11.9K Think you know your university history? Take a crack at the hardest (and most informative) UT quiz you may ever take.In what year was the university officially named the University of Tennessee? 1794 1879 1889 1902 On which street did the first college building open in 1799? Cumberland Avenue Henley Street Gay Street 16th Street Who was the first alumnus to be appointed president of UT? Joseph Estabrook Samuel Carrick James Piper James McBath What was the original nickname of the Hill? Barbara Hill Lookout Hill Rocky Top Morgan Hill In which year did women first attend the university? 1895 1809 1804 1867 Who served as UT’s first cheerleader? Barbara Blount Florence McIntyre Charles Moore Robert Clayton “Red” Matthews Who was the first to call a UT athletic team “the Volunteers,” in 1902? Knoxville Sentinel Atlanta Constitution Knoxville Journal and Tribune Atlanta Journal What does the Torchbearer statue hold in its left hand? Goddess Athena Europa Goddess of Winged Victory Goddess of Knowledge Which animal did UT researchers first clone? Jersey cow Bluetick coonhound Suffolk sheep Black bear Which US president suggested that UT move from a single building to somewhere it could spread out? Andrew Jackson Thomas Jefferson James K. Polk Andrew Johnson Δ TorchbearerTriviaUT history 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail You may also like Threading Tradition Orangealia The Art of Reclamation A Familiar Voice 6 comments Billie Cobb December 21, 2017 - 1:29 am I’m embarrassed to say as alumni only got 40%! Courtney September 24, 2022 - 10:55 pm I want to know answer Cassandra Sproles October 5, 2022 - 5:05 pm Hi Courtney! If you take the quiz, it will show you the correct answers! jen October 18, 2022 - 9:37 pm great trivia$ Will January 4, 2023 - 11:36 pm Good stuff Jay April 3, 2023 - 8:21 pm Great! Comments are closed.
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I’m embarrassed to say as alumni only got 40%!
I want to know answer
Hi Courtney! If you take the quiz, it will show you the correct answers!
great trivia$
Good stuff
Great!
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