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Know more than anyone about University of Arizona basketball? Prove it.

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

Test your knowledge with our very own quiz, the University of Arizona Basketball Vault Quiz. If you take the Facebook quiz, you’ll be entered into a drawing for blogger Steve Rivera’s book, “University of Arizona Basketball Vault,” which has been signed by former UA basketball coach Lute Olson.

Sample question:

1. P. F. “Pop” McKale, for whom McKale Center is named, coached Arizona football for 16 years. How many years did he coach men’s basketball?
A. 7
B. 14
C. 21

What do you have to lose? You might even learn a little. Act quickly, though. The quiz ends May 20. Check back after that date to find out who won.

How much do you know about University of Arizona basketball?

Saturday, April 23rd, 2011

Arizona Basketball Vault QuizWe’ve launched a new Facebook app on the TucsonCitizen.com Sports Network Facebook page, the Arizona Basketball Vault quiz. If you play, you’ll be entered into a drawing for the book from which the questions were drawn, blogger Steve Rivera’s “University of Arizona Basketball Vault.”

The quiz will be up for a month, but we encourage you to take it soon and share it with your friends. The more the merrier. And a more educated fan is a better fan, no?

We at TucsonCitizen.com love trivia, and we hope you do too. Tell us what you think of the quiz and what you’d like more of. We’re listening.

“How Tucson Are You?” prize winners, quiz answers

Friday, March 25th, 2011

Congratulations to the “How Tucson Are You?” Facebook contest winners! Shawn Barghout won a $100 gift certificate to Antigone Books, and Matthew Helmke won a signed copy of “Meteorite Hunting: How to Find Treasure from Space.” A big thanks to everyone who took the quiz and shared it with their friends.

Now, for the answers. If you took the quiz and have been wondering for weeks what it was you missed, here you go.

Q: Who did the University of Arizona beat to win the 1997 basketball championship?
A: Kentucky

Q: Who or what is Stone Avenue named for?
A: Col. John F. Stone

Q: What year did Hughes break ground on its Tucson missile plant?
A: 1951

Q: Which Beatle owned a house in the foothills of the Rincon Mountains?
A: Paul McCartney

Q: Where was John Dillinger arrested?
A: a house on Second Street

So, how Tucson are you? Do you have an alternative measure?