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Philadelphia Eagles History Trivia Quiz

A short quiz on general history of The Philadelphia Eagles football team. E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!

A multiple-choice quiz by Big_T_Foot. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Big_T_Foot

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
84,890

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. What year was the team founded? Hint

1929

1896

1933

1910

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Question 2 of 10

2. Due to the war effort during the 1940s, Philadelphia and the Steelers found that they could not field a full team, so they merged for one season. What was the name of that team? Hint

Steagles

Rangers

Steel Eagles

Freedom

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the seating capacity of Veteran's Stadium in 2002? Hint

64,350

66,353

63,351

65,352

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Question 4 of 10

4. When the Eagles retired Jerome Brown's #99, he was the ____ player player number retired by the Eagles? Hint

6th

7th

5th

9th

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Question 5 of 10

5. When Tommy McDonald was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1998, he was the ______ member of the Eagles organization to enter the Hall of Fame? Hint

6th

12th

10th

13th

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many regular season wins did the Eagles have in 1980? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. Whom did the Eagles trade with to acquire Norm Van Brocklin? Hint

Green Bay

New York Giants

Miami

Los Angeles

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the final score of the Eagles first game? Hint

56-0

31-17

21-3

56-14

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who coached the team from 1973 to 1975? Hint

Ed Khayat

Jerry Williams

Nick Skorich

Mike McCormack

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Question 10 of 10

10. In his 14 NFL seasons with the Eagles, 1949 to 1962, how many games did Chuck Bednarik miss? Hint

Zero

Three

One

Five

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What year was the team founded?

Answer: 1933

The Eagles were formed in 1933 when a group headed by Bert Bell and Lud Wray purchased the former Frankford team, the Yellowjackets. The purchase price was $2,500.00.

2. Due to the war effort during the 1940s, Philadelphia and the Steelers found that they could not field a full team, so they merged for one season. What was the name of that team?

Answer: Steagles

In 1943, the two teams merged to form the Steagles. Greasy Neale and Walt Kiesling shared coaching duties. The merger lasted only one season.

3. What was the seating capacity of Veteran's Stadium in 2002?

Answer: 65,352

The Vet, finished in April of 1971, is a multi-use stadium, used by both the Eagles and the Phillies.

4. When the Eagles retired Jerome Brown's #99, he was the ____ player player number retired by the Eagles?

Answer: 6th

The six players who had their number retired by the team were:
15 - Steve Van Buren (HB 1955-51)

40 - Tom Brookshier (DB 1953, 1956-61)

44 - Pete Retzlaff (OE, TE 1956-66)

60 - Chuck Bednarik (C, LB 1949-62)

70 - A. Wistert (OT, G, DT 1943-51)

99 - Jerome Brown (DT, 1987-91) RIP

5. When Tommy McDonald was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1998, he was the ______ member of the Eagles organization to enter the Hall of Fame?

Answer: 13th

The thirteen Hall Of Famers were:
1963 - Bert Bell
1965 - Steve Van Buren
1967 - Chuck Bednarik
1968 - Alex Wojciechowicz
1969 - Earl "Greasy" Neale
1970 - Pete Pihos
1971 - Bill Hewitt, Norm Van Brocklin
1972 - Ollie Matson
1981 - Jim Ringo
1983 - Sonny Jurgensen
1988 - Mike Ditka
1998 - Tommy McDonald

6. How many regular season wins did the Eagles have in 1980?

Answer: 12

The Eagles won 12 regular season games that season, barely edging out Dallas for the Eastern Division title, and then beating them 20-7 in the Championship game. They set a franchise record for wins in the regular season that year.

7. Whom did the Eagles trade with to acquire Norm Van Brocklin?

Answer: Los Angeles

The trade was completed in 1958.

8. What was the final score of the Eagles first game?

Answer: 56-0

The Eagles lost to the New York Giants, 56-0 on October 15th, 1933.

9. Who coached the team from 1973 to 1975?

Answer: Mike McCormack

Mike was the 12th coach of the Eagles.

10. In his 14 NFL seasons with the Eagles, 1949 to 1962, how many games did Chuck Bednarik miss?

Answer: Three

Chuck was a two-time All-American at Penn and a seven time all pro with the Eagles. He missed only 3 games in 14 NFL Seasons. He led the Eagles to a NFL title in 1960 as a 35 year old two-way player.

Source: Author Big_T_Foot

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