Trivia Questions and Answers

The Gipper

@texasag1969 said:

Seahawks, Falcons, Hawks, Cardinals, Penguins, Blue Jays

EDIT: Consolidating with the next 4 I posted

Eagles Orioles Blackhawks Ravens

I did not include Blackhawks, because, in theory, they are named after an Indian Tribe, not a bird....but, clearly the tribe name includes a bird...so that is good.

There still could be 3-5 more

ATOM

@the-gipper said:

Here is Today's Trivia Question.

My son has gotten me into "birding (don't call it birdwatching) " lately. It gives me something to do and helps me get some exercise. So the question is simple:

Name all the teams in the NFL/NBA/NHL/MLB that have bird nicknames. I think there are anywhere from 12-15 teams.

bird battles in the sky are always fun to watch and humingbird battles are cool damn they are territorial

toronto blue jays which are the most hated bird of all

The Gipper

@atom said:

bird battles in the sky are always fun to watch and humingbird battles are cool damn they are territorial

toronto blue jays which are the most hated bird of all

Toronto Blue Jays already named.

ATOM

@the-gipper said:

Toronto Blue Jays already named.

that wasnt the point of my post

it was about birds

The Gipper

@atom said:

that wasnt the point of my post

it was about birds

There is a bird thread in the Barbershop.

But speaking of birds....Today is the day the Buzzards return to Hinckley. They apparently cancelled the big festival, but I may try to get up there in the next day or so to try to see the buzzards. I see that some friends of mine were up there either yesterday or today and saw them.

But....Buzzards is NOT the name of one of the teams. Though....it could be a good name for a team, couldn't it?

TexasAg1969

@the-gipper said:

There is a bird thread in the Barbershop.

But speaking of birds....Today is the day the Buzzards return to Hinckley. They apparently cancelled the big festival, but I may try to get up there in the next day or so to try to see the buzzards. I see that some friends of mine were up there either yesterday or today and saw them.

But....Buzzards is NOT the name of one of the teams. Though....it could be a good name for a team, couldn't it?

The Birmingham Buzzards sponsored by Corona Beer. Great combo this year.?

The Gipper

Here is Today's Trivia Question.

My son has gotten me into "birding (don't call it birdwatching) " lately. It gives me something to do and helps me get some exercise. So the question is simple:

Name all the teams in the NFL/NBA/NHL/MLB that have bird nicknames. I think there are anywhere from 12-15 teams.

Answers:

Pittsburgh Penguins

Anaheim Ducks

New Orleans Pelicans

Atlanta Hawks

Philadelphia Eagles

Seattle Seahawks

Baltimore Ravens

Arizona Cardinals

Atlanta Falcons

St. Louis Cardinals

Toronto Blue Jays

Baltimore Orioles

and in a sense, perhaps these teams:

Philadelphia Flyers and Detroit Redwings. They both use wing on their logos.

Toronto Raptors.....while they may be referring to Dinosaurs with their names, "Raptors" is another name for "Birds of Prey"

Chicago Blackhawks......Indian tribe with hawk in its name.

Free to merge, thanks.

TexasAg1969

I can buy raptors but the two wingy dingy things are a stretch. If we accept them then we should accept the Anaheim Angels too. Wings.?

Ducks is the only one I could not recall. But then I don't recall ever knowing that team anyway since I never cared for hockey.

The Gipper

Here is today's trivia question. It is a bit of a long one. May keep open a couple of days:

I am first going to give you the name of many starting NFL Quarterbacks, alphabetically. Then I am going to give you a list of cities. The cities are the names of either the birthplace or hometown (high school) of these NFL QBs..or in a couple of cases, both.

Simply match the QB to his home town or birthplace

~~Josh Allen~~

~~Tom Brady,~~ ~~Drew Brees~~

~~Derek Carr~~, Kirk Cousins

Jimmy Garropolo, Jared Goff

Lamar Jackson

Patrick Mahomes, Baker Mayfield, ~~Kyler Murray~~

Cam Newton

Dak Prescott

Phillip Rivers, Aaron Rodgers, ~~Ben Roethlisberger,~~ Matt Ryan

Matt Stafford

~~Ryan Tannehill,~~ ~~Mitch Trubisky~~

deShaun Watson, ~~Carson Wentz,~~ Jameis Winston

Towns:

~~Allen TX~~, Arlington Hts. Illinois, Athens, Alabama, Atlanta, Georgia, Austin/Austin TX

Bessemer, Alabama, ~~Bismarck, N.D~~

Chico, Calif.

~~Dallas/Austin TX~~

Exton PA

~~Findlay Ohio,~~ ~~Firebaugh Calif.~~ , ~~Fresno Calif.~~

Gainesville, Georgia

Holland, Michigan

~~Lubbock TX~~

~~Mentor, Ohio~~

Novato, Calif.

Pompano Beach Fla.

Richmond, Virginia

~~San Mateo, Calif~~. , Sulphur, Louisiana

Tampa/Dallas, Tyler TX

NOTE: correct answers given ~~lined out~~

The Gipper

@texasag1969 said:

I can buy raptors but the two wingy dingy things are a stretch. If we accept them then we should accept the Anaheim Angels too. Wings.?

Ducks is the only one I could not recall. But then I don't recall ever knowing that team anyway since I never cared for hockey.

You didn't get Pelicans either, apparently. And, I don't know, there IS such a thing as a redwing blackbird. Flyers is sketchy though.

Here is something I found on the origin of the Flyers name:

On their way home after seeing a Broadway show, the Flyers owner/GM and his wife were looking for a stopper name for their hockey team. “I was thinking of people skating and sliding around the ice,” Phyllis recalls, “and the ‘Flyers’ just popped into my head. Everybody thought it was great.”

The “Philadelphia Flyers” had alliterative pizzazz, conveyed motion and excitement, and was short enough to fit into newspaper headlines. Snider told Phyllis, “That’s the name, but you can’t win the contest.” Flyers, it would be.

The contest ran for ten days in July. More than 11,000 entries were submitted, including Ice picks, Acmes, Philly-Billies, Greenbacks, Scars, and Strips and Croaking Crickets. Liberty Bell and Quakers got the most votes, but Flyers, of course, got the only votes that counted. On August 3, the team announced its new name at an outdoor conference at the arena construction site.

Alec Stockard, a 9-year-old boy from Narberth, one of the untold numbers of entrants who had submitted the name “Flyers,” won the television in a drawing conducted by Putnam. However, Stockard had spelled it “Fliers.” None of the teams founders recall why the second dictionary spelling of the word-with a “y” instead of an “i”-was chosen.

So...they are not named after a bird, or a plane, or Superman......they are named after like ice skaters.

TexasAg1969

Kyler Murray-Allen, Tx.

Drew Brees-Austin, Tx,

The Gipper

@texasag1969 said:

Kyler Murray-Allen, Tx.

Drew Brees-Austin, Tx,

Check on Murray........and which Austin? Note, there are two.....that is where I gave both birthplace and high school town

TexasAg1969

Ryan Tannehill-Lubbuck,Tx.

Kyle Allen came from a HS in Arizona but I don't know his birthplace. I will guess Dallas.

Jamais Winston-Pompano Beach, Fla.

TexasAg1969

@the-gipper said:

Check on Murray........and which Austin? Note, there are two.....that is where I gave both birthplace and high school town

Brees Austin/Austin

The Gipper

@texasag1969 said:

Ryan Tannehill-Lubbuck,Tx.

Kyle Allen came from a HS in Arizona but I don't know his birthplace. I will guess Dallas.

Jamais Winston-Pompano Beach, Fla.

Check on Tannehill. No on Winston.......and who the fuck is Kyle Allen?

The Gipper

@texasag1969 said:

Brees Austin/Austin

NO

TexasAg1969

@the-gipper said:

NO

Then Dallas/Austin for Brees because he played at Westlake in Austin

And Tannehill was born in Lubbock but played in Big Spring in west Texas.

Kyle Allen started in place of Cam most of this past season. But I'll now put Cam in Pompano Beach now that I know it wasn't Jameis

EDIT: I just looked Cam up so wrong on that one. Oh well, not gonna cheat and say where it really was. He did play for Blinn JC in Texas though before Auburn.?

The Gipper

@texasag1969 said:

Then Dallas/Austin for Brees because he played at Westlake in Austin

And Tannehill was born in Lubbock but played in Big Spring in west Texas.

Kyle Allen started in place of Cam most of this past season. But I'll now put Cam in Pompano Beach now that I know it wasn't Jameis

EDIT: I just looked Cam up so wrong on that one. Oh well, not gonna cheat and say where it really was. He did play for Blinn JC in Texas though before Auburn.?

Kyle Allen is not a name I asked for. Check now on Brees (born in Dallas)

Wrong on Cam

alporcini

Derek Carr - Fresno

Cant believe I know this!!! Whatta waste of memory.

The Gipper

@alporcini said:

Derek Carr - Fresno

Cant believe I know this!!! Whatta waste of memory.

Check. Well, he did go to Fresno St. That was probably not hard to remember.