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Your Philadelphia Eagles! Trivia Quiz

An all multiple choice quiz about the NFLs Eagles. Have fun. :-)

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

Author
Nightmare

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
246,875

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
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Awards
Top 10% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. The Philadelphia Eagles franchise began their NFL membership with what team name? Hint

Philadelphia Eagles

Pittsburgh Eagles

Pittsburgh Steel Eagles

Philadelphia Phillies

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which year did the franchise have their first winning season? Hint

1918

1930

1944

1951

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the team's first 1000-yard running back in a season? Hint

Tom Woodeshick

Keith Byars

Billy Barnes

Steve VanBuren

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Question 4 of 10

4. In which of the following seasons did the team finish the year ranked number 1 in offense, number 1 in defense, and win the NFL Championship? Hint

1933

1972

1961

1949

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the following Eagle head coaches had the most losing seasons while helming the team? Hint

Dick Vermeil

Joe Kuharich

Rich Kotite

Nick Skorich

6. 1980 was a great year for the city of Philadelphia. The baseball Phillies won their first World Series, and their NFL Eagles went to their first Super Bowl. What were the results of that Super Bowl? Hint

Lost to the Cowboys 44-17

Lost to the Raiders 27-10

Defeated Dallas 35-21

Defeated the Rams 37-14

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Question 7 of 10

7. The Philadelphia Eagles rostered five quarterbacks in the 1991 season. Which former Bears QB played the most games in that season? Hint

Jim Harbaugh

Jim McMahon

Vince Evans

Mike Tomczak

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the Eagles' first quarterback to throw for over 3600 yards in a season? Hint

Norm Snead

Sonny Jurgensen

Roman Gabriel

Ron Jaworski

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Question 9 of 10

9. In 2004, the Eagles found themselves in their second Super Bowl in franchise history, but were defeated by which team? Hint

St. Louis Rams

Indianapolis Colts

New England Patriots

San Diego Chargers

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Question 10 of 10

10. When Donovan McNabb went down after 10 games in the 2006 season, who replaced him taking the snaps for the team? Hint

Koy Detmer

Jeff Garcia

Mike McMahon

Andy Hall

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The Philadelphia Eagles franchise began their NFL membership with what team name?

Answer: Philadelphia Eagles

Their franchise began in 1933 with a 3-5-1 record. The Eagles were shutout three times by the New York Giants, Portsmouth Spartans, and Green Bay Packers.

2. Which year did the franchise have their first winning season?

Answer: 1944

Starting up in 1933, it took 12 seasons to be in the plus side. In 1944, they went 7-1-2 under the helm of Greasy Neale, losing only to the Chicago Bears. The Giants were NFL champions in the season.

3. Who was the team's first 1000-yard running back in a season?

Answer: Steve VanBuren

The others were all Eagles, but none had reached the 1000-yard season mark ever. VanBuren did it twice in his career, the first being in 1947 with 217 attempts for 1008 yards, averaging 4.6 per carry with 13 touchdowns. The Eagles went 8-4 in the season.

4. In which of the following seasons did the team finish the year ranked number 1 in offense, number 1 in defense, and win the NFL Championship?

Answer: 1949

The Eagles won it all behind their coach, Greasy Neale. They went 11-1 in the season, losing only to the Chicago Bears.

5. Which of the following Eagle head coaches had the most losing seasons while helming the team?

Answer: Joe Kuharich

Kuharich had only one winning season in five from 1964-1968. In seven seasons, Vermeil had three losing seasons. Skorich, who helmed the team from 1961-1963, had two losing seasons. Kotite had only one losing season in four years from 1991-1994.

Answer: Lost to the Raiders 27-10

The Eagles defeated the Vikings to get to the NFC Championship game against Dallas, which they won 20-7. The Eagles fell one game short as they lost to the Raiders.

7. The Philadelphia Eagles rostered five quarterbacks in the 1991 season. Which former Bears QB played the most games in that season?

Answer: Jim McMahon

The others listed never played for the Eagles. McMahon took the Eagle snaps from 1990-1992. In 1991, he played in 12 games, five more than their next quarterback, Jeff Kemp. The other three QBs were Pat Ryan, Brad Goebel, and Randall Cunningham who played in only one game in the season. McMahon played for the Bears from 1982-1988.

8. Who was the Eagles' first quarterback to throw for over 3600 yards in a season?

Answer: Sonny Jurgensen

The other Eagles listed, never reached 3600 passing yards in a season ever. Sonny played for the Eagles from 1957-1963. In 1961, he connected for 3723 yards. Snead's career high in an Eagle uniform was 3399 in 1967. Gabriel's career high was with the Eagles in 1973 with 3219 passing yards. Jaws threw for 3529 yards in 1980, his career high also.

9. In 2004, the Eagles found themselves in their second Super Bowl in franchise history, but were defeated by which team?

Answer: New England Patriots

The Eagles ran over the Vikings and Falcons to get to the promised land, but Tom Brady and company had other ideas, defeating the Eagles' combination of Donovan McNabb and Terrell Owens, 24-21.

10. When Donovan McNabb went down after 10 games in the 2006 season, who replaced him taking the snaps for the team?

Answer: Jeff Garcia

None of the others were rostered by the Eagles in 2006. Garcia began his career with the 49ers in 1999. He was a Lion in 2005 before coming to the Eagles in 2006. A.J. Feeley was the Eagles' third string QB went McNabb went down.

Source: Author Nightmare

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