Trivia Tuesday - Gophers/Badgers Edition

Trivia Tuesday - Gophers/Badgers Edition
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Welcome to Trivia Tuesday. Each week we will ask 10ish questions. In honor of Minnesota/wisconsin week the questions in this edition will be Gophers & Badgers themed.

Scoring works as follows:
All correct answers get 3 points.
Fastest user to answer each question correctly gets 1 bonus point.
Fastest user to answer all questions correctly gets 5 bonus points.
Subsequent users to get all questions correct, get 4 bonus points.
Funniest incorrect answers get 2 points.

At the end of the offseason, a grand champion will be crowned!

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On to these week's questions.

  1. Who won the Heisman trophy while playing for the Gophers?
  2. The Badgers are famous for producing NFL caliber running backs, so we will ignore that. Name the Badger football player with the most career college receiving yards.
  3. In which sport have Minnesota and wisconsin combined for their most national championships and how many have there been? If your answer is a sport with men's and women's teams, consider those separate sports and specific which.
  4. How many lakes (defined here as bodies of water greater than 10 acres in size) are there in Minnesota?
  5. Name the most popular liquor in the state of wisconsin.
  6. What was the name of the trophy that Minnesota and wisconsin football played for prior to the Axe and what happened to it?
  7. Name all the trophies that the Gophers currently play for in head-to-head regular season football games.
  8. Name the sport, opponent, and number of games won in a row of the Badgers longest active winning streak against a Big Ten opponent. The streak can be home games only, road games only, or any venue.
  9. What fictional language was taught at the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus during the early 2000s?
  10. The University of Minnesota played their first intercollegiate football game in 1882. Who did the Gophers play in that game and what was the final score?
  11. Did you cheat? Be honest.

Answers will be published in next week's edition along with standings. Good luck!