Yale Bowl Centennial Quiz

1. 1. On what landmark is the Bowl most closely modeled?
   • The Coliseum in Rome
   • The amphitheater in Pompeii
   • Crater Lake in Oregon
2. 2. Which of these considerations determined the siting of the Bowl?
   • “Alignment with the 73-degrees-west longitude line”
   • “Goal posts on an axis pointing east to the amphitheater at Pompeii”
   • “The minor axis points to the sun at 3 p.m. on November 15”
3. 3. What Bulldog head coach presided over the longest Yale winning streak in the Bowl?
   • Jordan Olivar
   • T. A. D. Jones
   • Carm Cozza
4. 4. Whose concert at the Bowl was later released as a record album?
   • Peter, Paul, and Mary
   • The Grateful Dead
   • Paul McCartney
5. 5. Which of these Heisman Trophy winners saw action on the field at the Bowl?
   • Doug Flutie
   • Roger Staubach
   • Paul Hornung
6. 6. Which of these did NOT appear on stage at the Bowl on October 5, 2001?
   • Big Bird
   • Paul Simon
   • Meryl Streep
   • William F. Buckley, Jr.
7. 7. What non-Ivy opponent has Yale played most often at the Bowl?
   • Army
   • Connecticut
   • Colgate
8. 8. What quarterback-receiver pair holds single-game Bowl records for passes attempted, passes completed, receptions, and yards receiving, all from the same game?
   • Brian Dowling ’69 and Bruce Weinstein ’69 vs. Princeton, November 16, 1968
   • Charlie Ewart ’37 and Larry Kelley ’37, Rutgers, October 24, 1936
   • Joe Walland ’00 and Eric Johnson ’01, Harvard, November 20, 1999
9. 9. Which opponent was on the losing side of the Bulldogs’ most lopsided win at the Bowl?
   • Columbia
   • Vermont
   • Bowdoin
10. 10. What unusual event took place at the Bowl on October 10, 1992?
    • a wedding
    • a funeral
    • a bris