Rose Bowl Game - Quiz
Rose Bowl Game
  • 1. What is the traditional date for the Rose Bowl Game?
A) January 1
B) December 31
C) February 1
D) January 15
  • 2. Who gave the Rose Bowl the nickname 'The Granddaddy of Them All'?
A) Lathrop K. Leishman
B) Fielding H. Yost
C) William L. Leishman
D) Keith Jackson
  • 3. When was the first Rose Bowl Game played?
A) 1916
B) 1947
C) 1945
D) 1902
  • 4. What is the name of the trophy awarded to the winners of the Rose Bowl Game?
A) Tournament Trophy
B) Rose Parade Cup
C) Leishman Trophy
D) Big Ten Bowl Award
  • 5. Which two conferences traditionally played in the Rose Bowl from 1947 to 2023?
A) Ivy League and Pac-12
B) Big Ten and Pac-12
C) Big 12 and Big East
D) SEC and ACC
  • 6. When did the Rose Bowl become the highest attended college football bowl game?
A) 1902
B) 1998
C) 1916
D) 1945
  • 7. What happened when New Year's Day fell on a Sunday?
A) The game was cancelled
B) The game was played on Monday, January 2
C) The game was played on December 31
D) The game was played on January 3
  • 8. What was the original title of the Rose Bowl Game?
A) The Rose Parade Football Match
B) The Granddaddy of Them All
C) Tournament East–West football game
D) The Pasadena Bowl
  • 9. Why was the football game added in 1902?
A) To settle a bet between universities
B) To help fund the cost of the Rose Parade
C) To crown a national champion
D) To promote the state of California
  • 10. Who won the first Rose Bowl Game in 1902?
A) Washington State
B) Stanford
C) Brown University
D) Michigan
  • 11. What occurred between 1903 and 1915 instead of football?
A) Nothing was held
B) Chariot and ostrich races
C) Track and field events
D) Baseball games
  • 12. In which years did the Rose Bowl serve as the BCS National Championship Game?
A) 2002 and 2006
B) 1998 and 2000
C) 2010 and 2014
D) 2015 and 2018
  • 13. Beginning in what year will the Rose Bowl no longer have a conference tie-in?
A) 2024
B) 2027
C) 2030
D) 2025
  • 14. In what years did the Rose Bowl serve as a semifinal game during the four-team playoff era?
A) 2015, 2018, and 2021
B) 2015, 2017, and 2019
C) 2010, 2014, and 2023
D) 2014, 2016, and 2020
  • 15. What is the role of the Rose Bowl in the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff?
A) It will host the semifinal rotation
B) It will be excluded from the playoff
C) It will serve as the final each year
D) It will serve as a quarterfinal each year
  • 16. What makes the Rose Bowl unique among CFP bowls?
A) It is the only game that allows professional teams
B) It is the only bowl that does not charge for tickets
C) It is not in the rotation for hosting a semifinal
D) It is the only game played in Pasadena
  • 17. Which university was the coach Fielding H. Yost affiliated with prior to Michigan?
A) Pasadena College
B) Stanford
C) Brown
D) Washington State
  • 18. Who played against Washington State in the 1916 game?
A) Stanford
B) Brown University
C) The Big Ten Champion
D) Michigan
  • 19. What was the final score of the 1902 Rose Bowl?
A) 14–3
B) 49–0
C) 21–7
D) 0–0
  • 20. What are the names of the two Tournament of Roses presidents honored by the Leishman Trophy?
A) John Rose and Bill Rose
B) Keith Jackson and Fielding Yost
C) Pasadena and Rose
D) William L. Leishman and Lathrop K. Leishman
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