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Quiz about MM 2010 Devils and Dogs and Lions OH MY

MM 2010: Devils and Dogs and Lions OH MY! Quiz

This quiz includes facts about players and teams from the 2010 NCAA men's basketball tournament.

A multiple-choice quiz by Coonielady. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Coonielady

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
362,043

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of the following teams did NOT make an appearance in the 2010 NCAA Men's basketball tournament? Hint

North Carolina Tar Heels

Florida Gators

Louisville Cardinals

Lehigh Mountain Hawks

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Question 2 of 10

2. Jimmer Fredette, a junior, scored thirty-seven points to lead what team to a first round victory against the Florida Gators? Hint

Brigham Young Cougars

Syracuse Orange

Baylor Bears

Wake Forest Demon Deacons

3. Arkansas-Pine Bluff made its first NCAA tournament appearance in 2010, defeating Winthrop in the play-in round before losing in the first round to top seeded Duke. What is the name of the Arkansas-Pine Bluff team? Hint

Nittany Lions

Terriers

Razorbacks

Golden Lions

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Big East led the nation with eight bids in the tournament. How many teams survived the first two rounds to play in the regional semi-finals (Sweet Sixteen)? Hint

Five

Two

Eight

None, they all lost their first round games

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Question 5 of 10

5. UCLA won a record eleventh national title in 1995. How far did the Bruins advance in 2010's tournament? Hint

They lost in the first round

They didn't make the tournament

They made it into the Elite Eight and lost

They won their twelfth championship

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Question 6 of 10

6. Isaiah Thomas (no relation to the 1980s legend) entered the NBA in 2011 after a stellar college career that included a 2010 Sweet Sixteen appearance with which west-coast team? Hint

San Diego State Aztecs

Gonzaga Bulldogs

California Golden Bears

Washington Huskies

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Question 7 of 10

7. Michigan State Spartans, coached by Tom Izzo, made their thirteenth consecutive Division I Tournament appearance. Their season ended with a Final Four loss to what other team from the Midwest? Hint

Butler Bulldogs

Ohio State Buckeyes

Michigan Wolverines

Kansas Jayhawks

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Question 8 of 10

8. What top ranked team did West Virginia defeat in the regional finals (Elite Eight) to earn a spot in the Final Four? Hint

Tennessee Volunteers

Kentucky Wildcats

Gonzaga Bulldogs

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

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Question 9 of 10

9. What was unusual about the 2010 championship game? Hint

Neither team had ever made the Final Four

The competing coaches were brothers

Both teams were from private universities

The teams have the same mascot name

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which team, whose lineup included Brian Zoubek, Nolan Smith and Kyle Singler, went on to win the 2010 NCAA championship? Hint

Butler Bulldogs

West Virginia Mountaineers

Michigan State Spartans

Duke Blue Devils

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of the following teams did NOT make an appearance in the 2010 NCAA Men's basketball tournament?

Answer: North Carolina Tar Heels

Despite top preseason rankings, the defending champion Tar Heels missed the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2003. They finished the NIT (National Invitation Tournament) in the runner-up spot, losing to Dayton in the final game.

2. Jimmer Fredette, a junior, scored thirty-seven points to lead what team to a first round victory against the Florida Gators?

Answer: Brigham Young Cougars

The talented guard began playing basketball at the age of four and went on to play in the high school state championships in his home state of New York. He followed up his 2010 tournament appearance by leading the nation in scoring and winning national player of the year honors in 2011.

Answer: Golden Lions

The Golden Lions won their first Southwest Athletic Conference tournament and followed up with their first NCAA tournament. After an impressive 61-44 victory over Winthrop (a veteran tournament participant), they lost 44-73 to the Blue Devils.

4. The Big East led the nation with eight bids in the tournament. How many teams survived the first two rounds to play in the regional semi-finals (Sweet Sixteen)?

Answer: Two

Syracuse and West Virginia were the only Big East teams to survive the first two rounds. Syracuse fell to Butler in the Sweet Sixteen, while West Virginia went on, eventually losing to Duke in the Final Four. One of the year's biggest upsets involved perennial favorite Georgetown. The Hoyas lost in the first round to fourteenth seed Ohio.

5. UCLA won a record eleventh national title in 1995. How far did the Bruins advance in 2010's tournament?

Answer: They didn't make the tournament

For just the fourth time since 1988, UCLA missed the tournament after finishing 8-10 in regular conference play and 14-18 overall. They followed up with a bid in 2011, losing to Florida in the third round.

6. Isaiah Thomas (no relation to the 1980s legend) entered the NBA in 2011 after a stellar college career that included a 2010 Sweet Sixteen appearance with which west-coast team?

Answer: Washington Huskies

Washington was one of the surprises of the tournament. After defeating Marquette in the first round, the eleventh ranked Huskies pulled off an impressive 82-64 win over third seeded New Mexico. Although their tournament hopes came to an end with a loss to West Virginia in the regional semi-finals, 2011 saw the Huskies follow up with another tournament bid in which they nearly upset the hard charging, top ranked North Carolina Tar Heels.

7. Michigan State Spartans, coached by Tom Izzo, made their thirteenth consecutive Division I Tournament appearance. Their season ended with a Final Four loss to what other team from the Midwest?

Answer: Butler Bulldogs

Butler University, located in Indianapolis, was considered by many to be a "Cinderella" team when it received its tenth tournament bid after winning the Horizon League conference championship. Led by the multi-talented Gordon Hayward, the Bulldogs defeated top seeded Syracuse in the Sweet Sixteen and followed up with wins over Kansas State and the Spartans to compete in their first championship game.

The final game was played in Butler's hometown and was the most viewed in ten years.

8. What top ranked team did West Virginia defeat in the regional finals (Elite Eight) to earn a spot in the Final Four?

Answer: Kentucky Wildcats

West Virginia won its first Big East Conference title in 2010. Led by John R. Wooden Award finalist Da'Sean Butler, the Mountaineers upset tournament favorite Kentucky 73-66 and went on to the Final Four for the second time in school history (their first was in 1959).

9. What was unusual about the 2010 championship game?

Answer: Both teams were from private universities

Butler vs. Duke -- For the first time in twenty-five years, both finalists were from non-public schools. Butler, home of the Bulldogs, is located in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was the team's tenth appearance in the tournament and the first in the championship game. Duke University is located in Durham, North Carolina. The 2010 championship game was the eighth for the Blue Devils.

10. Which team, whose lineup included Brian Zoubek, Nolan Smith and Kyle Singler, went on to win the 2010 NCAA championship?

Answer: Duke Blue Devils

Legendary coach Mike Krzyzewski's Blue Devils, led by team captain Jon Scheyer, earned their fourth national title with their 61-59 defeat of the Butler Bulldogs.

Source: Author Coonielady

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