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Quiz about The ESPN Drama Playmakers
Quiz about The ESPN Drama Playmakers

The ESPN Drama "Playmakers" Trivia Quiz


Here's a quiz about the popular ESPN drama "Playmakers".

A multiple-choice quiz by tynerman14. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
tynerman14
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
158,963
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
10 / 15
Plays
483
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Question 1 of 15
1. "Playmakers" follows the season of which fictional team? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. Who plays Demetrius Harris? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. What drug was Harris addicted to? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. What excuse did DH use to leave meetings to to get a fix? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. Who plays Leon Taylor? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. What crime was Leon accused of? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. What is the name of the control freak owner? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. McConnell is the coach.


Question 9 of 15
9. Who plays McConnell? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. Who plays Eric Olscyk? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. The Cougars made the playoffs.


Question 12 of 15
12. Who created the show? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. Which one of these organizations protested the show? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. Which rapper made a guest star appearance as DH's brother? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. What did this rapper do for a living in the show? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "Playmakers" follows the season of which fictional team?

Answer: Miami Cougars

"Playmakers" is about the on and off-field issues of the fictional Miami Cougars.
2. Who plays Demetrius Harris?

Answer: Omar Gooding

Omar Gooding plays DH, the star rookie running back with a nasty cocaine addiction.
3. What drug was Harris addicted to?

Answer: Cocaine

DH once left the locker room at halftime to pick up a stash he had asked for and collapsed in a loading dock type area in the stadium.
4. What excuse did DH use to leave meetings to to get a fix?

Answer: "I gotta take a piss"

DH always said "I gotta take a piss" when he was craving a hit and he was around coaches.
5. Who plays Leon Taylor?

Answer: Russell Hornsby

Russell Hornsby plays Leon, the Cougar's backup running back, that was aging and hated DH for his cockiness.
6. What crime was Leon accused of?

Answer: Spousal abuse

Leon was accused of spousal abuse when it got out that he punched his wife, when he really just nudged her during an argument and she fell down the stairs and split her lip.
7. What is the name of the control freak owner?

Answer: Wilbanks

Wilbanks always wanted to make the decisions instead of the coach.
8. McConnell is the coach.

Answer: False

McConnell is the Cougar's womanizing quarterback.
9. Who plays McConnell?

Answer: Christopher Wiehl

Christoper Wiehl played McConnell, who showed that he was the paternity suit expert after he tries to help the sensitive Olscyk with the dealing-with of his first child.
10. Who plays Eric Olscyk?

Answer: Jason Matthew Smith

Jason Matthew Smith plays Olscyk, who was the first one Leon's wife told about the "abuse".
11. The Cougars made the playoffs.

Answer: False

The Cougars won their last game and were celebrating, but a team assistant turned the TV on to the view of the team they needed to lose taking their spot in the playoffs on a game winning TD by a much hated scrambling QB.
12. Who created the show?

Answer: John Eisendrath

John Eisendrath and Orly Adelson created the controversial drama.
13. Which one of these organizations protested the show?

Answer: Both of these

The Association for Women in Sports Media protested it because of the slightly skanky behavior of a female reporter, and the NFL didn't like the extremely derogatory portrayal of the players.
14. Which rapper made a guest star appearance as DH's brother?

Answer: Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg guest starred for 1 episode as DH's do-right brother.
15. What did this rapper do for a living in the show?

Answer: Ran after school youth programs

Snoop Dogg's character blew the horn on his brother, DH, when he blamed the hitting of a woman on a bike by his car on his friend. Snoop Dogg's character would later get shot.
Source: Author tynerman14

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