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Lions Trivia Quiz

The most difficult Lions trivia quiz ... ever! Good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by Lunk420. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Lunk420

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
98,878

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Impossible

Avg Score
3 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first Lions player ever to win the NFC Defensive Player of the week award?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who led the Lions in passing yards in the 1979 NFL season? Hint

Gary Danielson

Greg Landry

Eric Hipple

Jeff Komlo

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who led the Lions in receiving yards for the 1985 season? Hint

Leonard Thompson

Jeff Chadwick

Pete Mandley

Freddie Scott

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Question 4 of 10

4. Between 1987 and 1998: who was the first Lions player to rush for 100 yards in an NFL regular season game, other than Barry Sanders?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname)

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the only Lions quarterback to pass for 300 yards in a game during the entire 1994 season? Hint

Scott Mitchell

Erik Kramer

Dave Krieg

Rodney Peete

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many times in his career did Barry Sanders have more than 100 yards receiving in a game? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. Jeff Chadwick had five 100 yard receiving games in his career with the Lions, in what year did he have 4 of those games? Hint

1986

1985

1984

1983

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Question 8 of 10

8. From what college did the Detroit Lions draft Bennie Blades in the first round of the 1988 draft?

Answer: ( Two Words ... or just one word (either city or mascot))

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Question 9 of 10

9. In what year was William Clay Ford Sr. elected president of the Detroit Lions? Hint

1961

1962

1960

1963

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Question 10 of 10

10. In his ______ season, Barry Sanders became the Lions all-time leading rusher? Hint

4th

3rd

2nd

5th

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first Lions player ever to win the NFC Defensive Player of the week award?

Answer: Michael Cofer

Michael Cofer won the award in week 8 of the 1984 season.

2. Who led the Lions in passing yards in the 1979 NFL season?

Answer: Jeff Komlo

The only year he ever led the team in passing he posted 2,238 yards passing to go along with 11 TDs.

3. Who led the Lions in receiving yards for the 1985 season?

Answer: Leonard Thompson

Good ol' Leonard Thompson led the team in the 84 & 85 seasons, catching passes totaling 773 yards in 84 and 736 yards in 85.

4. Between 1987 and 1998: who was the first Lions player to rush for 100 yards in an NFL regular season game, other than Barry Sanders?

Answer: Derrick Moore

This was a tough one. Derrick Moore did this with 107 yards rushing against Phoenix in December of 1993. Ironically, Eric Lynch rushed for 115 yards on 30 attempts against Green Bay, but after Moore's feat.

5. Who was the only Lions quarterback to pass for 300 yards in a game during the entire 1994 season?

Answer: Dave Krieg

Krieg passed for 351 yards against Buffalo in 1994, the first Lions QB to pass for 300 yards in a game since Erik Kramer's 304 yards in 1992.

6. How many times in his career did Barry Sanders have more than 100 yards receiving in a game?

Answer: 2

Barry had 135 yards receiving against the Kansas City in 1990 and 102 yards receiving against Tampa Bay in 1997.

7. Jeff Chadwick had five 100 yard receiving games in his career with the Lions, in what year did he have 4 of those games?

Answer: 1986

By far Chadwick's most productive season, he had 100 yard games versus the Buccaneers (106), Bengals (100), Eagles (139) and Packers (121). His other 100 yard game came in 1985 against the Packers (112).

8. From what college did the Detroit Lions draft Bennie Blades in the first round of the 1988 draft?

Answer: Miami Hurricanes

The talented Saftey would anchor the Lions secondary until 1996 when he went to the Seattle Seahawks.

9. In what year was William Clay Ford Sr. elected president of the Detroit Lions?

Answer: 1961

The move would begin a slow but efficient spiral into the NFL's cellar dwelling teams for which Detroit has not recovered.

10. In his ______ season, Barry Sanders became the Lions all-time leading rusher?

Answer: 4th

Barry topped Billy Sims record of 5,106 career rushing yards on November 22, 1992 against the Bengals. He would go on to rush for 15,269 yards career.

Source: Author Lunk420

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