NFL
The NFL was originally called what?
a. National Football League
b. National Football Association
c. American Football Association
d. American Professional Football Association
d. Formed in 1920, the NFL was originally called the American Professional Football Association
During its heyday, how many discotheques were in the US?
a. 10,000
b. 50,000
c. 33,000
d. 20,000
d. 20,000 in 1979
The Exorcist was set in What city?
a. Philadelphia
b. New York
c. Washington, DC
d. Baltimore
c. Washington, DC
How long does it take a chocolate pod to ripen?
a. 3 months
b. One year
c. Two years
d. 6 months
d. 6 months
True or False: Niagara Falls could eventually disappear into Lake Erie.
True: In the last 12,000 years, it has eroded back 7 miles. It will disappear into Like Erie in 23,000 more years.
What state was highly represented in the early years of the NFL?
a. Pennsylvania
b. Ohio
c. Michigan
d. New York
b. Ohio, as Ohio League teams invited other state teams to join the fledgling football league
What event started the downfall of disco?
a. A baseball game
b. Roseanne Barr singing a disco song at a hockey game
c. Radio stations refusing to play disco
d. Wide lapel shirts and suit jackets for men
a. The Chicago White Sox held a disco demolition night in July 1979 that started a riot with 50,000 people
The house in The Christmas Story is located in what city?
a. Gary, Indiana
b. Cleveland, Ohio
c. Erie, Pennsylvania
d. Cincinnati, Ohio
b. Cleveland, Ohio
Hershey started making chocolate to coat what?
a. Peanuts
b. Caramels
c. Almonds
d. Nothing, just a chocolate bar
b. Caramels
Between 1920-1924, how many teams were at one time a member of the NFL?
a. 16
b. 32
c. 24
d. 20
b. 32 teams
Who sang "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy"?
a. Donna Summer
b. Rod Stewart
c. KC and the Sunshine Band
d. Barry White
b. Rod Stewart
Fried Green Tomatoes takes place in what state>
a. Georgia
b. Kentucky
c. West Virginia
d. Virginia
a. Georgia
Early chocolatiers were often what?
a. Monks
b. Quakers
c. Nuns
d. Physicians
b. Quakers as they were often barred from other professions
Who is credited as jump starting the popularity of the NFL?
a. Red Grange
b. Jim Thorpe
c. Ernie Nevers
d. Bronko Nagurski
a. Red Grange who went on a national tour playing 19 games in 67 days in 1925
What is the best-selling disco song of all time?
a. I Will Survive
b. YMCA
c. Stayin' Alive
d. Dancing Queen
c. Stayin' Alive
In what city does Forrest gump wait for a bus bench?
a. Charleston, SC
b. Savannah, GA
c. Atlanta, GA
d. Montgomery, AL
b. Savannah, GA
According to one survey, what percentage of women prefer eating chocolate to making love?
a. 25%
b. 33%
c. 10%
d. 50%
d. 50%. Eating chocolate mimics the feeling of being in love.
What three teams joined the NFL in 1950 when the All-American Conference disbanded.
a. 49er's, Browns, Eagles
b. Rams, Eagles, 49er's
c. Colts, 49er's, Browns
d. Steelers, Redskins, 49er's
c. Colts, 49er's, Browns
What is the only disco song to win a Grammy Award?
a. YMCA
b. I Will Survive
c. Disco Inferno
d. I Feel Love
b. I Will Survive. The Grammy's dropped the disco category after one year!
The Rocky Balboa statue is located in what city?
a. Pittsburgh
b. Baltimore
c. Atlantic City
d. Philadelphia
d. Philadelphia
What do the letters M&M stand for?
a. Melt and Munch
b. Mars and Murrie
c. Magic and Mystery
d. Milky and Milky
b. Mars and Murrie
True or False: The NFL is exempt from anti-trust laws?
Bonus for 10 points: What is a good source to learn more about the history of the NFL?
True by law signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Bonus: The Elks Magazine (October issue). Become an Elk and you will become an NFL history expert?
What is the name of the cafe where the characters of Seinfeld often met?
a. Tom's Restaurant
b. Monk's Cafe
c. Brother's Restaurant
d. Magnolia Cafe
b. Monk's Cafe (which was actually Tom's Restaurant)
In the movie Psycho, What brand of chocolate syrup was used to film the shower scene?
a. Nestle Quik
b. Bosco Syrup
c. Hershey's Syrup
d. Ghirardelli Sauce
Bonus for 10: Within five (5), how many cuts were needed to film that scene?
c. Hershey's Syrup
Bonus: 52 takes over one week (47-57 takes gets the bonus)