AVMA 150th Anniversary Trivia Quiz #10

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The American Veterinary Medical Association is celebrating its 150th Anniversary in 2013. A lot has changed since 1863--for the AVMA and for veterinary medicine.

We've been posting bits of trivia over the past two weeks on our social media accounts. Have you been paying attention? Take the following quiz to see how much you know about the history of the AVMA and veterinary profession.

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  1. In 1975, the AVMA moved out of its leased office space in Chicago and purchased its first headquarters building in which Chicago suburb?
  2. Former AVMA President Dr. Charles Cary (1919-20) was the first state veterinarian of Alabama and served as the first dean of which university's veterinary college?
  3. Introduced in 1954, which JAVMA feature remains one of the most popular sections of the journal today?
  4. AVMA 150th Anniversary Trivia: In what year did women outnumbered men in U.S. veterinary colleges for the first time?
  5. Today, women make up approximately what percentage of U.S. veterinary school enrollment?
  6. In 1985, 51% of AVMA members reported working in small animal practice, representing a majority of membership for the first time. Today, approximately how many veterinary positions are defined as "companion animal exclusive?"
  7. Former AVMA President Dr. Charles Bower (1943-44) also served as president of the National Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners and what other national association?
  8. In what year was the National Conference of Student Chapters of the AVMA (the forerunner to today's Student AVMA, or SAVMA), formed?
  9. The AVMA presented a veterinary medicine exhibit seen by millions of people during what major event in the early 1930s?
  10. The AVMA House of Representatives (known today as the House of Delegates) was established in what year?

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