Friday Night Trivia: Test Your Knowledge of Marshall and Ohio State's History Against the Thundering Herd

By Matt Gutridge on September 20, 2024 at 6:15 pm
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Put on your thinking caps and grab a drink, it's time for Friday Night Trivia.

Eleven Warriors is home to the most knowledgeable Buckeye fans on the planet. It is now time for you to prove it. 

We’ll put together a 10-question quiz each week to test your knowledge of Ohio State football and its upcoming opponent. To start the 2024 season, we see how much you know about the Buckeyes' second opponent, Western Michigan.

There are two simple rules: Please use your brain (not a search engine) and only play once.

Note: After you answer all of the questions, you must click on "Finish Quiz" to see your results.

 

Western Michigan Report Card

The correct answers from last week’s quiz and the percentage of participants who got each question correct can be found in the table below.

Western Michigan Trivia Answers
No. QUESTION CORRECT ANSWER % CORRECT
1 What is the name of Western Michigan’s mascot? Buster Bronco 98%
2 Who was Ohio State’s head coach the first and only other time the Buckeyes played Western Michigan? Urban Meyer 53%
3 What city is Western Michigan located in? Kalamazoo 94%
4 Who is Western Michigan’s current head coach? Lance Taylor 68%
5 Which comedian is an alum of Western Michigan with a degree in communications? Tim Allen 75%
6 Which other directional Michigan school has Ohio State played? Eastern Michigan 46%
7 Can you identify the former Green Bay Packers wide receiver who played for Western Michigan? Greg Jennings 54%
8 Do you have the talent to identify the actor who played football for Western Michigan? Terry Crews 62%
9 Which member of the Harbaugh family was once the head coach at Western Michigan? Jack 61%
10 In 2007, Corey Davis became Western Michigan’s only top-five NFL Draft pick. Which team is the only Big Ten program to never have a top-five NFL Draft pick? Rutgers 41%

Overall, the most selected answer by the Eleven Warriors community on 9 out of 10 questions was the correct answer. On one question, one incorrect answer received more votes than the correct answer.

  • 53% thought Central Michigan was the other directional school Ohio State has played. To date, the Buckeyes have never played the Chippewas in football. 

Much like the on-field Buckeyes, Friday Night Trivia players elevated their game from Week 1 to Week 2, improving from 60% for the Akron quiz to 90% for the Western Michigan quiz. Were you able to keep the momentum going with another successful performance coming off of the bye week?

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