Friday Night Trivia: Test Your Knowledge of Purdue and Ohio State’s History Against the Boilermakers

By Matt Gutridge on November 8, 2024 at 6:15 pm
Purdue
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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. Heading into Ohio State's fourth FOX Big Noon game of the season, we see how much you know about this week's opponent, Purdue.

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.

 

Penn State 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.

Penn State Trivia Answers
No. QUESTION CORRECT ANSWER % CORRECT
1 The Buckeye in the photo above was the only player with a rushing touchdown in last year’s game against Penn State. Who was this player? Miyan Williams 71%
2 Where is Penn State located? State’s head coach? University Park 32%
3 Ohio State’s current winning streak against Penn State is the longest in series history. How many straight games have the Buckeyes won against the Nittany Lions? 7 82%
4 Which Ohio State running back ran for a series-high 190 yards against Penn State in 2010? Dan Herron 32%
5 Penn State quarterback Drew Allar was named Ohio’s Mr. Football after his senior season. What high school did he attend? Medina 56%
6 This will be James Franklin’s 11th time coaching against Ohio State. How many wins does he have in the previous 10 games? 1 86%
7 Which actor, who played Phil Dunphy on Modern Family, earned his Master of Fine Arts at Penn State? Ty Burrell 47%
8 Prior to Will Howard, who was the last Ohio State starting quarterback from Pennsylvania? (Note: Kyle McCord played high school football in Pennsylvania but lived in New Jersey.) Terrelle Pryor 86%
9 Which former Ohio State wide receiver now plays for Penn State? Julian Fleming 96%
10 Which Buckeye had two interceptions and a forced fumble in Ohio State’s last trip to Penn State? JT Tuimoloau 91%

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.

  • 38% went with College Park as Penn State's location. 
  • 38% selected Carlos Hyde ast the Ohio State running back to run for a series-high 190 yards in 2010.

With an 80% score on the Nebraska quiz, the Friday Night Trivia community’s season grade slightly drops from 84.3% down to 83.8%.

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