@the-gipper said:

Here are the answers to this trivia:

1. In which US State Capitals does an NFL team play?

Denver, Indianapolis, Nashville, Atlanta.

Note: Ariz. Cardinals play in Glendale, not Phoenix

Also, though these are the only 4 NFL Capitals, other major league teams in the NHL, NBA, MLB play in a few other Capitals:

Sacramento(NBA), Oklahoma City(NBA), Phoenix (NBA, MLB, NHL), Salt Lake City (NBA), St. Paul (NHL), Columbus (NHL), Raleigh (NHL), and Boston (MLB, NHL,NBA)

2. Which NFL teams are named for a specific individual?

The Cleveland Joe Louis/Paul Brown Bombers and the Buffalo Bill Codys

3. Who was the NFL's first President? JIm Thorpe

4. Name all the QBs who have won 10 or more games as a starter for The Browns. Hint: 11 names

Brian Sipe, Otto Graham, Bernie Kosar, Frank Ryan, Bill Nelsen, Mike Phipps, Tim Couch, Vinny Testaverde, Derek Anderson, Milt Plum, and...the one most people miss: Tommy O'Connell

5. What common factor binds the following players: Don Gault, Bruce Gradkowski, Len Dawson, Gary Lane, Terry Luck, Spergon Wynn.

These gentlemen each started 1 and only 1 game ever for the Browns

6. What is the Browns record for most rushing TDs in a season, and by who?

Jim Brown 17 TDs in 1958 and 1965

7. True or False: The Browns record of 89 catches in a season which is shared by Ozzie Newsome and Kellen Winslow Jr. does not even make the Top 150 of most receptions in a season by a player.

False, but just barely so. The Browns team record of 89 catches is only good enough to be tied for 147th on the list of receptions by a player.

8. Only 3 QBs in NFL history have averaged 10.0 yards per attempt in a season. Who are the three?

You have to go back further than you all thought. The three are: Sid Luckman, Norm Van Brocklin, and Otto Graham (twice). More recently the best ypa avg. is Kurt Warner's 9.9 ypa avg. in the year 2000.

9. Who made the longest reception in the 2009 NFL season?

Terrell Owens had a 98 yard reception last year for the Bills, longest in the league that year.

10. On Saturday the following players will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Russ Grimm, Rickey Jackson, Dick LeBeau, Floyd Little, John Randle, Jerry Rice, and Emmit Smith. Name the colleges these players attended.

Jackson and Grimm attended Pitt. LeBeau went to Ohio St. Little to Syracuse. Smith to Florida. Rice to Mississippi Valley St.

Randle to Texas A&I

@samoth said:

1. In which US State Capitals does an NFL team play?

Indianapolis, Minneapolis, Washington DC (does that count?)

No, I was only looking for state capitals....besides the Washington Redskins don't play in Washington!!

2. Which NFL teams are named for a specific individual?

Browns

4. Name all the QBs who have won 10 or more games as a starter for The Browns. Hint: 11 names

Graham, Ryan, Plum, Kosar, Sipe, Couch, McDonald, Testaverde, Anderson, ? (not McDonald)

5. What common factor binds the following players: Don Gault, Bruce Gradkowski, Len Dawson, Gary Lane, Terry Luck, Spergon Wynn.

They were all cut by Cleveland (no, some were traded)

6. What is the Browns record for most rushing TDs in a season, and by who?

18, Brown (close enough: 17)

7. True or False: The Browns record of 89 catches in a season which is shared by Ozzie Newsome and Kellen Winslow Jr. does not even make the Top 150 of most receptions in a season by a player.

False

8. Only 3 QBs in NFL history have averaged 10.0 yards per attempt in a season. Who are the three?

Unitas, Marino, Montana none correct

9. Who made the longest reception in the 2009 NFL season?

I think Sidney Rice no

1. In which US State Capitals does an NFL team play?

Indianapolis, Minneapolis, Washington DC (does that count?)

2. Which NFL teams are named for a specific individual?

Browns

4. Name all the QBs who have won 10 or more games as a starter for The Browns. Hint: 11 names

Graham, Ryan, Plum, Kosar, Sipe, Couch, McDonald, Testaverde, Anderson, ?

5. What common factor binds the following players: Don Gault, Bruce Gradkowski, Len Dawson, Gary Lane, Terry Luck, Spergon Wynn.

They were all cut by Cleveland

6. What is the Browns record for most rushing TDs in a season, and by who?

18, Brown

7. True or False: The Browns record of 89 catches in a season which is shared by Ozzie Newsome and Kellen Winslow Jr. does not even make the Top 150 of most receptions in a season by a player.

False

8. Only 3 QBs in NFL history have averaged 10.0 yards per attempt in a season. Who are the three?

Unitas, Marino, Montana

9. Who made the longest reception in the 2009 NFL season?

I think Sidney Rice

@nw220 said:

check mark (means you got it right)

Zombo said:

1. In which US State Capitals does an NFL team play?

2. Which NFL teams are named for a specific individual?

Browns, Bills check mark on this one

3. Who was the NFL's first President?

George Halas?

4. Name all the QBs who have won 10 or more games as a starter for The Browns. Hint: 11 names

Graham, Plum,Ryan, Nelson,Phipps, Sipe,Kosar, Testeverde, Couch, Holcomb,Anderson ....

that's my 11. If Plum or Holcomb is wrong, then I would guess Danielson or Mcdonald.

10 out of 11, but you did not correct the one with your extra try. In the words of Yoda: there is another

5. What common factor binds the following players: Don Gault, Bruce Gradkowski, Len Dawson, Gary Lane, Terry Luck, Spergon Wynn.

Started for Browns at QB but never won a game.

Close but no cigar

6. What is the Browns record for most rushing TDs in a season, and by who?

Jim Brown 18 Within the margin of error so we give it to you. (17)

7. True or False: The Browns record of 89 catches in a season which is shared by Ozzie Newsome and Kellen Winslow Jr. does not even make the Top 150 of most receptions in a season by a player.

True

8. Only 3 QBs in NFL history have averaged 10.0 yards per attempt in a season. Who are the three?

9. Who made the longest reception in the 2009 NFL season?

10. On Saturday the following players will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Russ Grimm, Rickey Jackson, Dick LeBeau, Floyd Little, John Randle, Jerry Rice, and Emmit Smith. Name the colleges these players attended.

Grimm: Pitt

Jackson: Pitt

LeBeau: LSU?

Little: Syracuse

Randle: Oklahoma St.?

Rice: Mississippi Valley State

Smith: Florida

5 of 7 right.

@brownsfan_althaus said:

2-Browns

3- Jim Thorpe got this one

4- ?

5- ?

6- Jim Brown, 5

7- False

8- ?

9- ?

10- ?

Two complete correct answers

@kshutchins said:

K.: nice try. Close but not exact. (note: Pats don't play in Boston)

2-Browns

3- Jim Thorpe

4- ?

5- ?

6- Jim Brown, 5

7- False

8- ?

9- ?

10- ?

@the-gipper said:

1. In which US State Capitals does an NFL team play?

One of the few trivia questions I'm willing to take a stab at ... Denver, Boston, Indianapolis and Nashville.