UVA History
Thomas Jefferson requested that his tombstone name him the author of the Declaration of Independence, father of UVA, and author of this document.
What is The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedoms?
UVA Quarterback
who is Anthony Colandrea?
This small body of water lies next to the new Contemplative Commons
What is the Dell?
This famous poet attended the University in 1826.
Who is Edgar Allen Poe?
Element with the Periodic table symbol "Au"
What is Gold?
The Union Army under General Sheridan liberated more than 14,000 enslaved peoples from Charlottesville on March 3 of this conclusive year.
What is 1865?
The Slogan of this UVA organization for novice sports is "I play for the shirt!"
UVA Intramurals
These spaces, between the ranges and lawn, were converted from previous enslaved work courts to their picturesque current state in 1951
What are the Gardens?
This Actress is known for her role in 30 Rock, Mean Girls, SNL, Baby Mama, and voice acting for Megamind, the Muppets, and Ponyo
Who is Tina Fey?
The name given for the concept that an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by an external force
What is Newton's First Law?
McKim, Mead & White designed this building on the South Lawn in 1898 to replace the auditorium space lost in the Rotunda Fire.
What is Old Cabell Hall?
This Coach recently retired from UVA after coaching basketball for 26 Years
Who is Tony Bennett?
Poplar Ridge connects Observatory Hill to this Mountain, adorned with a prominent private residence with a large "V" on its roof.
What is Lewis Mountain?
Not to be Mistaken for his brother, who died in a similar way, this politician was the 64th U.S. Attorney General from 1961-64
Who is Robert F Kennedy?
This subatomic particle shares its name with the cap for a wine bottle
What is a quark?
This central location is the Oldest Occupied Building at UVA.
What is the Monroe Hill House?
This Virginia women's team are the back-to-back-to-back-to-back National Collegiate champions of this popular sport.
Women's Swim and Dive
This building, confusingly misnamed for its purpose, is home to the West Range Cafe
What is Hotel E?
Although she didn't spend very long at UVA, this artist, nonetheless was inspired by its landscape in 1912
Georgia O'Keeffe
The scientist famously known for displaying repeated stimulus's affect on cognition in dogs salivating at the sound of a bell.
Who is Ivan Pavlov?
Before John Paul Jones Arena, this was UVA's basketball Arena, known for its strange circular court
What is University Hall?
In 2019, Charlottesville famously celebrating winning the national title in a game against Texas Tech.
NCAA Championship (Basketball)
This small group of three historic single story houses immediately south of the amphitheater houses the UVA Office of African American Affairs
What is Dawson's Row?
Instead of 500, we should really give just 14 points for naming the 28th President of the United States
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
The term for a metal made through combining multiple metallic elements to garner additional strength and resistance.
What is an Alloy?