College Football Tour 1 Trivia Quiz

Answer: University of South Carolina

"Also Sprach Zarathustra" is the theme music from the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey." The dramatic music was written by Richard Strauss. The University of South Carolina is located in Columbia, and their nickname is "The Gamecocks." South Carolina is in the Southeastern Conference.

The University of North Carolina is located in Chapel Hill, and the football team plays in Kenan Stadium. Their nickname is "The Tarheels." Clemson University is located in Clemson, SC. They play in Memorial Stadium (nicknamed "Death Valley"). Both North Carolina and Clemson are in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The University of Kentucky is located in Lexington, KY, and the Wildcats play in Commonwealth Stadium. They are in the Southeastern Conference.

Answer: Penn State University

Well, I could not leave my alma mater off this quiz. The game was played at Penn State, and, in case you did not know, Joe Paterno is the coach. The stadium at Penn State is Beaver Stadium and it is named for James Beaver, a past governor of the state who was also a president of the university. For his first win, Joe Paterno beat the University of Maryland who at the time was coached by Lou Saban (father of Nick Saban, former coach of Michigan State University).

Answer: Georgia Tech

The schools which do not have "university" in their names are the service academies, Boston College, and Georgia Tech. The service academies that play Division I-A football are the Naval Academy, the US Military Academy (aka "West Point" or "Army"), and the Air Force Academy.

The official name of Virginia Tech is "Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University." USC is short for "University of Southern California." Georgia Tech is located in Atlanta, Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, the Naval Academy is Annapolis, MD, and USC in Los Angeles.

Answer: University of Southern California

The University of Southern California (aka Southern Cal and USC) is located is Los Angeles, and they are known as "The Trojans". Stanford is located in Palo Alto, CA. Their nickname is "The Cardinal" (no "S"!). The University of Oregon is in Eugene, and their nickname is "The Ducks." Arizona State, whose nickname is "The Sun Devils," is found in Tempe. Arizona State plays in Sun Devil Stadium, where the Fiesta Bowl is played.

Answer: University of Oklahoma

"The Red River Shootout" is a nickname for game between The University of Texas and The University of Oklahoma, and it is played each year at the Texas State Fair in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. The schools used to be in different conferences--Texas in the Southwest Conference, Oklahoma in the Big 8 Conference. Now they are both in the Big 12.

The other schools in the answer choices are also in the Big 12. The University of Texas's biggest rival is Texas A&M. The University of Oklahoma used to have a big rivalry with the University of Nebraska in the Big 8. Now they are in different divisions of the Big 12, they do not play every year, and the onfield rivalry has died down.

Answer: Iowa City, IA

I am talking about the University of Iowa, and they play their home games in Kinnick Stadium. The coach who liked to "stand up" his tight ends was Hayden Fry. Madison is the home of the University of Wisconsin, Lawrence is the home of the University of Kansas, and Columbia is the home of the University of Missouri.

Answer: Jacksonville, FL

These two schools meet annually in the Gator Bowl is Jacksonville. Both school are in the Southeastern Conference. The University of Florida is in Gainesville and the University of Georgia is in Athens.

Answer: Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University (BYU) is located in Provo, UT. BYU is a member of the the Mountain West Conference. The longtime coach was Lavell Edwards and the Heisman Trophy winner was QB Ty Detmer. Clemson won the National Championship in 1981 with coach Danny Ford. Washington won a share of the National Title in with coach Don James.

They shared the crown that year with the University of Miami (FL). The University of Washington is located in Seattle. Bowling Green is located in Bowling Green, Ohio (yes, Ohio, not Bowling Green, Kentucky, where they produce Corvettes).

Answer: Kansas State University

Kansas State is located in Manhattan, KS. Their main color is purple. Northwestern, located in Evanston, IL is also nicknamed "The Wildcats," the main color is purple, and the have been notoriously bad over history. Like Kansas State, they also experienced a good period during the mid-1990's and in the 21st century, but their turnaround was not as big as Kansas State's. Northwestern is in the Big 10 Conference. North Carolina State (NC State) is nicknamed "The Wolfpack," and the university is located in Raleigh.

Their main color is red, and is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. NC State has NOT been historically bad is football. Oregon State is another story. Someone nicknamed them "The Temple of the West" (needless to say, not a positive nickname). Oregon State is in the Pacific 10 Conference, is located in Covallis, and is nicknamed "The Beavers." The colors for Oregon State are orange and black.

Answer: Lehigh University

Lehigh University is located in Bethlehem, PA. The most played rivalry is their annual game with Lafayette College of Easton, PA (both Bethlehem and Easton are near Allentown, PA, which is about 60 miles north of Philadelphia). Lehigh and Lafayette met for the 139th time in 2003. Lehigh's nickname is "The Mountain Hawks," and Lafayette's nickname is "The Leopards." Both Lehigh and Lafayette play in Division I-AA.

The most played rivalry is Division I-A football is the University of Minnesota versus the University of Wisconsin. Minnesota and Wisconsin played in 2003 for the 113th time, with Minnesota leading the series 59-46 with 8 ties. Rowan University is in Glassboro, NJ (about 20 miles from Philadelphia). Rowan's nickname is "The Profs." The Saint John's University I had in mind is in Collegeville, MN.

Their nickname is "The Jonnies." College basketball fans are also familiar with a Saint John's University in New York City. The nickname of that Saint John's is "The Red Storm."