Football Old School

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. What year was the NFL formed? 1920 1943 1927 1934

2. What color did the official penalty marker eventually evolve into? Blue Yellow Red Orange

3. The "Galloping Ghost", Red Grange, played for what NFL team? Detroit Lions Chicago Bears Washington Redskins Dallas Cowboys

4. Which of these teams is America's only community owned NFL franchise? Tampa Bay Buccaneers Green Bay Packers Tennessee Titans New England Patriots

5. What was the jaw-dropping final score of the Bears vs. Redskins game in 1940? 0 - 0 73 - 66 73 - 0 7 - 0

6. There were two seperate balls used in the NFL during the 1950s. One was the familiar brown ball with two white stripes. What was the other? A round brown ball much like a soccer ball A white ball with two dark stripes A green and red holiday theme ball A ball to match the home teams colors

7. In what city was the first indoor game? Seattle Miami Chicago Dallas

8. Who was the first team to have ornamentation on their helmets? Bears Steelers Packers Rams

9. Which NFL team has hypocycloids as their symbol? Cowboys Oilers Browns Steelers

10. Tom Dempsey set an NFL record with a 63-yard field goal in 1970. This was an astonishing kick in itself. What else made this such an achievement? It was the first game his parents were able to visit. He was missing half his foot. The ball had gone flat and there was no replacement. It was a Super Bowl game.