2024 Trivia Round-Up

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Quiz Questions

1.
January: The Badgers kicked off 2024 with a New Year's Day football game. Which bowl did they play in?
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- A.
  Duke's Mayo Bowl
- B.
  ReliaQuest Bowl
- C.
  Rose Bowl
- D.
  Rate Bowl
2.
February: The UW celebrated its demisemiseptcentennial of Founder's Day — the first day of classes — with cake and this specialty flavor of Babcock ice cream.
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- A.
  175 S'more Years
- B.
  Cranniverscherry
- C.
  Demisemi-Sweet Chocolate Chip
- D.
  Demisemiseptconfetti
3.
March: This reality TV show announced that Badger Jenn Tran ’20 would star in its 2024 season.
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- A.
  Selling Sunset
- B.
  Survivor
- C.
  The Bachelorette
- D.
  Farmer Wants a Wife
4.
April: To make up for lost experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, the class of 2024 organized a belated ___.
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- A.
  High school graduation ceremony
- B.
  Prom
- C.
  Senior lock-in
- D.
  Senior class prank
5.
May: WPR shared the news about a historic kidney transplant, made possible in part by UW researchers. What made this transplant so special?
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- A.
  Surgeons transplanted a genetically modified pig kidney into a human.
- B.
  The kidney was grown from pluripotent stem cells in a lab.
- C.
  The kidney survived for more than 60 hours before transplant.
6.
June: UW entomologists helped develop a strange brew flavored with these creatures after they swarmed southern Wisconsin.
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- A.
  Asian lady beetles
- B.
  Cicadas
- C.
  Locusts
- D.
  Earwigs
7.
July: The 2024 Olympics kicked off in Paris, where seventeen Badger athletes represented a total of __ national teams.
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- A.
  Zero
- B.
  Two
- C.
  Four
- D.
  Six
8.
August: A historic statue featuring which Badger debuted at the Wisconsin state capitol?
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- A.
  Vel Phillips LLB’51
- B.
  Bucky Badger
- C.
  Tommy Thompson ’63, JD’66
- D.
  Robert La Follette 1879
9.
September: This sport — the UW’s oldest still in play — celebrated its 150th anniversary.
- A.
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  Football
- B.
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  Women's basketball
- C.
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  Men's crew
- D.
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  Men's hockey
10.
October: The UW announced that Camp Randall Stadium will end its 28-year hiatus as a concert venue when this alternative rock band, active since the late ’90s, hits the stage in 2025.
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- A.
  U2
- B.
  Taylor Swift
- C.
  Coldplay
- D.
  Joy and the Boy
11.
November: Which of the following options is NOT a bucket-list item that Lewis Harned ’47 checked off the year before he turned 100?
- A.
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  Flew in a WWII B-25 Bomber
- B.
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  Ate first cream puff
- C.
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  Took a glass-blowing class
- D.
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  Traveled to Europe
12.
December: Ron Dayne ’17 celebrated the 25th anniversary of his Heisman Trophy win, which he earned after rushing for how many career yards?
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- A.
  3,345 yards
- B.
  5,091 yards
- C.
  6,397 yards
- D.
  7,532 yards

Quiz Outcomes

1.
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2.
Meh.
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3.
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2024 Trivia Round-Up

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