Q 01/05

In which Indiana city is Purdue University's flagship campus?

A) Lafayette

B) Bloomington

C) West Lafayette

D) Fort Wayne

Answer · why

C) West Lafayette

It sits on the west bank of the Wabash River, across from the larger city of Lafayette.

Q 02/05

Who was John Purdue?

A) A Lafayette businessman who donated land and money

B) Indiana's first elected governor

C) A Civil War general from Tippecanoe County

D) A railroad engineer on the Wabash line

Answer · why

A) A Lafayette businessman who donated land and money

He gave $150,000 and land in 1869 and asked to be buried on campus, opposite University Hall.

Q 03/05

In which year was Purdue founded?

A) 1889

B) 1874

C) 1881

D) 1869

Answer · why

D) 1869

The first classes were not held until September 16, 1874.

Q 04/05

Under which 1862 federal law did Indiana establish Purdue?

A) The Homestead Act

B) The Morrill Act

C) The Hatch Act

D) The Northwest Ordinance

Answer · why

B) The Morrill Act

Indiana University and Butler were also considered for the designation.

Q 05/05

What aviation milestone does Purdue claim?

A) The nation's earliest university-owned airport

B) The earliest aircraft carrier landing

C) The earliest jet engine laboratory

D) The earliest flight simulator

Answer · why

A) The nation's earliest university-owned airport

It also offered the country's first college-credit flight training courses.