Friday Night Trivia: Test Your Knowledge of Michigan State and Ohio State's History Against the Spartans

By Matt Gutridge on September 27, 2024 at 6:15 pm
Michigan State
21 Comments

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. Heading into the fourth game of the season, we see how much you know about this week's opponent, Michigan State.

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.

 

Marshall 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.

Marshall Trivia Answers
No. QUESTION CORRECT ANSWER % CORRECT
1 Ryan Day will become the second Ohio State coach to face Marshall tomorrow. Who is the only other person to lead the Buckeyes against the Thundering Herd? Jim Tressel 91%
2 Who is Marshall's current head coach? Charles Huff 88%
3 In 2004, which Buckeye kicker made a 55-yard field goal to defeat Marshall 24-21 as time expired? Mike Nugent 97%
4 What is the name of Marshall's mascot? Marco the Bison 26%
5 What city is Marshall located in? Huntington 83%
6 Which Ohio State wide receiver had 224 yards against Marshall in 2004? Santonio Holmes 88%
7 Which conference has Marshall never been a member of? Big East 52%
8 Can you identify the NFL great who finished his college career at Marshall? Randy Moss 94%
9 Ohio State's last game against Marshall in 2010 was a Thursday night season opener. Which game below is the only other time the Buckeyes have started the season at home on a Thursday night? Wyoming, 1997 22%
10 Which comedian attended Marshall on a baseball scholarship, but returned to New York after his freshman year because Marshall's baseball program was suspended? Billy Crystal 61%

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

  • 37% thought Harry Herd was the name of Marshall's mascot.
  • 35% chose Minnesota, 2021 as the only other time Ohio State started a football season at home on a Thursday night.

With an 80% score on the Marshall quiz, the Friday Night Trivia community bumped the season average up from 75% to 77%.

21 Comments
View 21 Comments