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  1. What current member of the Williams faculty is buried behind Wood House?

  2. What was the first building on campus to have indoor plumbing?

  3. What building was to house every book the college would ever need?

  4. What are the three most common graffitis on campus?

  5. Whose piano is located in the lounge in Weston?

  6. Who recently played the Wood House piano?

  7. To whom is the tree outside Sawyer Library on the Chapin Side dedicated?

  8. Whose hand is kept in the Chapin Library?

  9. What Williams faculty members have publications displayed in the library of Bronfman?

  10. Name the "faithful canine friend to generations of Williams students" honored in the Snack Bar.

  11. What Williams student shares his name with a terrace located somewhere on campus?

  12. 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?

  13. Token Amherst Question: What are Amherst's real colors?

  14. What did the Class of 1928 donate on the occasion of its 25th reunion?

  15. Whose generous gift made Bronfman Science Center possible?

  16. According to the Williams Outing Club Guide, what is the most-used auto route to the summit of Mount Greylock?

  17. In accord with his wish, where are the ashes of Hubbard Hutchinson, Class of 1917, scattered?

  18. Four of the five dining halls at Williams failed their health inspection. Which one passed?

  19. What ever became of the following fraternities:

    1. Alpha Delta Phi

    2. Beta Theta Pi

    3. Chi Psi

    4. Delta Kappa Epsilon

    5. Delta Phi

    6. Delta Upsilon

    7. Phi Delta Theta

    8. Phi Gamma Delta

    9. Psi Upsilon

    10. St. Anthony Hall

    11. Sigma Phi

    12. Theta Delta Chi

    13. Zeta Psi

  20. Where is Henry Needham Flynt commemorated?

  21. What does it say under the large print hanging in Baxter Lounge?

  22. What three paintings are hanging on the first floor of Sawyer Library?

  23. Whose family portrait is hanging in the lobby of Sawyer?

  24. Give Ephraim Williams' birthdate and place of birth. Also give the date of his death.

  25. What building on campus was awarded the Architects' award of honor for architectural excellence?

  26. Where and what are the following memorials:

    1. Shirley Be

    2. Julian K. Sprague

    3. George Mortzwahl

    4. Class of 1950

  27. What is written on the Williamstown Fire Station building, besides "The Williamstown Fire Station"?

  28. Where and by whom were the water fountains in Sawyer Library made?

  29. Where is the William Allen Newell Room located?

  30. Who is the oldest member of Spencer-Brooks IM Women's Basketball team?

  31. What food is served only on Wednesdays in the Williams College Snack Bar?

  32. List all the cereals served by Food Service.

  33. 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.

  34. Describe the men's bathroom on the second floor of the Physics building.

  35. List the full names of 25 people associated with buildings on the Williams College campus.

  36. For what three things is Williamstown listed in the Mobil Travel Guide, in 'Things to See and Do'?

  37. What is in the glass case over the door to the barroom in the Log?

  38. What type of wine is served by the Log?

  39. What is the 1982 goal for the Williamstown Community Chest?

  40. Name the bus line that services the Williamstown schools.

  41. What is in the glass case above the fireplace in the TV room of the Log?

  42. According to Williams Security, how much does your first ticket cost you? Your fourth?

  43. Who is the minister of the Congregational Church? Of St. John's Episcopal Church?

  44. What are in each of the seven murals in the Log?

  45. What words appear on the storefront of the Williams Co-Op?

  46. Name the building that houses Harts, Salvatories, and McClellands.

  47. Name all the businesses on the west side of Spring Street.

  48. Where did Ransom Jenks graduate from college?

  49. Which Williams sports team was not permitted to compete at home during their first year of competition?

  50. Why did crew stop rowing on the Hoosac River?

  51. 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"?

  52. 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"?

  53. What building still standing in Williamstown once housed, at various times, the Post Office, a drug store, an ice cream parlor, and public baths?

  54. Where is "Consumption Hill," and why were 8 feet blasted off it in 1922?

  55. What character in "Reds" was a Williams graduate?

  56. What are the names of the cows that greet you as you enter the Purple Pub?

  57. What video games are in the Purple Pub?

  58. On what are the names of the winners of the Williams Alumnae Skiing Award engraved?

  59. What houses are the first three winners of the Andrew D. Oliver '76 Memorial Intramural Trophy?