Success, then Disaster Trivia

[The Gipper]

Here is a set of Trivia....with a bit of a diversional twist at the end:

1. Who is the only player in the history of NCAA football to lead his team in both rushing and passing in all 4 years of his college career? Hint: you know him

2. A. Fifteen players who are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame are considered Undrafted Free Agents. One is a Quarterback....Who?

B. Two of them are RBs/FBs. Name them.

3. What was the deadliest sports related disaster in US History?

4. A. From Rex Kern through Cardale Jones, Ohio State has had 24 starting QBs. How many of them came from the State of Ohio?

B. How many came from the State of Michigan?

5. Per NFLShop.com, what were the 5 best selling NFL Jerseys from June 1, 2015 to June 30, 2015?

6. What 5 colleges have put the most members into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

7. Name all the years that a team with "Cleveland" in its name won an NFL...only....title?

8. A. What NFL team has finished 1st the most times in its division?

B. What NFL teams have played in the postseason the most years?

C. What NFL team has the highest Won Lost pct. in its history?

D. What NFL team has the worst Won Lost pct in its history?

9. The original AFL had 8 teams. Of those 8, which ones have never moved nor changed its name in any way?

10. What Quarterback has lost the most yards from being sacked than any other in NFL history?

11A. What QB has the best completion % in NFL history?

B. What QB has the lowest Interception % in NFL history?

C. What QB has the highest TD % in NFL history?

12: Which disaster killed more people:

A. The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake..... or Hurricane Katrina?

B. Pearl Harbor.....or 9/11?

C. The sinking of the USS Indianapolis....or the sinking of The Titanic?

D. The Oklahoma City Bombing.....or the Massacre at Wounded Knee?

E. The sinking of the Lusitania.....or the sinking of the USS Thresher?

F. The 1981 MGM Fire in Las Vegas....or the Siege at Waco?

G. The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.....or the Salem Witch Trials?

H. The wreck of the Hindenberg zeppelin....or the wreck of the USS Akron Dirigible?

I. The Galveston Hurricane of 1900.....or The Johnstown Flood?

J. The 1993 "Storm of the Century"....or the sinking of the USS Maine?

[Browns149]

1. Josh Cribbs

9. Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos

[Bob806]

@the-gipper said:

Here is a set of Trivia....with a bit of a diversional twist at the end:

1. Who is the only player in the history of NCAA football to lead his team in both rushing and passing in all 4 years of his college career? Hint: you know him

Staubach

2. A. Fifteen players who are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame are considered Undrafted Free Agents. One is a Quarterback....Who?

Len Dawson

B. Two of them are RBs/FBs. Name them.

Roger Craig,

3. What was the deadliest sports related disaster in US History?

4. A. From Rex Kern through Cardale Jones, Ohio State has had 24 starting QBs. How many of them came from the State of Ohio?

B. How many came from the State of Michigan?

5. Per NFLShop.com, what were the 5 best selling NFL Jerseys from June 1, 2015 to June 30, 2015?

Haden, Manziel, Luck, Winston, Rogers

6. What 5 colleges have put the most members into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

USC, Alabama, Texas, Ohio State, Penn State

7. Name all the years that a team with "Cleveland" in its name won an NFL...only....title?

1964, 1954, 1955

8. A. What NFL team has finished 1st the most times in its division?

Dallas

B. What NFL teams have played in the postseason the most years?

Dallas, San Francisco, Pittsburgh

C. What NFL team has the highest Won Lost pct. in its history?

Miami

D. What NFL team has the worst Won Lost pct in its history?

Cardinals

9. The original AFL had 8 teams. Of those 8, which ones have never moved nor changed its name in any way?

Buffalo Bills

10. What Quarterback has lost the most yards from being sacked than any other in NFL history?

Roman Gabriel

11A. What QB has the best completion % in NFL history?

Montana

B. What QB has the lowest Interception % in NFL history?

Kosar

C. What QB has the highest TD % in NFL history?

Peyton Manning

12: Which disaster killed more people:

A. The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake..... or Hurricane Katrina?

B. Pearl Harbor.....or 9/11?

C. The sinking of the USS Indianapolis....or the sinking of The Titanic?

D. The Oklahoma City Bombing.....or the Massacre at Wounded Knee?

E. The sinking of the Lusitania.....or the sinking of the USS Thresher?

F. The 1981 MGM Fire in Las Vegas....or the Siege at Waco?

G. The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.....or the Salem Witch Trials?

H. The wreck of the Hindenberg zeppelin....or the wreck of the USS Akron Dirigible?

I. The Galveston Hurricane of 1900.....or The Johnstown Flood?

J. The 1993 "Storm of the Century"....or the sinking of the USS Maine?

[The Gipper]

@bob806 said:

@the-gipper said:

Here is a set of Trivia....with a bit of a diversional twist at the end:

1. Who is the only player in the history of NCAA football to lead his team in both rushing and passing in all 4 years of his college career? Hint: you know him

Staubach

No, when Staubach played freshman could not play

2. A. Fifteen players who are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame are considered Undrafted Free Agents. One is a Quarterback....Who?

Len Dawson NO

B. Two of them are RBs/FBs. Name them.

Roger Craig, NO, Craig not in HOF

3. What was the deadliest sports related disaster in US History?

4. A. From Rex Kern through Cardale Jones, Ohio State has had 24 starting QBs. How many of them came from the State of Ohio?

B. How many came from the State of Michigan?

5. Per NFLShop.com, what were the 5 best selling NFL Jerseys from June 1, 2015 to June 30, 2015?

Haden, Manziel, Luck, Winston, Rogers

Only Rodgers is correct

6. What 5 colleges have put the most members into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

USC, Alabama, Texas, Ohio State, Penn State

Only USC and OSU correct.

7. Name all the years that a team with "Cleveland" in its name won an NFL...only....title?

1964, 1954, 1955

These are right....but these are only half

8. A. What NFL team has finished 1st the most times in its division?

Dallas NO

B. What NFL teams have played in the postseason the most years?

Dallas, San Francisco, Pittsburgh Only Dallas is right. There is another

C. What NFL team has the highest Won Lost pct. in its history?

Miami NO

D. What NFL team has the worst Won Lost pct in its history?

Cardinals NO, they are 2d worst

9. The original AFL had 8 teams. Of those 8, which ones have never moved nor changed its name in any way?

Buffalo Bills They are one, there is another

10. What Quarterback has lost the most yards from being sacked than any other in NFL history?

Roman Gabriel NO

11A. What QB has the best completion % in NFL history?

Montana NO

B. What QB has the lowest Interception % in NFL history?

Kosar NO

C. What QB has the highest TD % in NFL history?

Peyton Manning NO

12: Which disaster killed more people:

A. The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake..... or Hurricane Katrina?

B. Pearl Harbor.....or 9/11?

C. The sinking of the USS Indianapolis....or the sinking of The Titanic?

D. The Oklahoma City Bombing.....or the Massacre at Wounded Knee?

E. The sinking of the Lusitania.....or the sinking of the USS Thresher?

F. The 1981 MGM Fire in Las Vegas....or the Siege at Waco?

G. The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.....or the Salem Witch Trials?

H. The wreck of the Hindenberg zeppelin....or the wreck of the USS Akron Dirigible?

I. The Galveston Hurricane of 1900.....or The Johnstown Flood?

J. The 1993 "Storm of the Century"....or the sinking of the USS Maine?

You got half of them right. I won't say which ones yet to let others have a chance at all of them.

[The Gipper]

@browns149 said:

1. Josh Cribbs

9. Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos

These are both a Check

[Canton Mike]

@the-gipper said:

Here is a set of Trivia....with a bit of a diversional twist at the end:

1. Who is the only player in the history of NCAA football to lead his team in both rushing and passing in all 4 years of his college career? Hint: you know him

2. A. Fifteen players who are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame are considered Undrafted Free Agents. One is a Quarterback....Who? Johnny Unitas

B. Two of them are RBs/FBs. Name them.

3. What was the deadliest sports related disaster in US History? Was it the grandstand colapse at the Indy 500?

4. A. From Rex Kern through Cardale Jones, Ohio State has had 24 starting QBs. How many of them came from the State of Ohio?

B. How many came from the State of Michigan?

5. Per NFLShop.com, what were the 5 best selling NFL Jerseys from June 1, 2015 to June 30, 2015?

6. What 5 colleges have put the most members into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Ohio State, Michigan, USC, Alabama & Grambling....wild guess on all.

7. Name all the years that a team with "Cleveland" in its name won an NFL...only....title?

8. A. What NFL team has finished 1st the most times in its division?

B. What NFL teams have played in the postseason the most years?

C. What NFL team has the highest Won Lost pct. in its history?

D. What NFL team has the worst Won Lost pct in its history? Saints?

9. The original AFL had 8 teams. Of those 8, which ones have never moved nor changed its name in any way? Chiefs, Patriots

10. What Quarterback has lost the most yards from being sacked than any other in NFL history?

11A. What QB has the best completion % in NFL history?

B. What QB has the lowest Interception % in NFL history? Bart Starr

C. What QB has the highest TD % in NFL history?

12: Which disaster killed more people:

A. The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake..... or Hurricane Katrina?

B. Pearl Harbor.....or 9/11?

C. The sinking of the USS Indianapolis....or the sinking of The Titanic?

D. The Oklahoma City Bombing.....or the Massacre at Wounded Knee?

E. The sinking of the Lusitania.....or the sinking of the USS Thresher?

F. The 1981 MGM Fire in Las Vegas....or the Siege at Waco?

G. The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.....or the Salem Witch Trials?

H. The wreck of the Hindenberg zeppelin....or the wreck of the USS Akron Dirigible?

I. The Galveston Hurricane of 1900.....or The Johnstown Flood?

J. The 1993 "Storm of the Century"....or the sinking of the USS Maine?

Mike

[The Gipper]

Here is a set of Trivia....with a bit of a diversional twist at the end:

1. Who is the only player in the history of NCAA football to lead his team in both rushing and passing in all 4 years of his college career? Hint: you know him

2. A. Fifteen players who are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame are considered Undrafted Free Agents. One is a Quarterback....Who? Johnny Unitas

NO, Unitas drafted by the Steelers.

B. Two of them are RBs/FBs. Name them.

3. What was the deadliest sports related disaster in US History? Was it the grandstand colapse at the Indy 500?

Not the information I came up with. (How many died there?)

4. A. From Rex Kern through Cardale Jones, Ohio State has had 24 starting QBs. How many of them came from the State of Ohio?

B. How many came from the State of Michigan?

5. Per NFLShop.com, what were the 5 best selling NFL Jerseys from June 1, 2015 to June 30, 2015?

6. What 5 colleges have put the most members into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Ohio State, Michigan, USC, Alabama & Grambling....wild guess on all.

OSU, Mich, USC correct. Not the others.

7. Name all the years that a team with "Cleveland" in its name won an NFL...only....title?

8. A. What NFL team has finished 1st the most times in its division?

B. What NFL teams have played in the postseason the most years?

C. What NFL team has the highest Won Lost pct. in its history?

D. What NFL team has the worst Won Lost pct in its history? Saints? NO

9. The original AFL had 8 teams. Of those 8, which ones have never moved nor changed its name in any way? Chiefs, Patriots

NO

10. What Quarterback has lost the most yards from being sacked than any other in NFL history?

11A. What QB has the best completion % in NFL history?

B. What QB has the lowest Interception % in NFL history? Bart Starr NO

NO

C. What QB has the highest TD % in NFL history?

12: Which disaster killed more people:

A. The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake..... or Hurricane Katrina?

B. Pearl Harbor.....or 9/11?

C. The sinking of the USS Indianapolis....or the sinking of The Titanic?

D. The Oklahoma City Bombing.....or the Massacre at Wounded Knee?

E. The sinking of the Lusitania.....or the sinking of the USS Thresher?

F. The 1981 MGM Fire in Las Vegas....or the Siege at Waco?

G. The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.....or the Salem Witch Trials?

H. The wreck of the Hindenberg zeppelin....or the wreck of the USS Akron Dirigible?

I. The Galveston Hurricane of 1900.....or The Johnstown Flood?

J. The 1993 "Storm of the Century"....or the sinking of the USS Maine?

[The Gipper]

Only two questions and a couple of partials answered here so far. Not enough to even narrow it down to an Interim Report. Too many multiple parters? Nevertheless, I won't be around next week...so get this done by tomorrow. Where is the mop up crew: Tour/Z?

[The Gipper]

@the-gipper said:

Here is a set of Trivia....with a bit of a diversional twist at the end:

OK Ladies. Sorry. This one must have been tougher than I thought. Answers:

1. Who is the only player in the history of NCAA football to lead his team in both rushing and passing in all 4 years of his college career? Hint: you know him

Josh Cribbs. Kent St. Univ.

2. A. Fifteen players who are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame are considered Undrafted Free Agents. One is a Quarterback....Who?

Warren Moon

Kurt Warner will likely join him soon.

B. Two of them are RBs/FBs. Name them.

Marion Motley and Joe Perry....both of whom started in the AAFC as FAs.

3. What was the deadliest sports related disaster in US History?

The 1970 Marshall Football Team plane crash that killed 75. Overseas other disasters have killed more....like soccer riots etc.

4. A. From Rex Kern through Cardale Jones, Ohio State has had 24 starting QBs. How many of them came from the State of Ohio?

Exactly 50%....12 of the 24.

B. How many came from the State of Michigan?

Exactly one: Craig Krenzel.....but he did QB the one Buckeye National title that OSU won between Kern and Jones.

5. Per NFLShop.com, what were the 5 best selling NFL Jerseys from June 1, 2015 to June 30, 2015?

O'Dell Beckham, Marcus Mariota, Tom Brady, Colin Kaepernick, Aaron Rodgers.

I suspect some other sites may have had other info....but this is the official NFL team shop site.

6. What 5 colleges have put the most members into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Notre Dame and USC 12 each. Ohio State 9. Michigan and Pitt 8 each.

7. Name all the years that a team with "Cleveland" in its name won an NFL...only....title?

1924, 1945, 1950, 1954, 1955, 1964.

Yes, Cleveland had 4 more with the AAFC titles. Plus Akron had one and Canton had two to account for all 13 NEO titles.

8. A. What NFL team has finished 1st the most times in its division?

The Packers have finished first 27 times. Next Giants 25, Steelers 24, and Bears and Browns 23

B. What NFL teams have played in the postseason the most years?

Giants and Cowboys 31 times each. Packers with 30, then Browns and Steelers with 28 each. (Steelers just caught up with the Browns last year)

C. What NFL team has the highest Won Lost pct. in its history?

The Cowboys now with a .575 win pct. They are like 1 100th of a point higher now than the Bears and Packers.

D. What NFL team has the worst Won Lost pct in its history?

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers with a .385 win pct. is lowest. Cardinals are next with .420, then Texans with .423.

9. The original AFL had 8 teams. Of those 8, which ones have never moved nor changed its name in any way?

The Buffalo Bills and the Denver Broncos.

Boston Patriots became New England Patriots

New York Titans became New York Jets

Los Angeles Chargers became San Diego Chargers

Houston Oilers became Tennessee Titans

Oakland Raiders moved back and forth to LA

Dallas Texans became Kansas City Chiefs.

10. What Quarterback has lost the most yards from being sacked than any other in NFL history?

Dave Kreig 3794 yards lost being sacked. He has John Elway beat by 9 yards.

11A. What QB has the best completion % in NFL history?

Drew Brees 66.2%

B. What QB has the lowest Interception % in NFL history?

Aaron Rodgers 1.6%

C. What QB has the highest TD % in NFL history?

Sid Luckman 7.9%

12: Which disaster killed more people:

A. The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake.3000-6000 dead .... or Hurricane Katrina? 1836 dead

B. Pearl Harbor.2466 dead.....or 9/11?...2996 dead

C. The sinking of the USS Indianapolis..879 dead....or the sinking of The Titanic?...1511 dead

D. The Oklahoma City Bombing..168 dead.....or the Massacre at Wounded Knee?...178 dead

E. The sinking of the Lusitania..128 dead.....or the sinking of the USS Thresher?...129 dead

F. The 1981 MGM Fire in Las Vegas...84 dead....or the Siege at Waco?...86 dead

G. The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald...29 dead.....or the Salem Witch Trials?...21 dead

H. The wreck of the Hindenberg zeppelin...36 dead....or the wreck of the USS Akron Dirigible?...73 dead

I. The Galveston Hurricane of 1900..between 6K and 12K dead.....or The Johnstown Flood?...2209 dead

J. The 1993 "Storm of the Century"...310 dead...or the sinking of the USS Maine?...274 dead

Note: the 1900 Galveston Hurricane is by far the deadliest disaster in US history..as many as 4 times as many people died in that than in any other disaster in US history with 12K dead. Followed by the San Francisco Earthquake..3-6K, then the 1928 Okeechobee Hurricane in Florida which killed about 3000. Then: 9/11