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1
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Virginia first opened as what in 1851?

A

Olin and Preston Institute

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2
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What was the grant in 1862 called?

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Morrill Land Grant Act

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3
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What chartered with collegiate powers in 1869?

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Preston and Olin Institute

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4
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What was the name of the land grant institution opened in 1872?

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Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College

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5
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The first Corps trip was for the unveiling of what in 1875?

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Jackson Monument

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6
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What year required all students to live on campus?

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1875

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7
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The military system was firmly established in what year?

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1882

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8
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First football game, Cadet Band established, and grey and black colors were all done what year?

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1892

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9
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First VMI game played in what year?

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1894

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10
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First Bugle Published in what year?

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1895

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11
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Motto ‘Ut Prosim’ adopted, University Coat of Arms adopted, curren school colors, and Polytechnic Institute added were all done what year?

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1896

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12
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What year did the Corp petition the governor for active military service?

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1898

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13
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The first out-of-state Corps Trip in 1901 was to what city/state for the Pan American Exposition?

A

Buffalo, New York

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14
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What system was established in 1908?

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Honor System

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15
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What sports game was the first of its type played in the year of 1909?

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Basketball

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What animal attends its first football game as the mascot in the year of 1913?

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Turkey

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17
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This book was first published as the YMCA Handbook (Rat Bible) in 1916.

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Guidon

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18
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What was the first R.O.T.C. unit in 1917?

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Army

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19
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VTCC enlisted as a unit of regular Army and Navy Reserve in what year?

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1918

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20
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In 1919, the band was first called ___? This was also the year Virginia Tech was designated as one of the nation’s ‘Distinguished Military Colleges’

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Highty Tighties

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21
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Females were first admitted as full-time students in what year?

A

1922

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22
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What is the name of the first female to receive a degree in 1923?

A

Mary Brumfield

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23
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The mandatory time in the Corps changed to how many years in 1924?

A

Two

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24
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What organization was found at VPI by Walter S. Newman in 1926?

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Future Farmers of Virginia

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25
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What union was founded in 1930?

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Civilian Student Union

26
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First Ring Dance (for Class of 1935) was what year?

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1934

27
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What court was established in 1935?

A

Honor Court

28
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VTCC organized as brigade of two regiments in 1942. How many battalions?

A

5

29
Q

What college becomes VPI Women’s Division until 1964 in 1944?

A

Radford State Teacher’s College

30
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What ROTC detachment was established in 1946?

A

Air Force

31
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What arsenal was closed in 1949, known as ‘___’ campus?

A

Rad-Tech

32
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What year had BOV appointed first full-time Commandant since WWI? This year also had the establishment of the Cooperative Education Program.

A

1952

33
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What was the name of he first African American student in 1953?

A

Irving Peddrew

34
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What was the name of the first African American Student to graduate in 1958?

A

Charles Yates

35
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What was the year of the first costumed Gobbler?

A

1962

36
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In 1964 what university organization becomes voluntary?

A

Corps of Cadets

37
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In what year did the Cadets and civilians unite to form on student government?

A

1966

38
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What was the name in 1967 of the first African American student to receive athletic grant-in-aid?

A

Jerry Gaines

39
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What students out number cadets for the first time in 1968?

A

Females

40
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What was added to VPI’s name in 1970?

A

and State University

41
Q

Females were admitted to the Corps of Cadets and organized into what squadron in 1973?

A

L Squadron

42
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What is the name of the first female cadet that joined the Highty Tighties in 1975?

A

Marilyn Helmeyer

43
Q

Service academies started to admit females in what year?

A

1976

44
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In 1977, the Corps was its smallest at what number since 1902?

A

325

45
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What dorms became the first co-ed dorms on campus in 1981?

A

Cadet dorms

46
Q

What ROTC was established in 1983?

A

Navy

47
Q

The first African American Regimental Commander in 1985 is?

A

Derek Jeffries

48
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The first female Regimental Commander in 1987 is?

A

Denise Shuster

49
Q

In 1990, what rank were Company Commanders given?

A

Cadet Major

50
Q

What organization was established in 1991? (Use abbreviation)

A

VTCCA

51
Q

First female Drum Major in 1991 is?

A

Lori Keck

52
Q

Cadet field uniform in 1993 was changed to what uniform, replacing the OD green ‘Pickle Bag’ fatigues?

A

Camouflage Pattern Battle Dress Uniform

53
Q

In 1995, Cadets were able to earn what minor? This is also the year the Emerging Leader Scholarships were first awarded?

A

Leadership Studies

54
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What year was the Major General W. Thomas Rice Center fo Leader Development established?

A

1996

55
Q

3rd Battalion in 1998 has an addition of what two companies with the inclusion of Band Company?

A

India and Kilo

56
Q

After how many years were both War Memorial Chapel and the Memorial Court rededicated, which was three days before 9/11 in 2001?

A

Two

57
Q

In 2003 what was the first pylon dedication ceremony honoring the death of?

A

1st Lt. Jeffrey Kaylor

58
Q

First femal African-American Regimental Commander was who in 2005?

A

Christina Royal

59
Q

First foreign national was who from Kuwait in 2008?

A

Adnan Barqawi

60
Q

The largest class of VTCC in 2012 was how large?

A

1066

61
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What hall was closed that was built in 1897 in 2013?

A

Rasche Hall

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