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100
The three-acre spring-fed pool stays at 68 degrees year round.
What is Barton Springs?
100

Idea for The University of Texas originated in 1839 when this entity agreed to eventually set aside fifty leagues of land towards two Texas public universities.

What is the Texas Legislature?

100

This building holds the main library and University Writing Center.

What is the PCL?

100

The place UGS students can go to get help with registration and the internal transfer process.

What is the Vick Center for Strategic Advising?

100

Name one of the 3 on campus dining halls.

What is J2, JCL, or Kins?

200
Built in 1886, the largest state capitol in the country.
What is the Texas State Capitol?
200

This landmark is turned orange for special events including football wins and to recognize faculty, staff, and students.

What is the Tower?

200

Name one building that makes up the six pack.

What is Parlin, Calhoun, Rainey, Benedict, Mezes, or Batts?

200
Unique programs like Signature Courses and ___________ provide small learning communities that help students adjust to college-level academic expectations, connect with professors, and meet other first-year students with similar interests.
What are First Year Interest Groups (FIGS)?
200

Joining one of the 1000+ ________ can help you meet people, learn more about majors, and find new, interesting hobbies.

What are student organizations?

300
Home to eclectic shops and retro clothing stores and the very popular First Thursday event each month.
What is South Congress? (SoCo)
300
This term refers to the number of acres Congress set aside in 1839 for "College Hill" and is colloquially used to refer to the university as a whole.
What is Forty Acres?
300

The building that this FIG is in.

What is the Molecular Biosciences Building?

300

These degree requirements, that are meant to be taken at UT, provide the enriched education that all students will need to become effective future leaders in our society and a constantly evolving workplace (skills like writing, ethics, and quantitative reasoning).

What are Flags?

300

This department  provides flu shots, free COVID vaccines and testing, and other health services.

What is Healthy Horns/University Health Services?

400
Nationally known music festival at Zilker Park.
What is Austin City Limits?
400

The former president of the university that the Student Activities Center has been named after.

Who is William C. Powers?

400

This building holds many administrative offices including Texas One Stop and the Dean of UGS.

What is Main (the Tower)?

400

The place you can go to get free tutoring, meet with a learning specialist, and get help with public speaking assignments.

What is the Sanger Learning Center?

400

This organization hosts intramural sports and sports based student organizations.

What is Rec Sports?

500
An annual set of film, interactive, and music festivals and conferences.
What is South by Southwest?
500
As UT historian Jim Nicar writes on his website, "this word was a play on the word ‘beeve,’ which is not only the plural of ‘beef’ but long used as slang for a cow or steer destined to become food.”
What is Bevo?
500

This building is home to Texas Volleyball and one of the on campus gyms.

What is Greggory Gym?

500
UT legend says that seeing one of the famous campus ____________ on the way to an exam guarantees an A.
What are albino squirrels?
500

The building where students can study, go bowling, or get some coffee.

What is the Union?