Q 01/05

Under what name was Princeton founded in 1746?

A) College of New Jersey

B) Nassau College

C) King's College

D) Queen's College

Answer · why

A) College of New Jersey

It became a university and took the name Princeton in 1896, 150 years after its charter.

Q 02/05

In which New Jersey town did the college first open, in Jonathan Dickinson's parsonage?

A) Newark

B) Trenton

C) Elizabeth

D) New Brunswick

Answer · why

C) Elizabeth

It moved to Newark in 1747 after Dickinson died and finally to Princeton in 1756.

Q 03/05

Princeton is the fourth-oldest US college. How many colonial colleges were chartered before the Revolution?

A) Five

B) Nine

C) Twelve

D) Fifteen

Answer · why

B) Nine

Only Harvard, William & Mary and Yale are older.

Q 04/05

Why did the college leave its second home for Princeton in 1756?

A) A fire had destroyed the buildings

B) The town's charter was revoked

C) It was felt to be too close to New York

D) The landlord doubled the rent

Answer · why

C) It was felt to be too close to New York

Governor Jonathan Belcher, who had 'adopted' the infant college, strongly recommended the central New Jersey site.

Q 05/05

Nassau Hall is named for which monarch?

A) William III of England

B) George II of Great Britain

C) Anne, Queen of Great Britain

D) William the Silent of Orange

Answer · why

A) William III of England

Trustees wanted to name it for Governor Belcher, but he vetoed the idea and it honored the House of Orange-Nassau instead.