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Oklahoma Sooner Football [4] Trivia Quiz

Boomer Sooner, another quiz for Sooner fans.

A multiple-choice quiz by soonerfred77. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
soonerfred77

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
225,106

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
531

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Bud Wilkinson won more conference titles than Barry Switzer?

True

False

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which former Sooner QB never wore the number 1? Hint

Bobby Warmack

Danny Bradley

J.C. Watts

Dean Blevins

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Question 3 of 10

3. Owen Fields original natural grass surface was removed in 1970 in favor of artificial turf. Which year did it return to grass? Hint

1992

1994

1990

1996

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which former running back had more 100+ yard rushing games in a season? Hint

Billy Sims

Greg Pruitt

Steve Owens

Quentin Griffin

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Question 5 of 10

5. OU was once a member of the Big 5 Conference?

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which QB had the most rushing yards in a season? Hint

Thomas Lott

Jamelle Holieway

Jack Mildren

Charles Thompson

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which former running back had more career rushing yards? Hint

Joe Washington

Greg Pruitt

Steve Owens

Quentin Griffin

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which former player was not a number one overall NFL draft pick? Hint

Lee Roy Selmon

Billy Sims

Brian Bosworth

Billy Vessels

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the last line of the OU chant? Hint

Boomer sooner

OU's chant will never die

Live on university

O-K-U

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Question 10 of 10

10. The tune for Boomer Sooner was borrowed from what university? Hint

Rice

Washington

Army

Yale

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Bud Wilkinson won more conference titles than Barry Switzer?

Answer: True

Wilkinson won 14 while Switzer won 12.

2. Which former Sooner QB never wore the number 1?

Answer: Dean Blevins

Blevins, a 4-year letterman from '74-'77 wore number 2.

3. Owen Fields original natural grass surface was removed in 1970 in favor of artificial turf. Which year did it return to grass?

Answer: 1994

The turf installed in 1970 was tartan turf, and it was replaced with super turf before the 1981 season.

4. Which former running back had more 100+ yard rushing games in a season?

Answer: Quentin Griffin

Griffin ran for 100 or more yards in 12 of the 14 games in 2002.

5. OU was once a member of the Big 5 Conference?

Answer: False

OU was a member of the Big 6, Big 7, Big 8, and Big 12, but never the Big 5.

6. Which QB had the most rushing yards in a season?

Answer: Jack Mildren

Mildren rushed for a QB record of 1,289 yards in 1971.

7. Which former running back had more career rushing yards?

Answer: Joe Washington

Washington had 4071 career rushing yards from 1972-1975. Billy Sims later broke that record in 1979.

8. Which former player was not a number one overall NFL draft pick?

Answer: Billy Vessels

Vessels was the number two pick by Baltimore in 1953. Bosworth was a number one pick in the 1987 supplemental draft.

9. What is the last line of the OU chant?

Answer: Live on university

The chant is sang before every home game.

10. The tune for Boomer Sooner was borrowed from what university?

Answer: Yale

The tune was borrowed from Yale's fight song, "Boola Boola".

Source: Author soonerfred77

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