Harvard University - Statistics

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