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Have some fun and take the Camp Randall Quiz!

How much do you know about Camp Randall and Badger football? Who threw the famous "bounce pass" TD? How did "Crazylegs" get his nickname?
Who did the Badgers defeat 106-0?

Are you a freshman, sophomore, junior or senior?

If you were In the Red Zone -you'd know!

1. "On, Wisconsin" was originally written for:
A. Wisconsin Civil War               soldiers
B. A University of             Minnesota fight song             contest
C. A 1908 gubernatorial campaign
D. A Burma Shave advertisement
 
2. In 1924, UW hosted Norte Dame before a sellout crowd. That day, legendary Irish coach Knute Rockne:
A. Started his second string team,              the "shock troops"
B. Sang the Irish fight song             during "On, Wisconsin"
C. Invented the wave with a small             contingent of Notre Dame fans
D. Devoured 4 brats and 3 Pabst beers             at a Badger tailgate party
 
3. After a 1942 game against the Great Lakes Naval Academy, who tagged Elroy Hirsch with the nickname Crazylegs?
A. A sportswriter for the Chicago              Daily News
B. Teammate Pat Harder
C. Mrs. Elroy Hirsch
D. The Great Lakes defensive backfield
 
4. As a Nebraska reserve linebacker, he made his first Camp Randall appearance in 1966, intercepting a Badger pass.
A.Dave McClain
B. Don Morton
C. Mike McCarthy
D. Barry Alvarez
 
5. Before and after the Civil War, what was Camp Randall used for?
A. Farming
B. State Fair Park
C. Baseball field
D. Coal mining
 
6. Where did UW play its first home football game?
A. Inside the Red Gym
B. On the Capitol Square
C. On the Library Mall
D. Breese Stevens Stadium
 
7. Who were the stadium dorms named after in 1947?
A. Martin & Lewis
B. Hope & Crosby
C. Baumann & Schreiner
D. Johnson & Johnson
 
8. While imprisoned at Camp Randall, Confederate soldier George Spears was killed:
A. During a fight
over a restroom
B. After smoking
in a Madison bar
C. Trying to escape Union captors
D. Negotiating the Park Street on-ramp
to the Beltline
 
9. What future Badger star would sneak under a fence to get into games at Camp Randall in the mid-50's?
A. Anthony Thompson
B. Ron Vander Kelen
C. Ken Bowman
D. Pat Richter
 
10. Who threw the TD in 1982's famous "bounce pass" game?
A. Jess Cole
B. Randy Wright
C. Jeff Nault
D. Al Toon
 
11. In 1890, the UW football team played one of its first home games at a site near today's Library Mall. They won, 106-0. Who was the losing team?
A. Madison West
High School
B. Whitewater Normal
C. The Fennimore Footballers
D. Sisters of the Poor
 
12. What future Wisconsin head coach was a sophomore guard on the Minnesota team that witnessed Mickey McGuire's dismantling of the Gophers at Camp Randall in 1932?
A. Ivy Williamson
B. Doc Spears
C. "Pickle" Speers
D. Milt Bruhn
 

 

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