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This stretch of bars and food spots is where UVA students claim they’re “just grabbing one drink.”

What is the Corner?

100

This everyday object was originally invented to help people read in the dark, not to tell time.

What is a candle?

100

This “tradition” involves running across a historic patch of grass, touching a statue, and pretending this is normal student behavior.

What is streaking the lawn?

100

This future teacher went to a college known for many academic programs, yet are often overshadowed by "external" factors

Who is Liam?

100

The lifestyle influencer Varis Gilaj goes by this online nickname after collaborating with Braden Peters 

Who is the ASU Frat Leader?

200

This legendary bagel spot is so beloved that locals will fight you if you call it overrated.

What is Bodo's

200

This animal is the only mammal capable of true flight not gliding, despite many people forgetting it exists when asked.

What is a bat?

200

This famous writer lived in a room on the Range, which UVA now proudly displays despite him dropping out after one semester.

Who is Edgar Allan Poe?

200

This future teacher was named after an architect

Who is Captain Clark?

200

Based on a comic by Garth Ennis, this meme's song is Charlie's Inferno by That Handsome Devil

What is Excuse Me Sir?

300

This pedestrian area features street performers, random dogs, and at least one guy playing an instrument you’ve never seen before.

What is Downtown Mall?

300

This color doesn’t appear in the rainbow and can’t be made by mixing other colors of light.

What is magenta?

300

These iconic wavy structures were designed by Jefferson to save bricks, proving even in 1820 UVA was already on a budget.

What are the Serpentine Walls?

300

This future teacher has access to some interesting paternal advice

Who is Danielle?

300

This soccer player captured hearts and minds (some may say forcefully) ever since joining Real Madrid in 2024

Who is Kylian Mbappe?

400

This late‑night classic is rumored to cure hangovers, heartbreak, and bad decisions — all for under $10.

What is the Gus Burger?

400

This country has more pyramids than Egypt, a fact that surprises almost everyone until they remember how big ancient Africa actually was.

What is Sudan?

400

Legend says if you step on the wrong part of this iconic building before graduation, you’ll curse your GPA

What is the Rotunda?

400

This future teacher has a well known proclivity to a certain combination of two snack foods

Who is Jack?

400

Captured by a Ring camera, this man who attempted to break into a house in April, used this alias.

Who is Harry Dresden?

500

Students love sitting on these steps despite them being uncomfortable, uneven, and directly in the path of every tour group on Earth.

What are the Rotunda steps?

500

Every person on Earth experiences this force at the same rate, regardless of size, mass, or wealth.

What is gravity?

500

This major UVA event involved dozens of students being accused of cheating, leading to one of the biggest Honor controversies in school history.

What was the 2001 Honor Scandal.

500

This future teacher spent much of his career in Europe before coming to Charlottesville

Who is Mike

500


This streamer is infamous for attempting to convert children on Fortnite

Who is the Faithful Sheriff?