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100

What UK building is notorious for turning a windy day into an umbrella's worst nightmare?


Patterson Office Tower (POT)

100

What accessory did a UK student remove to help choose the school's famous shade of blue?

A necktie

100

How many fingers does the Wildcat mascot have on each paw?

Four

100

What team ended Kentucky basketball's undefeated 2014–15 season in the Final Four?

Wisconsin

100

What is the name of UK's annual 24-hour, no-sitting, no-sleeping fundraiser?

DanceBlue

200

What unusual household item does UK suggest using to sled down the Bowl?

A garbage can lid or trash bag

200

Which color did UK originally pair with blue before switching to white?

Light yellow

200

What brand of boots is used inside UK mascot costume feet?

Timberland

200

What was Kentucky men's basketball's final record in the 2014–15 season?

38–1

200

What is the name of the fund that DanceBlue supports?

Golden Matrix Fund

300

Where on campus can students find a second, lounging version of Bowman the Wildcat?

Gatton Student Center

300

Who first described Kentucky football players as having fought like Wildcats in 1909?

Commandant Philip Carbusier

300

How many students ideally portray the Wildcat mascot at one time?

Four

300

In 2024, Kentucky baseball made its first-ever appearance in what major tournament?

College World Series

300

How many dancers participated in the very first DanceBlue marathon in 2006?

180

400

What UK campus building opened in 1998 and quickly became a favorite all-nighter destination?

William T. Young Library

400

In what year did the costumed Wildcat mascot first appear at UK sporting events?

1976 (1970s)

400

What surprising academic benefit do UK mascot performers receive in addition to scholarships and Nike gear?

Priority class registration

400

Which team did Kentucky defeat to win its first NCAA women's volleyball championship in April 2021?

Texas

400

Approximately how much money did the first DanceBlue raise: $12,000, $123,000, or $1.2 million?

$123,000

466

What historic UK residence, built in the 1870s, has housed university presidents since 1918?

Maxwell Place

466

What was the name of the student who first performed as UK's costumed Wildcat?

Gary Tanner

466

UK's first Scratch mascot later won what major campus election in 1998?

Student body president

466

What was unusual about the year on Kentucky volleyball's national championship trophy compared with when they actually won it?

It was the 2020 championship, played in 2021

466

Which historic UK tradition involved students competing to capture a flag from another class?

Freshman–Sophomore Flag Rush

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