Hokie Fun Facts

History

100

The year Virginia Tech was founded.

What is 1872?

200

Virginia Tech's first official name.

What is Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College?

300

The act signed by Abraham Lincoln in 1862 that established Virginia Tech.

What is the Morrill Land Grant Act?

400

Virginia Tech's original school colors.

What are black and gray?

500

The organization that EVERY Virginia Tech student was a member of when the school was founded.

What is the Corps of Cadets?

Blacksburg

100

What is the name of the street that runs through the heart of Blacksburg.

What is Main Street?

200

What famous trail is approximately 20 miles from Blacksburg?

What is The Appalachian Trail?

300

What is name of the well known ice cream shop located near campus

What is Sugar Magnolia?

400

How many Hokie Bird Statues have been commissioned?

What is 125? (2021)

500

What year was the town of Blacksburg incorporated?

What is 1871

Athletics

100

The three levels of athletics.

What are Varsity, Club, and Intramural?

200

The two on-campus gyms.

What are War Memorial and McComas Hall?

300

What famous song was first used by VT Athletics in 2000

What is Enter Sandman?

400

The cost to get into a baseball game.

What is $0?

500

As of the 2024 Paris Games, How many VT athletes have participated in Olympic Games? 

What is 23?

Traditions

100

The unique rock that buildings on campus are made of.

What is Hokie Stone?

200

Each class redesigns their own version of this.

What is a class ring?

300

The traits that the eight pylons stand for.

What are brotherhood, ut prosim, leadership, loyalty, sacrifice, service, honor, and duty? (BULLSSHD)

400

The stone surrounded the pylons and what it represents.

What is the cenotaph and Virginia Tech alumni Medal of Honor recipients.

500

The name of the cannon that fires at our home football games and the school against which that rivalry started?

What are Skipper and VMI?