Trivia Tuesday - Gophers/Badgers Edition
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.
- Who won the Heisman trophy while playing for the Gophers?
- 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.
- 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.
- How many lakes (defined here as bodies of water greater than 10 acres in size) are there in Minnesota?
- Name the most popular liquor in the state of wisconsin.
- What was the name of the trophy that Minnesota and wisconsin football played for prior to the Axe and what happened to it?
- Name all the trophies that the Gophers currently play for in head-to-head regular season football games.
- 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.
- What fictional language was taught at the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus during the early 2000s?
- 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?
- Did you cheat? Be honest.
Answers will be published in next week's edition along with standings. Good luck!