@the-gipper said:

Here is a set of Trivia all about Names. Note, for most of these I will give credit only if you get all the elements of the question correct:

Answers:

1. Name those team nicknames that are shared by two current teams in one of the 4 major league sports (NFL/MLB/NHL/NBA) Hint: 5 sets Correction: there are at least 6 sets.

LA Kings and Sacramento Kings

New York Jets and Winnipeg Jets

Florida Panthers and Carolina Panthers

New York Rangers and Texas Rangers

New York Giants and San Francisco Giants

Arizona Cardinals and St. Louis Cardinals

(FYI, once upon a time in the late 40s early 50s there were the Cleveland Browns and the St. Louis Browns, who moved in the early 50s to become the Baltimore Orioles)

2. Name all of the FBS Division football schools that have the nickname "Tigers". Hint: 5 schools

Auburn, Clemson, LSU, Missouri, Memphis

3. Name all of the FBS Division football schools that have the nickname "Wildcats". Hint: 4 schools

Arizona, Kentucky, Kansas State, Northwestern

4. There are 8 FBS Division football schools in Ohio. Give all 8 nicknames of these schools.

Akron Zips, Kent State Golden Flashes, Ohio State Buckeyes, Cincinnati Bearcats, Toledo Rockets, Ohio Bobcats, Bowling Green Falcons, and Miami Redhawks

5. What is the name of the MSL team in Vancouver (a special question just for Zombo)

The Whitecaps

6. The Associated Press NFL MVP Award has been awarded to more different people with which first name than any other?

John is the answer: Elway, Brodie, Unitas

There were 2 Jims: Taylor and Brown

2 Joes: Montana and Theisman

2 Steves: Young and McNair

2 Kens: Anderson and Stabler

2 Earls: Campbell and Morrall

7. The Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year Award has been awarded to more different people with which first name than any other?

Jim is the answer with 5: Conzelman, Howell, Mora, Fassell, Harbaugh

4 Bills: Walsh, Parcells, Cowher, Belichick

3 Georges: Halas, Allen, Seifert

8. There are 3 first names that have been held by more than 1 person that were Super Bowl MVPs. Which 3 names?

John Riggins and John Elway

Joe Namath and Joe Montana

Larry Csonka and Larry Brown

9. In 1940 the Eagles and Steelers/Pirates had proposed a permanent merger of those franchises which was rejected by the league in favor of a temporary merger. The temporary merged team became known as "The Steagles".

What was to be the name of the permanently merged Eagles/Steelers to be if it had happened?

They were to be known as the Pennsyvania Keystoners.

Had this situation occurred then we would have probably shortened this teams name to "The Stoners" and that would have been far out and groovy man.

10. In its history the NFL has had 46 franchises go defunct, plus most of the AAFC teams went under as well. Which current NFL teams have the same name as any of these various defunct teams?

There were a total of 9 names. I will give the name, the city and the year the original team went under:

Panthers...Detroit 1926

Giants...New York Brickley Giants went under in 1921, replaced by current NYG franchise in 1925

Cowboys...Kansas City 1926

Buccaneers...Los Angeles 1926

Colts...Baltimore 1950, replaced by new Colts franchise in 1953, now Indy

Texans...Dallas 1952

Seahawks...Miami AAFC 1949

Bills...Buffalo AAFC 1949. Name reacquired for AFL team.

Lions...Brooklyn 1920s

@mld-woody said:

2. Name all of the FBS Division football schools that have the nickname "Tigers". Hint: 5 schools

LSU, Aurburn, Clemson, Memphis, Mizzou

3. Name all of the FBS Division football schools that have the nickname "Wildcats". Hint: 4 schools

Kentucky, KSU, NW, Arizona

5. What is the name of the MSL team in Vancouver (a special question just for Zombo)

MSL? lol

Your answer for 2 and 3 are correct.

LSU, Aurburn, Clemson, Memphis, Mizzou

3. Name all of the FBS Division football schools that have the nickname "Wildcats". Hint: 4 schools

Kentucky, KSU, NW, Arizona

5. What is the name of the MSL team in Vancouver (a special question just for Zombo)

MSL? lol

@1-more-season said:

#10 I believe the name Texans was used by the team that eventually became the Chiefs. Also the name Detroit Lions was a team in the 20's and there was a Baltimore Colts in the 40's.

Only one NCAA team is named the Penguins. Go YSU!

Nothing tops the University of California Santa Cruz Fighting Banana Slugs.

@1-more-season said:

#10 I believe the name Texans was used by the team that eventually became the Chiefs. Also the name Detroit Lions was a team in the 20's and there was a Baltimore Colts in the 40's.

You are right about the Texans, Colts and Lions, except that they were the Brooklyn Lions, not Detroit. Perhaps you were thinking of the Detroit Wolverines.

@ballpeen said:

Cardinals.

Yes, that is the name we both missed.

@bob806 said:

#10...NY Titans, Tennessee Titans

No, I don't count that because the NY Titans changed their name to the Jets, as opposed to being defunct. Nevertheless, you guess is probably worth a half a point.

Only one NCAA team is named the Penguins. Go YSU!

@the-gipper said:

Bob806 gets complete credit on #s 1,4, and 5. He made partial correct answers on #s 2,3, and 10.

Edit: I gave Bob full credit on #1, and I still give him full credit...but there is another name that he and I both missed.

On #10 I will give a hint by saying that 8 names of current NFL teams are recycled names from former defunct franchises, including Seahawks which Bob got. There are 7 others.

Cardinals.

@the-gipper said:

Bob806 gets complete credit on #s 1,4, and 5. He made partial correct answers on #s 2,3, and 10.

Edit: I gave Bob full credit on #1, and I still give him full credit...but there is another name that he and I both missed.

On #10 I will give a hint by saying that 8 names of current NFL teams are recycled names from former defunct franchises, including Seahawks which Bob got. There are 7 others.

#10...NY Titans, Tennessee Titans

Edit: I gave Bob full credit on #1, and I still give him full credit...but there is another name that he and I both missed.

On #10 I will give a hint by saying that 8 names of current NFL teams are recycled names from former defunct franchises, including Seahawks which Bob got. There are 7 others.

@the-gipper said:

Here is a set of Trivia all about Names. Note, for most of these I will give credit only if you get all the elements of the question correct:

1. Name those team nicknames that are shared by two current teams in one of the 4 major league sports (NFL/MLB/NHL/NBA) Hint: 5 sets

LA Kings, Sacramento Kings

NY Giants, San Francisco Giants

Winnipeg Jets, NY Jets

NY Rangers, Texas Rangers

Carolina Panthers, Florida Panthers

2. Name all of the FBS Division football schools that have the nickname "Tigers". Hint: 5 schools

LSU, Auburn

3. Name all of the FBS Division football schools that have the nickname "Wildcats". Hint: 4 schools

Kentucky, Kansas State, Northwestern

4. There are 8 FBS Division football schools in Ohio. Give all 8 nicknames of these schools.

Ohio State Buckeyes, Toledo Rockets, Ohio Bobcats, Miami Red Hawks, Kent State Golden Flashes, Cincinnati Bearcats, Bowling Green Falcons, Akron Zips

5. What is the name of the MSL team in Vancouver (a special question just for Zombo)

Whitecaps

6. The Associated Press NFL MVP Award has been awarded to more different people with which first name than any other?

7. The Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year Award has been awarded to more different people with which first name than any other?

Chuck

8. There are 3 first names that have been held by more than 1 person that were Super Bowl MVPs. Which 3 names?

9. In 1940 the Eagles and Steelers/Pirates had proposed a permanent merger of those franchises which was rejected by the league in favor of a temporary merger. The temporary merged team became known as "The Steagles".

What was to be the name of the permanently merged Eagles/Steelers to be if it had happened?

10. In its history the NFL has had 46 franchises go defunct, plus most of the AAFC teams went under as well. Which current NFL teams have the same name as any of these various defunct teams?

Seattle Seahwaks/Miami Seahawks