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

By Matt Gutridge on November 15, 2024 at 6:30 pm
Friday Night Trivia, Northwestern
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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 fifth FOX Big Noon game of the season, we see how much you know about this week's opponent, Northwestern. Insert your "Nerds!" and "We've got..." comments here.

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.

 

Purdue 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.

Purdue Trivia Answers
No. QUESTION CORRECT ANSWER % CORRECT
1 The Buckeye above caught his first career pass as an Ohio State player for a 58-yard touchdown against Purdue last year. Who is he? Brandon Inniss 60%
2 Where is Purdue located? West Lafayette 93%
3 Ohio State’s 2002 game against Purdue was also played on Nov. 9. Who caught the game-winning touchdown that made Brent Musburger say the iconic words, “Holy Buckeye”? Michael Jenkins 84%
4 What is the name of Purdue’s dead-eyed mascot? Purdue Pete 79%
5 Another Buckeye also scored his first collegiate touchdown in last year’s game against Purdue, who was he? (Hint: he is the only player listed below with a rushing touchdown in 2023.) Devin Brown 53%
6 When was the last time Purdue won in Columbus? 1988 54%
7 This Basketball Hall of Fame player and coach was born in Hall, Indiana. He was a three-time consensus All-American as a 5-10 guard for Purdue from 1929-32 and went on to win 10 NCAA championships as a head coach. Who was he? John Wooden 73%
8 Wes Fesler never defeated Purdue. Who is the only other Ohio State coach to go winless against the Boilermakers? Luke Fickell 86%
9 Which starting offensive lineman for Ohio State is from Indiana? Josh Fryar 58%
10 Which Stranger Things actress has been an online student at Purdue studying health and human services since August 2022? (Hint: After her marriage in May, Jon Bon Jovi is now her father-in-law.) Millie Bobby Brown 70%

Overall, the most selected answer by the Eleven Warriors community on every question was the correct answer. For the third time this season, the community aced the test! 

With a perfect score of 100% on the Purdue quiz, the Friday Night Trivia community's season grade goes up from 83.8% to 85.6%.

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