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today's trivia

Put the following in chronological order from least recent to most recent (note that I do ot have first hand knowledge of all of these dates, so we are going to go with the dates that I have been able to ascertain (no quibbling): A) The last railroad train to arrive in Blacksburg B) The last VT engineering students who took a required class in using the slide ruler. C) The first round of golf with 18 different holes played on the VT golf course D) The first beer sold at Top of the Stairs E) The last legal traffic on College Ave from the Drill Field to Main St. F) The first intercollegiate game at Cassell Coliseum 364. G) The first football practice at Rector Field House
Posted: 03/24/2025 at 06:57 AM ET

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lilhokie525 • 03/24/25 06:57 AM ET
H. Year the remodeled War Memorial Gym opened for business
TomTurkey • 03/24/25 02:36 PM ET
We went to the re-opening last year right?**
UTPr0sim • 03/24/25 03:46 PM ET
2024 or 1975?
TomTurkey • 03/24/25 05:04 PM ET
I actually went to both. When I was a student they opened it up before my
UTPr0sim • 03/24/25 05:38 PM ET
So, just had another reopening? We're peers.
TomTurkey • 03/24/25 06:09 PM ET
OK This could have happened based on your hint: ***CEDB**
UTPr0sim • 03/24/25 01:46 PM ET
No one has gotten it exactly right yet. UTPr0sim is the leader in the
lilhokie525 • 03/24/25 11:28 AM ET
HMMM, I'm not sure what I can change. I know when B, C, D. F & G happened
UTPr0sim • 03/24/25 01:38 PM ET
Inside is what I surmised. Based on my life with VT
UTPr0sim • 03/24/25 02:00 PM ET
Revision thanks for clarification F,A,G,C,D,E,B**
UTPr0sim • 03/24/25 08:11 AM ET
Sadly I was alive for all: F, A, G, C, D, B, E
UTPr0sim • 03/24/25 07:58 AM ET
Yeah, me too. But I can't remember the exact order of the events.
santafe • 03/24/25 08:05 AM ET
Ah I get it. He wants to know when the Donaldson Brown Plaza went in.**
UTPr0sim • 03/24/25 08:10 AM ET
I always assumed that part of the road was eliminated when Squires was...
MP4VT2004 • 03/24/25 08:21 AM ET
Squires was there my FR year, 1970.**
TomTurkey • 03/24/25 11:55 AM ET
That is correct (i.e. before they closed it off to expand the library).**
lilhokie525 • 03/24/25 08:10 AM ET
F, A, C, B, D, E, G**
Stork • 03/24/25 07:18 AM ET
A,c, f,d, g, b, e**
134023Hokie • 03/24/25 07:02 AM ET
F,A,C,E,G, D and B. This is my guess
santafe • 03/24/25 07:02 AM ET
you forgot the "D", but some of the others are in the wrong order anyway.**
lilhokie525 • 03/24/25 07:03 AM ET
So basically you're giving santafe a "D" on this assignment?**
EDGEMAN • 03/24/25 07:29 AM ET
And probably deserves a F, but I'll take the D............. :)**
santafe • 03/24/25 07:42 AM ET
Mine were total guesses...
EDGEMAN • 03/24/25 07:49 AM ET
Oh well. it was a wild guess anyway. Great question btw.**
santafe • 03/24/25 07:07 AM ET
They were great questions. The only one I knew was year first beer at Top
Stork • 03/24/25 07:16 AM ET
AFEBGCD**
EDGEMAN • 03/24/25 07:01 AM ET
Delete - I had it backwards.
Stork • 03/24/25 07:00 AM ET