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Trivia Time: Week 7

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October 15, 2019 at 6:15am
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Welcome to Trivia Time, the community quiz that will unequivocally prove how smart the community is...or not. We believe that Eleven Warriors is home to the most knowledgeable Buckeye fans on the planet. It is now time for you to prove it.

Below, you will find 10 questions. The answer with the most votes for each question will be the "community answer". The answers and community grade will be revealed at the bottom of next week's Trivia Time.

The Buckeyes travel to Northwestern for a very rare regular season game on a Friday. Ohio State defeated the Wildcats in last year's Big Ten Championship, but have not faced them in Evanston since 2013.

Today's questions are based on Ohio State's past performances against the Northwestern and some general knowledge about this week's foe.

In between this week's questions, you will find the results of last week's Trivia Time based on the Ohio State and Michigan State.

Two simple rules: Please use your brain (not a search engine) and only play once.

Difficulty: 1st and goal from the 1
Last Week's Questions 

The community answer is in italics, the correct answer is in bold. If the community came up with the correct answer it will be bold and in italics.

Where is Michigan State's main campus located?
Ann Arbor..........3%
Bad Axe............0%
East Lansing.....96%
Jugville..............1%

The university was founded in 1855 and the main campus is located in East Lansing. If you are wondering, Bad Axe and Jugville are real cities in that cesspool of a state to the north.

When was the last time Ohio State lost to Michigan State?
2000.....0%
2005.....1%
2010.....2%
2015.....97%

November 11 was a cold, rainy and windy afternoon in 2015. The day was made much worse when the Spartans destroyed the Buckeyes' chances of repeating as national champs. Try not to see Michael Geiger sprinting down the field doing a windmill.

Difficulty: 2nd and 5
Last Week's Questions   

What year did Joe Germaine and No. 1 Ohio State lose to Michigan State in Ohio Stadium?
1978.....2%
1988.....4%
1998.....92%
2008.....2%

A tough day to be a Buckeye fan. Ohio State jumped out to a 17-3 lead in the first quarter. The Buckeye faithful in attendance were stunned when Michigan State outscored Ohio State 25-7 over the next three quarters.

Who is Michigan State's head football coach?
Mike D'Andrea.....0%
Mike Dantonio.....12%
Mark Dantonio.....87%
John DeLorean.....1%

Even if Sports Illustrated thinks that Mike Dantonio is the head coach for the Spartans, we know the correct answer is Mark Dantonio.

Difficulty: 3rd and 10
Last Week's Questions 

This will be the ______ time the Buckeyes and Spartans have both been ranked when playing against each other in Columbus.
1st.........3%
11th.......94%
110th.....2%
111th.....1%

The Buckeyes are now 7-4 when playing in Ohio Stadium when both teams are ranked. The losses were in 2015, 1987, 1953 and 1951.

Who was the Spartans' head coach when Joe Germaine and No. 1 Ohio State lost to unranked Michigan State in Ohio Stadium?
George Perles......8%
Nick Saban...........79%
John L. Smith.......11%
Bobby Williams.....2%

Saban orchestrated the upset that broke many Ohio State fans' hearts on that November afternoon in 1998. He started his head coaching career in 1990 at Toledo. He had a brief stint with the Browns before heading to MSU in 1995. He left for LSU in 2000 and was with the Dolphins for two seasons (2005-06). Saban has been at Alabama since 2007.

Difficulty: 4th and 15
Last Week's Questions 

Who was the Spartans' leading receiver when they defeated the top-ranked Buckeyes in the '90s?
Chris Baker...........7%
Plaxico Burress.....82%
Herb Haygood.......3%
Gari Scott..............8%

Burress caught four passes for 125 yards. He had a long of 44 yards and averaged just over 31 yards per rececption.

How many times has Michigan State defeated the Buckeyes since 2010?
2.....51%
3.....46%
4.....2%
5.....1%

The Spartans won in 2015, 2013 and 2011. To put that in perspective, Michigan has only defeated Ohio State twice...since 2001.

Difficulty: Hail Mary
Last Week's Questions 

How many yards rushing did Ezekiel Elliott have against Michigan State in 2015?
33.....32%

43.....39%
53.....23%
63.....6%

Elliott had 12 carries for 33 yards. His longest rush of the day was seven yards. J.T. Barrett led the team with 15 carries for 53 yards. The Buckeyes lost 17-14.

How many times has Michigan State defeated an Ohio State football team ranked No. 5 or better?
5.....80%

6.....14%
7.....5%
8.....1%

Five. The years were 2015, 2013, 1998, 1974 and 1972. Three of the losses came to Spartan teams that were not ranked ('98, '74, 72).

Last Week's Grade: B (80)

B
Two straight scores of 80, not bad. To get the overall grade up to a B, you will need a score of 90 or higher this week..

The B, C roller coaster comes to a screeching halt with the communities' second straight B. Nice job.

Ezekiel Elliott's 33-yard performance and the Buckeyes' 3 losses were the missed questions from last week. Perhaps playing the nerds from Northwestern will inspire the 11W community to earn its first perfect score.

Remember, the correct answers and community grade for this week's Trivia Time will be revealed at the bottom of next week's quiz.

Overall Grade: C (78)

Weekly Grades
WEEK CORRECT INCORRECT GRADE
1 9 1 A- (90)
2 7 3 C (70)
3 8 2 B (80)
4 7 3 C (70)
5 8 2 B (80)
6 8 2 B (80)
       
TOTAL 47 13 C (78)

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