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Hickory Hysteria..."Hoosiers" Tidbits Quiz

A challenging recap of the movie about the 1952 Hickory high school basketball season, starring Gene Hackman.

A multiple-choice quiz by bburgk11. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
bburgk11

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
113,151

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
3039

Last 3 plays: Guest 75 (3/10), Guest 76 (6/10), Guest 50 (8/10).

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which player was attempting to return to the first game after a player fouled out, only to be instructed to return to the bench by the head coach? Hint

Merle Webb

Rade Butcher

Everett Flatch

Buddy Wapner

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the name of the high school opposing Hickory in the game when Coach Dale is ejected for arguing with officials and a Hickory player is ejected for punching an opposing player? Hint

Oolitic

Verdine

Terhune

Cedar Knob

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Question 3 of 10

3. In the Hickory season opener (and Coach Dale's debut), who scores the first basket of the season for the Huskers? Hint

Rade

Everett

Merle

Jimmy

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which player's father drives the red Hickory team bus to every road game? Hint

Whit

Everett

Ollie

Strap

5. Ms. Fleener, who is looking after Jimmy when Coach Dale first arrives, wanted Jimmy to take a year off from playing basketball to focus on getting an academic scholarship to this college and "get out of this place." Which college does she refer to? Hint

Ithaca University

Wabash College

Indiana University

Deerlick College

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Question 6 of 10

6. During the home game in which Shooter finishes coaching for the ejected Coach Dale, his final defensive set instructs Rade to "let yourself get taken out!" Which Hickory player is then supposed to "drop down and take his place" and "close that lane?" Hint

Everett

Jimmy

Buddy

Strap

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Question 7 of 10

7. In the regional final game, during a timeout, Coach Dale yells to Buddy that the player he's guarding is "killing us... he's just killing us!" What was the uniform number of the opposing player Coach Dale is referring to? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. In which Hickory game does Shooter show up late and drunk and then wander onto the floor to dispute a call by the referee, which gets Hickory charged with a technical foul? Hint

State Championship Game

Sectional Final Game

Last Game of Regular Season

Regional Final Game

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Question 9 of 10

9. The Hickory Huskers are matched up with South Bend Central high school in the state championship game. What was the South Bend Central team nickname? Hint

Fighting Irish

Hawks

Crusaders

Bears

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Question 10 of 10

10. Jimmy Chitwood caps off an amazing performance in the state championship game by hitting the game-winning shot at the buzzer. What is the uniform number of the defending South Bend Central player that Jimmy shoots the last shot over? Hint

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Most Recent Scores

Nov 04 2024 : Guest 75: 3/10
Nov 03 2024 : Guest 76: 6/10
Oct 28 2024 : Guest 50: 8/10
Oct 24 2024 : Guest 99: 2/10
Oct 06 2024 : Guest 70: 5/10
Oct 04 2024 : Guest 174: 3/10
Oct 04 2024 : Guest 50: 8/10
Oct 03 2024 : Guest 198: 8/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which player was attempting to return to the first game after a player fouled out, only to be instructed to return to the bench by the head coach?

Answer: Rade Butcher

The coach completed the game with only four active players as a way to teach the boys that he was the person in charge of the team.
Referee: "Coach, you need another player."
Coach: "My team's on the floor!"

2. What is the name of the high school opposing Hickory in the game when Coach Dale is ejected for arguing with officials and a Hickory player is ejected for punching an opposing player?

Answer: Cedar Knob

This game shows that Coach Dale is struggling to control his team and his emotions when he tells the opposing coach "It's bad enough we have to play in this cage you call a gym; your players are playing like a bunch of gorillas!"

3. In the Hickory season opener (and Coach Dale's debut), who scores the first basket of the season for the Huskers?

Answer: Everett

Coach Dale had stressed the importance of teamwork in practices leading up to the game. He also tried to point out that "there's more to the game than shooting... there's fundamentals and defense." He wanted the team to "pass four times before taking a shot." Though the team struggled with his system in the opener, they were able to work the ball inside to starting center Everett, who hit a turnaround jumper from the right elbow.

4. Which player's father drives the red Hickory team bus to every road game?

Answer: Strap

Strap's father is also the preacher for the team, and has to repaint the bus to white during the summer, after basketball season, for traveling preacher shows. "But every winter... back to red."

Answer: Wabash College

During this altercation, Ms. Fleener digs at Coach Dale by telling him to "just stay away from Jimmy... I don't want him coaching in Hickory when he's 50."

Answer: Buddy

This is the first time Shooter would actually say anything to the team. This defense results in a steal, which allows Shooter to call a timeout and set up the winning Picket Fence play on offense.

Answer: 41

Coach instructs Buddy to "Stick with him! Think of it as chewing gum... by the end of the game I wanna know what flavor he is!" After fouling out late in the game, Buddy tells Coach from the bench that "It was Dentyne."

8. In which Hickory game does Shooter show up late and drunk and then wander onto the floor to dispute a call by the referee, which gets Hickory charged with a technical foul?

Answer: Sectional Final Game

Hickory overcomes the distraction to win and advance to the regional final; after the game, a despondent Shooter is finally checked into a hospital in order to "dry out."

9. The Hickory Huskers are matched up with South Bend Central high school in the state championship game. What was the South Bend Central team nickname?

Answer: Bears

In his pregame introduction, the play-by-play radio broadcaster states the high schools, nicknames and enrollments of both high schools.

Answer: 10

Coach Dale initially wants to use Jimmy as a decoy and have Merle come off the Picket Fence for the final shot, but his teammates all agree that Jimmy deserves the shot. A now-confident Jimmy tells the Coach "I'll make it."

Source: Author bburgk11

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