Q 01/05

In which city is the Rose Bowl Game traditionally played?

A) Long Beach

B) Anaheim

C) Santa Monica

D) Pasadena

Answer · why

D) Pasadena

The game is played in the Arroyo Seco, about 10 miles north-northeast of downtown Los Angeles. The city of Pasadena co-owns the Rose Bowl name with th...

Q 02/05

Which broadcaster gave the Rose Bowl its nickname, "The Granddaddy of Them All"?

A) Brent Musburger

B) Curt Gowdy

C) Keith Jackson

D) Howard Cosell

Answer · why

C) Keith Jackson

Jackson called the game for ABC for decades. A statue of him was unveiled at the stadium's Rose Plaza in December 2019.

Q 03/05

In what year was the very first Rose Bowl game played?

A) 1916

B) 1908

C) 1902

D) 1923

Answer · why

C) 1902

It was billed as the Tournament East–West football game. Football then vanished from the festivities until 1916, when it returned for good.

Q 04/05

The 1902 game was so lopsided that Stanford quit in the third quarter. Which team beat them 49–0?

A) Notre Dame

B) Yale

C) Harvard

D) Michigan

Answer · why

D) Michigan

Fielding H. Yost's 1901 Michigan team finished 11–0. Yost had coached Stanford the season before.

Q 05/05

After the 1902 blowout, what did the Tournament of Roses stage instead of football for 13 years?

A) Rowing regattas

B) Boxing matches

C) Baseball exhibitions

D) Chariot and ostrich races

Answer · why

D) Chariot and ostrich races

The festivities also once featured a race between a camel and an elephant. The elephant won.