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Saint John's University Trivia
QUESTION 1
What year did St. John’s permanently settle on the present location?
A.) 1858 B) 1864 C) 1870 D) 1902
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QUESTION 2
On March 17, 1867, the Holy See decreed authorizing the name of the abbey as:
A) Saint John’s B) Saint Benedict’s C) Saint Louis on the Lake D) Saint Boniface
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QUESTION 3
In 1899, St. Joseph Hall was originally constructed as a:
A) Student Dormitory B) Buggy Shed C) Brewery D) Shoe Factory
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QUESTION 4
In what year was the first football alumni homecoming held at St. John’s?
A) 1904 B) 1925 C) 1932 D) 1946
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QUESTION 5
What was the Johnny Blue Goose?
A) A school bus purchased in 1937 B) the college mascot in 1914
C) a vigorous campus winter sport in 1886 D) a dance popular in the mid-1920s
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ANSWER 5
The Johnny Blue Goose was a school bus purchased in 1937, The Record, April 8, 1937, p.1.
ANSWER 4
The first football homecoming was held on October 17, 1925. The Record provides an overview of the event. SJU lost to Hamline 14-7. For more on early homecoming celebrations, see this scanned page from the 1950 homecoming program.
ANSWER 3
In 1899, St. Joseph Hall was originally constructed as a Buggy Shed. Noted in a news release from 1992 when St. Joseph Hall was moved to its present location.
ANSWER 2
On March 17, 1867, the Holy See decreed authorizing the name of the abbey as St. Louis on the Lake in recognition of the missionary support of Ludwig I of Bavaria. Worship and Work.
ANSWER 1
St. John’s moved from St. Cloud in March, 1864 to the site of the old Collegeville Station. But this was a temporary stop. The objective for the location of the abbey was two miles farther, through the heavily wooded region to the banks of Lake Sagatagan. Here, in July of 1866, a stone building, constructed of boulders picked up near the site, was erected. The permanent home of the monastery and school was established. St. John’s University: A Sketch of Its History.