Friday Night Trivia: Test Your Knowledge of Ohio State’s History in the Rose Bowl

By Matt Gutridge on December 27, 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. Heading into the Rose Bowl matchup against No. 1 Oregon, we see how much you know about The Granddaddy Of Them All.

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

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

 

Tennessee Report Card

The correct answers from the most recent quiz and the percentage of participants who got each question correct can be found in the table below.

Tennessee Trivia Answers
No. QUESTION CORRECT ANSWER % CORRECT
1 Who is the five-star offensive lineman who committed to Tennessee over Ohio State in the photo above? David Sanders Jr. 93%
2 In which bowl game did Ohio State face Tennessee in their only previous meeting on Jan. 1, 1996? Citrus Bowl 89%
3 Who is Tennessee's head football coach? Josh Heupel 95%
4 Who was Ohio State's starting tailback in the 1996 bowl game against Tennessee? Eddie George 85%
5 Tennessee's mascot is a Bluetick Coonhound, what is the dog's name? Smokey 97%
6 Who was Tennessee's starting quarterback when the schools played on January 1, 1996? Peyton Manning 80%
7 It was a rainy day when Ohio State and Tennessee last played, what unfair advantage did John Cooper believe Tennessee used that day? Cleats too long 91%
8 Which musician was given an honorary degree from the university of Tennessee? Dolly Parton 79%
9 What is in the end zone on Tennessee's field? Orange and white checkerboard 99%
10 Which Ohio State coach was born in Tennessee? John Cooper 68%

Overall, the most selected answer by the Eleven Warriors community on every question was the correct answer. For the seventh time this season, the community aced the test; just like the Buckeyes did against the Volunteers.

With a perfect score of 100% on the Tennessee quiz, the Friday Night Trivia community's season grade goes up from 89.2 to an impressive 90.0%.

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