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Gamecocks! Trivia Quiz

Hi, this is a quiz for all of you gamecock faithful out there. Questions are from all sports.

A multiple-choice quiz by USC87BB. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
USC87BB

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
117,329

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

Plays
577

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Question 1 of 15

1. Which Gamecock football player won the Heisman Trophy in 1980?

Answer: (Two words or just surname.)

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Question 2 of 15

2. Which college football quarterback did South Carolina give his only loss as a starter? Hint

Rex Grossman

Joey Harrington

Mark Brunell

Craig Krenzel

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Question 3 of 15

3. What great Gamecock wide receiver, who later played for the Green Bay Packers, wore the number 2 for Carolina? Hint

Antonio Freeman

Sterling Sharpe

Zola Davis

Cory Bridges

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Question 4 of 15

4. Who did Carolina beat in their first Bowl win?

Answer: (Two Words only without mascot name.)

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Question 5 of 15

5. Who did Carolina lose to, in the 1987 Gator Bowl? Hint

Florida

Miami

Ohio State

LSU

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Question 6 of 15

6. Whose field goal, with no time left on the clock, beat Ohio State in the 2002 Outback Bowl?

Answer: (Two words or just surname.)

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Question 7 of 15

7. What very talented Gamecock football coach died of a heart attack before the 1989 season, after a game of racquetball? Hint

Richard Bell

Sparky Woods

Joe Morrison

Jim Carlen

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Question 8 of 15

8. The Carolina ice hockey team was part of the NCAA in 2002?

Yes

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Question 9 of 15

9. Who did Carolina beat in back to back games, facing elimination, in the 2002 College World Series? Hint

Florida

Nebraska

Texas

Clemson

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Question 10 of 15

10. Who did Carolina play in the College World Series championship game of 2002, and did they win it? Hint

Clemson, yes

Clemson, no

Texas, yes

Texas, no

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Question 11 of 15

11. Which head coach of the Carolina baseball team, was also a coach of the 2000 olympic U.S. baseball team?

Answer: (Two words or just surname.)

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Question 12 of 15

12. In what round of the NIT tournament did the Gamecocks lose in 2002? Hint

first round

semi-finals

second round

championship game & finals

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Question 13 of 15

13. Who did Carolina lose to in the 2002 NIT tournament?

Answer: (College or just team name.)

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Question 14 of 15

14. What top notch three-point leader for the University of South Carolina basketball team, wasn't drafted into the NBA? Hint

Jamel Bradley

Brian Scalabrine

Robert Pack

Sam Clancy

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Question 15 of 15

15. Who was the coach of the women's track and field team, who were National Champions in 2002? Hint

Mark Hepplar

C.J. Frye

Micheal Johnson

Charles Dermont

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which Gamecock football player won the Heisman Trophy in 1980?

Answer: George Rogers

He went on to have a great pro career, too.

2. Which college football quarterback did South Carolina give his only loss as a starter?

Answer: Craig Krenzel

Carolina defeated Ohio State in the 2002 Outback bowl, giving Krenzel his only loss as a starter. As we all know, the next year he started, Ohio State went undefeated and won the National Championship.

3. What great Gamecock wide receiver, who later played for the Green Bay Packers, wore the number 2 for Carolina?

Answer: Sterling Sharpe

Sterling had a great career in the NFL as well as at Carolina, and went on to become a broadcaster for ESPN.

4. Who did Carolina beat in their first Bowl win?

Answer: West Virginia

Carolina won the Carquest bowl in 1995, their first bowl win ever.

5. Who did Carolina lose to, in the 1987 Gator Bowl?

Answer: LSU

Carolina lost miserably to the Tigers.

6. Whose field goal, with no time left on the clock, beat Ohio State in the 2002 Outback Bowl?

Answer: Daniel Weaver

Daniel Weaver's kick, won the Bowl game 31-28, with no time left on the clock. This marked the second time in two years that Carolina had beat the Buckeyes in the Outback Bowl.

7. What very talented Gamecock football coach died of a heart attack before the 1989 season, after a game of racquetball?

Answer: Joe Morrison

He died just before signing day, in February.

8. The Carolina ice hockey team was part of the NCAA in 2002?

Answer: No

Carolina does have an ice hockey sports team, though.

9. Who did Carolina beat in back to back games, facing elimination, in the 2002 College World Series?

Answer: Clemson

Carolina won both games to move on to the championship game of the World Series.

10. Who did Carolina play in the College World Series championship game of 2002, and did they win it?

Answer: Texas, no

Carolina lost to Texas in the championship in Omaha, Nebraska.

11. Which head coach of the Carolina baseball team, was also a coach of the 2000 olympic U.S. baseball team?

Answer: Ray Tanner

Ray Tanner is one of the best college baseball coaches ever.

12. In what round of the NIT tournament did the Gamecocks lose in 2002?

Answer: championship game & finals

They lost to Memphis 72-62.

13. Who did Carolina lose to in the 2002 NIT tournament?

Answer: Memphis

They lost 72-62.

14. What top notch three-point leader for the University of South Carolina basketball team, wasn't drafted into the NBA?

Answer: Jamel Bradley

Bradley only got 26 three's in his freshman and sophomore years.

15. Who was the coach of the women's track and field team, who were National Champions in 2002?

Answer: C.J. Frye

I've actually met coach Frye, and he's a great guy. His son played football for Carolina also.

Source: Author USC87BB

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