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Georgetown University

Can you answer these questions about Georgetown University?
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Origins / Facts
In what year was Georgetown founded?
1789
What city is Georgetown located in?
Washington, DC
And what neighborhood in that city can one find Georgetown?
Georgetown
Who founded Georgetown?
John Carroll
And what specific Christian Catholic denomination did he belong to, also known as the Society of Jesus?
Jesuit
What are Georgetown's colors (Hint: Think Civil War)
Blue and gray
The Georgetown campus is also colloquially known as what geographic feature?
The Hilltop
Georgetown is home to "Students of Georgetown, Inc., "the largest entirely student-owned and -operated" what in the US?
Corporation
Georgetown also boasts GUASFCU, "largest, all student-run" what in the country?
Credit Union
The Georgetown campus is a short walk away from the eponymous "Steps" and "House" from which 1973 horror film?
The Exorcist
While not an alum, which famous diplomat first started teaching at Georgetown in 1982, and did so through other political positions until her death in 2022?
Madeleine Albright
Sports
What are Georgetown students and teams called? (Hint: "____ Saxa")
Hoyas
What athletic conference has Georgetown been a part of since 2013?
Big East
When did Georgetown win their only NCAA Division I Men's Basketball title, to date?
1984
And which NBA Hall of Famer would be pivotal in this championship, coming back to coach at Georgetown from 2017-2023?
Patrick Ewing
What Orange-wearing school from New York is considered to be one of Georgetown's biggest sports rivals?
Syracuse University
What Pennsylvania school, also known as the Wildcats, are another one of Georgetown's rivals?
Villanova University
What is one of the two cross-city rival schools that Georgetown students like to ridicule in sports, academics, etc.?
American University | George Washington University
Mascot "Jack," who attends many a game both as himself and as a costume, is what type of dog?
Bulldog
Alumni
Which Supreme Court Justice graduated from Georgetown College in 1957?
Antonin Scalia
Which future US president would graduate from Georgetown in 1968?
Bill Clinton
After graduating in 1968, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo would later become the president of which country?
the Philippines
Jim Gaffigan (1988), Nick Kroll (2001), and John Mulaney (2004), among others, have all become icons in what profession after graduating?
Comedy
What other NBA Hall of Famer graduated in 1991, becoming a legend for the Houston Rockets?
Dikembe Mutombo
Which actor and filmmaker transferred to Georgetown from Villanova, graduating in 1997?
Bradley Cooper
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