Check back monthly for 10 new questions!
1. In 1916, what did faculty claim as “foreign to the vital teaching and the Messianic standard of the school?” Earrings Class pins Necklaces Cuff links
2. In 1917, the students played several pranks with “Old Zeke.” What was Old Zeke? A skeleton A rat A portrait of a famous Brethren in Christ missionary A stale loaf of bread
3. Which Messiah president tried to resign three times before the Board of Trustees finally accepted his resignation? Enos Hess C. N. Hostetter Sr. C. N. Hostetter Jr. Arthur Climenhaga
4. Which Messiah president was a salesman – selling everything from stereopticon to peanut butter to calendars – before assuming leadership of the school? S. R. Smith C. N. Hostetter Sr. Enos Hess C. N. Hostetter Jr.
7. When Messiah College hosted The Compassion Forum in April of 2008, which television network broadcast the event live? CNN ABC NBC CBS Fox News
8. The first non-church and non-Christian college athletic competition for men happened in 1963 in what sport? Football Basketball Soccer Baseball
9. In what year did Messiah College and the Brethren in Christ Church dissolve their legal relationship and opt for a covenant relationship instead? 1970 1971 1972
1973
10. Which of the following animals might you see in the Oakes Museum on the College’s campus? Elephant Giraffe Forest nyala Kodiak Island bear All of the above