What is the University of Minnesota older than?
In honor of the University of Minnesota’s 175th anniversary, answer the trivia questions below to find out if the University was established before or after other historical events.
Which came first?
The University is established
Correct! The University was established seven years before Minnesota became a U.S. state.
Minnesota becomes a state
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Which came first?
The University is established
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The safety pin is invented
Correct! The safety pin was developed two years before the University was established.
Civil War era cannon and monument at Gettysburg Battlefield.
Which came first?
The University is established
Correct! The University was established 10 years before the U.S. Civil War began.
The U.S. Civil War begins
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Which came first?
The University is established
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“Pride and Prejudice” is published
Correct! The book was published 38 years before the University was established.
Alexander Graham Bell demonstrated the telephone above and several other experimental telephones at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition.
Which came first?
The University is established
Correct! The University was established 25 years before the telephone was invented.
The telephone is patented
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Which came first?
The University is established
Correct! The University was established 28 years before the lightbulb.
The practical incandescent light bulb is invented
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