Ron Kantowski offers a pop quiz to prepare football fans for today’s intrastate matchup at Mackay Stadium

Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007 | 7:25 a.m.

It's almost time to be Cannon-ized as UNLV and UNR will meet on the football field for the 33rd time at 1:05 p.m. today at Mackay Stadium in Reno, known as the "Biggest Little City in the World."

The following questions might not constitute the Biggest Little Quiz on the UNLV-UNR Football Game. But it might give you something to do after you're through touring the National Bowling Stadium.

1. When somebody mentions "The Pistol" at Mackay Stadium, it most likely will mean:

A. UNR is lining up in its version of the Shotgun.

B. The Fremont Cannon has gone on a diet.

C. O.J. and his pals are in the house.

2. Which of the following will be thrown most often?

A. Penalty flags on the Rebels.

B. Passes by the Wolf Pack.

C. Middle fingers by their fans.

3. Which will be in short supply by the end of the third quarter?

A. Offensive creativity.

B. Defensive intensity.

C. Beer.

4. On which of the following are the wheels most likely to come off?

A. The UNR offense.

B. The UNLV defense.

C. The Fremont Cannon, if the Rebels win.

5. Which question is likely to be asked before the first quarter ends?

A. Why are the Rebels running on third-and-long?

B. Why are the Wolf Pack passing on third-and-short?

C. What's Mike Sanford doing on the field?

6. Which trophy is most emblematic of the UNLV-UNR football game?

A. The Fremont Cannon.

B. The plaques at Rebel Park commemorating UNLV victories.

C. The helmet UNLV's Quincy Sanders threw at UNR coach Chris Ault in 1995 and is now displayed in a Reno bar.

7. Who had the most impressive arm?

A. UNLV's Randall Cunningham.

B. UNR's Glenn Carano.

C. The fan who tossed a water bottle from the stands that hit Rebels coach John Robinson upside the head.

8. If you see somebody walking into Mackay Stadium with tin cans and a big ball of string , it probably means:

A. His fraternity brother is getting married at halftime.

B. He can't afford a cell phone.

C. The television crew has arrived.

9. Which observation is most likely to be made before halftime:

A. That Frank Summers dude is pretty tough.

B. That Nick Graziano kid is pretty accurate.

C. That guy in the flannel shirt is pretty wasted.

10. If fisticuffs break out where you are sitting, the last person you probably should call is:

A. A Reno Police Department patrolman.

B. A Mackay Stadium security official.

C. The cop with the short pants from "Reno 911!"

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