Yeah, this is funny, but I don't know that the average UM kid would do much better.
I could see my 2 kids answering the questions like this. They wouldn't know a Gustafson or a Prukop from Donald Duck, though they are a lot smarter than the average joe and have engineering degrees from MSU. Sometimes I'm amazed at how much they know.
But when it comes to sports, I'm underwhelmed. They just aren't rabid sports fans, like most of the folks who post here.
So I wouldn't read too much into this.
The interesting thing to me is how willing people are to go along with a lie when someone shoves a camera in your face. Of course, Jimmy Kimmel does this all the time and it just amazes me that so many people fall for it. People just want to please, I guess.