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Football Legends and Events Trivia Quiz

Get ready to answer some tough and easy questions, if you like Football.

A multiple-choice quiz by JJGUS1. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
JJGUS1

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
10,877

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
4065

Last 3 plays: Guest 98 (7/10), Guest 73 (10/10), Guest 173 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Name the player who played in 4 different decades, 340 games over 26 seasons, and retired at the age of 48.

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 2 of 10

2. What college did Jim Brown attend? Hint

Duke

USC

Syracuse

Grambling

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which NFL team drafted Len Dawson? Hint

Dolphins

Chiefs

Steelers

Chargers

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was 'Deacon' Jones's, LA Rams, first name? Hint

Danny

David

Donny

Davis

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was NOT a member of the Washington Redskins wide receiver group known as 'The Posse'? Hint

Ricky Sanders

Gary Clark

Charley Taylor

Art Monk

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the starting QB for the Chicago Bears in the December 8, 1940 NFL Championship Game against the Washington Redskins? Hint

Sammy Baugh

Sid Luckman

Y.A. Tittle

Otto Graham

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Question 7 of 10

7. What year did the 'Heidi Bowl' occur? Hint

1969

1966

1968

1967

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was called the 'Galloping Ghost'?

Answer: (Two Words-Don't use his real first name)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the first NFL running back to rush for 2,000 yards during the regular season? Hint

Jim Brown

Franco Harris

Eric Dickerson

O.J. Simpson

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who is the NFL player known as 'Sweetness'?

Answer: (Two Words or just surname)

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Apr 11 2024 : Guest 98: 7/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Name the player who played in 4 different decades, 340 games over 26 seasons, and retired at the age of 48.

Answer: George Blanda

2. What college did Jim Brown attend?

Answer: Syracuse

3. Which NFL team drafted Len Dawson?

Answer: Steelers

4. What was 'Deacon' Jones's, LA Rams, first name?

Answer: David

5. Who was NOT a member of the Washington Redskins wide receiver group known as 'The Posse'?

Answer: Charley Taylor

6. Who was the starting QB for the Chicago Bears in the December 8, 1940 NFL Championship Game against the Washington Redskins?

Answer: Sid Luckman

The final score was Bears-73, Redskins-0. Great to be a BEARS FAN!

7. What year did the 'Heidi Bowl' occur?

Answer: 1968

November 17, 1968. The NY Jets are leading the Oakland Raiders 32-29 with 1:05 left in the game when NBC cuts away to Heidi, a special children's movie. Final score: Oakland-43, NY Jets-32

8. Who was called the 'Galloping Ghost'?

Answer: Red Grange

9. Who was the first NFL running back to rush for 2,000 yards during the regular season?

Answer: O.J. Simpson

1973 - O.J. Simpson rushed for 2,003 yards

10. Who is the NFL player known as 'Sweetness'?

Answer: Walter Payton

Source: Author JJGUS1

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