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Quiz about NFL Championships of the 1940s
Quiz about NFL Championships of the 1940s

NFL Championships of the 1940s Quiz


A quiz on the playoff games played in the NFL during the 1940s.

A multiple-choice quiz by AdmiralShark. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
AdmiralShark
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
214,479
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
8 / 15
Plays
512
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Question 1 of 15
1. The 1940 NFL title game is famous for the Chicago Bears 73-0 victory over the Washington Redskins, which avenged a regular season loss by the Bears to the Redskins. What was the score of the regular season meeting? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. The Chicago Bears advanced to the 1941 NFL title game by defeating who in a one-game playoff for the Western Division title? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. The Bears won their second straight NFL title in 1941 with a 37-9 victory over the New York Giants. What Bears' running back scored two TDs in the third quarter to break the game open? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. In 1942, the Washington Redskins gained some revenge for the 1940 loss by defeating the Chicago Bears 14-6 for the NFL title. The winning TD was scored when Sammy Baugh threw a 42-yard TD pass to who? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. In 1943, the Eastern Division title was decided in a one game playoff between the Washington Redskins and who? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. The Bears and Redskins met in the 1943 NFL title game for the third time in four seasons. The Bears avenged their 1942 title loss by beating the Redskins 41-21. The title game loss was the final game in the Washington head coach's one season at the helm of the Redskins. Who was he? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. The Green Bay Packers would win their last NFL title until the Vince Lombardi era with a 14-7 victory over the New York Giants in the 1944 NFL title game. Who scored both of the Packer touchdowns in the game? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. In 1945, the Cleveland Rams won their only NFL title (before moving to Los Angeles), defeating the Washington Redskins 15-14. The winning margin came from a safety that was scored how? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. The Chicago Bears won three NFL title of the 1940s when they defeated the New York Giants 24-14 for the 1946 title. How many people attended the title game? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. The Philadelphia Eagles, in order to advance to the 1947 NFL title game, had to play a one-game playoff for the Eastern Division title. Who did the Eagles defeat in the game to advance to the championship? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. The Chicago Cardinals won their only NFL title with a 28-21 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1947 title game. What Cardinals' player had two 70-yard TD runs in the game? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. The Philadelphia Eagles got revenge on the Cardinals for 1947 by defeating the Cardinals in the 1948 title game, 7-0 in a blizzard. In what quarter did Eagles' running back Steve Van Buren score the only touchdown of the game? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. The Eagles won their second straight NFL title by defeating the Rams 14-0 on a muddy field in Los Angeles. Who scored the only offensive touchdown of the game? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. Of the 10 teams that won NFL titles in the 1940s, which one had the best regular season record? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. Of the 20 teams that played in the NFL title games in the 1940s, which one had the worst regular season record? Hint



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1. The 1940 NFL title game is famous for the Chicago Bears 73-0 victory over the Washington Redskins, which avenged a regular season loss by the Bears to the Redskins. What was the score of the regular season meeting?

Answer: 7-3

The Bears had lost in Washington to the Redskins 7-3 on November 17, 1940. After the game, in which the Bears had claimed their receiver, Bill Osmanski, had been interfered with on the last play at the goal line, Redskins' owner George Preston Marshall called the Bears "crybabies" and "quitters".

The Bears swore revenge on the Redskins and, less than a month later on December 8th, the Bears had their revenge.
2. The Chicago Bears advanced to the 1941 NFL title game by defeating who in a one-game playoff for the Western Division title?

Answer: Green Bay Packers

On December 14, 1941, one week after Pearl Harbor, and at Wrigley Field in Chicago, the Bears spotted the Pack a 7-0 lead. Then, led by Norm Standlee's two touchdowns (three and two yards), easily defeated the Packers 33-14.
3. The Bears won their second straight NFL title in 1941 with a 37-9 victory over the New York Giants. What Bears' running back scored two TDs in the third quarter to break the game open?

Answer: Norm Standlee

Standlee's two touchdowns, on runs of seven and two yards, came with the game tied at 9-9. The two Standlee touchdowns put the Bears ahead 23-9, and the Bears also scored two fourth quarter touchdowns to put the game away.
4. In 1942, the Washington Redskins gained some revenge for the 1940 loss by defeating the Chicago Bears 14-6 for the NFL title. The winning TD was scored when Sammy Baugh threw a 42-yard TD pass to who?

Answer: Wilbur Moore

In the second quarter, only three plays after the Bears had returned a fumble 50 yards for a score, Sammy Baugh hit Wilbur Moore for the TD that put the Redskins ahead to stay. Andy Farkas' one-yard TD run in the fourth quarter was the final score of the game.
5. In 1943, the Eastern Division title was decided in a one game playoff between the Washington Redskins and who?

Answer: New York Giants

On December 19, 1943, at the Polo Grounds in New York City, the Redskins behind Andy Farkas' three touchdowns and Sammy Baugh's 16 for 21 passing, defeated the Giants 28-0.
6. The Bears and Redskins met in the 1943 NFL title game for the third time in four seasons. The Bears avenged their 1942 title loss by beating the Redskins 41-21. The title game loss was the final game in the Washington head coach's one season at the helm of the Redskins. Who was he?

Answer: Dutch Bergman

Bergman, who as head coach of Catholic University, had led them to a 1936 Orange Bowl win over Mississippi and a 1940 tie against Arizona State, took over the Redskins from Hall of Fame head coach Ray Flaherty, who left the Redskins after the 1942 season to join the U.S. Navy. When the season ended, Bergman was replaced as head coach by Dudley DeGroot.
7. The Green Bay Packers would win their last NFL title until the Vince Lombardi era with a 14-7 victory over the New York Giants in the 1944 NFL title game. Who scored both of the Packer touchdowns in the game?

Answer: Ted Fritsch

Fritsch scored twice in the second quarter, on a one-yard TD run and a 28-yard TD pass from Irv Comp. The Giants' only TD came in the fourth quarter.
8. In 1945, the Cleveland Rams won their only NFL title (before moving to Los Angeles), defeating the Washington Redskins 15-14. The winning margin came from a safety that was scored how?

Answer: Pass hit crossbar, bounced through end zone

In the first quarter, from his own five-yard line, Sammy Baugh dropped back into his own end zone to throw a pass. However, the pass hit the crossbar (goal posts were on the goal line at the time) and bounced through the end zone. Under the rules at the time, a safety was ruled.
9. The Chicago Bears won three NFL title of the 1940s when they defeated the New York Giants 24-14 for the 1946 title. How many people attended the title game?

Answer: 50,001 to 60,000

On December 15, 1946, at the Polo Grounds in New York City, 58,346 fans saw Sid Luckman's 19-yard TD run in the fourth quarter provide the winning margin for the Bears. This would be the Bears last NFL title for 17 years.
10. The Philadelphia Eagles, in order to advance to the 1947 NFL title game, had to play a one-game playoff for the Eastern Division title. Who did the Eagles defeat in the game to advance to the championship?

Answer: Pittsburgh Steelers

For the Steelers, a franchise who joined the league in 1933, this was their only playoff action of any kind until 1972. Tying the Eagles with an 8-4 regular season record, the Steelers were held in check by the Eagles defense. Eagles quarterback Tommy Thompson threw two touchdowns as Philadelphia won 21-0 at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.
11. The Chicago Cardinals won their only NFL title with a 28-21 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1947 title game. What Cardinals' player had two 70-yard TD runs in the game?

Answer: Elmer Angsman

Angsman scored his touchdowns in the second and fourth quarter. Charley Trippi also contributed two scores in the game, on a 44-yard run and a 75-yard punt return.
12. The Philadelphia Eagles got revenge on the Cardinals for 1947 by defeating the Cardinals in the 1948 title game, 7-0 in a blizzard. In what quarter did Eagles' running back Steve Van Buren score the only touchdown of the game?

Answer: 4th

Van Buren scored on the third play of the final quarter on a five-yard run. The Eagles had gained control of the ball after recovering a fumble on the Cardinals' 17-yard line.
13. The Eagles won their second straight NFL title by defeating the Rams 14-0 on a muddy field in Los Angeles. Who scored the only offensive touchdown of the game?

Answer: Pete Pihos

Hall of Famer Pete Pihos scored his touchdown in the second quarter on a 31-yard TD pass from Tommy Thompson. The other Eagles' TD came on Leo Skladany returned a blocked punt two yards.
14. Of the 10 teams that won NFL titles in the 1940s, which one had the best regular season record?

Answer: 1949 Philadelphia Eagles

The Eagles finished the 1949 season with an 11-1 record, losing only to the Bears 38-21 on October 16, 1949. The Redskins ended the 1942 season with a 10-1 record, the Packers had a 8-2 record in 1944 and the Bears had a 10-1 record in 1941.
15. Of the 20 teams that played in the NFL title games in the 1940s, which one had the worst regular season record?

Answer: 1943 Washington Redskins

The Redskins, the defending titleholders, made the 1943 title game with a 6-3-1 record. The Bears had an 8-3 record in 1940, The Cardinals had a 9-3 record in 1947 and the Rams had a 9-1 record in 1945.
Source: Author AdmiralShark

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