May 1, 2008

How well do you know UCLA's championship tradition? Can you name the starting center on Coach Wooden's first NCAA Championship team? Or how about the only UCLA softball player to throw a no-hitter in the NCAA title game? Well, with the year-long FIRST TO 100 CELEBRATION nearing an end, you can now test your knowledge of the most successful athletic program in NCAA Championship history. Below are the initial first 50 questions followed by 50 new ones. Answers are at the bottom. GOOD LUCK!

1. Name the only UCLA men's volleyball setter to ever play for 4 NCAA Championship Teams.

A. Karch Kiraly
B. Ricci Luyties
C. Stein Metzger

2. What UCLA Hall of Famer led the Bruins to their first NCAA title in 1950?

A. Allen Fox
B. Arthur Ashe
C. Herb Flam

3. Which sport won the first of UCLA's 30 NCAA titles in women's athletics?

A. Softball
B. Volleyball
C. Track & Field

4. Name the only UCLA female athlete in school history to be a major contributor to four NCAA championship teams.

A. Kristen Maloney
B. Kelly Rulon
C. Lisa Fernandez

5. Which UCLA sport has won the most NCAA titles?

A. Men's Tennis
B. Men's Basketball
C. Men's Volleyball

6. Which UCLA sport has won the most NCAA women's titles?

A. Softball
B. Track & Field
C. Water Polo

7. Who started at point guard for UCLA in the 1995 basketball NCAA title win over Arkansas?

A. Tyus Edney
B. Cameron Dollar
C. Darrick Martin

8. What year did UCLA men's volleyball win its first NCAA title?

A. 1969
B. 1970
C. 1971

9. When UCLA won its first NCAA women's volleyball title in 1984, which player made the spike for the final point?

A. Merja Connolly
B. Patty Orozco
C. Liz Masakayan

10. Florence Griffith won what event in the 1983 NCAA Track & Field Championships to help UCLA to the title?

A. 100 meters
B. 200 meters
C. 400 meters

11. What fact below is true about UCLA's two NCAA men's gymnastics titles in the 1980's?

A. Peter Vidmar won the all-around at both competitions
B. Tim Daggett was the final competitor both times and hit the winning routine
C. Both titles came at home in Pauley Pavilion

12. Who was the head coach for UCLA's first NCAA Championship team in 1950?

A. J.D. Morgan
B. Bill Ackerman
C. Glenn Bassett

13. Which UCLA player that scored the winning goal in both the 2006 and 2007 NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship match?

A. Kelly Rulon
B. Courtney Mathewson
C. Emily Feher

14. Tyus Edney made one of the most famous basketball shots in UCLA history back in 1995 to beat Missouri in the NCAA 2nd round on the way to the NCAA title. How much time was on the clock when he got the ball?

A. 4.2 seconds
B. 4.7 seconds
C. 4.8 seconds

15. When UCLA won the 1988 NCAA Men's Golf Championship, who was the team's low scorer at the event?

A. Corey Pavin
B. Brandt Jobe
C. Scott McCarron

16. UCLA won its first NCAA men's soccer title back in 1985. Name the player that made the winning goal.

A. Paul Krumpe
B. Paul Caligiuri
C. Andy Burke

17. Which UCLA softball pitcher threw the only no-hitter in the championship game among UCLA's 10 titles?

A. Lisa Fernandez
B. Debbie Doom
C. Keira Goerl

18. Who was the starting center at 6 feet 5 inches on John Wooden's first UCLA basketball championship team in 1964?

A. Keith Erickson
B. Fred Slaughter
C. Kenny Washington

19. The goalkeeper on UCLA's first NCAA Championship men's soccer team in 1985 was?

A. Tim Harris
B. David Vanole
C. Brad Friedel

20. Which Olympic Track & Field Gold Medalist anchored UCLA's winning 1600 meter relay team in helping the Bruins to the 1987 NCAA title?

A. Steve Lewis
B. Danny Everett
C. Kevin Young

21. Which former UCLA women's volleyball player was the MVP in 1991 NCAA title win over Long Beach State?

A. Natalie Williams
B. Elaine Youngs
C. Marissa Hatchett

22. Lisa Fernandez pitched UCLA to the 1992 NCAA title over Arizona, 2-0. Which player hit the winning home run in the bottom on the 7th inning?

A. Lisa Fernandez
B. Kristy Howard
C. Jenny Brewster

23. Name the player who made the final winning goal in a penalty kick shootout in 1990 to give UCLA the men's soccer title over Rutgers.

A. Chris Henderson
B. Jorge Salcedo
C. Joe-Max Moore

24. UCLA won its first NCAA Track & Field title back in 1956. One of the keys was an Olympian scoring in two events. Name him.

A. Rafer Johnson
B. C.K. Yang
C. Ducky Drake

25. Have many different head coaches have led UCLA to the 16 NCAA titles in men's tennis?

A. 3
B. 4
C. 5

26. Name the only UCLA coach to win NCAA titles in 4 decades.

A. John Wooden
B. Al Scates
C. Jim Bush

27. Jackie Joyner-Kersee, who led UCLA to two NCAA track & field titles started for the Bruins in what other sport?

A. Volleyball
B. Basketball
C. Softball

28. Name the two former UCLA men's tennis players that are the only college players in tennis history from the same school to ever play for a `grand slam' title?

A. Arthur Ashe & Charles Pasarell
B. Jimmy Connors & Peter Fleming
C. Arthur Ashe & Jimmy Connors

29. Which former all-time tournament winner on the pro beach volleyball tour set UCLA to the 1990 NCAA women's volleyball title?

A. Elaine Youngs
B. Liz Masakayan
C. Holly McPeak

30. How many NCAA gymnastics titles has UCLA won in Pauley Pavilion in its school history?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3

31. Pauley Pavilion has been the site of how many of UCLA's 100 NCAA title victories?

A. 11
B. 13
C. 14

32. UCLA has 9 retired jerseys in its basketball history. How many NCAA basketball titles did those 9 players combine for?

A. 13
B. 14
C. 16

33. When Lew Alcindor's Bruins beat Elvin Hayes' Houston team in the 1968 NCAA Basketball Semifinals on the way to the NCAA title, what playing site was used for that game?

A. Houston Astrodome
B. Pauley Pavilion
C. LA Sports Arena

34. UCLA past, present and former athletes have appeared on Sports Illustrated covers over 100 times. How many times has Kareem Abdul-Jabbar/Lew Alcindor been on the SI cover? (hint: 11 came as Lew Alcindor

A. 25
B. 29
C. 32

35. When UCLA won the 1975 NCAA basketball title over a bigger Kentucky in Coach Wooden's final game, who was the Bruins' leading rebounder in the championship game?

A. Ralph Drollinger
B. Richard Washington
C. David Meyers

36. In the history of NCAA women's volleyball, what historical fact still goes with UCLA's first NCAA title back in 1984?

A. First championship match to ever go 5 games
B. First team to ever win without a senior starter
C. Came back to win from greatest 5th game deficit

37. When UCLA won the 2004 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championship which NCAA record did the team set?

A. Highest Team Score in team finals history
B. Biggest Winning Margin in History
C. Most perfect 10 scores in history

38. When UCLA won its first NCAA women's gymnastics title in 1997, which gymnast was UCLA's #1 all-arounder?

A. Lena Degteva
B. Amy Smith
C. Leah Homma

39. During Karch Kiraly's first season of UCLA men's volleyball, who was the other setter on the 1979 NCAA Title team?

A. Ricci Luyties
B. Sinjin Smith
C. David Olbright

40. UCLA won the 1991 NCAA women's golf title. Which Bruin finished second behind Annika Sorenstam for the individual title?

A. Lisa Kiggens
B. Christy Erb
C. Debbi Koyama

41. How many games did UCLA lose in its first NCAA Basketball Championship Season for 1963-64?

A. 0
B. 1
C. 2

42. Only one UCLA McDonald's Basketball All-American has ever led the Bruins to a NCAA title. Name him.

A. Don MacLean
B. Baron Davis
C. Ed O'Bannon

43. What historical fact goes with UCLA's 5-game NCAA Women's Volleyball Title win over Long Beach State in 1991?

A. First time a team had ever won down 2 games to zero
B. First time a 5th game was ever played via `rally scoring' in a title match?
C. First time a team had ever won on its home court in w. volleyball?

44. When UCLA won the 1966 NCAA Men's Track & Field Title, which athlete ran on both winning relay teams, plus won an individual event?

A. Ron Copeland
B. Bob Frey
C. Tom Jones

45. How many NCAA men's track & field titles did UCLA win in the 1970's?

A. 3
B. 4
C. 5

46. Which great UCLA 400 meter runner led UCLA to the 1972 NCAA Title, winning both his individual event and anchoring the mile relay team?

A. Wayne Collett
B. Bennie Brown
C. John Smith

47. What event did the UCLA women's NCAA title indoor track & field teams have NCAA title winners in for both 2000 and 2001?

A. Shot Put
B. Pole Vault
C. Long Jump

48. Bill Walton scored a NCAA record 44 points in the 1973 title game victory over Memphis, breaking the previous record set by which former Bruin All-American?

A. Sidney Wicks
B. Gail Goodrich
C. Lew Alcindor

49. When UCLA won the 2001 NCAA title at Georgia upsetting Georgia, which Bruin gymnast won the NCAA All-Around Title?

A. Mohini Bhardwaj
B. Onnie Willis
C. Jamie Dantzscher

50. UCLA won the 2005 NCAA Men's Tennis Title. Which school did UCLA rally from a 3-1 deficit to defeat, 4-3?

A. Georgia
B. Baylor
C. Stanford

51. Jimmy Connors and Arthur Ashe won how many Grand Slam singles and doubles titles between them from 1968 to 1983?

A. 11 singles and 4 doubles (15)
B. 10 singles and 6 doubles (16)
C. 13 singles and 4 doubles (17)

52. Who was the first coach in UCLA athletic history to guide his team to 3 straight NCAA titles?

A. John Wooden
B. Al Scates
C. JD Morgan

53. Which Olympic Games beach medalist was a key starter on UCLA's 1991 NCAA women's volleyball title team?

A. Holly McPeak
B. Elaine Youngs
C. Annett Buckner-Davis

54. Jackie Joyner-Kersee scored NCAA points on UCLA's 1983 title team in how many events?

A. 4
B. 5
C. 6

55. UCLA won its only NCAA men's golf title in 1988 on what famous Southern California golf course?

A. Riviera Country Club
B. Indian Wells Country Club
C. North Ranch Country Club

56. When UCLA won the 1987 NCAA Men's Track & Field Title, which individual was the only athlete part to be a part of two event wins?

A. Kevin Young
B. Danny Everett
C. Michael Marsh

57. Including the 2000 athletic year, how many NCAA titles had UCLA won between 2000 and 2007 to reach the magic 100 number?

A. 18
B. 20
C. 21

58. Since Dan Guerrero took over as UCLA Athletic Director in 2001-02, how many NCAA titles did UCLA win to reach 100?

A. 12
B. 14
C. 15

59. Who made the winning final shot in the 1975 NCAA semi-final victory over Louisville to put UCLA into the title game vs. Kentucky on the way to John Wooden's 10th and final title?

A. Marques Johnson
B. David Meyers
C. Richard Washington

60. When UCLA won the 1998 NCAA Men's Volleyball Title in Hawaii, what Bruin two sport athlete came of the bench to help the Bruins to the title with one record setting performance?

A. Brandon Taliaferro
B. Adam Naeve
C. Danny Farmer

61. The Cutino Award usually goes to a player on the NCAA Championship Team in which sport?

A. Volleyball
B. Soccer
C. Water Polo

62. Which player that led UCLA to the 2004 NCAA Men's Water Polo Title and was National Player of the Year?

A. Brandon Brooks
B. Brett Ormsby
C. Adam Wright

63. Who was the starting UCLA basketball center between Lew Alcindor and Bill Walton for 3 NCAA title teams?

A. Swen Nater
B. Curtis Rowe
C. Steve Patterson

64. Who was UCLA's first NCAA MVP in women's water polo?

A. Coralie Simmons
B. Nicolle Payne
C. Catharine von Schwarz

65. Who was the winning pitcher in UCLA's first NCAA women's softball title back in 1982?

A. Lisa Fernandez
B. Tracy Compton
C. Debbie Doom

66. Which UCLA NCAA Champion won 3 Honda Awards, which is the highest award you can win in women's sports?

A. Jackie Joyner-Kersee
B. Lisa Fernandez
C. Natalie Williams

67. How many NCAA titles has UCLA won in the sport of water polo?

A. 10
B. 13
C. 15

68. Which UCLA title softball team posted a historic school record best of 54-2 and outscored opponents 31-1 at the College World Series?

A. 1982
B. 1992
C. 2003

69. The only goalkeeper in NCAA women's water polo history to start and win 3 title matches is which UCLA Bruin?

A. Katie Rulon
B. Natalie Golda
C. Emily Feher

70. What UCLA football player also scored key points in the 110m hurdles to help UCLA to the 1978 NCAA track & field title?

A. Jonathan Ogden
B. James Owens
C. Dokie Williams

71. Which of these Bruins won a NCAA Individual Title as a student-athlete and a NCAA title as head coach?

A. Valorie Kondos Field
B. Adam Krikorian
C. Billy Martin

72. Name the key reserve for UCLA that came of the bench to spark the victory over Duke on the first NCAA Basketball Championship Team in 1964.

A. Keith Erickson
B. Kenny Washington
C. Jack Hirsch

73. A key member of the UCLA 1988 NCAA Men's Track & Field Championship Team, this person won two gold medals at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. Name him.

A. Steve Lewis
B. Danny Everett
C. Kevin Young

74. Which freshman pitcher hurled a shut out in the 1988 NCAA Championship game while winning 31 games during the season along the way to a school record 89 at the time?

A. Tracy Compton
B. Lisa Longaker
C. Heather Compton

75. How many unbeaten seasons did John Wooden have amongst his 10 NCAA title teams?

A. 2
B. 4
C. 5

76. Pick the number sequence of UCLA's retired men's basketball jerseys with uniform numbers in the 30's.

A. 30, 31, 32, 33
B. 31, 32, 33, 35
C. 32, 33, 34, 35

77. Which men's water polo goalkeeper led UCLA to the 1999 NCAA Title as a freshman?

A. Brandon Brooks
B. Matt Swanson
C. Joe Axelrod

78. UCLA has won 19 NCAA titles in men's volleyball. Which of the 19 was the lowest ranked team nationally when it won the NCAA title?

A. 1993
B. 2000
C. 2006

79. Which Bruin gymnast won two individual event titles the night after helping UCLA to the 2003 NCAA Team Title?

A. Kristen Maloney
B. Kate Richardson
C. Jamie Dantzscher

80. UCLA has won over 1000 matches in its tremendous men's tennis history. Name the school that UCLA has defeated the most.

A. Stanford
B. USC
C. California

81. UCLA won its first NCAA women's golf title in playoff vs. another West Coast school in 1991. Name that playoff opponent.

A. Stanford
B. San Jose State
C. USC

82. The athlete that anchored the UCLA 1600 meter relay team to the 2004 NCAA women's track & field title also ran on the USA 1600 gold medal team at the 2004 Olympic Games in Sydney. Name her.

A. Monique Henderson
B. Sheena Johnson
C. Joanna Hayes

83. UCLA won the first NCAA title in both men's water polo and men's volleyball during which academic school year?

A. 1968-69
B. 1969-70
C. 1970-71

84. Name the UCLA women's water polo player that is the all-time leading scorer in school history.

A. Coralie Simmons
B. Natalie Golda
C. Kelly Rulon

85. How many times have current or former UCLA tennis players appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated Magazine? (Hint: all covers were either Arthur Ashe or Jimmy Connors.

A. 10
B. 11
C. 12

86. Name the former UCLA men's basketball player on a championship team who was also an actor and also an Academic All-American.

A. Lew Alcindor
B. Mike Warren
C. Nigel Miguel

87. Name one of the only two freshmen players to start on a NCAA men's basketball championship team for UCLA.

A. Marques Johnson
B. Toby Bailey
C. JR Henderson

88. Who was the UCLA men's soccer coach in 2002 when the Bruins won their last NCAA title?

A. Tom Fitzgerald
B. Sigi Schmid
C. Jorge Salcedo

89. Name the UCLA softball player who got the pinch hit RBI in the 2004 NCAA title game vs. California to spark UCLA to the victory?

A. Caitlin Beyni
B. Andrea Duran
C. Kristen Dedmon

90. Who led UCLA in title game assists in 1972 and 1973 championships?

A. Tommy Curtis
B. Greg Lee
C. Keith Wilkes

91. What profession is former UCLA women's volleyball player Julie Bremner, who set the 1991 team to the NCAA title?

A. Doctor
B. Lawyer
C. Councilwoman

92. How many Olympic gold medals does former UCLA softball pitcher and NCAA champion Lisa Fernandez have?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4

93. Where did UCLA win the first NCAA women's water polo championship match in 2001?

A. USC
B. Stanford
C. Loyola Marymount

94. When UCLA won three NCAA men's volleyball titles in 4 years in the mid-1990's, who was the two-time NCAA Player of the Year?

A. Stein Metzger
B. Paul Nihipali
C. Jeff Nygaard

95. Who was the coach for UCLA's first NCAA championship team in women's golf?

A. Carrie Leary
B. Jackie Steinmann
C. Amy Alcott

96. When UCLA won its last NCAA men's basketball title in 1995, which two teams did the Bruins beat in the semi's and finals for the crown?

A. North Carolina & Arkansas
B. Louisville & Arkansas
C. Oklahoma State & Arkansas

97. How many current UCLA head coaches have won NCAA titles as both student-athletes and Bruin head coaches?

A. 1
B. 3
C. 5

98. How many consecutive NCAA titles did UCLA win during its major men's basketball run to 10 titles?

A. 6
B. 7
C. 8

99. Which UCLA men's volleyball All-American player came off the bench in the 1979 championship match vs. USC to spark the Bruins to an unbeaten season and the NCAA title?

A. Joe Mica
B. Peter Ehrman
C. Brian Rofer

100. UCLA has won NCAA titles in 16 different sports that sponsor NCAA championships. Name all 16 of these sports and how many titles UCLA won in each sport (Worth 11 pts.).

Each question except No. 100 is worth one point.

Score
90-110 -- A true Wizard of Westwood
70-89 -- Joe & Josephine Bruin would be proud
60-69 -- Time to visit the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame
50-59 -- You might be a Trojan
49 & below -- You think the Rose Bowl is a thing to put your flowers in and that Kevin Love threw a lot of touchdowns last year. Get yourself to some Bruin games in 2008-09!

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

11. C, 12. B, 13. B, 14. C, 15. B, 16. C, 17. C, 18. B, 19. B, 20. B

21. A, 22. C, 23. B, 24. A, 25. B, 26. B, 27. B, 28. C, 29. C, 30. C

31. C, 32. B, 33. C, 34. B, 35. A, 36. C, 37. A, 38. C, 39. B, 40. B

41. A, 42. C, 43. B, 44. A, 45. B, 46. C, 47. A, 48. B, 49. B, 50. B

51. A, 52. C, 53. B, 54. B, 55. C, 56. A, 57. C, 58. B, 59. C, 60. C

61. C, 62. B, 63. C, 64. A, 65. C, 66. B, 67. B, 68. B, 69. C, 70. B

71. C, 72. B, 73. A, 74. B, 75. B, 76. B, 77. A, 78. C, 79. B, 80. C

81. B, 82. A, 83. B, 84. C, 85. C, 86. B, 87. B or C both right

88. A, 89. C, 90. B, 91. A, 92. B, 93. B, 94. C, 95. B, 96. C, 97. C

98. B, 99. A

100. Men's Basketball (11), Men's Golf (1), Women's Golf (2), Men's Gymnastics (2), Women's Gymnastics (5), Men's Soccer (4), Women's Softball (10), Men's Swimming & Diving (1), Men's Tennis (16), Men's Track & Field (8), Women's Track & Field (3), Women's Indoor Track & Field (2), Men's Volleyball (19), Women's Volleyball (3), Men's Water Polo (8), Women's Water Polo (5).