The Gipper Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 Here is some trivia. Some old stuff, some new stuff from the recent NFL season and the like: 1. The Browns first round draft pick is from Baylor. Baylor has produced only 1 Pro Football Hall of Famer in history. Name him. 2. The Browns second pick, Jaball Sheard, is from Pitt. Pitt has produced 6 PFHOFers in its history. Name at least 4 of them. 3. What QB threw the most TD passes in the 2010 season? Which one threw the most interceptions? (hint: not the same person) 4. What was the name of the Pittsburg franchise in the NBA that played in the league's inaugural season in 1947? 5. What was the name of the Cleveland franchise of the NBA that played in the league's inaugural season in 1947? 6. What were the original names of the following MLB franchises in the year they were formed: A. New York Yankees B. Baltimore Orioles C. Milwaukee Brewers D. Chicago Cubs E. Atlanta Braves 7. Peyton Manning is in 3rd place in the following career statistics: Completions, Yards, TD passes. Brett Favre is in first place in each of those categories. Who is in second place? 8. Which 2011 NFL division winning team was outscored for the season by nearly 100 points? 9. Which current NFL team began its existance by being named after a corn starch company? 10. Per Pro-football-reference, which 3 players scored the most Fantasy Football points in the 2010 season. (note, I am not a fantasy football follower. I know there are a number of different fantasy football methods of keeping score. I am going by just this one that I researched.) Bonus: No NFL or AFL team has folded since 1952. However, after each of the 1950, 1951, and 1952 an NFL franchise folded. Name these 3 teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob806 Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 Here is some trivia. Some old stuff, some new stuff from the recent NFL season and the like: 1. The Browns first round draft pick is from Baylor. Baylor has produced only 1 Pro Football Hall of Famer in history. Name him. Mike Singletary 2. The Browns second pick, Jaball Sheard, is from Pitt. Pitt has produced 6 PFHOFers in its history. Name at least 4 of them. Marino, Dorsett,Ditka drawing a blank... 3. What QB threw the most TD passes in the 2010 season? Which one threw the most interceptions? (hint: not the same person) Tom Brady TDs Drew Brees Ints 4. What was the name of the Pittsburg franchise in the NBA that played in the league's inaugural season in 1947? Pipers 5. What was the name of the Cleveland franchise of the NBA that played in the league's inaugural season in 1947? Rebels 6. What were the original names of the following MLB franchises in the year they were formed: A. New York Yankees Highlanders B. Baltimore Orioles St. Louis Browns C. Milwaukee Brewers Seattle Pilots D. Chicago Cubs E. Atlanta Braves Milwaukee Braves, Boston Braves 7. Peyton Manning is in 3rd place in the following career statistics: Completions, Yards, TD passes. Brett Favre is in first place in each of those categories. Who is in second place? Dan Marino 8. Which 2011 NFL division winning team was outscored for the season by nearly 100 points? Seattle Seahawks 9. Which current NFL team began its existance by being named after a corn starch company? Chicago Bears/Decatur Staleys 10. Per Pro-football-reference, which 3 players scored the most Fantasy Football points in the 2010 season. (note, I am not a fantasy football follower. I know there are a number of different fantasy football methods of keeping score. I am going by just this one that I researched.) Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, Jamaal Charles KC Bonus: No NFL or AFL team has folded since 1952. However, after each of the 1950, 1951, and 1952 an NFL franchise folded. Name these 3 teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browns Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 6. What were the original names of the following MLB franchises in the year they were formed: A. New York Yankees New York Highlanders B. Baltimore Orioles-Baltimore Orioles C. Milwaukee Brewers-Milwaukee Brewers D. Chicago Cubs-Chicago Orphans E. Atlanta Braves-Boston Braves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted May 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 Here is some trivia. Some old stuff, some new stuff from the recent NFL season and the like: 1. The Browns first round draft pick is from Baylor. Baylor has produced only 1 Pro Football Hall of Famer in history. Name him. Mike Singletary Check 2. The Browns second pick, Jaball Sheard, is from Pitt. Pitt has produced 6 PFHOFers in its history. Name at least 4 of them. Marino, Dorsett,Ditka drawing a blank... Those three are right, but there are three others. 3. What QB threw the most TD passes in the 2010 season? Which one threw the most interceptions? (hint: not the same person) Tom Brady TDs Check Drew Brees Ints NO 4. What was the name of the Pittsburg franchise in the NBA that played in the league's inaugural season in 1947? Pipers No, the Pipers were their entry in the ABA in the late 60s 5. What was the name of the Cleveland franchise of the NBA that played in the league's inaugural season in 1947? Rebels Check 6. What were the original names of the following MLB franchises in the year they were formed: A. New York Yankees Highlanders B. Baltimore Orioles St. Louis Browns C. Milwaukee Brewers Seattle Pilots Check D. Chicago Cubs E. Atlanta Braves Milwaukee Braves, Boston Braves On the others, those were names that those franchises went by but they were not THE original name they were known by7. Peyton Manning is in 3rd place in the following career statistics: Completions, Yards, TD passes. Brett Favre is in first place in each of those categories. Who is in second place? Dan Marino Check 8. Which 2011 NFL division winning team was outscored for the season by nearly 100 points? Seattle Seahawks Check 9. Which current NFL team began its existance by being named after a corn starch company? Chicago Bears/Decatur Staleys Check 10. Per Pro-football-reference, which 3 players scored the most Fantasy Football points in the 2010 season. (note, I am not a fantasy football follower. I know there are a number of different fantasy football methods of keeping score. I am going by just this one that I researched.) Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, Jamaal Charles KC None of those are right per my source. Bonus: No NFL or AFL team has folded since 1952. However, after each of the 1950, 1951, and 1952 an NFL franchise folded. Name these 3 teams. Bob gets 5 right, plus several partials. Too easy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted May 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 6. What were the original names of the following MLB franchises in the year they were formed: A. New York Yankees New York Highlanders B. Baltimore Orioles-Baltimore Orioles C. Milwaukee Brewers-Milwaukee Brewers D. Chicago Cubs-Chicago Orphans E. Atlanta Braves-Boston Braves None of these is right, though, again, some of these names like Highlanders, Orphans etc. were names of these teams at some point, they were not THE original name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSU Kid Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 None of these is right, though, again, some of these names like Highlanders, Orphans etc. were names of these teams at some point, they were not THE original name. 2. The Browns second pick, Jaball Sheard, is from Pitt. Pitt has produced 6 PFHOFers in its history. Name at least 4 of them. Marino, Dorsett,Ditka drawing a blank... Those three are right, but there are three others. Russ Grimm and Rickey Jackson just got in. Is Chris Doleman in the HoF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted May 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 2. The Browns second pick, Jaball Sheard, is from Pitt. Pitt has produced 6 PFHOFers in its history. Name at least 4 of them. Marino, Dorsett,Ditka drawing a blank... Those three are right, but there are three others. Russ Grimm and Rickey Jackson just got in. Is Chris Doleman in the HoF? Those are 2 more. Doleman is not in. He was a candidate, but they took Jackson instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob806 Posted May 18, 2011 Report Share Posted May 18, 2011 Not too easy, I just knew most of them by chance. I misunderstood question 6... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted May 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 Here is some trivia. Some old stuff, some new stuff from the recent NFL season and the like: Here are the Final Answers to this week's trivia: 1. The Browns first round draft pick is from Baylor. Baylor has produced only 1 Pro Football Hall of Famer in history. Name him. Mike Singletary. 2. The Browns second pick, Jaball Sheard, is from Pitt. Pitt has produced 6 PFHOFers in its history. Name at least 4 of them. Mike Ditka, Tony Dorsett, Dan Marino, Russ Grimm, Ricky Jackson, Joe Schmidt 3. What QB threw the most TD passes in the 2010 season? Tom Brady with 36 Which one threw the most interceptions? Eli Manning with 25 (hint: not the same person) 4. What was the name of the Pittsburg franchise in the NBA that played in the league's inaugural season in 1947? They were the Pittsburgh Ironmen 5. What was the name of the Cleveland franchise of the NBA that played in the league's inaugural season in 1947? The Cleveland Rebels. 6. What were the original names of the following MLB franchises in the year they were formed: A. New York Yankees they started their existance in 1901 as The Baltimore Orioles, later moved to NY to become the Highlanders then the Yankees B. Baltimore Orioles they started their existance in 1901 as The Milwaukee Brewers, then became the St. Louis Browns, then the Baltimore Orioles. C. Milwaukee Brewers They started as the Seattle Pilots..1969 D. Chicago Cubs They started in 1876 as the Chicago White Stockings E. Atlanta Braves They started their existance as....not the Boston Red Sox, but the Boston Red Caps. 7. Peyton Manning is in 3rd place in the following career statistics: Completions, Yards, TD passes. Brett Favre is in first place in each of those categories. Who is in second place? Dan Marino 8. Which 2011 NFL division winning team was outscored for the season by nearly 100 points? The Seattle Seahawks at 7-9 were outscored in all their games by 97 points. 9. Which current NFL team began its existance by being named after a corn starch company? The Decatur Staleys became the Chicago Bears. The A.E. Staley Co. made corn fructose. They still make pancake syrup. 10. Per Pro-football-reference, which 3 players scored the most Fantasy Football points in the 2010 season. (note, I am not a fantasy football follower. I know there are a number of different fantasy football methods of keeping score. I am going by just this one that I researched.) Arian Foster 330 points, Peyton Hillis 244 points, Adrian Peterson 242 points. Bonus: No NFL or AFL team has folded since 1952. However, after each of the 1950, 1951, and 1952 an NFL franchise folded. Name these 3 teams. After 1950 the Baltimore Colts, which came over from the AAFC folded After 1951 the New York Yanks folded After 1952 the Dallas Texans folded no team has folded since. Note: the New York Yanks are not to be confused with the New York Yankees. The Yankees played in the AAFC but did not make the merge with the NFL. The New York Yanks began existance in 1949 as the New York Bulldogs, but changed name to The Yanks in 1950, then went belly up after 1951. Thank goodness they terminated the policy of naming a cities football team after its baseball team. At one time the following were football teams: St. Louis Cardinals Brooklyn Dodgers NY Yankees Cincinatti Reds Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers New York Giants Pittsburgh Pirates Washington Senators Boston Braves all named after the local baseball team. Only the NY Giants survive with the name intact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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