University of Illinois

Entrance exam

Football Player version

Time limit: 3 weeks

1. What language is spoken in France?

2. Give a dissertation on the Ancient

Babylonian Empire with particular reference to

architecture, literature, law and social

conditions.

- or -

Give the first name of Pierre Tudeau.

3. Would you ask William Shakespeare to:

a. Build a bridge

b. Sail the ocean

c. Lead an army

d. Write a play

4. What religion is the Pope?

a. Jewish

b. Catholic

c. Hindu

d. Polish

e. Agnostic

(check only one)

5. Metric conversion - - how many feet are in

0.0 meters?

6. What time is it when the big hand is on the

12 and the little hand is on the 5?

7. How many commandments was Moses

given? (APPROX.)

8. What are the people in America's far north

called?

a. Westerners

b. Southerners

c. Easterners

d. Northerners

9. Spell - Bush, Carter, and Clinton.

10. Six kings of England have been called

George, the last one being called George the

Sixth. Name the previous five.

11. Where does the rain come from?

a. Macy's

b. 7-11

c. Canada

d. The Sky

12. Can you explain Einstein's Theory of

Relativity?

a. yes

b. no

13. What are coat hangers used for?

14. The Star Spangled Banner is the national

anthem for what country?

15. Explain Le Chatelier's principle of Dynamic

Equilibrium

- or -

Spell your name in block letters.

16. Where is the basement in a 3 story building

located?

17. Which part of America produces the most

oranges?

a. New York

b. FLORIDA

c. Canada

d. Wisconsin

18. Advanced Math: If you have 3 apples,

how many apples do you have?

19. What does NBC (National Broadcasting

Co.) stand for?

20. The University of Illinois tradition for

efficiency began

when?

a. B.C.

b. A.D.

c. STILL WAITING

* YOU MUST ANSWER THREE(3) OR

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