Interim Report. Questions not yet answered:

4. What player drafted by the Browns played in 8 Pro Bowls for the Bears and made the HOF?

Doug Atkins Check

5. What is the name of the Bears mascot?

Fozzy NO

7. How much did George Halas pay the Staley Co. for the rights to the Bears?

$100 Check

9. From whom did the Bears steal the nickname "Monsters of the Midway"?

Univ. of Chicago football team Check

10. Who is the owner of the Chicago Bears?

Halas's daughter still? McClaskey? Check

12. I will give you the answer to 12 A: It is now 14 retired numbers.

Besides Nagurski, Halas, Gallimore, Payton, Sayers, Piccolo, Butkus, Grange, and Ditka what other 5 Bears have had their number retired?

Sid Luckman, Doug Atkins, Mike Singletery

Luckman, yes....but not the other 2

Here is trivia for next week's opponent: The Chicago Bears

1. What is the Browns/Bears all time head to head record?

Here goes the math again... we arrived in 1950... opposite divisions.. played every four uears through '66... tha's 4 games

'67 thru '69 four divisions... prolly one more game.

'70 brought merger and 6 divisions with opposite conferences... game every three years thru 2001... minus 1 for our absense... say 10

'02 brought the 8 division reallignment... once every four years now... so 2 more with #3 coming up...

So game total guess is 4+1+10+2= 17...Except for the 80's we've been the better team.

Best Guess ====================================================================> 12-5

NO

2. What former Browns QB led the Bears in passing in 1979? My old buddy, Mike Phipps... Check

3. What QB that also played for the Browns led the Bears in passing in 1986 and 1991? Tomczak? Check

4. What player, drafted by the Cleveland Browns, appeared in 8 Pro Bowls for the Bears, and is in the PFHOF? ???

5. What is the name of the Bears mascot? Smokie? NO...but I like it.

6. The Bears are one of only 2 original 1920 NFL franchises still operating:

A. What is the other original franchise still operating? The Cardinals who started in Chicago....

B. What was the Bears original name in that 1920 season. The Decatur Staleys

Check on Both

7. Though George Halas is listed as the Founder of the Chicago Bears, the team rather was owned technically by the company for which it was named. However, in 1921 Halas was allowed to buy the rights to the team. How much did George Halas pay for the Chicago Bears in 1921? $2500 ??

NO

8. Where do the Bears get their team colors from?

9. The Bears stole the nickname "Monsters of the Midway" from another institution. Who?

10. Who is the current owner of the Chicago Bears?

11. Where did the Bears play their home games for their first 50 years of existance? Wrigley Field Check

12 A. Tonight the Bears are retiring Mike Ditka's number 89. How many total numbers have the Bears retired?

Hmmm ... whatever numbers Red Grange and Gayle Sayers wore plus Butkis' 51 and Sweetness' 34...

Halas actually played for them... It's his #7 you saw on the inflatable tunnel at tonite's game.

Willie Galimore's #?? may be retired as well (his fine career was cut short when he was killed in an car accident in the mid-60's)...

Speaking of death... how about Brian Picolo as well...

That's 8 including Ditka...

B. Name as many of the players for whom the Bears have retired numbers as you can. (no need to give the number, though you may. Just the name of the player)

All of the names you have give are correct.....but still there are more.

6a NY Giants

@the-gipper said:

Here is trivia for next week's opponent: The Chicago Bears

1. What is the Browns/Bears all time head to head record?

9-5 Browns Check

2. What former Browns QB led the Bears in passing in 1979?

3. What QB that also played for the Browns led the Bears in passing in 1986 and 1991?

4. What player, drafted by the Cleveland Browns, appeared in 8 Pro Bowls for the Bears, and is in the PFHOF?

5. What is the name of the Bears mascot?

Bearman That is not the name I have...unless that is a different mascot.

6. The Bears are one of only 2 original 1920 NFL franchises still operating:

A. What is the other original franchise still operating? Arizona Cardinals Check

B. What was the Bears original name in that 1920 season.

Decatur Staleys Check

7. Though George Halas is listed as the Founder of the Chicago Bears, the team rather was owned technically by the company for which it was named. However, in 1921 Halas was allowed to buy the rights to the team.

How much did George Halas pay for the Chicago Bears in 1921?

$100,000 NO

8. Where do the Bears get their team colors from?

The University of Illinois Check

9. The Bears stole the nickname "Monsters of the Midway" from another institution. Who?

10. Who is the current owner of the Chicago Bears?

11. Where did the Bears play their home games for their first 50 years of existance?

Wrigley Field Check

12 A. Tonight the Bears are retiring Mike Ditka's number 89. How many total numbers have the Bears retired?

4 NO

B. Name as many of the players for whom the Bears have retired numbers as you can. (no need to give the number, though you may. Just the name of the player)

Gayle Sayers, Dick Butkus, Red Grange, Bronco Nagurski

These are all correct, but by no means are they all

Here is trivia for next week's opponent: The Chicago Bears

1. What is the Browns/Bears all time head to head record?

9-5 Browns

2. What former Browns QB led the Bears in passing in 1979?

3. What QB that also played for the Browns led the Bears in passing in 1986 and 1991?

4. What player, drafted by the Cleveland Browns, appeared in 8 Pro Bowls for the Bears, and is in the PFHOF?

5. What is the name of the Bears mascot?

Bearman

6. The Bears are one of only 2 original 1920 NFL franchises still operating:

A. What is the other original franchise still operating? Arizona Cardinals

B. What was the Bears original name in that 1920 season.

Decatur Staleys

7. Though George Halas is listed as the Founder of the Chicago Bears, the team rather was owned technically by the company for which it was named. However, in 1921 Halas was allowed to buy the rights to the team.

How much did George Halas pay for the Chicago Bears in 1921?

$100,000

8. Where do the Bears get their team colors from?

The University of Illinois

9. The Bears stole the nickname "Monsters of the Midway" from another institution. Who?

10. Who is the current owner of the Chicago Bears?

11. Where did the Bears play their home games for their first 50 years of existance?

Wrigley Field

12 A. Tonight the Bears are retiring Mike Ditka's number 89. How many total numbers have the Bears retired?

4

B. Name as many of the players for whom the Bears have retired numbers as you can. (no need to give the number, though you may. Just the name of the player)

Gayle Sayers, Dick Butkus, Red Grange, Bronco Nagurski

11 Wrigley Field

2. Mike Phipps??? Check

3 Mike Tomczak Check

6a Packers NO