Eleven Warriors Trivia: Test Your Knowledge of Illinois and Ohio State’s History Against the Fighting Illini

By Matt Gutridge on October 9, 2025 at 3:05 pm
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Eleven Warriors is home to the most knowledgeable Buckeye fans on the planet. It is now time for you to prove it. 

We’ll put together a 10-question quiz each week to test your knowledge of Ohio State football and its upcoming opponent. For the second time this season, the Buckeyes hit the road. This time, the team heads to Champaign and faces Illinois for the first time since 2017.

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

Note: After you answer all of the questions, you must click on "Finish Quiz" to see your results.

 

Minnesota Report Card

The correct answers from last year’s quiz and the percentage of participants who got each question correct can be found in the table below.

Minnesota Trivia Answers
No. QUESTION CORRECT ANSWER % CORRECT
1 The Ohio State coach pictured above (black hat) grew up in Minnesota. Who is he? James Laurinaitis 97%
2 Who was Ohio State’s last head coach to lose to the Gophers? John Cooper 49%
3 What is the name of Minnesota’s mascot? Goldy Gopher 59%
4 This member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and College Football Hall of Fame was an All-American end for the Buckeyes in 1932 and 1933, he was an assistant coach for Francis Schmidt at Ohio State and Bill Walsh credits this Hall of Fame coach as a major influence on his West Coast Offense. Who is this Buckeye? Sid Gillman 70%
5 P.J. Fleck started his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Ohio State for which head coach? Jim Tressel 80%
6 A starting offensive lineman for Ohio State played for Minnesota last year. Who is he? Phillip Daniels 86%
7 Who has the Ohio State quarterback record for the longest rush for scrimmage when he scored on an 86-yard touchdown run against Minnesota? J.T. Barrett 62%
8 Known for her role as Jennifer Marlowe on WRKP in Cincinnati, this actress was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota and was once married to Burt Reynolds. Who was this actress who attended the University of Minnesota and passed away in August? Loni Anderson 83%
9 In 1989, Ohio State trailed Minnesota by 23 points at halftime. Which Buckeye quarterback led the team to its largest halftime comeback victory? Greg Frey 50%
10 What motto is Minnesota known for under P.J. Fleck? Row the boat 91%

Overall, the most selected answer by the Eleven Warriors community on every question was the correct answer.

For the fourth time this season – and second straight week – the community had a perfect score. The season's overall score is 49 out of 50 correct for an impressive average of 98%

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