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1934: Giants 30, Bears 13

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Introduction:
"The 1934 NFL Championship wasn't close, it wasn't exciting, but it might be the ultimate example of a team "making adjustments" and coming back to win. All questions pertain to this game, or something as a result."


1. The 1934 NFL Championship was the second consecutive year the Giants and Bears had met for the title. For what else was it the second time?
    Second season of NFL divisional play, pitting the eastern and western conference winners against each other for the league championship
    Second consecutive season the Bears' Beattie Feathers led the league in rushing
    Second game ever played at New York City's Polo Grounds
    Second NFL championship to have been broadcast to US troops overseas


2. The Giants' win in the game thrilled their fans, but what did it spoil for the Bears?
    The game was played on George Halas' birthday
    An 18-game winning streak
    It was the only NFL title game between 1932 and 1936 that they didn't win
    Two of these


3. Who scored the Bears' lone touchdown of the game?
    Beattie Feathers
    Carl Brumbaugh
    Red Grange
    Bronko Nagurski


4. Whose idea was it for the Giants to switch to sneakers?
    Team captain Ray Flaherty
    Owner John Mara
    Coach Steve Owen
    A fan in the stands


5. From where did the Giants obtain their sneakers?
    Manhattan College
    An unlocked storeroom in the stadium
    Macys
    They dispatched employees into the stands to ask fans for theirs


6. Upon being told that the Giants were wearing sneakers, what did Bears coach George Halas say?
    "Good. Step on their toes."
    "So?"
    "Sneakers? When they put their backfield out there on scooters maybe I'll start worrying."
    "What's a sneaker?"


7. How many points did the Giants score in the decisive fourth quarter?
    10
    20
    14
    27


8. Giants halfback Ken Strong's two touchdowns, two extra points, and a field goal totalled 17 points, setting a new record for NFL title games during this championship game. In which year was this record broken?
    1937
    1954
    1940
    1961


9. Who according to one Giants player, was "the real hero" of the day?
    Ken Strong
    Abe Cohen
    The weatherman
    George Halas


10. Incredibly, 22 years later, there was another "sneaker game", in which an NFL team wore basketball shoes on an icy field to win the championship, 44-7. Who played in that game?
    New York Giants
    Neither of these teams
    Both of these teams
    Chicago Bears


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