All the News Fit to Quiz: May 2, 2020

By GRACE GETMAN and ESMÉ BLEECKER-ADAMS
May 1, 2020

What is the largest source of annual revenue for the university?

Donations

Net tuition

The Starbucks at Rose Hill

Room and board fees

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Which cultural institution is providing the first in the new series of virtual internship opportunities for Fordham College at Lincoln Center students?

New-York Historical Society

Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York City Ballet

Museum of the Moving Image

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Courses in which department are mostly going forward with a traditional final exam format after a department meeting on April 8?

Philosophy

Natural sciences

Modern languages and literature

Theatre

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How many students submitted a pass/fail request by April 24, according to Dean Auricchio?

More than 10,000

More than 4,500

More than 8,200

The requests have not been counted yet

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What is the predicted drop in college enrollment nationwide, as reported by The New York Times?

15%

25%

35%

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What is the name of the computer algorithm developed by a Fordham professor that is being used by Italian researchers to predict coronavirus trends in Italy?

The maximum entropy bootstrap

The maximum enthalpy bootstrap

The minimum entropy bootstrap

The minimum enthalpy bootstrap

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Which Fordham baseball player was key in spreading baseball in Cuba?

Derek Jeter

Billy Godrick

Cory Wall

Steve Bellán

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What is the name of the single that Fordham singer-songwriter Chesca Mac released recently?

“AWTC”

“It’s Alright by Me”

“Caïna”

“This I Swear”

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What major change came to Ailey dance lessons following the transition to virtual classes?

Classes are now an hour and 20 minutes instead of the usual 40 to 50 minutes

Classes are now 40 to 50 minutes instead of the usual hour and 20 minutes

All lessons have been canceled as transitioning to online classes was deemed impossible

Barres were mailed to all the dancers as most students did not own one at home

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Which club reconfigured its keystone event “The Amazing Race” to be a digital challenge competition this semester?

United Student Government

The Asian American and Pacific Islander Committee

Campus Activities Board

BeWell LC

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About the Writers

GRACE GETMAN, Social Media and Newsletter Editor

Grace Getman, Fordham College at Lincoln Center ’22, is a social media editor and newsletter editor for The Observer. Previously, she was an opinions editor along with Evan Vollbrecht. She is a dual urban studies and environmental studies major and has strong thoughts on Taylor Swift’s latest album that she’d love to tell you about. She is slowly but surely learning how to use TikTok.

ESMÉ BLEECKER-ADAMS, Fun & Games Editor and Assistant Photo Editor

Esmé Bleecker-Adams, FCLC ’21, is a visual arts major and (oh-so-jaded) New Yorker who is incredibly grateful for her time at The Observer and for all the lovely people she has met there! Favorite hobbies include sewing, playing table tennis and ignoring her alarm clock.