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How many Virginia governors were born at Smithfield Plantation?
Two
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Who is buried in the Smithfield Plantation cemetery behind the Cage?
Governor James Patton Preston
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When were women first allowed into the Bugle?
1935
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When was the first female cadet admitted to the Corps?
1973
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Who were the first three professors?
Lane, Martin, and Carrol
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Who is Virginia Tech's only Noble Prize winner?
Robert Richardson '58
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Which former Regimental S-1 discovered Liquid Helium-3?
Robert Richardson '58
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The movie "October Sky" is about who?
Homer Hickam, class of 1964
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October Sky is based on which book?
Rocket Boys by Homer Hickam
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John Philip Sousa dedicated which march to the Highty-Tighties?
Hands Across the Seas
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How many Presidential Inaugural Parades has the regimental band won?
Three
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The regimental band won three Regimental Inaugural Parades in which years?
1953, 1957, 1961
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The Presidential Inaugural Parade was ruled non-competitive days before which Inaugural?
The 1965 Inaugural
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Franklin D. Roosevelt awarded the Highty-Tighties a white cord in 1936 for what?
Their service in the 1898 Spanish-American War
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How many times have the Highty-Tighties gone to the Presidential Inaugural?
Eleven
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What years have the Highty-Tighties gone to the Presidential Inaugural?
1917, 1953, 1957, 1961, 1965, 1969, 1973, 1977, 1981, 1997, and 2005
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How was the engineer who built the Burma Road, "the road that could not be built?"
General Lewis Pike. Burma Road = Pick's Pike
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How many Generals and Admirals does VT have among its alumni?
Over 100
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How many Four Star Generals are among VT's alumni?
Two.
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Who are VT's highest ranking alumni?
General Thomas Richards, 1956 (USAF Ret.), and General Lance L. Smith, 1969, (USAF Ret.)
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How many of VT's alumni have died in war?
428. WWI - 26, WWII - 323, Korea - 30, Vietnam - 37, Lebanon - 1, Gulf War - 2, Iraqi Freedom - 9
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Who was General Eisenhower's ranking engineer in the WWII European Theater?
Major General Cecil Moore, 1916
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What was the bloodiest day in VT history?
D-Day, June 6, 1944
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How many alumni were killed on D-Day?
7.
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Which two alumni died of wounds received on D-Day?
CPT Norman L. Aiger '39 and PFC Raymond L. Sanford '45
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Who are among VT's Gulf War dead?
- -Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Michael Mann (formerly Alpha Company), 1988 of the USS Iwo Jima
- -1st Lt Donaldson Tillar (formerly of Golf Company), 1988, US Army 1st Infantry Division
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When was the term "rat" first used for freshmen cadets?
In 1873
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The use of the term "rat" was discouraged after which year?
1935
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Who was the NASA flight director for the first spaceflight, first orbital, and first spacewalk?
Christopher Kraft '45, N company
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Christopher Kraft '45, N company, was NASA's ___ when the crew of Apollo 11 made the first lunar landing.
Director of Flight Operations
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Christopher Kraft eventually served as ___.
Director, Manned Spaceflight Center
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The two unmounted 3" Civil War cannons were purchased with money won as a drill prize from what?
The 1888 Virginia Exposition.
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The original Skipper cannon was partially made from brass donated by cadets from which four classes?
'64, '65, '66, and '67.
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Most of the brass used in the original Skipper cannon came from ___.
Outside donations and shells.
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Where does the name "Skipper" come from?
President Kennedy, former skipper patrol Torpedo Boat 109
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Who spoke the words from WWI, "Retreat? Hell! We just got here!"
Major Lloyd Williams, 1907, USMC
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"Retreat? Hell! We just got here!" was a response to what?
French orders to retreat during a German assault in WWI
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What was Major Lloyd Williams awarded?
The Distinguished Service Cross
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