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Test Your UTA IQ

1. The High Energy Physics Group played a major role in discovering the subatomic particle called the

A. bottom quark.
B. middle quark.
C. top quark.
D. left clavicle.

2. How many national titles has the wheelchair basketball team, the Movin' Mavs, won?

A. 2
B. 7
C. 5
D. 300

3. Special Collections houses many rare documents and artifacts, including

A. John Brown's birth certificate.
B. a boot belonging to Jesse James.
C. a copy of the first printing of the Texas Declaration of Independence.
D. Wild Bill Longley's left femur.

4. The Biology Department boasts one of the world's most extensive collections of

A. fruit flies.
B. elephant skeletons.
C. amphibians and reptiles.
D. rabid coyotes.

5. The official school colors are

A. red and white.
B. purple and gold.
C. blue and white.
D. fuchsia and aquamarine.

6. The student newspaper is called

A. The Longhorn.
B. The Maverick.
C. The Shorthorn.
D. The Daily Planet.

7. During the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, student Doug Russell won two gold medals in

A. track and field.
B. basketball.
C. swimming.
D. air hockey.

8. Which of the following was a predecessor of UTA?

A. Vandergriff Military School
B. Texas A&M at Arlington
C. North Texas Agricultural College
D. Gomer Pyle's Training Academy

9. The school mascot's name is

A. Jose Maverick.
B. Dallas Maverick.
C. Sam Maverick.
D. Saint Patrick.

*C is the correct answer for all questions. If you answered A or B, you need to pay more attention, maybe read The Shorthorn on a daily basis. If you answered D, you are the weakest link. Good-bye.