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Oct. 2005: Great College Games Quiz

Let's see if you know random information from one of the most exciting days in college football history. I picked five games and compiled four questions about each game. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by uwbadger12000. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
uwbadger12000

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
258,642

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
9 / 20

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Question 1 of 20

1. Which Wisconsin Badger recovered the blocked punt in the end zone to give the Badgers the lead in Minnesota? Hint

Ben Strickland

Roderick Rogers

Jonathan Casillas

Robert Brooks

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Question 2 of 20

2. How many yards was the completion from Matt Leinart to Dwayne Jarrett on 4th and 9 to set up the winning score for USC against Notre Dame? Hint

67 yards

58 yards

61 yards

73 yards

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Question 3 of 20

3. How many overtimes did the West Virginia/Louisville game go into? Hint

Three

Two

One

Four

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Question 4 of 20

4. What was the score at the end of third quarter of Michigan's 27-25 upset over Penn State? Hint

10-7 Michigan

17-6 Penn State

10-3 Michigan

10-7 Penn State

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Question 5 of 20

5. Who kicked the game-winning field goal to give the Alabama Crimson Tide a 13-10 victory over the Ole' Miss Rebels, and give Alabama a 6-0 start. Hint

Robert Bass

Van Tiffin

Danny Ridgeway

Jamie Christensen

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Question 6 of 20

6. With Wisconsin trailing 34-24 with a couple of minutes remaining, who caught the touchdown for the Badgers to cut the Minnesota lead to three? Hint

Jonathan Orr

Brandon Williams

Owen Daniels

Travis Beckum

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Question 7 of 20

7. Who scored the touchdown to give Notre Dame a 31-28 lead before USC came down and won the game? Hint

Brady Quinn

Jeff Samardzija

Darius Walker

Maurice Stovall

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Question 8 of 20

8. Which Lousville player was stopped on the two-point conversion to give West Virginia the win? Hint

Kolby Smith

Michael Bush

Brian Brohm

Mario Urrutia

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Question 9 of 20

9. Who caught the game-winning touchdown pass for Michigan against Penn State? Hint

Mario Manningham

Jason Avant

Braylon Edwards

Steve Breaston

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Question 10 of 20

10. Who scored Ole' Miss' only touchdown during the 13-10 loss to Alabama? Hint

Michael Spurlock

Taye Briddle

Mike Espy

Mario Hill

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Question 11 of 20

11. How long was Laurence Maroney's touchdown run to give Minnesota a 17-10 lead over Wisconsin in the third quarter? Hint

75 yards

97 yards

87 yards

93 yards

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Question 12 of 20

12. USC was the top ranked team in the nation. What was Notre Dame's ranking? Hint

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Question 13 of 20

13. Who was the leading rusher in the game between Louisville and West Virginia? Hint

Steve Slaton

Pat White

Michael Bush

Owen Schmitt

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Question 14 of 20

14. With under a half-minute left in Michigan's win against Penn State, Lloyd Carr complained to the referees about something. What happened as a result of it? Hint

They won a challenge

They earned back a timeout

They added two seconds back on the clock

Penn State was penalized

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Question 15 of 20

15. Ken Darby scored the only touchdown for Alabama against Ole' Miss.

True

False

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Question 16 of 20

16. Minnesota starting quarterback Bryan Cupito was injured and missed the Wisconsin game. How many completions did backup Tony Mortenson have? Hint

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Question 17 of 20

17. USC's Reggie Bush was the game's leading rusher against Notre Dame.

True

False

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Question 18 of 20

18. Which player caught Pat White's two-point conversion to put West Virginia up 46-38 on Louisville in overtime? Hint

Steve Slaton

Dorrell Jalloh

Brandon Myles

Darius Reynaud

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Question 19 of 20

19. Out of the following players, which Penn State player was not a freshman when the Michigan game was played? Hint

Terrell Golden

Jordan Norwood

Derrick Williams

Justin King

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Question 20 of 20

20. In the game between Alabama and Ole' Miss, the game was played in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which Wisconsin Badger recovered the blocked punt in the end zone to give the Badgers the lead in Minnesota?

Answer: Ben Strickland

With the Badgers trailing 34-31 with just over a half-minute remaining and the Gophers with a 4th and 1 at their own 19-yard line, Minnesota punter Justin Kucek dropped a perfect snap, and tried to pick it up and punt it. Jonathan Casillas came through with the block and Ben Strickland pounced on it just before it crossed the end line to give the Badgers the lead.

2. How many yards was the completion from Matt Leinart to Dwayne Jarrett on 4th and 9 to set up the winning score for USC against Notre Dame?

Answer: 61 yards

Matt Leinart hooked up with Dwayne Jarrett for 61 yards inside the Notre Dame 20-yard line. That set up the winning score for the Trojans.

3. How many overtimes did the West Virginia/Louisville game go into?

Answer: Three

The West Virginia Mountaineers came back from a 24-7 fourth quarter defecit to tie the score and send it into overtime, where they played three overtimes before West Virginia prevailed, 46-44.

4. What was the score at the end of third quarter of Michigan's 27-25 upset over Penn State?

Answer: 10-3 Michigan

The Wolverines were up 10-3 at the end of the third before the fire works started, and a total of 39 points were scored in the final quarter.

5. Who kicked the game-winning field goal to give the Alabama Crimson Tide a 13-10 victory over the Ole' Miss Rebels, and give Alabama a 6-0 start.

Answer: Jamie Christensen

Christensen kicked a 31-yard field goal to give Alabama the win, and give the Crimson Tide a 6-0 start.

6. With Wisconsin trailing 34-24 with a couple of minutes remaining, who caught the touchdown for the Badgers to cut the Minnesota lead to three?

Answer: Brandon Williams

Williams caught a 21-yard touchdown pass, despite getting hammered across the face, to cut the defecit to three.

7. Who scored the touchdown to give Notre Dame a 31-28 lead before USC came down and won the game?

Answer: Brady Quinn

Brady Quinn scored on a five yard run to put Notre Dame up 31-28. Of course, Matt Leinart led the Trojan comeback and kept their perfect season in tact.

8. Which Lousville player was stopped on the two-point conversion to give West Virginia the win?

Answer: Brian Brohm

Brohm tried running it and was stopped short.

9. Who caught the game-winning touchdown pass for Michigan against Penn State?

Answer: Mario Manningham

The Fab frosh made the biggest catch of his young career in haulting Penn State's undefeated run.

10. Who scored Ole' Miss' only touchdown during the 13-10 loss to Alabama?

Answer: Mario Hill

Hill caught a 27-yard touchdown to give the Rebels a 7-0 lead, but that was the only time they reached the end zone.

11. How long was Laurence Maroney's touchdown run to give Minnesota a 17-10 lead over Wisconsin in the third quarter?

Answer: 93 yards

Maroney scored on a 93-yard touchdown run to give the Gophers the lead, in which they didn't relenquish until 30 seconds remaining.

12. USC was the top ranked team in the nation. What was Notre Dame's ranking?

Answer: 9

The top ranked Trojans went into South Bend and beat the 9th ranked Fighting Irish.

13. Who was the leading rusher in the game between Louisville and West Virginia?

Answer: Steve Slaton

Slaton rushed 31 times for 191 yards and five touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown to help lead the comeback.

14. With under a half-minute left in Michigan's win against Penn State, Lloyd Carr complained to the referees about something. What happened as a result of it?

Answer: They added two seconds back on the clock

The refs added two seconds back on the clock. That may not seem very much, but the play before the touchdown by Mario Manningham, Chad Henne threw an incomplete pass with just one second remaining. That might have been the biggest call of the game looking back on it.

15. Ken Darby scored the only touchdown for Alabama against Ole' Miss.

Answer: True

It was a run of nearly 50 yards to put 'Bama in the lead.

16. Minnesota starting quarterback Bryan Cupito was injured and missed the Wisconsin game. How many completions did backup Tony Mortenson have?

Answer: 7

Mortenson went 7-for-17, throwing for 99 yards, a touchdown, and an interception.

17. USC's Reggie Bush was the game's leading rusher against Notre Dame.

Answer: True

Bush rushed for 160 yards on only 15 carries, and had three touchdowns.

18. Which player caught Pat White's two-point conversion to put West Virginia up 46-38 on Louisville in overtime?

Answer: Dorrell Jalloh

Jalloh had only one reception in the game, but caught that major pass to put West Virginia up by eight and force a Louisville touchdown and two-point conversion.

19. Out of the following players, which Penn State player was not a freshman when the Michigan game was played?

Answer: Terrell Golden

The fab frosh for the Lions included Derrick Williams and Jordan King. Williams had a huge catch in a win in Evanston earlier in the 2005 season.

20. In the game between Alabama and Ole' Miss, the game was played in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Answer: False

The game was in Oxford, Mississippi.

Source: Author uwbadger12000

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