Random football trivia

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12:25 AM Dec 20 2011 2011
Queensryche
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Random football trivia
So I got this book on Christmas a few years ago with (literally) thousands of football trivia questions. I figure what I'll do is post ten random questions from it and see how good you guys do. Please, no use of search engines for the answer. I will type the questions out in full and give you the four possible answers. Some of these questions are real tough, but some you guys should be able to answer. If this gets a decent response, I'll post more.

1. Who was the only coach of the San Diego Chargers during all but the final five games of their 10-year AFL tenure?
A. Sid Gillman
B. Tommy Prothro
C. Paul Lowe
D. Harland Svare

2. Don Shula of the Miami Dolphins is the NFL's all-time winningest coach. His final game however was a loss in the wild-card round of the playoffs in 1995. What team beat the Dolphins 37-22?
A. Kansas City Chiefs
B. Buffalo Bills
C. Oakland Raiders
D. Indianapolis Colts

3. Who has made the most Super Bowl field goals?
A. Ray Wersching
B. Adam Vinatieri
C. Jan Stenerud
D. Fred Cox

4. What team has led the NFL in field goals made the most times?
A. Green Bay Packers
B. Minnesota Vikings
C. Washington Redskins
D. Cleveland Browns

5. In which of Dallas's three Super Bowl wins in the 1990s did Troy Aikman win the Super Bowl MVP?
A. Super Bowl XXVII
B. Never won it
C. Super Bowl XXVIII
D. Super Bowl XXX

6. John Elway's NFL legend first began to grow when he led "The Drive" in the 1986 AFC Championship Game between his Denver Broncos and the Cleveland Browns. In that game, the Broncos completed a 98-yard drive to score the tying touchdown. In overtime, after the Browns punted, the Broncos quickly drove and made the game winning field-goal. Who made the winning kick?
A. David Treadwell
B. Rich Karlis
C. Fred Steinfort
D. Jason Elam

7. Which player was the leading rusher for the Altanta Falcons during their inagural season in 1966?
A. Ernie Wheelwright
B. "Cannonball" Butler
C. Junior Coffey
D. Ron Rector

8. Willie Davis was one of the great all-time Packers players. But he didn't start out as a Packer. With which team did he begin his NFL career?
A. Detroit Lions
B. San Francisco 49ers
C. Cleveland Browns
D. Washington Redskins

9. The record for most completed touchdown passes in a game was set in 1969 in a game between the New Orleans Saints and the St. Louis Cardinals. What was their combined total?
A. 11
B. 12
C. 10
D. 13

10. Phil Simms set a Super Bowl record in Super Bowl XXI by completing how many of his 25 pass attempts?
A. 20
B. 19
C. 22
D. 25

Just for the record, I got half of these questions right.
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