Wisconsin is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the twentieth generally crowded. Minnesota borders it toward the west, Iowa toward the southwest, Illinois toward the south, Lake Michigan toward the east, Michigan toward the northeast, and Lake Superior toward the north.
The main part of Wisconsin’s population lives in areas situated along the shores of Lake Michigan. Milwaukee’s largest city anchors its largest metropolitan area, trailed by Green Bay and Kenosha, the third-and fourth-most populated Wisconsin urban communities, individually. The state capital, Madison, is at present the second-most populated and fastest-growing city in the state. Wisconsin is separated into 72 provinces and as of the 2020 registration had a population of nearly 5.9 million.
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1 This defensive lineman was a star for the Badgers from 1999-2002, but fizzled in Arizona, recording 39 tackles over his 3-year career.
Answer: Wendell Bryant
2 In the 1963 Rose Bowl game, after USC scored early in the fourth quarter, how many points behind was Wisconsin?
Answer: 28
3 Which city is former Wisconsin wide receivers Lee Evans and Chris Chambers from?
Answer: Bedford, OH
4 After the 2005 season, Barry Alvarez retired and was replaced by defensive coordinator Bret Bielema. What was Bielema’s record in his very first season as head coach at the University of Wisconsin?
Answer: 12-1
5 What 2005 Green Bay Packers quarterback coach was the Badgers’ quarterback during their first-ever Rose Bowl win in 1993?
Answer: Darrell Bevell
6 This 1999 Heisman Trophy winner struggled in the NFL.
Answer: Ron Dayne
7 What does head coach Bert Bielema have tattooed on his left calf?
Answer: A Hawkeye
8 Against whom did Barry Alvarez become Wisconsin’s all-time winningest coach?
Answer: Michigan State
9 What National Football League head coach were the linebackers coach for the Badgers in 1987 under Don Morton?
Answer: Lovie Smith
10 Wisconsin Badgers head coach Barry Alverez was a pupil of what famous college football head coach?
Answer: Hayden Fry
11 A one-year wonder running back with the Badgers, he left for the draft after his junior year. He was drafted by the Lions in 2006, and gained 54 yards in his 2 year career.
Answer: Brian Calhoun
12 Ron Dayne set a Division 1A career rushing yards record. How many yards did he rush for?
Answer: 6,397
13 In Barry Alvarez’s tenure as Wisconsin head coach, how many times did Wisconsin play UCLA in a bowl game?
Answer: 3
14 After he graduated in 2007, which Badger quarterback left as the winningest in school history?
15 What county is the University of Wisconsin-Madison located in?
Answer: Dane
16 This 400-pound OT was one of many solid Badger linemen, but this 1999 draft choice did not help the Bears line problems.
Answer: Aaron Gibson
17 As a stunt, what Badger football coach leaped out of a coffin to prove he wasn’t dead?
Answer: Don Morton
18 Who preceded Barry Alvarez as Wisconsin’s head coach?
Answer: Don Morton
19 Between 2004 and 2006, the Badgers were defeated just once at Camp Randall Stadium in those three seasons. Who defeated them?
Answer: Iowa
20 When Ron Dayne won his Wisconsin Heisman, he was the ______ player to win it.
Answer: 2nd
21 This Badger QB led the Badgers to a Rose Bowl victory in 2000 but had a very undistinguished career with the Jets, Vikings, and Cowboys. He was last seen playing in the UFL.
Answer: Brooks Bollinger
22 In one of the best traditions in college football, what song is played between the third and fourth quarters at Camp Randall Stadium?
Answer: “Jump Around” by House of Pain
23 Which of these former Wisconsin running backs didn’t come from the state of New Jersey?
Answer: Aaron Stecker
24 When Ron Dayne left NCAA football, he was the career record holder for rushing. Whose collegiate record did he break?
Answer: Ricky Williams (Texas)
25 A very competent starter at UW, this QB was drafted by the Colts in 2004 and spent 7 years holding a clipboard for Peyton Manning.
Answer: Jim Sorgi
26 What are the two statues that stand at the entrance to Camp Randall Stadium?
Answer: Barry Alvarez and Pat Richter
27 In 1973, assistant attorney general Howard Koop suggested that Bucky Badger, Wisconsin’s mascot, be replaced by what animal?
Answer: Cow
28 Ron Dayne broke the NCAA career rushing record against what team?
29 The Badgers beat Michigan State in 1993 to earn a trip to the Rose Bowl. Where was this game played?
Answer: Tokyo, Japan
30 A DB with blazing speed at UW, he was drafted by the Eagles in 2008 and played in one game.
Answer: Jack Ikegwuonu
31 The 1951 Wisconsin Badgers defense is considered the best defense in Badger history. What was its nickname?
Answer: Hard Rocks
32 Which singer owned the rights to Wisconsin’s fight song, “On Wisconsin”?
Answer: Michael Jackson
33 What is the most lopsided win in Wisconsin history?
Answer: 1890 vs. UW-Whitewater 106-0
34 The Badgers battle the Minnesota Gophers for which trophy?
Answer: Paul Bunyan’s Axe
35 A star receiver for the Badgers, he was drafted by the 49ers in 2006 and fizzled in his 2-year career.
Answer: Brandon Williams
36 Home football games at Camp Randall have a number of traditions. Which of these is not a tradition?
Answer: Marching of the trombone section around the stadium during the fourth quarter
37 What is Wisconsin’s mascot’s full name?
Answer: Buckingham U. Badger
38 In what year did the Badgers experience their first number-one ranking?
Answer: 1952
39 The Badgers Camp Randall Stadium was a training ground during which war?
Answer: Civil War
40 Nicknamed “Razzamatazz”, he was part of what was at the time the strongest defensive line the Badgers ever assembled. Drafted in 2005, he went on to record 37 tackles in 28 games in the NFL.
Answer: Erasmus James
41 Ron Dayne was the second Badger to win the Heisman Trophy. As a tailback, how many yards did Dayne gain during his collegiate career?
Answer: 6443
42 Which team was Bret Bielema the defensive coordinator for immediately before accepting the same position at Wisconsin?
44 Wisconsin was a free state from its inception, and became a center of northern what?
Answer: Abolitionism
45 What is the Wisconsin State Bird?
Answer: Robin
46 University of Wisconsin economics professors John R. Commons and Harold Groves helped Wisconsin create the first “what” in the United States in 1932.
Answer: Unemployment compensation program
47 What is the Wisconsin State Fossil?
Answer: Trilobite
48 In Wisconsin, what is the highest temperature recorded?
Answer: 114 °F in Wisconsin Dells, on July 13, 1936
49 The Census Bureau estimated the population of Wisconsin to be how many people on July 1, 2013?
Answer: 5,742,713
50 Wisconsin is bordered by what US State to the west?
Answer: Minnesota
51 What is the lowest recorded temperature for Wisconsin?
Answer: −55 °F in the village of Couderay on both February 2 and 4, 1996
52 What state borders Wisconsin to the southwest?
Answer: Iowa
53 What is the Wisconsin State Dance?
Answer: Polka
54 What percentage of Wisconsin’s land area is covered by forest?
Answer: 46%
55 What is the Wisconsin State Nickname?
Answer: Badger State
56 Which U.S. state borders Wisconsin to the south?
Answer: Illinois
57 What is the Wisconsin State Rock?
Answer: Red granite
58 During the Civil War, how many soldiers from the state of Wisconsin fought for the Union?
60 Which body of water borders Wisconsin to the east?
Answer: Lake Michigan
61 What is the Wisconsin State Mineral?
Answer: Galena
62 What American state borders Wisconsin to the northeast?
Answer: Michigan
63 What is the Wisconsin State Fruit?
Answer: Cranberry
64 Which body of water borders Wisconsin to the north?
Answer: Lake Superior
65 Where does the state of Wisconsin rank compare to the other states in size?
Answer: 23rd by total area
66 What is the state capital of Wisconsin?
Answer: Madison
67 The lure of easy wealth drew immigrants from throughout the U.S. and Europe to the mineral deposits in Wisconsin. What type of mineral was attracting them?
Answer: Lead
68 What is the Wisconsin State Tree?
Answer: Sugar maple
69 The state of Wisconsin has more country music “what” than any other state?
Answer: Festivals
70 What is Wisconsin’s biggest city?
Answer: Milwaukee
71 On the western shore of which lake is Milwaukee located?
Answer: Lake Michigan
72 What is the Wisconsin State Song?
Answer: “On, Wisconsin!”
73 How many counties does the state of Wisconsin have?
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