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1
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What grant was signed by President Lincoln on 2 July 1862?

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Morill Land Grant Act

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What Virginian Governor signed the legislation that started Virginia Tech and what date? (governor name-dd/mm/year)

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Gilbert Walker-19-03-1872

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3
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Virginia Tech was first called?

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Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College

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What was the name of the first student to attend Virginia Tech?(Entire Name/Rank)

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Cadet William Addison Caldwell

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What is the rank and name of the first commandant of Virginia Tech?

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Brig Gen Lane

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What was Brig Gen Lane responsible for at the Battle of Chancellorsville?

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Mortal wounding of Jackson

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What university president was a confederate general?

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Thomas Conrad

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Who is the father of modern VPI? (Title/Full Name)

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President John McBryde

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What two former university presidents commanded Echo as cadets? (Last name of first/last name of second)

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Burruss/Hutcheson

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What cadet functioned as the commandant of cadets from 1880-1882? (Title First Name Last Name)

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Cadet James Clark

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What person was the only Naval Academy graduate to be the commandant of cadets? (Title Last Name)

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Lieutenant Anding

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12
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Who wrote Old Holkie for a contest for five dollars? (Title Last Name)

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Cadet Stull

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13
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Who wrote the words for ‘Tech Triumph’?

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Cadet Maddux

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14
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For many years the football team was known as the ___. In 1962 a costumed student replaced the live turkey

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Fighting Gobblers

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What are Virginia Tech’s official school colors? (Color One and Color Two)

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Chicago maroon and burnt orange

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The bushes around what complex turn orange and maroon?

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Lane Stadium

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17
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What building had the largest university seal on campus that was then moved to the Holtzman Alumni Center?

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Shultz Hall

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18
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What building has the largest compass on campus?

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McBryde

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19
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The flagpole at Burruss leans ____ degrees N-NW?

A

4.5

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20
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There are how many gargoyles on campus?

A

14

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21
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The mall is how many miles from N. Main St. to the Pylons?

A

.25

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22
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What is the oldest academic building still in use?

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Henderson Hall

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23
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What is the name of Virginia Tech’s oldest fraternity that was originally founded as the Cadet Dancing Club in 1887?

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German Club of Virginia Tech

24
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The bookstore is shaped like what state?

A

Virginia

25
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The longest pipe on the organ in the Chapel is __? (number unit of measure)

A

16 feet

26
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How many bells in the Carillon?

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61

27
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Virginia Tech is located at _______? (exact coordinates as in guidon, use ‘ and ‘’)

A

80.5 25’ 16’‘W-37.5 13’54’’ N

28
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How many Virginian governors were born at Smithfield Plantation?

A

2

29
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Women were not allowed into the Bugle until ___?

A

1935

30
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The first female cadet was admitted to the Corps in ___?

A

1973

31
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What three universities have a Corps of Cadets? (As in order of guidon)

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Virginia Tech, Texas A&M, North Georgia College & State University

32
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The creek under the drillfield is called?

A

Stroubles Creek

33
Q

The first three professors were…?

A

Lane, Martin, and Carrol

34
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Virginia Tech’s only Noble Prize winner is ____, was a former Regimental S-1 and discovered Liquid Helium 3? (Full name)

A

Robert Richardson

35
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The movie ‘October Sky’ is about who?

A

Homer Hickam

36
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Who dedicated ‘Hands Across the Seas’ to the Highty-Tighties? (Last and first name)

A

John Sousa

37
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What years did the regimental band win the Presidential Inaugural Parade?

A

1953, 1957, 1961

38
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What President awarded the Highty-Tighties in 1936 for their service in the 1898 Spanish-American War?

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

39
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How many times did the Highty-Tighties go to the Presidential Inaugural Parade?

A

11

40
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What General built the Burma Road (Pick’s Pike), ‘the road that could not be built’ (Full tile first and last name)

A

General Lewis Pick

41
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Virginia Tech has over how many Generals and Admirals?

A

100

42
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Virginia Tech’s highest ranking alumni are:?

A

General Richards and General Smith

43
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Virginia Tech lost how many members in WWII?

A

323

44
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Virginia Tech lost how many members total?

A

428

45
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Virginia Tech lost how many members in Enduring Freedom?

A

9

46
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General Eisenhower’s ranking engineer in the World War II European Theater was_____ class of 1916

A

Major General Moore

47
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How many Virginia Tech members were lost on D-Day?

A

6

48
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What are the names of the two VTCC war dead in the Gulf War?

A

Machinist’s Mate 3rd Mann and Lieutenant Tillar

49
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How many names are on the rock?

A

11

50
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The term ‘rat’ was used in 1873, then dropped, who is lower than a ‘rat’ at VTCC?

A

senior at VMI

51
Q

Who was NASA’s Director of Flight Operations when the crew of Apollo 11 landed on the moon? (Last name)

A

Kraft

52
Q

The two 3 Civil War cannons at Virginia Tech were hidden where to prevent them from being turned into scrap metal for World War II?

A

Duckpond

53
Q

Original Skipper was partially made from what donated by the classes from 64-67?

A

Brass

54
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The skipper was named after…a former skipper of patrol Torpedo Boat 109?

A

President Kennedy

55
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Who said ‘Retreat? Hell! We just got here! ?

A

Major Lloyd Williams

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