4 The RAPS Sheet May 2021 PORTLAND STATE CELEBRATES ITS 75TH ANNIVERSARY 1. After the 1948 that destroyed Vanport, where did Portland Extension Center Program relocate? A. To Vanport Meat Packing plant. B. To an abandoned department store. C. To Grant High School D. To the old Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation building. 2. What was the first year PSU fielded a football team? A. 1962 B. 1955 C. 1947 D. 1965 3. What is the current proportion of international students at PSU? A. 3% B. 6% C. 10% D. 15% 4. How many PSU alumni were on the November Oregon ballot this year? A. 5 B. 8 C. 10 D. 12 5. What is PSU’s motto in Latin? A. Alis volat propriis B. Mens agitat molem C. Veritas vos liberabit D. Doctrina urbi serviat 6. During the 1970 “year of action,” which of the following did not take place? A. PSU women held a sit-in and demanded campus child care B. The first Earth Week was celebrated C. Students and faculty passed a resolution banning military recruiters from campus D. Students organized the Oregon Student Public Interest Research Group (OSPIRG) 7. In 2019 what was the most common way people traveled to campus? A. Public transportation B. Carpooling C. Riding a bicycle D. Driving alone 8. The major 1980 event that had PSU geologists in the public spotlight was: A. A major earthquake along the Juan De Fuca plate B. Massive landslides in the Columbia River Gorge C. Movement along the Farallon Plates D. The eruption of Mount St. Helens 9. The current size of the PSU campus is: A. 20 acres B. 35 acres C. 50 acres D. 60 acres 10. Of nearly 179,000 PSU alumni, how many reside in the Portland metro area? A. 50,000 B. 75,000 C. 98,000 D. 110,000 11. What is the official name of the PSU mascot? A. Victor E. Viking B. The Nittany Lion C. Forest Viking D. The Viking Conqueror 12.Which facility has not been the venue for the RAPS holiday party? A. Augustana Lutheran Church B. Multnomah Athletic Club C. Nordia House D. Waverley Country Club 1: D—To Oregon Shipbuilding. 2: C—1947. Vanport students played in a muddy field in 1947. The game was enhanced by “aromas from the smokestack of the nearby meat packing plant.” https://www.pdx.edu/portlandstate-university-history 3: B—6%. The highest number of students are from: China, 252; Japan, 103; Canada,14; Mexico, 12; Brazil, 10. 4: B—8. PSU alumni on the ballot included 5 Democrats, 2 Republicans, and 1 nonpartisan candidate. 5: D—Doctrina urbi serviat. Under the leadership of President Judith Ramaley, PSU adopted the university seal and motto: Let knowledge serve the city. 6: C—Referendum on recruiters. The majority of faculty and students voted to continue to allow military recruiters to come to the PSU campus. https://www.pdx.edu/magazine/1970 7: A—Public transportation. In response to a campus-wide survey, respondents said they reached PSU using: mass transit: 49%; walking:19%; driving alone: 19%; bicycling: 4%; carpool/other: 6%. 8: D—Mount St. Helens erupts. PSU geologists were closest to the mountain, and were active in March through May with monitoring, then reporting on the eruption, which was on May 18, 1980. 9. Answer C—50 acres. By 2020, the PSU campus had grown to encompass 50 acres! 10: D—110,000. PSU records of alumni reveal that approximately 110,000 live in the Portland metropolitan area. 11: A—Victor E. Viking 12: D—Waverley Country Club ANSWERS Snap quiz on Portland State! Class, put your books away and take out a pen.
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