NFL History

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How much do you know about the history of the NFL?

Question 1: What was the original name of the NFL when it was founded in 1920?
National Football Association
American Association of Professional Football
American Professional Football Association
National Professional Football Association
National Football League

Question 2: What was the original name of the Chicago Bears?
Chicago Bulldogs
Rock Island Independents
Canton Bulldogs
Decatur Staleys
Dayton Triangles

Question 3: Which team did not play in the All-American Football Conference, a rival league to the NFL from 1946-49?
Los Angeles Dons
Cleveland Rams
San Francisco 49ers
Miami Seahawks
Brooklyn Dodgers

Question 4: In 1934, Dick Richards purchased an existing team and moved them to Detroit and named them the Lions. What was the name of the team he purchased?
Frankford Yellowjackets
Duluth Eskimos
Providence Steamroller
Pottsville Maroons
Portsmouth Spartans

Question 5: Who was the first player to rush for 1,000 yards in a season?
Jim Thorpe
Steve Van Buren
Beattie Feathers
Bronko Nagurski
Red Grange

Question 6: Which NFL player went on to become a Supreme Court Justice?
Cecil Isbell
Bill Dudley
Whizzer White
Don Hutson
Sid Luckman

Question 7: Which player won the first Heisman Trophy and also became the first player ever drafted in the NFL?
Dutch Clark
Jay Berwanger
Cliff Battles
Tuffy Leemans
Red Badgro

Question 8: Johnny Unitas was cut by which team before joining the Baltimore Colts?
Washington Redskins
New York Giants
Green Bay Packers
Philadelphia Eagles
Pittsburgh Steelers

Question 9: What city was the first home of the Cardinals?
Phoenix
St. Louis
Racine
Chicago
Cleveland

Question 10: During World War II, which NFL teams did not merge with another team because of poor finances?
Philadelphia Eagles
Pittsburgh Steelers
Chicago Cardinals
Detroit Lions

Question 11: Which of the following players starred at quarterback for the Cleveland Browns in the 1940's and 1950's?
Bobby Layne
Bob Waterfield
Y.A. Tittle
Otto Graham
Sid Luckman

Question 12: True or False. In addition to being a Major League Baseball team, the Brooklyn Dodgers were an NFL team.
False
True
Maybe

Question 13: Which franchise relocated to another city the year after winning an NFL championship?
Baltimore Colts
Cleveland Rams
Chicago Cardinals
Boston Redskins
St. Louis Cardinals

Question 14: Which current AFC team never played in the AFL during the 1960's?
Oakland Raiders
Pittsburgh Steelers
Miami Dolphins
Buffalo Bills
Denver Broncos

Question 15: During the 1960's, the NFL added four expansion teams. Which of the following was not one of them?
New Orleans Saints
Dallas Cowboys
Houston Oilers
Atlanta Falcons
Minnesota Vikings

Question 16: During the 1950's, Vince Lombardi and Tom Landry were offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator, respectively, for the New York Giants. Who was the head coach?
Weeb Ewbank
Steve Owen
Jim Lee Howell
Paul Brown
George Halas

Question 17: Prior to being named Washington Redskins' head coach in 1971, which team did George Allen coach?
Los Angeles Rams
Oakland Raiders
Baltimore Colts
San Francisco 49ers
Atlanta Falcons

Question 18: What team did Vince Lombardi coach after leaving the Green Bay Packers?
Washington Redskins
Minnesota Vikings
New York Giants
Cleveland Browns
Philadelphia Eagles

Question 19: Joe Namath began his career in the AFL with the New York Jets. In addition to the Jets, which NFL team drafted Namath?
Washington Redskins
Atlanta Falcons
St. Louis Cardinals
New Orleans Saints
Dallas Cowboys

Question 20: In 1960, the Houston Oilers defeated the Los Angeles Chargers in the first AFL championship game. Who was the starting quarterback for the Oilers?
George Blanda
Sonny Jurgensen
John Hadl
Jack Kemp
Don Meredith

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