Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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And what metro area is that city a part of? | Boston | 95%
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What school is considered to be Harvard's greatest rival? | Yale | 90%
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What language were classes originally taught in? | Latin | 88%
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Who became one of the richest people of all-time after he dropped out of Harvard in the 1970s? | Bill Gates | 84%
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What well-known company was started in a Harvard dorm room in 2004? | 83%
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What type of people were not admitted as Harvard undergraduates until the 1970s? | Women | 82%
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What other elite university can be found in that same city? | MIT | 75%
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In what city is Harvard located? | Cambridge | 74%
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What sports league is Harvard a part of? | Ivy League | 73%
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Harvard's motto is "Veritas". What does that mean in English? | Truth | 64%
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Who became the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review in 1990? | Barack Obama | 59%
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Who was the first U.S. President to have a Harvard degree? | John Adams | 47%
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What is the name of Harvard's sports teams? | Harvard Crimson | 41%
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What polymath was the first person to receive an honorary degree from Harvard - in 1753? | Benjamin Franklin | 34%
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Along what river's banks would you find Harvard's campus? | Charles River | 33%
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What type of people composed over 25% of Harvard freshman in 1925 before a de-facto quota was imposed to reduce their numbers? | Jews | 31%
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What was the family name of early Harvard theologians Increase and Cotton? | Mather | 23%
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What is the name of Harvard's humor magazine that has produced many famous comedy writers such as Conan O'Brien? | Harvard Lampoon | 22%
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