Husker/Wahine Trivia

Hawai’i. Nebraska. The showdown looms like a really big thing in your backward would loom if you had a really big thing in your backyard. Or room for it in your backyard. And you happened to notice it. Because something can’t really loom if there’s no one there to catch it in the act of looming.

Nebraska. Hawai’i. A clash of cultures. A study in contrasts. A really, really good volleyball team and a good one, maybe. What better time to haul out the Is it Nebraska or is it Hawai’i? game? Perhaps you were hoping we’d save it for the Apocalypse? Well, maybe we did. That’s all we’re saying.


Is it Nebraska or is it Hawai’i?


1) This state’s quarter features a covered wagon and Chimney Rock. (The other state will have the last state quarter, not yet minted.)

2) Produces more than 1/3 of the world’s pineapples and will probably have one on its quarter, when it is minted.

3) This state does not have a state quarter yet.

4) This state claims its very own Edwin Perkins invented Kool-Aid, in 1927.

5) Has the fewest overweight people in the United States. See question 4.

6) Birthplace of the Reuben sandwich. See question 4.

7) Has its own time zone. This was also the runner up for the state's motto.

8) Has more miles of river than any other state.

9) Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Kahoolawe and the Big Island of Hawaii are its 9 islands. Grand is not one of them.

10) Has the highest percentage of women in the workforce of any state.

11) Marlon Brando’s mom gave Henry Fonda acting lessons here. See question 10.

12) Has the world’s largest wind generator.

13) Widest of all the states. Trick question and has nothing to do with question 5.

14) One of its colleges offered the world’s first course on Rush Limbaugh. See question 12.

15) Humuhumunukunukuapua`a is the state fish. See question 17.

16) Has the world’s largest porch swing, which can hold 25 adults. See question 5, then ignore it. It's a trick.

17) There are only 12 letters in its alphabet. Think if you've ever heard of anyone speaking "Nebraskan."

18) The wind blows east to west in this state. Has nothing to do with question 12, although it is the same state. Wind generator had to be turned around.

19) The state insect is the honeybee. But where have they all gone?

20) John Cook keeps his ego here. Gratuitous cheapshot. We apologize. In advance.

21) The only state that grows coffee.

22) Home to the world’s 2nd largest collection of ancient elephant fossils. Careful! We said ancient elephant fossils.


The correct answers are b, c, three, and Charlie Wade. Please come back and play again, after the Apocalypse. It’ll cheer you up a little.