Q 01/05

What is the nickname of Michigan Stadium?

A) The Horseshoe

B) The Big House

C) The Swamp

D) The Shoe Box

Answer · why

B) The Big House

It opened in 1927 with 72,000 seats and now holds 107,601, the largest stadium in the Western Hemisphere.

Q 02/05

What are Michigan's official colours?

A) Gold and navy

B) Scarlet and gray

C) Maize and blue

D) Yellow and black

Answer · why

C) Maize and blue

The Wolverines have worn them since the 1860s, decades before the football team played its first game.

Q 03/05

In what year did Michigan play its first intercollegiate football game?

A) 1887

B) 1896

C) 1902

D) 1879

Answer · why

D) 1879

The opponent on 30 May 1879 was Racine College; Michigan joined the Big Ten at its founding in 1896.

Q 04/05

How many national championships does Michigan claim?

A) Six

B) Twelve

C) Nine

D) Fifteen

Answer · why

B) Twelve

Six of them came under Fielding Yost; the most recent was the 15-0 season in 2023.

Q 05/05

Michigan holds which all-time distinction in college football?

A) Most Heisman winners

B) Most wins of any programme

C) Most bowl appearances

D) Longest home sellout streak

Answer · why

B) Most wins of any programme

The Wolverines have been piling up victories since 1879, which is why every rival wants to knock them off the top of the list.