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All-American Beaton Squires wrote an editorial in 1905 against turning football into a "parlor game" after Harvard's president criticized its violent nature.

after Harvard was defeated in the 1921 Centre vs. Harvard football game—one of the greatest upsets in college football history—MIT students celebrated the win by tearing down Harvard's goalposts.

William James Sidis, an eccentric—and once world-famous—genius, entered Harvard University in 1909 at the age of 11.

Richard Honaker, Bush nominee for U.S. District Judge in Wyoming, washed dishes in a work-study program while studying at Harvard University with future comedian Al Franken.

Jeremy Doner was the first student at Harvard University to write a screenplay as a creative thesis.

Josiah Parsons Cooke (pictured) had little formal education in chemistry, and instead spent eight months in Europe for advanced studies in the subject after he became Professor of Chemistry and Mineralogy at Harvard in 1850.

comedy writer Al Jean, who has been awarded with four Emmy Awards for his work on The Simpsons, graduated from Harvard University with a bachelor's degree in mathematics.

in 1941 the United States Naval Academy refused to play a lacrosse game against Harvard University because Harvard's team included a black player.

the 1890 College Football All-America Team was composed entirely of players from Harvard, Yale and Princeton, including Ralph Warren, John Cranston, Billy Rhodes, Frank Hallowell and Jesse Riggs.

the 1906 College Football All-America Team included Princeton quarterback Eddie Dillon, Harvard guard Francis Burr, Yale end Bob Forbes, Cornell center Bill Newman, a midshipman who was the strongest man in the U.S. Naval Academy, and a guard who was described as "one of the largest men who ever played on a college gridiron".

the 1881 Michigan Wolverines football team is credited with playing the first intersectional football games against Harvard, Yale and Princeton.

in the first eight years after Harvard Girl was published in mainland China, the number of Chinese applicants to Harvard increased tenfold.

in 1920 a Secret Court, headed by university President Abbott Lawrence Lowell and the acting Dean, was convened at Harvard University to rid the school of homosexuals, resulting in nine expulsions.

J. Max Bond, Jr. ignored a Harvard professor's advice not to pursue a career in architecture due to his race and went on to oversee the museum at the National 9/11 Memorial.

Bob Storer, captain of Harvard's undefeated, untied 1913 football team, was cited for bravery for saving a French officer during World War I.

Harvard Japanologist Susan Pharr was recently awarded the Order of the Rising Sun by the Japanese government.

Harvard medical graduate Brenda Taylor reached the 2004 Olympic final in the 400-meter hurdles.

Harvard Business School associate professor and financial economist Randolph Cohen has published research on the valuation of baseball star Alex Rodriguez.

Harvard All-American Bert Waters was accused of jabbing a finger into a Yale player's eye in the 1893 football game that became known as "The Bloodbath in Hampden Park".

Harvard All-American Sam Felton averaged between 60 and 70 yards (55 to 64 meters) on football punts in 1912.

Harvard historian Ernest May's 1997 book The Kennedy Tapes: Inside the White House During the Cuban Missile Crisis was the primary source for the 2000 film Thirteen Days starring Kevin Costner.

Harvard's All-American football quarterback Dudley Dean was cited by Theodore Roosevelt for bravery after the Rough Riders' charge of San Juan Hill (pictured).

Allen Steere, a professor of rheumatology at Harvard University, is credited with discovering Lyme disease.

Barry Wood, who played quarterback at Harvard and became a physician and microbiologist, was elected to both the College Football Hall of Fame and the National Academy of Sciences.

University of Michigan All-American softball player Jenny Allard has led Harvard University to its first four Ivy League softball championships since taking over as coach in 1995.

Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss donated US$125 million to Harvard University, the school's largest gift.

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Paul Herman Buck was the first Provost of Harvard University.

Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz studied economics at Harvard University for two years before moving to Palo Alto, California to work on Facebook full-time.

Exploring Harvard University: A Quiz on History and Notable Facts

1 What state is Harvard University associated with?

2 What does the following picture show? University Museum in Cambridge, Massachusetts (1971 photograph) The Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library Harvard Yard in the winter, with freshman dorms in the background Harvard University campus (circa 1938)

4 Department of Psychology: ________ Research Centers at Harvard University and University College London

5 It has a long-standing rivalry with The Crimson and counts among its former members Robert Benchley, John Updike, George Plimpton, Steve O'Donnell, Conan O'Brien, Mark O'Donnell, and ________.

6 How many students does Harvard University have?

7 Where is Porcellian Club?

8 When was Harvard Medical School established?

9 Richard Alpert, later known as ________, and Dr.

10 When was Harvard University established?

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