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Who is Pounce the Panther?
The official mascot of UWM.
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What is a Bid?
The term typically used to describe the formal invitation given to someone to join a fraternity or sorority.
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Who is Zeus?
The supreme ruler, cloud gatherer, lord of the sky, and rain god.
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What is Milwaukee County Stadium?
The name of the stadium that Miller Park replaced.
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What is World War I?
The Olympics were not held in 1916 due to this world event.
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What are the official colors of UWM?
Black and gold.
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Who is Jon Hamm?
Star of the TV Series Mad Men and a member of Sigma Nu Fraternity.
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Who is Aphrodite?
The Goddess of love.
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What are Cream Colored Bricks?
The building material that was used in Milwaukee to earn the nickname "Cream City".
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What is the Olympic Flame?
This first appeared in the modern Olympics at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam. It was not started by the sun.
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Who is Satya Nadella?
UWM Alumni and current CEO of Microsoft.
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Who is Carrie Underwood?
Country singer of American Idol fame and member of Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority.
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Who is Achilles?
The Greek's best warrior in the Trojan War and famous for his heel.
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Who are the Potowatami?
In the 1600s, this Native American tribe had the largest population in the region of what is now the city of Milwaukee.
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What is one day?
The original Greek Olympics lasted this long.
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Who is Frank Zeidler?
Socialist Milwaukee mayor and the first person to ever receive an honorary doctorate from UWM.
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Who is Alpha Omicron Pi?
The largest sorority in America in terms of number of chapters and the only member to the NPC to have only one official color (cardinal).
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Who is Artemis?
The Goddess of the hunt.
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What is Festa Italiana
This Milwaukee festival is the oldest Milwaukee festival.
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What are Gold and Silver?
In 1912 Gold medals stopped being made of solid gold. Today these two metals are used to make Gold medals.
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What is the Wisconsin State Normal School at Milwaukee?
Founded in 1885, this college would be the first incarnation of what is currently known at UWM.
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What is the Phi Beta Kappa Society?
Founded on December 5, 1776 at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, it was the first fraternal organization in the US.
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What are Harpies?
The half-bird, half-woman creatures that terrorized people. In the story about Jason and the Golden Fleece they defiled food and would not allow King Phineas to eat.
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What is Israel?
Golda Meir, a Jewish girl who grew up in Milwaukee, eventually became the prime minister of this country.
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What is 12?
Inge Sorensen from Denmark won a bronze medal in the 200-meter breaststroke in 1936, making her the youngest medalist ever in an individual event at this age.
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