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Syracuse Sports Quiz 2017: Test your knowledge of Syracuse Athletics

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Fit into the Syracuse student section like a champion by knowing these simple facts.

UPDATED: Aug. 23, 2017 at 12:54 p.m.

1) Jim Boeheim is entering his ____ season as Syracuse men’s basketball head coach.

  1. 53rd
  2. 42nd
  3. 30th
  4. 38th

2) At Syracuse, the Legend of 44 honors which players?

  1. Jim Brown, Ernie Davis, Floyd Little
  2. Nancy Lieberman, Laurie D. Fox, Floyd Little
  3. Roy Simmons Sr., Donovan McNabb, Carmelo Anthony
  4. Gary Gait, Ernie Davis, Roy Simmons Sr.

3) Which of the following teams have won national titles in the past five years?

  1. Men’s and women’s lacrosse
  2. Field hockey and women’s basketball
  3. Field hockey and men’s cross country
  4. Women’s soccer and volleyball

4) Syracuse joined ____ conference in ____.



  1. Big East; 2013
  2. ACC; 2015
  3. ACC; 2013
  4. Big East; 2011

5) National power Syracuse men’s lacrosse is the second-winningest program in the history of the game. How many national titles has the program captured?

  1. 10
  2. 14
  3. 8
  4. 4

6) Each of the following is a former Syracuse star EXCEPT:

  1. Kathrine Switzer
  2. Carmelo Anthony
  3. Donovan McNabb
  4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

7) How many Final Fours have the men’s and women’s basketball teams combined to reach over the past five years?

  1. 5
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 1

8) When was the Carrier Dome built?

  1. 1991
  2. 1997
  3. 1975
  4. 1980

9) Each of the following is a varsity coaching trio at SU EXCEPT:

  1. Jim Boeheim, Quentin Hillsman, John Desko
  2. Gary Gait, Jim Boeheim, Ange Bradley
  3. Jim Boeheim, Gary Gait, John Wildhack
  4. Ian McIntyre, Younes Limam, Chris Fox

10) Which was Syracuse’s first intercollegiate sport?

  1. Lacrosse
  2. Baseball
  3. Basketball
  4. Skiing

Answer key:

  1. B
  2. A
  3. C
  4. C
  5. A
  6. D
  7. C
  8. D
  9. C
  10. B





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