Football Old School

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

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

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

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

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 ball to match the home teams colors A round brown ball much like a soccer ball A white ball with two dark stripes A green and red holiday theme ball

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

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

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

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 a Super Bowl game. 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.