Holy Cross Historical Trivia

<p>A complete history of the College can be found in: Thy Honored Name: A History of the College of the Holy Cross by Anthony J. Kuzniewski. Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press: 1999.</p>

<p>How much money did Holy Cross alumni recently raise for Holy Cross during the "Lift High The Cross" capital campaign?</p>

<p>In July 2006 The College of the Holy Cross announced today that it concluded the most successful capital campaign in its history, raising a total of $216.3 million – far surpassing its original goal of $175 million. Holy Cross's endowment is approximately $544 million.</p>

<p>Holy Cross is part of the Colleges of Worcester Consortium. Admission to Holy Cross means access to the 15 institutions of the Colleges of Worcester Consortium. Can you name these colleges?</p>

<p>Participating institutions are: Anna Maria College, Assumption College, Atlantic Union College, Becker College, Clark University, College of the Holy Cross, Fitchburg State College, Quinsigamond Community College, Mt. Wachusett Community College, Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, Nichols College, University of Massachusetts Worcester, WPI, and Worcester State College.</p>

<p>Holy Cross was traditionally an all male school. What year did Holy Cross first admit women?</p>

<p>Even though Holy Cross did not first admit women students until 1973, its student population is currently majority female, as with most liberal arts institutions, with this majority continuing to grow with the most recent entering classes.</p>

<p>Holy Cross is the only Catholic college among the top 50 liberal arts schools on the U.S. News list. Holy Cross was ranked 4th overall in its combined graduation and retention rates, which tied the school with Wellesley College, Middlebury College, and Bowdoin College.</p>

<p>In what year was Holy Cross cited by the Professional Grounds Management Society (PGMS) for having the best-maintained school or university grounds in the United States?</p>

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<li> Holy Cross' campus, a registered arboretum, has won several national awards for its landscaping.</li>
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<p>How many Holy Cross men's basketball players have been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame?</p>

<p>Four.</p>

<p>Holy Cross has had six first team All-America selections, has sent nine players on to professional basketball and had four players inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.</p>

<p>Which Holy Cross graduate was named in the April 2007 edition of Inside Counsel magazine's "Crisis Rolodex: The Best Lawyers to Call in a Worst-Case Scenario"?</p>

<p>Ted Wells. The article notes that Ted is "widely considered one of the most adept courtroom lawyers in the country...[and] has taken on some of the toughest white-collar and corporate-defense cases in U.S. history." Ted graduated from Holy Cross in 1972 and earned a law degree at Harvard Law School and an MBA at Harvard Business School in 1976. He is a trustee of the college.</p>

<p>How many former College of the Holy Cross baseball players made it to "the show" (that is Major League Baseball) ?</p>

<p>seventy-six (76)</p>

<p>In what year did the Holy Cross men's basketball team defeat Notre Dame in South Bend in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament, the first postseason victory for the Crusaders in 24 years?</p>

<p>7:00 PM ET, March 15, 2005
Edmund P. Joyce Center
South Bend, IN</p>

<p>ESPN</a> - Holy Cross vs. Notre Dame Recap, March 15, 2005</p>

<p>The Crusaders never made a substitution in their six-day, seven-game drive to their national championship in the NCAA College Baseball World Series in 1952. Holy Cross became the first team from east of the Mississippi to win the championship. How many times has Holy Cross been in the College World Series?</p>

<p>Four.</p>

<p>In addition to the national championship in 1952, the Crusaders finished third in 1958, and returned in '62 and '63.</p>