May 28, 2024
Trivia Question:
Besides Omaha, name the two other cities that have hosted the College World Series. One point for each. Email your answer(s) here.
Trivia Question:
Besides Omaha, name the two other cities that have hosted the College World Series. One point for each. Email your answer(s) here.
Guest Trivia Answer:
First, Wes Griggs (3) also correctly answered Tuesday's trivia question!
Thanks to Steven Herce for the guest trivia question!
Guest Trivia Question:
Name the former Rice head baseball coach who hit a pinch grand slam in the major leagues. Email your answer here.
Trivia Answer:
Three starting pitchers from the 2003 Rice National Championship team went in the top ten of the first round of the 2004 MLB Draft: Philip Humber #3, Jeff Niemann #4 and Wade Townsend #8 (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst!)
Trivia Question:
Three Rice Owls were selected among the first ten overall picks in one MLB Draft. Name them. One point for each. Email your answer(s) here.
Trivia Answer:
Matt Anderson was selected number one overall in the 1997 MLB Draft by Detroit. (Thanks, Everett Coleman and Chris Kohnhorst!)
Trivia Question:
Name the only Rice Owl ever selected number one overall in the MLB Draft. For a bonus point, which team selected him? Email your answer(s) here.
Trivia Answer:
Barbara Jordan, who graduated magna cum laude from TSU in 1956, was the first African American elected to the Texas Senate after Reconstruction. (Thanks, Mike Ross!)
Yesterday, Rice baseball defeated TSU, 16-5, for the Grand Slam Day.
Trivia Question:
Name the first African American elected to the Texas Senate after Reconstruction. Email your answer here.
Trivia Answer:
King Hill was selected number one overall by the Chicago Cardinals in the 1958 NFL Draft. (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst, Mike Ross, Jim Walts and Andy Williams!)
Trivia Question:
Name the only Rice Owl ever selected number one overall in the NFL Draft. For a bonus point, which team selected him? Email your answer(s) here.
Trivia Answer:
Before Luke McCaffrey, the last Owls selected in the NFL Draft was Christian Covington by the Houston Texans in the sixth round (214th overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft. . Presently, he is a member of the CB Lions of the Canadian Football League.