| Coverage : The Louvain University is designed to test your knowledge of this unique school. The Louvain University Quiz focuses on the history and characteristics of this school as of 2006. |
| 1. | When was this school established? |
| a. | | 1425 |
| b. | | 1515 |
| c. | | 1636 |
| d. | | 1709 |
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| 2. | Because of language disputes, the Catholic University of Leuven split into two universities, the Catholic University of Leuven and Catholic University of Louvain. One is French speaking, and one is Dutch speaking. This university is the Dutch speaking university? |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False |
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| 3. | In what year did they split? |
| a. | | 1936 |
| b. | | 1954 |
| c. | | 1968 |
| d. | | 1976 |
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| 4. | How many students attend Louvain? |
| a. | | 21,000 |
| b. | | 27,000 |
| c. | | 30,000 |
| d. | | 35,000 |
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| 5. | How many Faculties (study programs) are available? |
| a. | | 8 |
| b. | | 10 |
| c. | | 12 |
| d. | | 14 |
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| 6. | The school’s motto is “Sedes Sapientiae” (Seat of Wisdom/Knowledge)? |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False |
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| 7. | The Times Higher Education supplement gave this school what world ranking? |
| a. | | 35th |
| b. | | 69th |
| c. | | 76th |
| d. | | 93rd |
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| 8. | What European ranking was this school given? |
| a. | | 15th |
| b. | | 24th |
| c. | | 32nd |
| d. | | 45th |
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| 9. | Rafael Correa, one of the famous alumni of this school has just become (2007) the President of what country? |
| a. | | Columbia |
| b. | | Brazil |
| c. | | Ecuador |
| d. | | Mexico |
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| 10. | How many Nobel Prize winners are/were alumni of this school? |
| a. | | 1 |
| b. | | 2 |
| c. | | 3 |
| d. | | 4 |
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| 11. | How far apart, in minutes, are the two schools (Leuven and Louvain)? |
| a. | | 15 minutes |
| b. | | 25 minutes |
| c. | | 30 minutes |
| d. | | 45 minutes |
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| 12. | How far is Louvain from Brussels, in km? |
| a. | | 10 |
| b. | | 15 |
| c. | | 20 |
| d. | | 30 |
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