Q 01/05

Which nickname is given to Michigan Stadium, where the Wolverines play their home football games?

A) The Horseshoe

B) Death Valley

C) The Big House

D) The Swamp

Answer · why

C) The Big House

The Big House is the largest stadium in the United States: it officially seats 107,601 and has held crowds of more than 115,000.

Q 02/05

Which program did John F. Kennedy first propose in a 2 a.m. campaign speech at the University of Michigan in 1960?

A) Peace Corps

B) Alliance for Progress

C) Head Start

D) VISTA

Answer · why

A) Peace Corps

The Peace Corps began as an early-morning challenge to students from the steps of the Michigan Union, and Kennedy signed the executive order creating ...

Q 03/05

Which quarterback started for Michigan before going 199th in the 2000 NFL draft?

A) Drew Brees

B) Tom Brady

C) Peyton Manning

D) Aaron Rodgers

Answer · why

B) Tom Brady

Tom Brady was the seventh quarterback picked that year, taken by the New England Patriots in a choice now called the biggest steal in NFL draft histor...

Q 04/05

The University of Michigan's Thomas Francis Jr. announced in April 1955 that a vaccine for which disease was safe?

A) Measles

B) Smallpox

C) Tuberculosis

D) Polio

Answer · why

D) Polio

Polio was the target of Jonas Salk's vaccine, which Francis had tested in a $17.5 million nationwide trial before giving his verdict in Rackham Audito...

Q 05/05

Which future U.S. president played center on Michigan football teams that won national titles in 1932 and 1933?

A) Gerald Ford

B) Richard Nixon

C) Ronald Reagan

D) Dwight Eisenhower

Answer · why

A) Gerald Ford

Gerald Ford turned down offers from two NFL teams after graduating, and Michigan retired his No. 48 jersey in 1994.