Take the Quiz - UCLA in 1938

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1. Which of the following cost less than $30 in 1938?

a. A semester at UCLA
b. A double room for rent with private entrance and bath
c. A small house for rent on Beverly Glen
d. All of the above

2. Where did the 1938 graduation ceremony take place?

a. Drake Stadium
b. Pauley Pavilion
c. The Hollywood Bowl
d. The Greek Theatre

3. Which famous Bruin was not a member of the track team in 1938?

a. Woody Strode '39
b. Tom Bradley '41
c. Kenny Washington '41
d. Jackie Robinson

4. When Marian Anderson performed at Royce Hall, what was the highest ticket price?

a. $1.75
b. $2.50
c. $8.50
d. $14.50

5. What was built at the corner of Weyburn and Gayley in 1938?

a. An ice hockey rink
b. Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf
c. Starbucks
d. Fox Theater

6. In 1938, the original (downtown) site of UCLA changed its name to what?

a. University of Southern California
b. Los Angeles City College
c. Cal State Los Angeles
d. William Andrews Clark Library

7. Which of the following buildings did not exist in 1938?

a. Kerckhoff Hall
b. Schoenberg Hall
c. Hershey Hall
d. Moore Hall

8. Which of the following was NOT a UC campus in 1938?

a. The Riverside Citrus Experiment Station
b. The Scripps Institute of Oceanography
c. Mount Wilson Observatory
d. The Lick Observatory

9. Which of these “firsts” took place in 1938?

a. First female graduate
b. First Ph.D. awarded
c. First African-American football player
d. First national sports title

10. Who was referred to in the 1938 yearbook as “the Duke of Kerckhoff Castle”?

a. John Wayne
b. William Ackerman
c. Henry Lord Windsor
d. Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford

Answers: 1 d; 2 c; 3 d; 4 b; 5 a; 6 b; 7 b; 8 c; 9 b; 10 b