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Canisius Trivia Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the all-time leading scorer in Canisius Basketball history?

a)

Shauna Green

b)

Sugar Ray Hall

c)

Kevin Downey

d)

Jenel Stevens

2.

Sisi Eleko from Women's Basketball is tied with Iowa's Caitlin Clark in what statistic?

a)

Double-Doubles

b)

Assists

c)

Rebounds

d)

Field Goal Percentage

3.

Before Canisius was in the MAAC, what was the name of their unofficial conference?

a)

Big Four

b)

Big Five

c)

Great Lakes Conference

d)

Little Three

4.

What was the original home of modern Canisius Hockey?

a)

Nichols School

b)

Memorial Auditorium

c)

Buffalo State

d)

Northtown Center

5.

Canisius once beat the Number 2 team in the nation at the NCAA Tournament. Who was that team?

a)

Duke

b)

NC State

c)

UNC

d)

Ohio State

6.

Canisius's oldest building is Old Main. What's the second-oldest building?

a)

Bouwhuis Library

b)

Churchill Tower

c)

Horan-O'Donnell

d)

Bagen Hall

7.

Before becoming a basketball player, Frank Mitchell excelled at what sport?

a)

Hockey

b)

Bobsledding

c)

Soccer

d)

Lacrosse

8.

Who was the coach of Canisius Basketball team in 1995?

a)

John Beilein

b)

Mike MacDonald

c)

Tom Parrotta

d)

Jim Baron

9.

Before becoming “Petey” in the 2002-2003, what was the name of the Canisius mascot?

a)

Jimmy

b)

The Golden Griffin

c)

The Giant Griff

d)

Griffy

10.

Canisius Hockey won the Atlantic Hockey Championship in 2023 on the back of “Right Back Where We Started

From.” Who sings that song?

a)

Elton John

b)

ABBA

c)

Maxine Nightingale

d)

Gloria Gaynor

11.

Before it was called C-Block, what was the name of the Canisius student section?

-Gold and Blue Crew

a)

Gold and Blue Crew

b)

MAAC and Cheese

c)

Griffs Mafia

d)

Main Street Maniacs

12.

What sport did President Steve Stoute play in college?

a)

Basketball

b)

Baseball

c)

Hockey

d)

Soccer

13.

What trophy is won by the “Battle of the Bridge” winner between Canisius and Niagara?

a)

Battle of the Bridge Cup

b)

Canal Cup

c)

Victory Barrel

d)

The Canisius Niagara Cup

14.

What are the first words of the Canisius fight song?

a)

Drive Canisius, Strive Canisius

b)

Cheer for the blue, cheer for the gold

c)

Here come the blue and gold

d)

Let's Go Griffs

15.

The mascot or nickname Golden Griffin originates from what?

a)

The official animal of Buffalo

b)

Statues in Buffalo

c)

Jesuit symbolism

d)

The name of the ship that brought the Jesuits to the Great Lakes

16.

What is the oldest varsity sport at Canisius?

a)

Hockey

b)

Basketball

c)

Baseball

d)

Track

17.

What school has Canisius played the most?

a)

Niagara

b)

St. Bonaventure

c)

UB

d)

Syracuse

18.

Who is the statue of in the middle of the quad

a)

Peter Griffin

b)

Peter Canisius

c)

Josh Allen

d)

Peter Pan

19.

When Canisius was founded in 1870, what mistake was made?

a)

There were no roofs over the dorms

b)

Classrooms had no windows

c)

There was no way to enroll in the school

d)

The Jesuits started the school without permission from the Pope

20.

When is Petey's Birthday

a)

February 6th

b)

February 7th

c)

February 5th

d)

February 4th

21.

Canisius once beat the number 2 team during March Madness, who was it?

a)

Duke

b)

NC State

c)

North Carolina

d)

Virginia

22.

Before Canisius was in the MAAC, what conference was it apart of?

a)

Big Five

b)

Great Lakes Conference

c)

Little Three

d)

Big Four

23.

Canisius oldest building is Old Main, what's the second oldest?

a)

Horan O'Donnell

b)

Churchill Tower

c)

Bagen Hall

d)

Bouwhuis Library

24.

Siem Uijtendaal's hometown is in the Netherlands shares a name with a famous location, what is it?

a)

Alexandria

b)

Ellicottville

c)

Harlem

d)

Bronx

25.

When did Canisius Hockey move to the Harborcenter?

a)

2012

b)

2014

c)

2016

d)

2018