NewsTracker Answers for week of Mar. 18, 2019

Q: The NCAA men’s basketball tournament begins this week with 68 college teams competing for the chance to play in the national championship game April 8th in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Where is Minnesota?

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Q: On Sunday, the NCAA announced the college teams playing in its “March Madness” tournament. Where do the Duke “Blue Devils” come from?

A. Florida

B. Georgia

C. North Carolina

D. South Carolina


C. Duke is a private Methodist university in Durham, North Carolina, with about 16,000 students. The Blue Devils play their first game against either North Carolina Central or North Dakota State on Friday in Columbia, South Carolina.


Q: Where do the Gonzaga “Bulldogs” come from?

A. Arizona

B. California

C. Oregon

D. Washington


D. Gonzaga is a private Roman Catholic university in Spokane, Washington, with about 7,500 students. The Bulldogs play their first game against either Farleigh Dickinson or Prairie View on Thursday in Salt Lake City, Utah.


Q: Where do the Purdue “Boilermakers” come from?

A. Illinois

B. Indiana

C. Michigan

D. Ohio


B. Purdue is a state university in Lafayette, Indiana, with more than 43,000 students. The Boilermakers play their first game against Old Dominion on Thursday in Hartford, Connecticut.


Q: Where do the Auburn “Tigers” come from?

A. Alabama

B. Kentucky

C. Mississippi

D. Tennessee


A. Auburn is a state university in Auburn, Alabama, with more than 30,000 students. The Tigers play their first game against New Mexico State on Thursday in Salt Lake City, Utah.