US College Sports quiz

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1. 1 Medium

   Which college men's basketball team set an unbroken record by winning 88 consecutive games?

   Answer: UCLA Bruins

   Why: Notre Dame ended the historic streak in 1974 after scoring the game's final 12 unanswered points in South Bend.

2. 2 Easy

   Which US college sports conference bans athletic scholarships?

   Answer: Ivy League

   Why: The Ivy ban began as a 1945 football pact and covered every sport by 1954; in April 2026 a US appeals court threw out an antitrust challenge to it.

3. 3 Medium

   What sport was contested in the first US intercollegiate athletic event in 1852?

   Answer: Rowing

   Why: A railroad superintendent sponsored the two-mile regatta on Lake Winnipesaukee specifically to sell passenger train excursions.

4. 4 Easy

   Which collegiate championship tournament is widely nicknamed March Madness across the US?

   Answer: NCAA men's basketball tournament

   Why: Broadcaster Brent Musburger first used the phrase on a network telecast in 1982, borrowing it from Illinois high school hoops.

5. 5 Easy

   Which organization governs major US college sports?

   Answer: NCAA

   Why: A record 554,298 student-athletes competed in NCAA sports in 2024-25, and its largest division, Division III, awards no athletic scholarships.

6. 6 Easy

   At which yard line does each team start possession during NCAA football overtime?

   Answer: 25-yard line

   Why: Only the first two overtimes start there: since 2021, from the third period on teams simply trade two-point tries from the 3-yard line.