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Who is "Mean" Joe Greene
This Mean Green football player went on to win 4 Super Bowls and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1987.
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What is Lucky
Students will ace their exam if they see this squirrel.
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What is North Texas State University?
Before switching to their current name, UNT was called this.
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Who is Brave Combo?
This polka outfit is a mainstay at Denton's Arts and Jazz festival and has appeared in The Simpsons.
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What is Morrison's Corn-Kits?
This building's large sign is visible from much of Downtown Denton.
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What is the Sun Belt Conference?
UNT was the champion of this conference four years in four in the early 2000s.
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What is McConnell Tower?
This building is lit up green after athletic victories.
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What is UNT's centennial?
The "In High Places" statue was dedicated in 1990 to celebrating this occasion.
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Who is Norah Jones?
Shortly after leaving UNT, this jazz/pop pianist's debut album won the Grammy Album of the Year and topped the Billboard Charts.
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What is The Rocky Horror Motion Picture Show?
Denton served as the setting for this campy horror-musical.
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Who is Hayden Fry?
This UNT coach was the inspiration for Craig T. Nelson's character in "Coach"
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What is the UNT Coliseum (Super Pit)?
The building hosted a Pearl Jam concert in 1993.
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What is Jazz Studies?
In 1947, UNT became the first university in the nation to offer a degree in this swinging subject.
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Who is Don Henley?
This drummer was rumored to to have named his legendary band after UNT's mascot.
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What is Quakertown Park?
Denton hosts its Arts and Jazz Festival every year in this area.
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What is SMU and UTSA?
UNT holds official rivalries with these schools.
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What is Chilton Hall?
A busted statue named "The Student" is displayed in front of this building.
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What is "The Campus Chat"?
Before adopting its current name in 1971, UNT's student newspaper was known as this.
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Who is Roy Orbison?
This early rock-n-roll guitarist was known both for songs like "Pretty Woman" and for his iconic dark shades.
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What is Old Alton Bridge?
A demonic satyr has supposed haunted this location since the '40s.
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What is Cincinnati?
UNT won its first bowl game in 2002 against this team.
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What is "Eppy"?
This demented eagle can be found in the Union basement
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What is "Mr. Eagle"?
The first human eagle mascot was called this name before switching to "Scrappy" nearly a decade later.
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What is Snarky Puppy?
This jazz collective won a Grammy for their collaboration with vocalist Lalah Hathaway.
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What is "Girls Industrial College"?
TWU was founded in 1901 under this name.
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