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The NFL in the 1920s

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"I've tried to make these ten questions about the earliest days of the NFL both easy and informative. Strap on your (optional) leather helmet and let's go!"


1. The NFL got its start as the American Professional Football Association on September 17, 1920. The meeting that resulted in the founding of the league was held in a Hupmobile showroom in Canton, OH. What, exactly, is a Hupmobile?
    A bicycle
    An exotic pet
    A car
    A vacuum cleaner


2. I was the first president of the new NFL football league. One of the most famous athletes in the world at that time, and a former star Olympian, I played for several NFL teams. In 1950, I was voted America's best athlete in the first half of the 20th century. Who am I?
    Red Grange
    Jim Thorpe
    George Halas
    Jack Dempsey


3. We are one of the two current NFL teams that can trace our roots to the the league's founding. We played our first 40 seasons in Chicago before moving west. Which team are we?
    Cubs
    Rams
    Bears
    Cardinals


4. I was one of the first prolific passers in NFL history, throwing 20 touchdown passes during the 1929 season, and retiring with a then-record 66 career touchdown passes. My successes won me the ultimate recognition in 2005, when I was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Who am I?
    Ben E. King
    Benny Friedman
    Benny Hill
    Freeman King


5. Red Grange was the first true box office star of the NFL, giving the league the most publicity it had ever received when he turned pro in 1925. Why was he called the, "Wheaton Iceman?"
    He never had that nickname
    He attributed much of his strength to his summer job as a teen, delivering ice in Wheaton, IL
    His best games were all played on frozen fields
    Once, he was tackled and a paperback copy of "The Iceman Cometh" fell from his jersey


6. Pro football's first season was so successful that the league had 21 teams the next year. Most of them didn't last long. Which group of team names listed below is completely fictitious, and never played during the 1921 season?
    Buffalo All-Americans, Akron Pros, Evansville Crimson Giants
    Tonawanda Kardex, Louisville Brecks, Washington Senators
    Rock Island Independents, Dayton Triangles, Rochester Jeffersons
    Scranton Garbage, Pawtucket Patroons, Moline Fire Engines


7. Ernie Nevers had one of the most amazing days in NFL history on Thanksgiving in 1929, setting two records that lasted the remainder of the 20th century without being broken. Which records did he set in the game?
    He scored 40 points, including six touchdowns
    He intercepted seven passes, including three returned for touchdowns
    He drop-kicked a 47-yard field goal and had a 99-yard run for a touchdown
    He rushed for 255 yards and scored five touchdowns


8. Which team listed below did not win a league title in the 1920s?
    New York Giants
    Akron Pros
    Washington Redskins
    Providence Steam Roller


9. Which 2005 NFL franchise started in 1920 as the Decatur Staleys, under coach George Halas?
    Chicago Bears
    Pittsburgh Steelers
    Philadelphia Eagles
    St. Louis Staleys


10. We entered the league in 1921 and have played in the same city throughout the end of the century. Winning is part of our tradition. We won our first NFL title in 1929, and have been so successful since that some people call our home city, "Titletown USA." Who are we?
    New York Giants
    Chicago Bears
    Green Bay Packers
    Detroit Lions


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