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March Madness Trivia

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Which 1996 champion featured Antoine Walker and Tony Delk in a dominant run?

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Which school's nickname is simply a color and won the 2003 title?

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Which title game had the lowest combined points in the shot clock era from 1986 onward?

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Which 2003 title city saw Syracuse beat Kansas with a late Hakim Warrick block?

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Which program's 1988 championship is remembered as Danny and the Miracles?

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Which head coach was famous for the amoeba defense at UNLV during title years?

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Which 2013 national semifinal featured a gruesome injury to Kevin Ware but ended in a Louisville title run later vacated?

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Which figure became a national star during Loyola Chicago's 2018 run?

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Which school became the first Division I men's program to win men's and women's titles in the same year twice?

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Which school became known as 'Dunk City' during their 2013 Sweet Sixteen run?

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What nickname is given to the final weekend with two semifinals and a title game?

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Which Hall of Fame coach sprinted around looking for someone to hug after the 1983 title upset?

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What term is used for a surprise underdog making a deep run?

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Who was the last men's champion to finish a season undefeated?

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What televised event reveals the bracket each March?

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Which program won the 2002 title behind guard Juan Dixon?

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Which 2005 champion had Sean May as the Final Four Most Outstanding Player?

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Which 11 seed made a shocking run to the 2006 Final Four?

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Which 1985 champion set a title game record by shooting nearly 79 percent from the field?

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Which city is synonymous with the annual First Four games?

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Which player led Syracuse to the 2003 title as a freshman phenom?

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Which coach guided Kansas to the 2008 title after the shot by Mario Chalmers?

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What famous 2016 moment ended the title game at the buzzer?

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Which 2010 runner-up missed a half-court heave at the horn in Indianapolis?

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Who tied the 2008 title game with a deep three then won in overtime for Kansas?

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Which 1963 Mideast Regional venue hosted the Game of Change between Mississippi State and Loyola?

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Which program won back to back titles in 2006 and 2007 with the same starting five?

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Which program reached the 2011 Final Four after starting in the First Four round?

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At what Philadelphia arena did Christian Laettner hit The Shot in 1992?

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Which team in 1997 beat three No. 1 seeds on its way to the championship?

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Who scored 44 points on 21-for-22 shooting in the 1973 title game?

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Which player was MOP when Butler came within inches on a half-court shot in 2010?

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Which 2016 champion won on a last-second three in Houston?

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Which Final Four Most Outstanding Player won from a losing team in 1983?

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What is the longest verified streak of correct picks to start a public online bracket?

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Which 2008 title game city saw Kansas rally to beat Memphis in overtime?

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Which school's 1973 title featured a player making 21 of 22 field goal attempts?

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Which 1963 regional game is known as the Game of Change for breaking segregation barriers?

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Who hit the winning shot for North Carolina in the 1982 championship game?

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Which 2019 champion featured Kyle Guy as the Final Four Most Outstanding Player?

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Ignoring the First Four, how many distinct outcomes are possible in a 64-team single elimination bracket?

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Which 1957 title game featured Wilt Chamberlain but ended with a North Carolina victory in triple overtime?

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Which 1995 UCLA guard hit the game-winner against Missouri to keep the title run alive?

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Which year saw all four No. 1 seeds reach the Final Four for the only time?

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Which coach started the tradition of cutting down nets after winning a title?

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Which brand manufactures the official Final Four court each year for the NCAA?

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Which 16 seed made history by beating a 1 seed in 2018?

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Which arena hosted the legendary Bryce Drew buzzer beater for Valparaiso in 1998?

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What is the celebratory act of cutting down after a title or regional win?

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Which 1991 Duke star hit a late three to seal the upset of previously unbeaten UNLV in the semifinal?

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What happened to the 2020 NCAA tournament that made history?

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Which 1982 venue hosted Michael Jordan's championship-winning jumper for North Carolina?

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Which 2015 Duke guard earned Final Four Most Outstanding Player honors?

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What 1992 regional final featured the iconic full-court pass and turnaround by Christian Laettner?

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Which school won the 1955 and 1956 titles led by Bill Russell and K.C. Jones?

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Which school won the 1990 championship with the nickname Runnin' Rebels?

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What city hosted the famous 1979 Magic vs Bird championship game?

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Which school earned back-to-back titles in 2006 and 2007 with Joakim Noah and Corey Brewer?

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Which 2018 Final Four city saw Loyola Chicago's Cinderella story end in the semifinal?

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Who wrote One Shining Moment which debuted on the broadcast in 1987?

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Which 1989 champion was led by interim coach Steve Fisher who took over right before the tournament?

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Which 2001 Duke player scored 31 in the title game and was named MOP?

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Which 1988 Final Four city witnessed Danny Manning's 31 in the title game?

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Which 1991 regional final ended UNLV's 45-game win streak?

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Which 1981 champion featured Isiah Thomas as the tournament's top player?

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Which program is famous for the Cameron Crazies but plays March games on neutral floors?

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Which 1995 champion featured brothers Ed and Charles O'Bannon starring for UCLA?

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Which 2015 Wisconsin center helped end Kentucky's perfect season in the semifinal?

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In 1966 where did Texas Western defeat Kentucky for the championship?

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Which legendary program won seven consecutive titles from 1967 to 1973?

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Which school's 1985 championship was guided by coach Rollie Massimino with a slow tempo masterpiece?

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Where was the very first NCAA championship game played in 1939?

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Which tournament round name refers to sixteen teams remaining?

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Which 1959 Final Four Most Outstanding Player came from a losing team and later became the NBA logo icon?

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Which 1993 national championship by North Carolina was secured after Chris Webber's timeout mistake?

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Which coach led UMass to the 1996 Final Four later vacated and then coached Kentucky to a title in 2012?

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Which team was called the Webfoots when it won the first NCAA title in 1939?

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Which 2014 champion was a 7 seed that upset a 5 seed and a 1 seed on the way?

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What network traditionally airs the One Shining Moment montage?

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Which 1992 Duke forward threw the long baseball pass to set up The Shot?

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Which 2003 freshman captured the tournament's top honor while wearing No. 15?

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Which school became the first 15 seed to reach the Elite Eight in 2022?

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Which 1974 national semifinal ended the UCLA seven-title streak before the final game?

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What was the combined score of UNLV's 1990 title game win over Duke which set a record margin?

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Which 2012 region produced the only 5 seed to reach the title game that season?

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Which coach led Arkansas to the 1994 title with the phrase forty minutes of hell style pressure?

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Which coach won ten NCAA tournament titles with UCLA?

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Which 2004 UConn star was named Final Four Most Outstanding Player in San Antonio?

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In what year did the NCAA men's tournament expand to a 64-team bracket?

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Which Final Four Most Outstanding Player scored 31 off the bench for Villanova in 2018?

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Which coach owns the most NCAA tournament wins as a head coach?

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Which 2018 upset saw a 16 seed win by 20 points over a No. 1 seed?

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Which program holds the record for the most men's NCAA tournament titles?

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Which school upset heavily favored Duke to win the 1999 title in St. Petersburg?

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Which host city has staged the most men's Final Fours historically?

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Which 1979 site is now known as the Jon M Huntsman Center on the Utah campus?

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Which school's 2013 men's championship was later vacated by the NCAA?

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What are the four regional labels on the men's bracket?

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Where is the First Four round traditionally played?

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Which Kentucky star was named Most Outstanding Player of the 2012 Final Four?

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What nickname is commonly used for the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament each spring?

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What do millions of fans fill out on or after Selection Sunday?

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Which 1990s coach shouted 'This is for Arkansas!' after winning the title?

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Which 2010 title game city hosted the near-miss half-court heave by Butler?

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Which school's 1998 regional featured Bryce Drew's famous play called Pacer?

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Which 1966 champion started five Black players in a landmark title game victory?

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Which school is the only men's champion to defeat three No. 1 seeds in the same tournament?

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Who was the Final Four Most Outstanding Player in 2011 leading UConn?

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Which tournament year saw the first official field of 64 teams?

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Which school's 2012 title featured a defensive showcase holding Kansas under 60 in New Orleans?

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What song traditionally plays over the final highlight montage after the title game?

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Which team delivered the largest title game blowout, winning by 30 points in 1990?

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Which 2018 regional saw a 14 seed Buffalo crush Arizona by double digits?

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Which 2017 North Carolina guard earned Final Four Most Outstanding Player honors?

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Which school's 2011 run began in the First Four and ended in the Final Four?

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What happened for the first and only time regarding number one seeds in 2008?

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In what year did the field enlarge to 68 with the First Four?

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Which showdown between future NBA legends headlined the 1979 championship game?

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What year did the NET ranking system replace the RPI for tournament selection evaluation?

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Which team won the 1957 title after two triple overtime games at the Final Four?

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Which 8 seed defeated Georgetown to win the 1985 title with near perfect shooting?

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Who performed the first televised version of One Shining Moment after the 1987 title game?

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Which 2014 title game ended with UConn beating Kentucky to complete a 7 seed miracle?

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Which team is known by the short nickname Zags in March?

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What program ended UCLA's title streak by winning in 1974 with David Thompson?

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Which 1989 school won the title after hiring an interim coach just before the tournament?

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Which 2022 semifinal was decided by a free throw with 1.0 second left sending Kansas to the final?

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Which blueblood's home venue is Rupp Arena but tournament games are at neutral sites?

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Which coach holds the record for most consecutive NCAA tournament wins by a program during one era?

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What is the lowest seed to win the men's national title?

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