NFL and NCAA Football Trivia Quiz

Answer: Ahmad Rashad

Wide receiver Bobby Moore was drafted by the NFL's St. Louis Cardinals in 1972. He also played for the Buffalo Bills and the Minnesota Vikings. This multi-talented individual changed his name to Ahmad Rashad after becoming a Muslim in 1972. After retiring, Rashad became a popular sportscaster for the NFL and NBA.

Answer: Ernie Davis

Ernie Davis played running back for the Syracuse Orangemen from 1959 to 1961. In 1961, Davis became the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy. Davis was the number one overall draft pick in the NFL Draft. His life and football career was the subject of the 2008 film "The Express: The Ernie Davis Story".

Answer: Keith Jackson, Howard Cosell, Don Merideth

The first Monday Night Football game aired on September 21, 1970. The New York Jets faced the Cleveland Browns. The television broadcasters for the game were Keith Jackson, Howard Cosell, and Don Merideth.

Answer: Burt Reynolds

Burt Reynolds played Paul "Wrecking" Crewe in the 1974 football classic movie "The Longest Yard". Crewe was a disgraced former NFL star who was arrested for car theft. He formed a football team from the convicts in his jail to defeat the team of prison guards. Reynolds played coach Nate Scarboro in the 2005 remake of the film.

Answer: Tennessee Oilers

The Oilers football franchise moved out of Houston, Texas after the 1996 NFL season. The Oilers moved to Memphis, Tennessee and played the 1997 NFL season as the Tennessee Oilers. The team played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis.

The Tennessee Oilers won eight games in the 1997 season. After the 1997 concluded, the Tennessee Oilers moved to Nashville, Tennessee.

Answer: Louisiana Tech

Terry Bradshaw played at Woodlawn High School in Shreveport, Louisiana. In 1966, Bradshaw was recruited by Jimmy Johnson to play football at nearby Louisiana Tech. Bradshaw went on to star in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers. As starting quarterback, Bradshaw won four Super Bowls with the Steelers.

Answer: Kings Mill, Ohio

In 1949, New Brunswick, New Jersey was chosen as the site for the college football hall of fame. A physical building to house the hall of fame was never built at that site. In 1978, a building was built in Kings Mill, Ohio to house the college football hall of fame.

The hall of fame remained in Kings Mill, Ohio until 1995, when it moved to South Bend, Indiana. It moved again in 2014, when it was relocated to Atlanta, Georgia.

Answer: Ga'Quincy

Ga'Quincy "Kool-Aid" McKinstry attended Pinson Valley High School in Pinson, Alabama. He was given the nickname "Kool-Aid" by his grandmother; she thought he looked like the Kool-Aid Man. He played football at the University of Alabama from 2021 through 2023. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints at the 2024 NFL Draft.

Answer: Yes

Fred Cox was a placekicker for the Minnesota Vikings from 1963 through 1977. In 1969, Fred Cox and Reyn Guyer developed the nerf ball (a light weight foam-filled and thus more suitable for kids to kick). The nerf balls were produced by the Parker Brothers Company.

Answer: John Facenda

John Facenda (1913-1984) was an announcer and sports broadcaster from 1935 until 1984. Facenda worked for the NFL Films. He was remembered for the phrase "the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field". His baritone voice earned him the nickname the "Voice of God".