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Quiz about Hoosiers
Quiz about Hoosiers

Hoosiers Trivia Quiz


Here's a series of questions from that great sports movie "Hoosiers".

A multiple-choice quiz by pbarb. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
pbarb
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
95,505
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
3744
Last 3 plays: Guest 165 (0/10), Guest 72 (9/10), Guest 98 (8/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Who played the "Acting" school principal? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Name the town featured in the movie.

Answer: (A tree)
Question 3 of 10
3. What was the new coach's name?

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 4 of 10
4. What was the assistant coach's nickname? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What Indiana small town is the story based on?

Answer: (A city in Italy)
Question 6 of 10
6. What real-life person was the main basketball player based on? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. From what college had the new coach recently been fired? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What was the play the assistant coach called to try and win the game he finished coaching?

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 9 of 10
9. What was the main difference in court dimensions between the school's gym and the site of the championship game? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What was the name of the team's best player?

Answer: (2 words)

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Most Recent Scores
Mar 21 2024 : Guest 165: 0/10
Mar 21 2024 : Guest 72: 9/10
Mar 20 2024 : Guest 98: 8/10
Mar 10 2024 : Guest 69: 6/10
Mar 06 2024 : Guest 75: 9/10
Feb 28 2024 : Guest 97: 8/10
Feb 22 2024 : Guest 184: 10/10
Feb 16 2024 : Guest 174: 5/10
Jan 29 2024 : Guest 64: 9/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who played the "Acting" school principal?

Answer: Barbara Hershey

The female lead gave the new coach a hard time unil she fell for him!
2. Name the town featured in the movie.

Answer: Hickory

A typical small town in rural Indiana.
3. What was the new coach's name?

Answer: Norman Dale

Hackman was great as the embattled coach.
4. What was the assistant coach's nickname?

Answer: Shooter

Played nicely by Dennis Hopper.
5. What Indiana small town is the story based on?

Answer: Milan

They were the 1953-54 State Champions with a very small student body.
6. What real-life person was the main basketball player based on?

Answer: Bobby Plump

I heard him recently on the radio and he was very down to earth. He wasn't even the team's leading scorer that year, but he did a great stall!
7. From what college had the new coach recently been fired?

Answer: Ithaca

He was fired for punching a player (his own) and banned from coaching in the NCAA.
8. What was the play the assistant coach called to try and win the game he finished coaching?

Answer: Picket fence

It worked...
9. What was the main difference in court dimensions between the school's gym and the site of the championship game?

Answer: None

The coach proved this with a tape measure to calm the boys' nerves.
10. What was the name of the team's best player?

Answer: Jimmy Chitwood

They didn't win until he decided to start playing.
Source: Author pbarb

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