April Quiz Answers

So, how do you think you did on yesterday’s quiz?  Check below for the answers, links to the relevant posts and the Naptime Huddle grading scale!



Parker at his HOF induction in 1972

1.  What two-sport athlete from the 1930s is the oldest living member of the Hall of Fame and oldest living former professional football player?

CLARENCE “ACE” PARKER

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2.  Which of the following contributed to the decline of multi-sport stadiums:

(a)   Global warming

(b)   Widespread use of FieldTurf

(c)   Scheduling conflicts due to overlapping seasons

(d)   Falling prices of concrete in the mid-90s

(e)   Advances in parking lot construction

(b) WIDESPREAD USE OF FIELDTURF

Relevant Post:  NFL-MLB Crossover Heroes: Bo Jackson

 

3.  What is the two-part test for determining if a business expense (such as NFL- or team-imposed fines) is tax deductible?

THE EXPENSE MUST BE (1) ORDINARY, MEANING IT IS COMMON AND ACCEPTED IN YOUR TRADE OR BUSINESS;  AND (2) NECESSARY, MEANING IT IS “HELPFUL AND APPROPRIATE” FOR YOUR TRADE OR BUSINESS.

Too bad Jonathan Vilma didn't get a fine. He'd need the deduction since he's been suspended a full season without pay.

Relevant Post:  Yes, RG3, There is a Tax Man

  

4.  In what year did both the New York Giants and the New York Yankees win their respective league championships?

1956

Relevant Post:  NFL-MLB Crossover Week: Jeter is to Brady as the Yankees are to…

5.  What two Ohio teams brought the development of pro football to a grinding halt when they became embroiled in a gambling scandal?

THE CANTON BULLDOGS AND MASSILLON TIGERS

Relevant Post:  Football History 101: The First NFL and the Forward Pass

6.  Which team has received the most compensatory draft picks since the compensatory system was created in 1994?

THE BALTIMORE RAVENS, WITH 33 PICKS

Relevant Post:  Making Sense of Compensatory Picks

7.  What former NFL running back was sentenced in 2010 to one year of house arrest and three years’ probation for profiting from a scheme involving the Earned Income Credit program?

DARICK HOLMES

Relevant Post:  If It Was Good Enough for Al Capone…

8.  Which 2012 NFL retiree is known by his on-field alter ego “Wolverine”?

BRIAN DAWKINS, WIDE RECEIVER

Relevant Post:  2012 Retiree Update:  Papa Smurf and Wolverine

9.  Who was the first owner of a professional football team?

STEEL MAGNATE WILLIAM TEMPLE, WHO FINANCED THE DUQUESNE, PENNSYLVANIA TEAM

Relevant Post:  Football History 101: The First NFL and the Forward Pass

10. Who founded “Irrelevant Week,” honoring the final pick of the NFL Draft, in 1976?

PAUL SALATA, FORMER NFL RECEIVER

Relevant Post:  Rough Drafts

BONUS:  What is the name of the trophy awarded to Mr. Irrelevant every year?

THE LOWSMAN TROPHY

Relevant Post:  Rough Drafts

Naptime Huddle Grading Scale:

10-8 correct:  #1 Pick!

5-7 correct:  Brady Quinn

2-4 correct:  Mr. Irrelevant

0-1 correct:  The Vikings in the 2003 draft