Browns/Lions trivia
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OK, here is a set of trivia re our next opponent. See how you do:
1. What is the regular season head to head record Browns vs. Lions?
5-11
2. What is the post season head to head record Browns vs. Lions?
1-2
3. A. The Lions last won a postseason game in 1991. Who did they defeat?
Atlanta
B. How many postseason games have the Lions lost since winning that game in 1991?
5
4. Who have the Lions met the most times in postseason play?
Washington
5. Three different QBs who at some point led the Lions in passing in a season also played for the Browns. Name these 3 QBs.
Gary Danielson
9. Detroit is not the Lions original home. What is?
Dayton
10. What are the actual, specific colors of the Detroit Lions?
Pontiac blue & silver
11. What is the unofficial nickname of the division in which the Lions play?
BLACK & BLUE
12. Like other long time losing teams, it is claimed that the Lions play under a "curse". What is this curse (and the basis therefore)?
something to do with having the only player to die in a NFL game
OK, here is a set of trivia re our next opponent. See how you do:
1. What is the regular season head to head record Browns vs. Lions?
5-11
NO, not quite
2. What is the post season head to head record Browns vs. Lions?
1-2
NO, not quite
3. A. The Lions last won a postseason game in 1991. Who did they defeat?
Atlanta
NO
B. How many postseason games have the Lions lost since winning that game in 1991?
5
NO, not quite
4. Who have the Lions met the most times in postseason play?
Washington
NO
5. Three different QBs who at some point led the Lions in passing in a season also played for the Browns. Name these 3 QBs.
Gary Danielson
He is one.
9. Detroit is not the Lions original home. What is?
Dayton
NO
10. What are the actual, specific colors of the Detroit Lions?
Pontiac blue & silver
NO
11. What is the unofficial nickname of the division in which the Lions play?
BLACK & BLUE
Check
12. Like other long time losing teams, it is claimed that the Lions play under a "curse". What is this curse (and the basis therefore)?
something to do with having the only player to die in a NFL game
NO
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#10~ I saw a Tide video on the history of NFL uniforms and for DET they said that the owner wanted something original, so he picked"Hawaii Blue" as their primary color.
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OK, here is a set of trivia re our next opponent. See how you do:
1. What is the regular season head to head record Browns vs. Lions?
2. What is the post season head to head record Browns vs. Lions?
3. A. The Lions last won a postseason game in 1991. Who did they defeat?
B. How many postseason games have the Lions lost since winning that game in 1991?
4. Who have the Lions met the most times in postseason play?
5. Three different QBs who at some point led the Lions in passing in a season also played for the Browns. Name these 3 QBs.
6. What 4 time Lions Pro Bowl Player retired as a Cleveland Brown, but never played a regular season snap for the Browns?
7. What defensive lineman made the Pro Bowl as a member of both the Lions and the Browns?
8. What Lions Hall of Fame player was actually drafted by The Browns?
9. Detroit is not the Lions original home. What is?
10. What are the actual, specific colors of the Detroit Lions?
11. What is the unofficial nickname of the division in which the Lions play?
12. Like other long time losing teams, it is claimed that the Lions play under a "curse". What is this curse (and the basis therefore)?
13. What Classic Soul song did members of the Lions serve as backup singers on?
Bonus: The tradition of the Thanksgiving Day NFL game in Detroit predates the Lions. In fact, in the very first NFL season in 1920 had a Thanksgiving day game held in Detroit. What was the name of the Detroit team that played in that game, and who was the opponent?
OK, here is a set of trivia re our next opponent. See how you do:
1. What is the regular season head to head record Browns vs. Lions?
So much old data... Muni and Tiger Stadiums... home and home from '50 thru '69... then once every 3 years? say 40+12=52 games?
we should have dominated early on (Paul Brown hay days) and then again during JB era...
10-2, 3-7, 8-2, 2-6,3-8 ---> 27-25
2. What is the post season head to head record Browns vs. Lions?
wow... I know they have us in Championships by 3-1 count... how many other times did we meet in our first 20 years?
I'll say 2-4
3. A. The Lions last won a postseason game in 1991. Who did they defeat?
Vikings?
B. How many postseason games have the Lions lost since winning that game in 1991?
90's were Barry's time.. had a good run... of getting to playoffs... say 7
00's were dismal... 0
10's resurrurgence... 1
total of 8 times???
4. Who have the Lions met the most times in postseason play?
Bears
5. Three different QBs who at some point led the Lions in passing in a season also played for the Browns. Name these 3 QBs.
Milt Plum... Jim Ninowski... Gary Danielson
6. What 4 time Lions Pro Bowl Player retired as a Cleveland Brown, but never played a regular season snap for the Browns?
???
7. What defensive lineman made the Pro Bowl as a member of both the Lions and the Browns?
Bill Glass
8. What Lions Hall of Fame player was actually drafted by The Browns?
Dick Labeau
Frank Gatski also played for both, but went into HOF as a Brown I think.
9. Detroit is not the Lions original home. What is?
???
10. What are the actual, specific colors of the Detroit Lions?
Silver and Columbia blue?
11. What is the unofficial nickname of the division in which the Lions play?
The Black and Blue Division
12. Like other long time losing teams, it is claimed that the Lions play under a "curse". What is this curse (and the basis therefore)?
Bobby Layne... they traded their star QB... to Pittsburgh IIRC...
13. What Classic Soul song did members of the Lions serve as backup singers on?
(bugs me I do not know this)
Bonus: The tradition of the Thanksgiving Day NFL game in Detroit predates the Lions. In fact, in the very first NFL season in 1920 had a Thanksgiving day game held in Detroit. What was the name of the Detroit team that played in that game, and who was the opponent?
???
"When you have a shared vision it is a lot easier to make unpopular decisions." - Paul DePodesta "When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less." - Paul Brown Complete 2017 Browns Board Mock: http://thebrownsboard.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=46196 -
It's Honolulu Blue, not Hawaii Blue.
And there should be a Mike Lucci question.
Like " Which member of the Browns last NFL Championship team went on to be a Pro Bowler with the Lions?"
Z
Zombo said:
It's Honolulu Blue, not Hawaii Blue.
Good teamwork!
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OK, here is a set of trivia re our next opponent. See how you do:
1. What is the regular season head to head record Browns vs. Lions?
So much old data... Muni and Tiger Stadiums... home and home from '50 thru '69... then once every 3 years? say 40+12=52 games?
we should have dominated early on (Paul Brown hay days) and then again during JB era...
10-2, 3-7, 8-2, 2-6,3-8 ---> 27-25
2. What is the post season head to head record Browns vs. Lions?
wow... I know they have us in Championships by 3-1 count... how many other times did we meet in our first 20 years?
I'll say 2-4
3. A. The Lions last won a postseason game in 1991. Who did they defeat?
Vikings?
B. How many postseason games have the Lions lost since winning that game in 1991?
90's were Barry's time.. had a good run... of getting to playoffs... say 7
00's were dismal... 0
10's resurrurgence... 1
total of 8 times???
4. Who have the Lions met the most times in postseason play?
Bears
5. Three different QBs who at some point led the Lions in passing in a season also played for the Browns. Name these 3 QBs.
Milt Plum... Jim Ninowski... Gary Danielson
6. What 4 time Lions Pro Bowl Player retired as a Cleveland Brown, but never played a regular season snap for the Browns?
???
7. What defensive lineman made the Pro Bowl as a member of both the Lions and the Browns?
Bill Glass
8. What Lions Hall of Fame player was actually drafted by The Browns?
Dick Labeau
Frank Gatski also played for both, but went into HOF as a Brown I think.
9. Detroit is not the Lions original home. What is?
???
10. What are the actual, specific colors of the Detroit Lions?
Silver and Columbia blue?
11. What is the unofficial nickname of the division in which the Lions play?
The Black and Blue Division
12. Like other long time losing teams, it is claimed that the Lions play under a "curse". What is this curse (and the basis therefore)?
Bobby Layne... they traded their star QB... to Pittsburgh IIRC...
13. What Classic Soul song did members of the Lions serve as backup singers on?
(bugs me I do not know this)
Bonus: The tradition of the Thanksgiving Day NFL game in Detroit predates the Lions. In fact, in the very first NFL season in 1920 had a Thanksgiving day game held in Detroit. What was the name of the Detroit team that played in that game, and who was the opponent?
???
OK, here is a set of trivia re our next opponent. See how you do:
1. What is the regular season head to head record Browns vs. Lions?
So much old data... Muni and Tiger Stadiums... home and home from '50 thru '69... then once every 3 years? say 40+12=52 games?
we should have dominated early on (Paul Brown hay days) and then again during JB era...
10-2, 3-7, 8-2, 2-6,3-8 ---> 27-25
NO, and note: the Browns and Lions have never played in the same division....so they did NOT have home and home games all those years.
2. What is the post season head to head record Browns vs. Lions?
wow... I know they have us in Championships by 3-1 count... how many other times did we meet in our first 20 years?
I'll say 2-4
NO, not quite
3. A. The Lions last won a postseason game in 1991. Who did they defeat?
Vikings?
NO
B. How many postseason games have the Lions lost since winning that game in 1991?
90's were Barry's time.. had a good run... of getting to playoffs... say 7
00's were dismal... 0
10's resurrurgence... 1
total of 8 times???
NO
4. Who have the Lions met the most times in postseason play?
Bears
NO
5. Three different QBs who at some point led the Lions in passing in a season also played for the Browns. Name these 3 QBs.
Milt Plum... Jim Ninowski... Gary Danielson
Check on all three!
6. What 4 time Lions Pro Bowl Player retired as a Cleveland Brown, but never played a regular season snap for the Browns?
???
7. What defensive lineman made the Pro Bowl as a member of both the Lions and the Browns?
Bill Glass
NO
8. What Lions Hall of Fame player was actually drafted by The Browns?
Dick Labeau
Frank Gatski also played for both, but went into HOF as a Brown I think.
Check on LeBeau
9. Detroit is not the Lions original home. What is?
???
10. What are the actual, specific colors of the Detroit Lions?
Silver and Columbia blue?
NO
11. What is the unofficial nickname of the division in which the Lions play?
The Black and Blue Division
Check
12. Like other long time losing teams, it is claimed that the Lions play under a "curse". What is this curse (and the basis therefore)?
Bobby Layne... they traded their star QB... to Pittsburgh IIRC...
Check
13. What Classic Soul song did members of the Lions serve as backup singers on?
(bugs me I do not know this)
Bonus: The tradition of the Thanksgiving Day NFL game in Detroit predates the Lions. In fact, in the very first NFL season in 1920 had a Thanksgiving day game held in Detroit. What was the name of the Detroit team that played in that game, and who was the opponent?
???
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Interim report: About half at least right answers have been given. Here are the remaining ones that have not been gotten yet:
1. What is the Browns/Lions regular season head to head record?
2. What is the Browns Lion postseason head to head record?
4. What team have the Lions met the most times in postseason?
9. What was the original home of the Detroit Lions?
10. What are the specific actual colors of the Detroit Lions?
13. What Classic Soul song did members of the Lions sing backup on. Hint: it was a big hit in the 1970s
Bonus: name the two teams....one from Detroit obviously that played in the 1920 original Thanksgiving Day game.
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My Mike Lucci fascination comes from watching a Browns / Lions game as kid (Lions always beat us even though we were usually the better team) and Lucci was simply dominating us. I remember the announcers saying that he used to play for us and I remember thinking, "what the fuck?" (OK, it was probably what the heck, or what the tarnation at age
... pissed that we didn't keep him!
I don't know if Mike is related to Susan Lucci, but she's still working it:
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1. What is the Browns/Lions regular season head to head record?
Lions 24 Browns 9
2. What is the Browns Lion postseason head to head record?
Lions 2 Browns 1
4. What team have the Lions met the most times in postseason?
Browns
9. What was the original home of the Detroit Lions?
Portsmouth Spartans
10. What are the specific actual colors of the Detroit Lions?
Honolulu Blue and Silver
13. What Classic Soul song did members of the Lions sing backup on. Hint: it was a big hit in the 1970s
Ain't no stopping us now.
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1. What is the Browns/Lions regular season head to head record?
Lions 24 Browns 9
2. What is the Browns Lion postseason head to head record?
Lions 2 Browns 1
4. What team have the Lions met the most times in postseason?
Browns
9. What was the original home of the Detroit Lions?
Portsmouth Spartans
10. What are the specific actual colors of the Detroit Lions?
Honolulu Blue and Silver
13. What Classic Soul song did members of the Lions sing backup on. Hint: it was a big hit in the 1970s
Ain't no stopping us now.
Zombo said:
1. What is the Browns/Lions regular season head to head record?
Lions 24 Browns 9
NO
2. What is the Browns Lion postseason head to head record?
Lions 2 Browns 1
Not quite
4. What team have the Lions met the most times in postseason?
Browns
Check
9. What was the original home of the Detroit Lions?
Portsmouth Spartans
Check
10. What are the specific actual colors of the Detroit Lions?
Honolulu Blue and Silver
Check
13. What Classic Soul song did members of the Lions sing backup on. Hint: it was a big hit in the 1970s
Ain't no stopping us now.
No, not that I know of.
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OK, here is a set of trivia re our next opponent. See how you do:
1. What is the regular season head to head record Browns vs. Lions?
2. What is the post season head to head record Browns vs. Lions?
3. A. The Lions last won a postseason game in 1991. Who did they defeat?
B. How many postseason games have the Lions lost since winning that game in 1991?
4. Who have the Lions met the most times in postseason play?
5. Three different QBs who at some point led the Lions in passing in a season also played for the Browns. Name these 3 QBs.
6. What 4 time Lions Pro Bowl Player retired as a Cleveland Brown, but never played a regular season snap for the Browns?
7. What defensive lineman made the Pro Bowl as a member of both the Lions and the Browns?
8. What Lions Hall of Fame player was actually drafted by The Browns?
9. Detroit is not the Lions original home. What is?
10. What are the actual, specific colors of the Detroit Lions?
11. What is the unofficial nickname of the division in which the Lions play?
12. Like other long time losing teams, it is claimed that the Lions play under a "curse". What is this curse (and the basis therefore)?
13. What Classic Soul song did members of the Lions serve as backup singers on?
Bonus: The tradition of the Thanksgiving Day NFL game in Detroit predates the Lions. In fact, in the very first NFL season in 1920 had a Thanksgiving day game held in Detroit. What was the name of the Detroit team that played in that game, and who was the opponent?
OK, here is a set of trivia re our next opponent. See how you do:
Final Answers:
1. What is the regular season head to head record Browns vs. Lions?
The Lions lead the Browns 14-4. Despite Detroit being the closest team to Cleveland (as the crow flies...yes, closer than Peetown), the two teams were never in the same conference/division while in the NFL/NFC
2. What is the post season head to head record Browns vs. Lions?
The Lions lead 3-1.
3. A. The Lions last won a postseason game in 1991. Who did they defeat?
The Dallas Cowboys. 38-6
B. How many postseason games have the Lions lost since winning that game in 1991?
They have since lost 6 consecutive postseason games. Two to the Packers and one each to the Eagles/Bucs/Redskins/Saints.
4. Who have the Lions met the most times in postseason play?
The Cleveland Browns, those 4 times. Other than the Browns 4 they have met the Packers and Cowboys twice each.
5. Three different QBs who at some point led the Lions in passing in a season also played for the Browns. Name these 3 QBs.
Milt Plum, Jim Ninowski and Gary Danielson
6. What 4 time Lions Pro Bowl Player retired as a Cleveland Brown, but never played a regular season snap for the Browns?
Chris Spielman
7. What defensive lineman made the Pro Bowl as a member of both the Lions and the Browns?
Shaun Rogers
8. What Lions Hall of Fame player was actually drafted by The Browns?
Dick LeBeau
9. Detroit is not the Lions original home. What is?
The Portsmouth, Ohio Spartans
10. What are the actual, specific colors of the Detroit Lions?
Honolulu Blue and Silver
11. What is the unofficial nickname of the division in which the Lions play?
The Black and Blue Division is most often used, for the tough play that was engaged in there. Though as noted a few others have also been used.
Note this though: for like nearly 30 years this division also included the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
12. Like other long time losing teams, it is claimed that the Lions play under a "curse". What is this curse (and the basis therefore)?
The Curse of Bobby Layne. Layne had led the Lions to 2 championships in the 50s, plus another title game, but in like 1957 he was injured and Tobin Rote QBd the Lions to a win in that year's title game (over the Browns). Before the next season the Lions basically said to Layne that he was over the hill and they traded him to the Steelers. Bobby was pissed because the Steelers were the suckiest franchise in the league at that time, so he "cursed' the Lions by saying that they would not win an NFL title again for 50 years. Well, it has been 56 years and running. And Since 1957 the Lions have won just that one single postseason game in those 56 years (1991 over Dallas).
13. What Classic Soul song did members of the Lions serve as backup singers on?
Marvin Gaye's Whats Going On.
Bonus: The tradition of the Thanksgiving Day NFL game in Detroit predates the Lions. In fact, in the very first NFL season in 1920 had a Thanksgiving day game held in Detroit. What was the name of the Detroit team that played in that game, and who was the opponent?
The Detroit Heralds played the Dayton Triangles.
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What's Going On (and I don't know what is going on why I can't get these videos to show up here rather than just the link).
By the way, those background vocals are Lions players Lem Barney and Mel Farr.
Great, great song.
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By the way, the Portsmouth Spartan Stadium is still there, now used for high school football.
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