SEAHAWKS TRIVIA QUIZ Test Your “Bird-Brain” Teams of 2.
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2. WHO WAS THE ORIGINAL MAJORITY OWNER OF THE SEATTLE SEAHAWKS?
Paul Allen Mike Holmgren The Nordstrom Family Behring and Hofmann
THE NORDSTROM FAMILY OWNED THE TEAM UNTIL 1988. LLOYD NORDSTROM WAS THE FAMILY REPRESENTATIVE THAT SIGNED THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH THE LEAGUE. HE DIED PRIOR TO THE FIRST GAME.
The Nordstrom Family
3. HOW WAS THE TEAM NAME CHOSEN IN SEATTLE?
Governor of Washington Public naming contest Washington State Penitentiary inmates NFL Commissioner
SEAHAWKS WAS CHOSEN AS THE TEAM NAME AFTER MORE THAN 20,000 ENTRIES WERE SUBMITTED IN A PUBLIC NAMING CONTEST.
Public Naming Contest
UNTIL 1999, THE SEAHAWKS CALLED THE KINGDOME HOME. THEY DID PLAY THE FIRST HALF OF THE 1994 SEASON AT HUSKY STADIUM WHILE REPAIRS WERE BEING MADE TO THE KINGDOME, AND THEN AGAIN 2000-2001 UNTIL SEATTLE STADIUM, WHICH BECAME KNOWN AS QWEST FIELD, WAS READY.
The Kingdome
5. WHO WAS THE FIRST HEAD COACH OF THE SEAHAWKS?
Mike McCormack Jack Patera Chuck Knox Mike Holmgren
HE FINISHED WITH A 35-59 REGULAR SEASON RECORD. PATERA HAD THE TEAM FROM THEIR BEGINNING UNTIL 1982, WHEN MIKE MCCORMACK REPLACED HIM.
PATERA
THEY FINISHED THE REGULAR SEASON 9-7. 1978 WAS ALSO THE YEAR THAT THE NFL EXPANDED FROM A 14 TO A 16-GAME SEASON. JACK PATERA WAS HONORED AS NFL COACH OF THE YEAR AFTER THE TEAM'S SUCCESS.
1978
SEATTLE HAD THEIR FIRST PLAYOFF GAME IN THE 1983 WILD CARD PLAYOFFS VS THE BRONCOS, WINNING 31-7.
1983
THE SEAHAWKS WENT TO SUPER BOWL XL, CAPPING OFF A SUCCESSFUL 2005 SEASON. THEY LOST TO THE STEELERS 21-10. THE GAME WAS PLAYED FEBRUARY 5, 2006 AT FORD FIELD IN DETROIT.
2005
9. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS WERE THE FIRST TEAM TO PLAY IN BOTH THE AFC AND NFC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES.
True False
SEATTLE PLAYED IN THE 1983 AFC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP, AND IN THE 2005 NFC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP.
True
10. WHAT SEAHAWK WAS NAMED NFL MVP FOR THE 2005 SEASON?
Shaun Alexander Mack Strong Matt Hasselback Joe Jurevicius
ALEXANDER WAS A FIRST ROUND PICK FOR THE SEAHAWKS OUT OF ALABAMA IN 2000. HE WAS A RUNNING BACK AND WAS VOTED THE 2005 NFL MVP. HE LED THE NFL WITH 28 RUSHING/RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS, 1880 RUSHING YARDS, 27 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS AND 168 POINTS SCORED IN 2005.
Shaun Alexander
ZORN, A LEFT-HANDED SCRAMBLING QUARTERBACK, WAS THE ORIGINAL STARTING QB FOR THE TEAM, AND PLAYED FOR THEM FROM 1976-1984.
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13. WHO WAS THE FIRST SEAHAWK TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME? Steve Largent Curt Warner Dave Krieg Kenny Easly
MARSHAWN LYNCH HAS BEEN FINED 2 TIMES FOR GRABBING HIS CROTCH. ONCE FOR THE ARIZONA CARDINALS GAME AND ONCE FOR THE GREEN BAY PACKERS GAME.
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16. HOW MANY OF THE 12 FOOTBALLS THAT THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS USED IN THE PLAYOFF GAME WITH THE INDIANAPOLIS COLTS WERE DEFLATED?
9 7 11 6