s first professor of chemistry, Henry Holmes Croft, turned down an offer to become court pianist to the King of Hanover.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.During what event did UC undergrads in 1868 lure their steward’s cow up the stairs of the dining-hall bell tower and tie the cow’s tail to the bell-rope?
- A.
Orientation week
- B.
April Fool's Day
- C.
Reading Week
- D.
Halloween
- 6.For how long did the university close during the winter of 1917, due to a coal shortage?
- A.
One week
- B.
Three weeks
- C.
Six weeks
- D.
Three months
- 7.How many children removed from London, England, during and after the Battle of Britain did U of T staff and graduates find homes for?
- A.
17
- B.
54
- C.
147
- D.
398
- 8.In 1892, who accused U of T of being a “hive of immorality” claiming that “women were seen about the place at late hours.”
- A.
U of T president James Loudon
- B.
The archbishop of the Catholic Church in Toronto
- C.
The premier of Ontario
- D.
The mayor of Toronto
- 9.True or false: U of T presidents used to have their own chauffeured cars.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.Until 1885, what did students who graduated first in honours classics, mathematics, modern languages and history, mental and moral philosophy and natural sciences receive for their efforts?
- A.
Brass ring
- B.
Bronze plaque
- C.
Silver key
- D.
Gold medal
- 11.Which U of T president could write different words with his left and right hands, simultaneously?
- A.
Sir Daniel Wilson
- B.
Robert Falconer
- C.
Sidney Smith
- D.
Robert Birgeneau
- 12.What future Olympic medalist competed at the World University Games in 1967 but was not permitted to train with the male athletes in Hart House?
- A.
Donna-Marie Gurr
- B.
Abby Hoffman
- C.
Cheryl Gibson
- D.
Nancy Garapick
- 13.True or False: There was once a bowling alley on campus.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.Which famous U of T professor was dean of graduate studies Andrew Gordon dead set against funding a centre for?
- A.
Marshall McLuhan
- B.
Northrop Frye
- C.
John Fields
- D.
Ursula Franklin
- 15.What was the name of Atom Egoyan’s first film, shot at U of T in 1979?
- A.
Next of Kin
- B.
Howard in Particular
- C.
Black Christmas
- D.
After Grad with Dad
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