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Quiz about New Orleans Saints 2
Quiz about New Orleans Saints 2

New Orleans Saints [2] Trivia Quiz


This is my second quiz on the general history of the New Orleans Saints. Enjoy and good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by JS4HOF. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
JS4HOF
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
262,162
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
4 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. Against which team did the Saints record their first ever team shutout? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What was the outcome of the final game that the Saints played in Tulane Stadium? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What was the Saints all-time record at Tulane Stadium? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What famous Saints player played in the first national prime time broadcasted college football game? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In the 1968 season, how many points did the Saints give up per game? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. On what date was the city of New Orleans awarded the franchise? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. When the Saints first joined the league, what division were they admitted into? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What former Saints head coach admitted to trying steroids?
Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Many fans know that Mike Ditka traded away the Saints entire 1999 draft, plus their first round pick in 2000 to the Washington Redskins so they could draft Ricky Williams. Who did the Redskins choose with the Saints' 2000 1st round pick? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which former Saint is a qualified Yoga teacher? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Against which team did the Saints record their first ever team shutout?

Answer: Buffalo Bills

It happened at November 4, 1973, in front of 74,770 people at Tulane Stadium. The final score was 13-0.
2. What was the outcome of the final game that the Saints played in Tulane Stadium?

Answer: 14-0 Saints win

On December 8, 1974, the Saints shutout the St. Louis Cardinals. Alvin Maxson set then club records with a 66-yard rushing touchdown, and 148 rushing yard game. Also in this game, Saints punter Tom Blanchard had 8 punts for 338 yards.
3. What was the Saints all-time record at Tulane Stadium?

Answer: 23-32-1

Tulane Stadium was demolished in 1980. It held the first ever Sugar Bowl in 1934 between the Tulane Green Wave and the Temple Owls, with Tulane winning 20-14. The trophy awarded to the winner, an antique silver wine cooler, was made in London in 1830 during the King George IV era.
4. What famous Saints player played in the first national prime time broadcasted college football game?

Answer: Archie Manning

In 1969, Archie Manning and Ole Miss lost to Alabama 33-32. Despite the loss, Manning threw for 540 yards and 3 touchdowns, and rushed for 104 yards.
5. In the 1968 season, how many points did the Saints give up per game?

Answer: 16.4

They gave up 327 in 14 games, and their final record was 4-9-1.
6. On what date was the city of New Orleans awarded the franchise?

Answer: November 1, 1966

That December, John W. Mecom Jr. became the original president of the team. Later that month, Tom Fears was named the Saints' first head coach.
7. When the Saints first joined the league, what division were they admitted into?

Answer: Capital Division

The other teams in the Capital Division were the Washington Redskins, Dallas Cowboys, and Philadelphia Eagles in 1967.
8. What former Saints head coach admitted to trying steroids?

Answer: Jim Haslett

Haslett admitted he tried steroids in 1979. In 2005, Haslett was quoted as saying, "They (steroids) tossed you around, they were strong. So everybody wanted an advantage, so you tried it; I tried it. I mean I tried it, everybody tried it." Haslett accused the Pittsburgh Steelers of the 1970s for starting the steroids outbreak.
9. Many fans know that Mike Ditka traded away the Saints entire 1999 draft, plus their first round pick in 2000 to the Washington Redskins so they could draft Ricky Williams. Who did the Redskins choose with the Saints' 2000 1st round pick?

Answer: LaVar Arrington

In his rookie season, Arrington recorded 55 tackles and 4 sacks. He later had over 400 career tackles and 23 sacks. In college, he was an All Big Ten selection, a first team All-American twice, and in 1999 he won the Chuck Bednarik and Dick Butkus awards.
10. Which former Saint is a qualified Yoga teacher?

Answer: Ricky Williams

When Williams went to the Toronto Argonauts, he began teaching Yoga lessons, which he claimed kept him off drugs.
Source: Author JS4HOF

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