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Quiz about The Number 11
Quiz about The Number 11

The Number 11 Trivia Quiz


This quiz is on those athletes who wore the number 11.

A multiple-choice quiz by jgrangers2. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
jgrangers2
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
240,028
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
410
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Question 1 of 10
1. For which Pac-10 college did Drew Bledsoe wear the number 11 for? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Mark Messier was one of the most successful hockey players of all-time, winning the Stanley Cup on 6 different occasions. How many did he win with the Edmonton Oilers? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Steve Spurrier won the Heisman Trophy while donning the number 11 as the quarterback for the University of Florida Gators in which year? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Carl Hubbell played his entire major league career from 1928-1943 as number 11 for the New York Giants. In the 1934 all-star game, he struck out five consecutive future Hall of Famers. Which of the following was not one of those players? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Isiah Thomas wore the number 11 throughout his entire NBA career, and his whole college career at which Big Ten school? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which number 11 led the New York Giants to a Super Bowl Championship in 1986? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Gilbert Perrault wore number 11 as the first ever draft pick of which NHL team? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Yao Ming donned the number 11 after being the first overall pick in the 2002 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets. Which team did he play for in the Chinese Basketball Association? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. On September 28, 1951, which NFL number 11 broke Johnny Lujack's record of 468 passing yards in a game? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Edgar Martinez wore the number 11 as a DH for which American League team? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. For which Pac-10 college did Drew Bledsoe wear the number 11 for?

Answer: Washington State

After his college career, Bledsoe was the first overall draft pick of the New England Patriots in the 1993 draft.
2. Mark Messier was one of the most successful hockey players of all-time, winning the Stanley Cup on 6 different occasions. How many did he win with the Edmonton Oilers?

Answer: 5

Messier won the Stanley Cup 5 times with the Oilers, then went on to win his 6th with the New York Rangers.
3. Steve Spurrier won the Heisman Trophy while donning the number 11 as the quarterback for the University of Florida Gators in which year?

Answer: 1966

Spurrier won college football's most prestigious award in 1966 at the helm of the Florida Gators. He went on to have a 9-year NFL career before beginning a career in coaching.
4. Carl Hubbell played his entire major league career from 1928-1943 as number 11 for the New York Giants. In the 1934 all-star game, he struck out five consecutive future Hall of Famers. Which of the following was not one of those players?

Answer: Hank Greenberg

Hubbell struck out Ruth, Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Davis and Joe Cronin in a row, a record that stood for 50 years.
5. Isiah Thomas wore the number 11 throughout his entire NBA career, and his whole college career at which Big Ten school?

Answer: Indiana

Thomas went to school at the University of Indiana and led the Hoosiers to the national title in 1981. He then went on to lead the Detroit Pistons to two NBA championships.
6. Which number 11 led the New York Giants to a Super Bowl Championship in 1986?

Answer: Phil Simms

At Morehead State, Simms wore the number 12, but was forced to change to 11 when the number 12 was already taken.
7. Gilbert Perrault wore number 11 as the first ever draft pick of which NHL team?

Answer: Buffalo Sabres

Perrault was the first overall draft pick in the 1970 draft, along with being the first ever pick of the Sabres.
8. Yao Ming donned the number 11 after being the first overall pick in the 2002 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets. Which team did he play for in the Chinese Basketball Association?

Answer: Shanghai Sharks

Ming led the Sharks to the CBA championship in 2002.
9. On September 28, 1951, which NFL number 11 broke Johnny Lujack's record of 468 passing yards in a game?

Answer: Norm Van Brocklin

Van Brocklin threw for 554 yards to break the record.
10. Edgar Martinez wore the number 11 as a DH for which American League team?

Answer: Seattle Mariners

Martinez was a DH for most of his career as a Mariner.
Source: Author jgrangers2

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