Pitt sports trivia answers
May 12, 2005
Correct answers in bold print.
Who was the last Pitt football player to win the Heisman… Correct answers in bold print.
Who was the last Pitt football player to win the Heisman Trophy?
Dan Marino
Tony Dorsett
Larry Fitzgerald
Mike Ditka
In what year did Pitt make the Panther its mascot?
1787
1889
1909
1955
Which Pitt team has the most Big East titles?
Women’s tennis
Men’s swimming and diving
Men’s basketball
Women’s volleyball
Who is the head coach of Pitt’s baseball team?
Joe Jordano
Alec Stewart
Dan Ninemire
Don Zimmer
Which Panther gymnast from the 2005 team advanced to nationals on the balance beam?
Andrea Arlotta
Robyn Marszalek
Sarah Gibson
Leila Tait
Head wrestling coach Rande Stottlemyer’s daughter competes in what sport at Pitt?
Basketball
Swimming and diving
Track and field
Softball
Which professional team has head football coach Dave Wannstedt not coached in the past?
Chicago Bears
Cleveland Browns
Dallas Cowboys
Miami Dolphins
Which member of Pitt’s swimming and diving team is a two-time Honorable Mention All-American?
Jeremy Stultz
Kevin Bast
Dennis Nemtsanov
Devin Aikins
Tyler Palko threw five touchdown passes against Notre Dame this year. How many other quarterbacks have done that in South Bend, Ind.?
0
1
2
4
Which Pitt volleyball player was named last season’s Big East Player of the Year?
Jessica McDonald
Gini Ullery
Azadeh Boroumand
Megan Miller
Which coach is incorrectly matched with the sport he/she coaches at Pitt?
Joe Luxbacher — Men’s soccer
Chris Beerman — Volleyball
Deborah Yohman — Softball
Chuck Knoles — Swimming and diving
Defensive backs Darrelle Revis and Bernard “Josh” Lay both graduated from which local high school?
Gateway
Connellsville
Aliquippa
Central Catholic
With which school does Pitt have a rivalry known as the Backyard Brawl? Penn State
Temple
West Virginia
Villanova
Why did Carl Krauser always make an “x” with his arms after he scored?
He’s from the Bronx
In memory of his friend, X-Ray
His father’s name is Xavier
No reason — it’s just a good luck thing
Which Panther was Big East Baseball’s Preseason Player of the Year?
Ben Copeland
Jim Negrych
Peter Parise
Jimmy Mayer
Who defeated Pitt in this year’s Fiesta Bowl?
USC
Utah
West Virginia
Penn State
Which former Pitt wide receiver plays for the Arizona Cardinals?
R.J. English
Antonio Bryant
Lamar Slade
Larry Fitzgerald
Which baseball player transferred from Duke to become Pitt’s staff ace?
Don Rhoten
Eli Friedman
Billy Muldowney
Andrew Kuss
Pitt’s Maureen McCandless captured Most Outstanding Track Athlete at the Big East Indoor Track and Field Championships. Which Panther won the same award for field events at the same meet?
Amanda Walker
Angela Hoover
Kimberly Rorabaugh
Jill Knopsnyder
There’s another McCandless at Pitt, too. In which sport does Megan compete?
Softball
Tennis
Volleyball
Diving
This year’s Big East Goalkeeper of the Year came from Pitt’s women’s soccer team. Who was it?
Jamie Pelusi
Lailah Issac
Katie Surma
Stephanie Davis
Who is Pitt’s athletic director?
Steve Peterson
Walt Harris
Jeff Long
Don King
Who was the only Panther taken in the 2005 NFL Draft?
Princell Brockenbrough
Dan Stephens
Rob Petitti
Vince Crochunis
Jordan Wallace, a freestyle sprinter, joined Pitt’s swimming and diving team after transferring from which Southeastern Conference school?
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
LSU
Which two Panthers earned All-Region honors for men’s soccer this past season?
Keeyan Young and Jacob Kring
Billy Brush and Keeyan Young
Justin Lowery and Billy Brush
Brian Madden and Sean Ryan