Spartan Trivia

Trivia #1: Who did MSU play to win the 1979 National Championship in basketball? Name the 1 star player on both teams. (Easy one)

Trivia #2: We all know MSU was once MSC and joined the Big Ten a long time ago. What school did we replace in the Big Ten and when?

Trivia #3: Who wrote the MSU Fight song and in what year?

Trivia#4: What high school did  point guard Kalin Lucas attend?

Trivia #5: Spartan Stadium's capacity was reduced in 1994 from 76,000 to ____________(nearest thousand is close enough).

Trivia #6:Who ran back an 88 yard interception for a TD vs #1 Ohio State in 1974?

Trivia #7:What MSU football coach has the most wins? 

Trivia #8:What football player was MSU's first #1 NFL pick?

Trivia $9:Who did MSU play in the 10-10 tie in 1966? 

Trivia #10 :How many times did the Spartans defeat a #1 ranked football team in the 70s, 80s, and 90s?



Answers below….



Answer #1: Indiana State , Magic Johnson, Larry Bird

Answer #2:The University of Chicago left the Big Ten on January 1, 1946. MSU joined the Big Ten as the 10th team on May 20, 1949. That was that the last change until the addition of Penn State in 1993 and the University of Nebraska on June 12th this year.

We could always add more trivia questions. They can be beyond athletics

MSU

Source:http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/37689691/ns/sports-college_football/

History of Conference Realignment article

Answer3#: Francis Lankey in 1915. We were the Aggies back then.

Answer #4: Kalin attended Orchard Lake St. Marys

Answer #572,000 seats to improve sight lines

Answer #6: Levi Jackson I was at that game! We won 16-13

Answer #7: Duffy Daugherty with 109 wins

Answer #8: Bubba Smith in 1967  was drafted by Baltimore

Answer #9: Notre Dame

Answer #10: 3 OSU vs in 74 and 78, U-M in 1990

Source of football questions were mostly from this site

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