Trivia Questions and Answers

The Gipper

@mjp28 said:

MLB let's see, the New York Yankee$ the best team that money could buy for decades they grabbed a bunch of trophies. The rest with 6 champinships STL, LA/BRK, SF/NY and maybe CIN?, DET? PHI? It's just hard to think of real dynasties in MLB other than the Yank$ they won the AL every year from 1946-1964 except 3 48, 54 CLE and 59 WSX.

Check on Yankees, Cardinals, Dodgers, Giants. No on the others that you named.

The Gipper

n the 4 major leagues: NHL, NBA, MLB, NFL (and including the likes of ABA/WHA/AAFC/AFL).....21 teams have won Six (6) or more championships in franchise history.

Name these 21 teams.

Answers....which will be by sport:

MLB:

Yankees 27 titles

Cardinals 11

As 9 ...5 in Philly, 4 in Oakland

Red Sox 9

Giants 8...5 in NY 3 in SFO

Dodgers....6 one in Brooklyn, 5 in LA

NFL:

Packers 13

Bears 9

Browns 8

Giants 8

Patriots 6

Steelers 6

NBA:

Celtics 17

Lakers 16...several of these in Minneapolis.

Bulls 6

Warriors 6 at least one in Philly

NHL

Canadiennes 24

Maple Leafs 13 ....none since mid 60s

Redwings 11

Bruins 6

Blackhawks 6

The Gipper

Note:

Cleveland Indians: have won just 2 WS: 1930, 1948; lost in 1954, 1995, 1997, 2016.

Cleveland Cavaliers: have won One NBA titles: Lost Finals 4 times: 2007/2015/2017/2018

No NHL titles. Note Cleveland Barons NHL, Played only 2 seasons here before being merged with Minnesota North Stars;

Also: WHA....which league did merge with the NHL, and is considered in the positions as say the ABA or the AFL, or AAFC, did have the Cleveland Crusaders......a team I had basically forgotten about. Here is their record:

Season-by-season record[edit]

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Season	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	PIM	Finish	Playoffs	Avg. Attendance
1972–73	78	43	32	3	89	287	239	1095	2nd, Eastern	Won Quarter-final (Blazers) Lost Semi-final (Whalers)	5,287
1973–74	78	37	32	9	83	266	264	1007	3rd, Eastern	Lost Quarter-final (Toros)	6,212
1974–75	78	35	40	3	73	236	258	1273	2nd, Eastern	Lost Quarter-final (Aeros)	6,931
1975–76	80	35	40	5	75	273	279	1356	2nd, Eastern	Lost Preliminary round (Whalers)	6,356
Totals	314	150	144	20	320	1062	1040	4731

The Gipper

Here is today's Trivia Question:

In NFL history, only 8 Running backs have had 2 or more runs in their careers in excess of 85 yards.

Name these 8 runners.

Richiswhere

Chris Johnson

Fred Taylor

Adrian Peterson

Bo Jackson

The Gipper

@richiswhere said:

Chris Johnson

Fred Taylor

Adrian Peterson

Bo Jackson

Johnson and Jackson check. Not the other two.

cvcanedy

Didn’t Chubb do it?

SdBacker80

@cvcanedy said:

Didn’t Chubb do it?

He did. Atlanta and Baltimore games

SdBacker80

Derrick Henry.

Priest Holmes.

Eric Dickerson

Tony Dorsett

The Gipper

@cvcanedy said:

Didn’t Chubb do it?

Yes he did. An 88 yarder and a 92 yarder. And just FYI, Jim Brown did not.

The Gipper

@sdbacker80 said:

Derrick Henry.

Priest Holmes.

Eric Dickerson

Tony Dorsett

None of these are on the list. Dorsett and Henry both had 99 yarders, but that is the only one each had over 85 yards.

Still 5 more names.

cvcanedy

Jerome Harrison

Ladanian Tomlinson

The Gipper

@cvcanedy said:

Jerome Harrison

Ladanian Tomlinson

No

The Gipper

n NFL history, only 8 Running backs have had 2 or more runs in their careers in excess of 85 yards.

Name these 8 runners.

Answers:

Lamar Miller...had 2 of 97 yards

Ahman Green

Bo Jackson....had 3, 88,91,90

Chris Johnson

Hugh McElhenny

Jamal Charles

Sean Alexander

and Nick Chubb 88 and 92 yards.

The Gipper

FYI, Tony Dorsett and Derrick Henry do share the record for the single longest run (99 yards, longest possible)....but those were the only times in their careers they went for over 85 yards

The Gipper

Here is today's Trivia Question.

There are a dozen (12) ACTIVE players who have been named to 8 or more Pro Bowls.

Name these 12 Active players.

nickers

Tom Brady

Ed Reed

Ben Rot

Larry Fitzgerald

Aaron Rodgers

Von Miller

J.J. Watt

Russell Wilson

Dree Brees

Phillip Rivers

Thats all I can think of... I took a guess on these.. Some seem obvious...

The Gipper

@nickers said:

Tom Brady

Ed Reed

Ben Rot

Larry Fitzgerald

Aaron Rodgers

Von Miller

J.J. Watt

Russell Wilson

Dree Brees

Phillip Rivers

Thats all I can think of... I took a guess on these.. Some seem obvious...

Highlighted are correct... the others are not.

FYI, Ed Reed is not active, and has not been so for at least 5 years, because he is now in HOF.

6 more names. and some of these are not so obvious.

nickers

@the-gipper said:

Highlighted are correct... the others are not.

FYI, Ed Reed is not active, and has not been so for at least 5 years, because he is now in HOF.

6 more names. and some of these are not so obvious.

yeah.. I know theres a ratbird player still playing.. I can't think of his damn name

The Gipper

@nickers said:

yeah.. I know theres a ratbird player still playing.. I can't think of his damn name

The guy you may be thinking of is Marshall Yanda....who did appear in 8 Pro Bowls, but who also did just retire, so I did not include him. But I will give this hint: there is one long time Steeler, and one long time Bengal, and one long time Cowboy..and others.