As ridiculous as it sounds, there are 34 bowl games this year, and you undoubtedly know little about many of them.

Take the following quiz to brush up on your bowl knowledge before they get started.

1. Who sponsors the Liberty Bowl?
a) Amnesty International, b) Auto Zone, c) the descendants of Thomas Jefferson, d) Hot Pockets

2. What is interesting about the field on which the Humanitarian Bowl is played?
a) it is blue, b) it has no yard lines, c) it is yellow, d) it is made of concrete

3. Which of the following actually exists?
a) Inspiration Bowl, b) Insight Bowl, c) Intelligence Bowl, d) Innovation Bowl

4. The Meineke Car Care Bowl takes place where?
a) Uncle Sal’s garage, b) Detroit, c) Charlotte, d) Who cares?

5. Which bowl takes place at AT&T Park in San Francisco?
a) AT&T Cotton Bowl, b) Verizon Bowl, c) Emerald Bowl, d) Alexander Graham Bell Bowl

6. Which of the following states does not have a bowl game named after it?
a) Hawaii, b) Texas, c) New Mexico, d) Alaska

7. Toronto hosts which bowl game?
a) International Bowl, b) Molson Bowl, c) NHL Bowl, d) Canada Bowl

8. Which game has the most absurd name?
a) San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl, b) other

9. Which of the following pizza chains sponsors a bowl game?
a) Giordano’s, b) Little Caesar’s, c) Chuck E. Cheese’s, d) Papa John’s

10. Which of the following is held in Texas?
a) Fiesta Bowl, b) Sun Bowl, c) Holiday Bowl, d) George W. Bush Bowl

Answers: b, a, b, c and d, c, d, a, a, d, b

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