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  1. Very simply, who was Williams College's first President, and who was its 13th?

  2. We all remember our convocation speaker, renowned actor Jason Robards. What we want to know is, what was Robards' first New York stage role?

  3. What current Williams professor came here the longest time ago?

  4. What do these three professors have in common: H. Lee Hirsch, Nicholas Fearson, and John Sabacule? (*names inexact)

  5. What two members of the college community played professors in the recent video "Sleepwalking"?

  6. We all know that Bo Derek made Williams famous a few years ago, when she filmed "A Change of Seasons" on campus. But earlier than that-- 1973, to be exact-- the Williams Men's Crew, rowing in Pittsfield, appeared in what famous 1974 film?

  7. Besides being a Williams trustee, what did Alfred Driscoll do that merited naming a dining hall after him?

  8. Who are Jeremy J. Lunt and Gary O. Primrose?

  9. Who are the two Italian authors etched on the side of Stetson Hall, and who is the only American?

  10. Several weeks ago, President Chandler had the unusual opportunity of giving himself an official citation. What was it for?

  11. What is the only current Williams team to hold a Division-2 title?

  12. Why will the entire Williams community be interested in watching Matthew Dodds graduate in 1986?

  13. What current student bears the same name as a famous Monty Python (you guessed it) sports figure?

  14. You may have all heard of the so-called Mohawk Disaster of 1934, when a Williams geology professor and three students perished at sea on their way to an expedition in the Yucatan. What two things on campus honor members of that expedition?

  15. There is an official historic site on Route 2, between campus and the Burger King, and there's a marker there to prove it. What is that site?

  16. Why is Weston used as a language center, and not a dorm like the rest of the row houses?

  17. Why is the old St. Anthony's fraternity building used to house the Center for Developing Economics?

EXTRA CREDIT: Answer this right, and you automatically get 1 point.

  1. Where on campus can you find a giant purple cow?