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Carolina Blue: Heel to Toe

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Carolina Blue Heel to Toe game quiz
"This quiz details the history of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill athletics."

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1. North Carolina's women's soccer program is one of the most famous college programs in the NCAA. Since its inception in the late 1970s, and through the 2010 season, the Tar Heels have been coached by the same person. This coach led the Tar Heels to their 20th NCAA Championship in women's soccer in 2009. Who am I referring to?
    Dean Smith
    Butch Davis
    Anson Dorrance
    Sylvia Hatchell


2. The Tar Heels baseball team did well during 2006 and 2007, reaching the College World Series both years. They made their way to the finals, only to be defeated by the same team both years. What school defeated the Tar Heels?
    Fresno State
    Oregon State
    Rice
    Cal State Fullerton


3. North Carolina's women's basketball program first season began in 1974. They finished with a final record of 15-3. Soon, Sylvia Hatchell was hired as the coach for the Tar Heels, she led them to their first NCAA Championship in women's basketball. In what year did the Tar Heels win their first NCAA Championship in women's basketball?
    1994
    1982
    2001
    2007


4. The Tar Heels won the 1991 NCAA Championship in men's lacrosse. The Tar Heels returned to the NCAA Championship game in 1993. They ended up losing the game 13-12. What team defeated the Tar Heels to win the NCAA Championship in 1993?
    Johns Hopkins
    Princeton
    Duke
    Syracuse


5. The Tar Heels football team played their home games at Emerson Field until 1927, when their new football field had been completed. What is the name of the stadium that the Tar Heels began to use in 1927, and used throughout the rest of the 20th century?
    Dean E. Smith Center
    The Tar Heel Arena
    Fetzer Field
    Kenan Memorial Stadium


6. The Tar Heels basketball program is widely known for producing Michael Jordan. Jordan was the third overall pick in the 1984 NBA Draft. Which of the following players was drafted higher overall than Jordan?
    James Worthy
    Tyler Hansbrough
    Sam Perkins
    Sean May


7. North Carolina's field hockey team had been playing since the early 1940s. However, it was not until 1971 when North Carolina joined the AIAW that the sport was promoted to varsity status. What does AIAW stand for?
    Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women
    Athletics Institution for Athletic Women
    Alotted Intercollegiate Algebra Workshops
    All Intercollegeiate Athletic Women


8. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was a charter member of an NCAA Division I athletics conference that was founded in 1953. What conference am I referring to?
    Atlantic Coast Conference
    Big 10 Conference
    Southeastern Conference
    Mountain West Conference


9. The Tar Heels lost their first three bowl games that they went to. They went to their fourth bowl bid in 1963. They squared off against the Air Force Falcons. The Tar Heels won 35-0. What bowl game did the Tar Heels and Falcons meet up in?
    Sugar Bowl
    Cotton Bowl Classic
    Rose Bowl
    Gator Bowl


10. During Dean Smith's 36-year tenure as head coach of the men's basketball program, he achieved many firsts in North Carolina basketball history. Smith helped promote desegregation by recruiting, and offering a scholarship to an African-American basketball player. Who was North Carolina's first African-American scholarship athlete?
    Phil Ford
    Antawn Jamison
    Charlie Scott
    Michael Jordan


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