Q 01/05

Like the University of Memphis for nearly five decades, which of these universities keeps a live tiger as its mascot?

A) Auburn

B) Clemson

C) LSU

D) Missouri

Answer · why

C) LSU

LSU keeps a live tiger named Mike, while Memphis had three, each called TOM. Memphis's tiger rode to home football games in a climate-controlled trail...

Q 02/05

Which UCLA center made 21 of his 22 shots to beat Memphis State in the 1973 NCAA basketball final?

A) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

B) Bill Walton

C) Jamaal Wilkes

D) Sidney Wicks

Answer · why

B) Bill Walton

Bill Walton scored a championship-game record 44 points in the 87–66 win. Memphis State was playing in the national title game for the first time, hav...

Q 03/05

Which team beat Memphis in overtime in the 2008 NCAA final after tying the game with 2.1 seconds left?

A) Texas

B) UCLA

C) Florida

D) Kansas

Answer · why

D) Kansas

Kansas forced overtime on Mario Chalmers's late shot and won 75–68. Memphis had been the first team with 38 wins in a season, but the NCAA later vacat...

Q 04/05

Which future NBA MVP played one season at Memphis before the Chicago Bulls drafted him first overall?

A) Derrick Rose

B) John Wall

C) Kevin Love

D) Russell Westbrook

Answer · why

A) Derrick Rose

Derrick Rose grew up in Chicago, so the Bulls were his hometown team. He was only 22 when he was named the league's Most Valuable Player in 2011.

Q 05/05

The Pyramid, home of Memphis Tigers basketball from 1991 to 2004, reopened in 2015 as which retailer's megastore?

A) Academy Sports

B) Cabela's

C) Bass Pro Shops

D) Tractor Supply

Answer · why

C) Bass Pro Shops

Bass Pro Shops filled the 321-foot arena with a hotel, restaurants, a bowling alley and an archery range. In its basketball days, fans called the buil...