Q 01/05

After beating UNLV in 1978, Nevada took apart which rivalry trophy and flew it home as carry-on luggage?

A) Paul Bunyan's Axe

B) The Fremont Cannon

C) The Victory Bell

D) The Old Oaken Bucket

Answer · why

B) The Fremont Cannon

The Fremont Cannon weighs 545 pounds, the heaviest trophy in college football, so coach Chris Ault had to talk airport security into letting his playe...

Q 02/05

Which boxing referee, who disqualified Mike Tyson for biting Evander Holyfield, won an NCAA boxing title at Nevada?

A) Joe Cortez

B) Richard Steele

C) Kenny Bayless

D) Mills Lane

Answer · why

D) Mills Lane

Mills Lane took the NCAA welterweight title in 1960 after learning to box in the Marines, then became a Nevada district judge with his own television ...

Q 03/05

Which baseball team drafted Nevada quarterback Colin Kaepernick in 2009, though he stayed with football?

A) Oakland Athletics

B) Chicago Cubs

C) Seattle Mariners

D) Milwaukee Brewers

Answer · why

B) Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs spent a 43rd-round pick on him because he had been a standout high school pitcher who turned down baseball scholarships to play colle...

Q 04/05

Which formation, with the quarterback four yards behind the center, is Nevada coach Chris Ault credited with creating?

A) The Wishbone

B) The Wildcat

C) The Pistol

D) The Run and Shoot

Answer · why

C) The Pistol

The Pistol splits the difference between the shotgun and lining up under center, and within a few years NFL teams from Kansas City to Washington were ...

Q 05/05

Nevada erased a 22-point second-half deficit to stun which Ohio school in the 2018 NCAA men's basketball tournament?

A) Xavier

B) Ohio State

C) Cincinnati

D) Dayton

Answer · why

C) Cincinnati

Cincinnati was a No. 2 seed and led by 22 with 11 minutes left, and the comeback tied the second-largest in NCAA Tournament history.