SOTOGAB history
What "landmark" do we meet up at after every football game?
The deacon statue
Why do Dr. Heath and Dr. Smith have a healthy rivalry? (hint: think about where they got their degrees)
One went to Auburn and the other to Alabama
What year did head coach Dave Clawson start at Wake Forest?
2014
What song do we play when there's a turnover in the game? (this is not a trick question)
TURNOVER
What color pants does the Deacon mascot wear?
gold
What year was the Wake Forest Marching Band started?
1927
What are the names of Dr. Heath's kids?
Peyton and Paxton
What university is Wake scheduled to play this season for the first time ever? (two correct answers)
California and Louisiana
What song do we play at the end of every football game with the football team?
The Alma Mater (O Here's to Wake Forest)
What was the original mascot of Wake Forest College?
A tiger
What year was the first post made on the @wakemarchingband Instagram?
2016
What is the name of the summer program that Dr. Heath has led for the last 2 summers? (if you've gone SHHHHH)
The EuroTour
How many bowl games has Wake Forest been to?
17
How many of our pregame and stand tune songs have the word "Deacon(s)” or “Deacs" in the title?
(DDB, Hail Demon Deacons, Deacon Fanfare, Deacon Defense, How Bout Dem Deacs)
Who was Wake Forest playing when they earned their new name as "Demon Deacons"?
Trinity (later to become Duke University)
How many years was the beloved Barbara Trautwein Director of Bands?
2 years
What grade group did Dr. Smith teach before going back for another degree then coming to Wake? (ie elementary, middle, high, college, etc.)
elementary school
Who is the winningest head football coach in WF history? (Two correct answers)
Jim Grobe OR Peahead Walker
How many years has SOTOGAB played DDB?
this year makes 52
What is the major difference between the Deacon Statue outside the football stadium and the mascot costume?
The shoes! The deacon in the statue wears tall boots.
When was the name "Spirit of the Old Gold and Black" given to the band?
2007
How many years has Dr. Smith participated with the Macy's Great American Marching Band?
5
How many games did Wake Forest play in their first season in 1888?
only 1 - played UNC (and beat them) in the first collegiate football game played in North Carolina
Who wrote the current arrangement of our fight song and alma mater?
Barbara Trautwein (aka Mzeztee or Mrs. T) (also McDonald, Huber, and Holcomb - I’ll give you points for those as well)
What was one of the nicknames given to the college in the 1920s? (two correct answers, I'll take one)
The Baptists OR The Old Gold and Black