Q 01/05

The University of Notre Dame's campus is just outside which Indiana city?

A) Fort Wayne

B) Indianapolis

C) South Bend

D) Bloomington

Answer · why

C) South Bend

The campus itself sits in Notre Dame, Indiana, an unincorporated community next to the city.

Q 02/05

Which Catholic religious order founded the University of Notre Dame in 1842?

A) The Society of Jesus

B) The Congregation of Holy Cross

C) The Order of Preachers

D) The Order of Friars Minor

Answer · why

B) The Congregation of Holy Cross

Father Edward Sorin arrived with eight brothers from France and Ireland and started teaching in an old log chapel.

Q 03/05

What is the university's full charter name, 'Notre Dame du Lac', usually translated as?

A) Our Lady of the Woods

B) Our Lady of Peace

C) Our Lady of the Valley

D) Our Lady of the Lake

Answer · why

D) Our Lady of the Lake

The Indiana General Assembly granted the charter in 1844; the first degrees came in 1849.

Q 04/05

What sits atop the Golden Dome of the Main Building?

A) A statue of Mary

B) A gold cross

C) A statue of Father Sorin

D) A leaping leprechaun

Answer · why

A) A statue of Mary

The current Main Building is the third; fire destroyed its predecessor and the library in April 1879.

Q 05/05

The Word of Life mural on the Hesburgh Library is better known by what nickname?

A) Touchdown Jesus

B) The Gipper

C) First Down Moses

D) The Golden Dome

Answer · why

A) Touchdown Jesus

It looms over the north end of the football stadium with arms raised like a referee signalling a score.