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A Decade of NFL Football Trivia Quiz

Let's see if you were paying attention to pro football in the 70s.

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

Author
sedgewick

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
26,921

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
4849

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 73 (12/15), Guest 64 (10/15), Guest 166 (12/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. Who was known as 'White Shoes'? Hint

Lionel Taylor

Billy Johnson

Thomas Henderson

Dan Pastorini

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Question 2 of 15

2. Who is the speedy Oakland Raiders receiver who once caught 13 touchdown passes in one season? Hint

Fred Biletnikoff

Cliff Branch

Morris Bradshaw

Bob Chandler

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Question 3 of 15

3. Which Vietnam war veteran won a purple heart as well as a Super Bowl ring? Hint

Jim Plunkett

Rocky Bleier

Preston Pearson

Jim Otis

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Question 4 of 15

4. Big afros were an important part of the look during this decade. This Denver Bronco wide receiver (number 25) was at the top of the big afro list. Hint

Haven Moses

Lionel Taylor

Rick Upchurch

Marlin Brisco

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Question 5 of 15

5. Known for distance and hang time, which punter was a perennial 70s all-pro at Oakland. Hint

Ray Guy

Dave Jennings

Goerge Blanda

Roy Gerela

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Question 6 of 15

6. Who was the tough defensive tackle on the 'No Name Defense'? Hint

Manny Fernandez

Alan Page

Fred Dryer

Wally Chambers

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Question 7 of 15

7. Who had great speed for his position, wore number 8 ... noted thrower, son is a star at the same position ... played many years in a domed stadium? Hint

Bob Griese

Fran Tarkenton

Joe Kapp

Archie Manning

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Question 8 of 15

8. 2003 yards? Hint

OJ Simpson

Eric Dickerson

Walter Payton

Earl Campbell

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Question 9 of 15

9. Which former Dallas Cowboys quarterback enjoyed popularity in the broadcast booth during the 70s Monday Night Football years? Hint

Craig Morton

Roger Staubach

Don Meredith

Earl Morrill

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Question 10 of 15

10. My friends are first, god is second, and I am third. Hint

Dan Fouts

Gale Sayers

Tom Landry

Franco Harris

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Question 11 of 15

11. This pair were bird flying bandits on the cover of Sports Illustrated, as Butch and Sundance. Hint

Csonka and Kiick

Swann and Stallworth

Dorsett and Newhouse

Bradshaw and Lambert

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Question 12 of 15

12. Which of these fleet receivers did not wear number 80? Hint

Rick Upchurch

Steve Largent

John Stallworth

James Lofton

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Question 13 of 15

13. Which of these kickers was not a straight-toe kicker? Hint

Jim Turner

Tom Dempsey

Efren Herrera

Mark Mosely

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Question 14 of 15

14. What upstart professional football league starting luring big name NFL stars away during the 70s? Hint

AFL

USFL

WFL

Canadian Football League

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Question 15 of 15

15. Which one of these players was not a star middle linebacker during the 70s? Hint

Jack Lambert

Jack Hacksaw Reynolds

Randy Gradishar

Tom Jackson

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was known as 'White Shoes'?

Answer: Billy Johnson

Billy 'Whiteshoes' Johnson was the founding father of the endzone dance.

2. Who is the speedy Oakland Raiders receiver who once caught 13 touchdown passes in one season?

Answer: Cliff Branch

Number 21 Cliff Branch, out of Colorado University ... they said he'd never catch the ball ...

3. Which Vietnam war veteran won a purple heart as well as a Super Bowl ring?

Answer: Rocky Bleier

No one thought he could play pro ball, too slow ... but he rushed for over 1,000 yards in a season at least once during the 70s and helped the Steelers to dominance in the middle and latter part of the decade.

4. Big afros were an important part of the look during this decade. This Denver Bronco wide receiver (number 25) was at the top of the big afro list.

Answer: Haven Moses

Moses's touchdown catch vs. the Raiders in an AFC championship game helped put the Broncos in their first ever Super Bowl.

5. Known for distance and hang time, which punter was a perennial 70s all-pro at Oakland.

Answer: Ray Guy

Blanda was a kicker. Jennings played for the Giants, and Gerela kicked for the Steelers.

6. Who was the tough defensive tackle on the 'No Name Defense'?

Answer: Manny Fernandez

Miller Light: 'Hey, you're Nick Bounticonti, but what about Manny Fernandez? They were Miami Dolphins.

7. Who had great speed for his position, wore number 8 ... noted thrower, son is a star at the same position ... played many years in a domed stadium?

Answer: Archie Manning

Archie Manning was stuck under the dome playing for the infamous 'Aints.'

8. 2003 yards?

Answer: OJ Simpson

Too bad OJ's monumental 2003 yard season in the 70s will forever be shadowed by his life in the 90s.

9. Which former Dallas Cowboys quarterback enjoyed popularity in the broadcast booth during the 70s Monday Night Football years?

Answer: Don Meredith

Dandy Don, Gifford, and Howard Cosell ... still the best team you'll ever hear from the booth!

10. My friends are first, god is second, and I am third.

Answer: Gale Sayers

Gale Sayers' biography, 'I am third,' got its title from this quote.

11. This pair were bird flying bandits on the cover of Sports Illustrated, as Butch and Sundance.

Answer: Csonka and Kiick

12. Which of these fleet receivers did not wear number 80?

Answer: John Stallworth

John Stallworth wore number 82. Upchurch was known more for punt returns but had one great pass-catching season for the Denver Broncos.

13. Which of these kickers was not a straight-toe kicker?

Answer: Efren Herrera

Efran Herrera of the Cowboys was one of the early sidewinders.

14. What upstart professional football league starting luring big name NFL stars away during the 70s?

Answer: WFL

The World Football League lured away both Larry Csonka and Jim Kiick, among other stars, before petering out a short time later.

15. Which one of these players was not a star middle linebacker during the 70s?

Answer: Tom Jackson

Tom Jackson of Denver's Orange Crush defense played outside linebacker.

Source: Author sedgewick

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