Pitt sports trivia answers

By Pitt News Staff

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