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March Madness 2005 [2] | 10 Question Sports Multiple Choice Quiz

The second of five quizzes pertaining to the March Madness tournament of 2005. This is about the first round. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by beastofseattle. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
beastofseattle

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
226,217

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
381

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the greatest margin of victory in the first round of play? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. Did any #1, #2, or #3 seeds lose in the first round?

Yes

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these teams did not pull an upset in round 1 of the tournament? Hint

UW-Milwaukee

Vermont

George Washington

Bucknell

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Question 4 of 10

4. In the Austin bracket, #6 Utah played #11 UTEP. What was the margin of victory? Hint

UTEP by 16

Utah by 15

UTEP by 25

Utah by 6

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Question 5 of 10

5. #7 West Virginia beat #10 Creighton by a shocking 23 points.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. #1 Illinois beat #16 Fairleigh Dickinson by 12 in which bracket? Hint

Albuquerque

Austin

Syracuse

Chicago

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many teams with the nickname Wildcat's were in the tournament? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. In the Albuquerque bracket, #8 Pacific played #9 Pittsburgh. What was the margin of victory? Hint

Pacific by 16

Pittsburgh by 16

Pittsburgh by 8

Pacific by 8

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Question 9 of 10

9. By how many points was #3 Oklahoma's victory over #14 Niagara? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. How many upsets were pulled in the first round? An upset includes #16 over #1, #15 over #2, #14 over #3, #13 over #4, #12 over #5, #11 over #6, #10 over #7, and #9 over #8. Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the greatest margin of victory in the first round of play?

Answer: 28

UNC defeated Oakland.

2. Did any #1, #2, or #3 seeds lose in the first round?

Answer: Yes

#3 Kansas lost to #14 Bucknell by 1 point.

3. Which of these teams did not pull an upset in round 1 of the tournament?

Answer: George Washington

Vermont beat Syracuse, Bucknell beat Kansas, and UW-Milwaukee beat Alabama.

4. In the Austin bracket, #6 Utah played #11 UTEP. What was the margin of victory?

Answer: Utah by 6

Utah won 60-54.

5. #7 West Virginia beat #10 Creighton by a shocking 23 points.

Answer: False

West Virginia won, but only by two points.

6. #1 Illinois beat #16 Fairleigh Dickinson by 12 in which bracket?

Answer: Chicago

Their bracket was the Chicago bracket, but Illnois and FDU played their game in Indianapolis.

7. How many teams with the nickname Wildcat's were in the tournament?

Answer: 3

Arizona, Villanova, and Kentucky were the only teams with the nickname Wildcats.

8. In the Albuquerque bracket, #8 Pacific played #9 Pittsburgh. What was the margin of victory?

Answer: Pacific by 8

Pacific advanced to the second round by defeating Pitt, 79-71.

9. By how many points was #3 Oklahoma's victory over #14 Niagara?

Answer: 17

The final score was OK, 84-67.

10. How many upsets were pulled in the first round? An upset includes #16 over #1, #15 over #2, #14 over #3, #13 over #4, #12 over #5, #11 over #6, #10 over #7, and #9 over #8.

Answer: 8

There were 3 upsets in the Chicago bracket, 0 in the Albuquerque bracket, 3 in the Syracuse bracket, and 2 in the Austin bracket.

Source: Author beastofseattle

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