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What current member of the Williams faculty is buried behind Wood House?
- What was the first building on campus to have indoor plumbing?
- What building was to house every book the college would ever need?
- What are the three most common graffitis on campus?
- Whose piano is located in the lounge in Weston?
- Who recently played the Wood House piano?
- To whom is the tree outside Sawyer Library on the Chapin Side dedicated?
- Whose hand is kept in the Chapin Library?
- What Williams faculty members have publications displayed in the library of Bronfman?
- Name the "faithful canine friend to generations of Williams students" honored in the Snack Bar.
- What Williams student shares his name with a terrace located somewhere on
campus?
- The school colors of Williams College were selected by a group of visiting females. One of them went on to give birth to a famous international political figure. Who was he?
- Token Amherst Question: What are Amherst's real colors?
- What did the Class of 1928 donate on the occasion of its 25th reunion?
- Whose generous gift made Bronfman Science Center possible?
- According to the Williams Outing Club Guide, what is the most-used auto route to the summit of Mount Greylock?
- In accord with his wish, where are the ashes of Hubbard Hutchinson, Class of 1917, scattered?
- Four of the five dining halls at Williams failed their health inspection. Which one passed?
- What ever became of the following fraternities:
- Alpha Delta Phi
- Beta Theta Pi
- Chi Psi
- Delta Kappa Epsilon
- Delta Phi
- Delta Upsilon
- Phi Delta Theta
- Phi Gamma Delta
- Psi Upsilon
- St. Anthony Hall
- Sigma Phi
- Theta Delta Chi
- Zeta Psi
- Where is Henry Needham Flynt commemorated?
- What does it say under the large print hanging in Baxter Lounge?
- What three paintings are hanging on the first floor of Sawyer Library?
- Whose family portrait is hanging in the lobby of Sawyer?
- Give Ephraim Williams' birthdate and place of birth. Also give the date of his death.
- What building on campus was awarded the Architects' award of honor for architectural excellence?
- Where and what are the following memorials:
- Shirley Be
- Julian K. Sprague
- George Mortzwahl
- Class of 1950
- What is written on the Williamstown Fire Station building, besides "The Williamstown Fire Station"?
- Where and by whom were the water fountains in Sawyer Library made?
- Where is the William Allen Newell Room located?
- Who is the oldest member of Spencer-Brooks IM Women's Basketball team?
- What food is served only on Wednesdays in the Williams College Snack Bar?
- List all the cereals served by Food Service.
- You want to find a party at Greylock Dining Hall, for which you must pay a dollar as you enter the door. Unfortunately, you find yourself without a dime to your name. But you do have a flashlight, and you discover that the door to Jesup Auditorium is open. Describe the step-by-step procedure by which you gain access to the party.
- Describe the men's bathroom on the second floor of the Physics building.
- List the full names of 25 people associated with buildings on the Williams College campus.
- For what three things is Williamstown listed in the Mobil Travel Guide, in 'Things to See and Do'?
- What is in the glass case over the door to the barroom in the Log?
- What type of wine is served by the Log?
- What is the 1982 goal for the Williamstown Community Chest?
- Name the bus line that services the Williamstown schools.
- What is in the glass case above the fireplace in the TV room of the Log?
- According to Williams Security, how much does your first ticket cost you? Your fourth?
- Who is the minister of the Congregational Church? Of St. John's Episcopal Church?
- What are in each of the seven murals in the Log?
- What words appear on the storefront of the Williams Co-Op?
- Name the building that houses Harts, Salvatories, and McClellands.
- Name all the businesses on the west side of Spring Street.
- Where did Ransom Jenks graduate from college?
- Which Williams sports team was not permitted to compete at home during their first year of competition?
- Why did crew stop rowing on the Hoosac River?
- Who wrote the following about Williamstown's streets: "Fair would I paint thy slimy streets/Thy soil with churlish guardians blest/A frozen desert now it lies/And now a sea of mud"?
- To what sport was President Chadbourne referring when he said, "A ridiculous sport. It won't be a month before those boys are engaged at baseball once more"?
- What building still standing in Williamstown once housed, at various times, the Post Office, a drug store, an ice cream parlor, and public baths?
- Where is "Consumption Hill," and why were 8 feet blasted off it in 1922?
- What character in "Reds" was a Williams graduate?
- What are the names of the cows that greet you as you enter the Purple Pub?
- What video games are in the Purple Pub?
- On what are the names of the winners of the Williams Alumnae Skiing Award engraved?
- What houses are the first three winners of the Andrew D. Oliver '76 Memorial Intramural Trophy?