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When was the Morrill Land Grant Act? |
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When was the cadet band organized?
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| When was the first VMI game? |
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| When was the first Bugle published? |
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| When was the University Coat of Arms adopted? |
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| When did Julian Burruss command E-Battery? |
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| When was the Honor System established? |
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| When did the live Hokie Bird first appear at games? |
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| When did John Hutcheson command E-Company? |
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| When was Army ROTC established? |
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| When was the cadet band first called "Highty Tighties?" |
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| When were females first admitted as students? |
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Who was the first female to earn a degree and who was it?
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| When was the first Ring Dance? |
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| When was the Air Force Detachment established? |
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| When was the first black student admitted and who was it? |
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| When did the first black student graduate and who was it? |
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| When did a costumed student gobbler begin dressing up for games? |
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| When did the Corps become optional? |
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| When were females admitted to the Corps (L Squadron)? |
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| When was Naval ROTC established? |
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| Who was the first black Regimental Commander and when did he command? |
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| Who was the first female Regimental Commander and when did she command? |
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| Who was the first Female Drum Major? |
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| When were camo BDU's adopted replacing 'pickle bag?' |
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| Who was the first black female Regimental Commander and when did she serve? |
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| When were 32 students and faculty killed (including Cadet Matthew La Porte, HT '09)? |
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| Where is the largest school seal on campus? |
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| What do the parts of the seal mean? |
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- Upper Left - Commonwealth of VA
- Upper Right - Surveyors level and rod over scroll - Engineering
- Bottom left, chemical retort - Science
- Bottom right - husked ear of corn - Agriculture
- flaming lamp of learning
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| What are the 5 names of Tech? |
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- Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (1872)
- Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896)
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944)
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1970)
- Virginia Tech (1980)
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| Who was the first university president? |
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| Charles L. Minor (1872-1979) |
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| Who is the current university president? |
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| Charles W. Steger (2000-present) |
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| What colors do the bushes around Lane Stadium turn? |
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| Which building has the largest compass on campus? |
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| How far apart are the flag poles at Burruss and how far do they lean? |
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| 77 feet, 4.5 degrees N-NW |
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| Where are the 13 gargoyles on campus? |
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4 at Eggleston
4 at Hillcrest
3 at Smyth
2 at Saunders |
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How long is alumni mall?
(not long enough for a PT test) |
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| What is the oldest academic building still in use? |
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| What is the oldest building on campus? |
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| What is the bookstore shaped like? |
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| How long is the longest pipe in the chapel? |
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How many bells in the Carillon?
(it's not zero) |
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| What are VT's geographical coordinates? |
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80.5 25' 16'' W-37.5 13' 54'' N
(read "80.5 degrees, 25 minutes, 16 seconds West and 37.5 degrees, 13 minutes, 54 seconds North") |
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| When were women allowed in the Bugle? (the yearbook) |
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| Which other university has a civilian population and Corps of Cadets? |
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| What are the two creeks under the drillfield (one is dead)? |
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| Who were the first three professors? |
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| What does the flaming grenade on the Corps crest stand for? |
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| What do the golden stars on the Corps crest stand for? |
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| 4 major wars in which cadets have fought |
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| What 3-word phrase is on the rock? |
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| Brotherhood, Honor, Leadership, Loyalty, Service, Sacrifice, Duty, Ut Prosim |
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| Who are the seven Medal of Honor recipients? |
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- Antoine Gaujot
- Julien Gaujot
- Earle D. Gregory
- Jimmie Monteith
- Richard Shea
- Herbert Thomas
- Richard Femoyer
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| What Corps classes donated brass and shells for the Skipper? |
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| How much does the drillfield sink every 10 years? |
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| What cadet functioned as commandant of cadets? |
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| Cadet James H. Clark, class of 1881 |
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| Who was the only Naval Academy man to be commandant of cadets? |
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| LT Sheldon W. Anding (USNA 1886, did not graduate) |
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