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NCAA Basketball Venues Trivia Quiz

Are you a hardcore college basketball fan? Well you better be if you plan on getting through this quiz on college basketball's grandest venues.

A multiple-choice quiz by redskin0125. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
redskin0125

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
320,426

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
609

Last 3 plays: Guest 76 (5/10), Guest 152 (6/10), tony82155 (4/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Until it's 2007 renovation, this basketball venue was once the largest basketball-only venue in college basketball. Hint

Rupp Arena

Carrier Dome

Dean Smith Center

Thompson-Boling Arena

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Question 2 of 10

2. Officially named University Arena, this University of New Mexico basketball haven is more commonly referred to as what? Hint

The Coral

The Dungeon

The Pit

The Lobo Lounge

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Question 3 of 10

3. Home of the Cameron Crazies, Cameron Indoor Stadium wasn't always called Cameron Indoor. Prior to 1972, what was it called? Hint

Trumbauer Fieldhouse

Duke Indoor Stadium

Coach K Court

The Palestra

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Question 4 of 10

4. This school does not play their home basketball games at an Assembly Hall? Hint

University of Albany

University of Indiana

University of Illinois

All play at an Assembly Hall

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Question 5 of 10

5. Dubbed the home of the "Rowdy Reptiles" by ESPN personality Dick Vitale, the "O'Dome", home of the Florida Gators, is officially named what? Hint

Stephen C. O'Connell Center

Olive Garden Arena

Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

University Hall

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Question 6 of 10

6. With a court named after Coach John Wooden and his late wife Nell, UCLA plays it's home games at what venue? Hint

The Staples Center

Westwood Stadium

Pauley Pavillion

Beckett Fieldhouse

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Question 7 of 10

7. What school plays their games at "The Phog?" Hint

University of Arizona

University of Kansas

University of Iowa

Kansas State University

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which venue hosted the 1985 NCAA Men's Div-1 baskeball tournament? Hint

Freedom Hall

Rupp Arena

RCA Dome

Cameron Indoor Stadium

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which venue hosts Bradley Braves basketball games, the winningest program in Missouri Valley Conference history? Hint

Qwest Center

Exhibit Hall

Robertson Memorial Fieldhouse

Carver Arena

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which venue did the 2002 NCAA Tournament champion, Maryland Terrapins, play their home games in? Hint

Cole Fieldhosue

Maryland Stadium

Comcast Center

AT&T Arena

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Until it's 2007 renovation, this basketball venue was once the largest basketball-only venue in college basketball.

Answer: Thompson-Boling Arena

Thompson-Boling Arena, home of the Tennessee Volunteers, had a seating capacity of nearly 25,000 before it's 2007 renovation. The Carrier Dome had a larger seating capacity with 33,000, but it also hosted Syracuse's football games.

2. Officially named University Arena, this University of New Mexico basketball haven is more commonly referred to as what?

Answer: The Pit

The Pit actually hosted the famed 1983 National Final Four, famous for NC State's last second "alley-oop" to win Jim Valvano his first and only championship.

3. Home of the Cameron Crazies, Cameron Indoor Stadium wasn't always called Cameron Indoor. Prior to 1972, what was it called?

Answer: Duke Indoor Stadium

Considered one of the loudest stadiums in the country, Cameron Indoor Stadium actually only holds slightly over 9300 students at capacity.

4. This school does not play their home basketball games at an Assembly Hall?

Answer: University of Albany

The Albany Great Danes play their ball at SEFCU arena, but the two Big Ten rivals play at their own respective versions of an Assembly Hall. Illinois' version was opened in 1963, while Indiana's opened in 1972.

5. Dubbed the home of the "Rowdy Reptiles" by ESPN personality Dick Vitale, the "O'Dome", home of the Florida Gators, is officially named what?

Answer: Stephen C. O'Connell Center

Florida actually bought the flooring from the RCA Dome in Indianapolis that they won their first national title in basketball on. After sanding away the NCAA logos, they repainted it and now play on it in the O'Connell Center.

6. With a court named after Coach John Wooden and his late wife Nell, UCLA plays it's home games at what venue?

Answer: Pauley Pavillion

John Wooden actually refused to allow the court at Pauley Pavillion to be named after himself, unless his wife Nell was also named first.

7. What school plays their games at "The Phog?"

Answer: University of Kansas

The venue, officially named Allen Fieldhouse, was named after Forrest "Phog" Allen, who coached Kansas for 39 years.

8. Which venue hosted the 1985 NCAA Men's Div-1 baskeball tournament?

Answer: Rupp Arena

Rupp Arena hosted the 1985 Final Four. Eighth seeded Villanova upset the Patrick Ewing led Georgetown Hoyas.

9. Which venue hosts Bradley Braves basketball games, the winningest program in Missouri Valley Conference history?

Answer: Carver Arena

Carver Arena also is the home of the Illinois High School Association boys' basketball state finals, which is known as "America's Original March Madness". This is because the phrase "March Madness" was originally used in an essay by H.V. Porter to describe the state's high school basketball tournament in 1939.

10. Which venue did the 2002 NCAA Tournament champion, Maryland Terrapins, play their home games in?

Answer: Cole Fieldhosue

In the Terrapins lone NCAA championship season, the games were still played in Cole Fieldhouse. The following winter, Maryland began playing their games in their new building, the Comcast Center.

Source: Author redskin0125

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