Education 212

Question 1

With 7 times in the title game how many National championships has UMich won in mens basketball

Accepted Answer

1

Question 2

Which 3X All-American Center led UCLA to 3 consecutive NCAA titles from 1967-1969?

Accepted Answer

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Question 3

List two of the most dominant college basketball programs of the 1950s and 1960s.

Accepted Answer

UCLA, Kentucky

Question 4

When was the first postseason football game and what was the outcome?

Accepted Answer

January 1, 1902; 49-0

Question 5

What school signed a $38 million TV contract with NBC in 1991 to broadcast all home games?

Accepted Answer

Notre Dame

Question 6

What US city is most closely related to the Sugar Bowl?

Accepted Answer

New Orleans

Question 7

What is the nickname given to the Crisler Center at the University of Michigan?

Accepted Answer

The House that Cazzie Built

Question 8

Which U of M hockey legend led the nation with 43 goals during his senior season in 1961?

Accepted Answer

Red Berenson

Question 9

What is a similar network that launched since BTN?

Accepted Answer

SEC Network

Question 10

Where does the term "bowl" come from? (which 1914 stadium does it originate)?

Accepted Answer

Yale Bowl

Question 11

Which 3X All-American Forward led Ohio State to three straight NCAA finals from 1960-1962?

Accepted Answer

Jerry Lucas

Question 12

Which 3X All-American played Guard at the University of Cincinnati from 1957-1960?

Accepted Answer

Oscar Robertson

Question 13

How many NCAA Championships has U of M hockey won, and why is this so significant?

Accepted Answer

6, the most of any school

Question 14

Which two coaches led MSU football to six national championships during this time period?

Accepted Answer

Duffy Daugherty and Biggie Munn

Question 15

List two of the most famous college baseball players of this era, and their schools?

Accepted Answer

Reggie Jackson - Arizona State and Dick Groat - Duke

Question 16

Which U of M hockey coach won 6 NCAA titles between 1948 and 1956?

Accepted Answer

Vic Heyliger

Question 17

What is the oldest athletic team at the University of Michigan?

Accepted Answer

Baseball

Question 18

Who invented basketball, when, and where?

Accepted Answer

Dr. James Naismith, Springfield College, Massachusetts, 1891

Question 19

What 7'1" Center revolutionized college basketball at the University of Kansas from 1956-1958?

Accepted Answer

Wilt Chamberlain

Question 20

Explain President John Hannah's growth model for building up MSU from 1941-1969?

Accepted Answer

Build a new dorm every year

Question 21

What system replaced the BCS in 2014?

Accepted Answer

College football playoffs

Question 22

What event was a turning point for hockey players choosing college as a route to professional?

Accepted Answer

Miracle on Ice 1980

Question 23

Which school tried to block (and then voted against) MSU's admission into the Big Ten in 1949?

Accepted Answer

University of Michigan

Question 24

What at the 1978 Gator Bowl led to the dismissal of Woody Hayes as head coach at Ohio State?

Accepted Answer

Punched a Clemson player

Question 25

Who is the only 3X All-American men's basketball player in U of M history?

Accepted Answer

Cazzie Russell

Question 26

Why did Ohio State coach Woody Hayes tear up the down markers on the sidelines in 1971?

Accepted Answer

To be ready for the next year

Question 27

What is the most successful sports program (dynasty) in MIAA history?

Accepted Answer

Kalamazoo men's tennis

Question 28

What is Jerry Hanlon's standard for what constitutes a "good football team"?

Accepted Answer

Who they are in 20-30 years

Question 29

What three bowls were born January 1 1935 and are tied as second oldest bowls behind Rose Bowl?

Accepted Answer

Sugar, Orange, Sun

Question 30

What legendary MSU hockey coach had a national record 924 victories throughout his coaching?

Accepted Answer

Ron Mason

Question 31

List two of the most famous college hockey players of this era, and their schools.

Accepted Answer

Ken Dryden - Cornell and Tony Esposito -Michigan Tech

Question 32

Who is U of Ms all-time winningest baseball coach, and what stadium is named in his honor?

Accepted Answer

Ray Fisher

Question 33

Who is by far the greatest basketball player in MSU history?

Accepted Answer

Magic Johnson

Question 34

Describe one of the 5 most famous games in the history of Michigan vs. MSU rivalry?

Accepted Answer

Little Brother Game, 2007, UMich 28-MSU 24, UMich rank 15

Question 35

Which Guard led West Virginia to a 2nd place finish in the 1959 NCAA Tournament?

Accepted Answer

Jerry West

Question 36

What network launched in 2007, reaches over 90 million, and is lucrative for its conference?

Accepted Answer

Big 10 Network

Question 37

Led by Coach Don Lund, in which year did U of M win its last NCAA title in baseball?

Accepted Answer

1962

Question 38

Which MLB race barrier transcendent coached the U f M baseball team from 1910-1913?

Accepted Answer

Branch Rickey

Question 39

Who had the "unenviable task of replacing Woody Hayes" as the Ohio State's coach in 1979?

Accepted Answer

Larl Bruce

Question 40

What was established starting with the 1992 season among 5 of the nation's top conferences?

Accepted Answer

Bowl Coalition

Question 41

Which 3X All-American Guard led Princeton to the 1965 Final Four, earned a Rhodes Scholarship..

Accepted Answer

Bill Bradley

Question 42

What was the name given to the rivalry between Michigan and Ohio State between 1969 and 1978?

Accepted Answer

10 year war

Question 43

Who was Michigan's first African American football captain in 1968?

Accepted Answer

Ron Johnson

Question 44

What major city is most associated with the Orange Bowl?

Accepted Answer

Miami

Question 45

Which school was instrumental in promoting athletic opportunities for women in MIAA history?

Accepted Answer

Albon

Question 46

What 11X MLB AllStar and 1968 World Series champion was an AllAmerican catcher of UMich in 1961

Accepted Answer

Bill Freehan

Question 47

In the 1950s & 60s why weren't more talented baseball players on college campuses?

Accepted Answer

Minor Leagues

Question 48

According to Jack Harbaugh, life is about memories told through...

Accepted Answer

Stories

Question 49

Who is Michigan's only men's basketball player to have his jersey number retired?

Accepted Answer

Cazzie Russell, 33

Question 50

Which Big Ten school has won the most NCAA titles with 50?

Accepted Answer

Penn State

Question 51

Which major matchup in the mid 1980s forever cemented the legacy of the Fiesta Bowl?

Accepted Answer

Miami vs. Penn State

Question 52

Which schools were the four founding members of the MIAA?

Accepted Answer

Albon, Olive, Hillsdale, MSU

Question 53

What did Woody Hayes say when he and an assistant coach were low on gas driving through MI?

Accepted Answer

"Rather push the car than get gas in Michigan"

Question 54

Which coach led U of M onto the national stage in men's basketball during the 1960s?

Accepted Answer

Dave Strack

Question 55

Which two decades are considered the "golden age" of MSU football?

Accepted Answer

1950's and 60's

Question 56

In the 1950s and 60s why weren't more talented hockey players on college campuses?

Accepted Answer

Minor Leagues

Question 57

What was the score of the upset Michigan vs. Ohio State game in 1969?

Accepted Answer

24-12

Question 58

What was the biggest postseason college basketball tournament up until 1960?

Accepted Answer

NIT

Question 59

Since 1953, Michigan and MSU have played annually for the _________ trophy?

Accepted Answer

Paul Bunyan

Question 60

How much TV and ad revenue is generated by the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament?

Accepted Answer

Over 1 billion

Question 61

What shape is the pennant that Ohio State receives when they beat Michigan?

Accepted Answer

Pants

Question 62

What year did Michigan's basketball team make its first appearance in an NCAA title game?

Accepted Answer

1965

Question 63

What were the unique playing conditions of the 1950 Michigan vs Ohio State game in Columbus?

Accepted Answer

It was a blizzard

Question 64

Which 2X All-American and future Boston Celtic led USF to NCAA titles in 1955 & 1956?

Accepted Answer

Bill Russell

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