1. In the first season of Monday Night Football, during a 23-20 Philadelphia Eagles victory over the New York Giants, Howard Cosell left the game at halftime and didn't return. According to just about everyone but Cosell, what had happened that caused him to miss the second half? Angry Eagles fans had threatened him He drank too much and got sick on Don Meredith's shoes Angry Giants fans had threatened him An angry Don Meredith had threatened him

2. Who was the first NFC team to win a Monday Night Football game? Dallas Cowboys Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers Atlanta Falcons

3. As the St. Louis Cardinals administered a 38-0 thrashing to the Dallas Cowboys in 1970, what did the Cowboys fans watching the game do? Shouted obscene chants about Howard Cosell Sang "Turn Out the Lights, the Party's Over" Chanted for Don Meredith to come out of the broadcast booth and help their team Tried to enter the broadcast booth

4. The first season of Monday Night Football used the announcing team of Howard Cosell, Don Meredith, and Keith Jackson. How did Jackson find out that he was being replaced by Frank Gifford? Gifford phoned him to tell him Gifford was brought into the booth to "surprise" people with the news Several reporters left messages asking him about it He read it in the newspaper

5. Of the 26 teams in the NFL when Monday Night Football was first broadcast, which was the last team to appear in a Monday night game? Denver Broncos Buffalo Bills Houston Oilers New Orleans Saints

6. As Monday Night Football's popularity soared, celebrities started "dropping by" the booth during games. Which politician and singer appeared together on a Monday Night Football broadcast? Ronald Reagan & John Lennon Barry Goldwater & Willie Nelson Jerry Brown & Linda Ronstadt Richard Nixon & Alice Cooper

7. What did Don Meredith say during a 1973 broadcast from Denver, to the great discontent of the network and sponsors? "Football is only a game, and I can't see how people can care about it with people starving in the US and being killed in Vietnam" "I want to be an actor, so this is going to be my last season with Monday Night Football" "Welcome to the Mile High City, and I really am!" "It's so cold here you'd have to be crazy to watch this game"

8. When Don Meredith left the show after the 1973 season, who first replaced him on the broadcast team? Nobody; Gifford and Cosell covered the games as a duo Fred Williamson Al Michaels Alex Karras

9. What was the name of the television variety show starring Howard Cosell, that ran during the 1975-76 season? Howard! Cosell and Company Music and Laffs with Howard Cosell Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell

10. When an ABC camera broadcast a fan "giving the finger," what did Don Meredith say? "I hope his mama ain't watchin'!" "Howard, are you gonna sit there and take that?" "He thinks they're number one in the nation!" "I'd show my IQ too, but I don't have three hands!"