The kids may be getting ready to head back to school, but
you’ve been attending Naptime Huddle
all summer long! Time to see if you
retained what you learned in July, with our monthly quiz:
1. Which original AFL team defected to the NFL before ever taking
the field as an AFL team?
2. What member of this summer’s Team USA is the
daughter of an athlete who is the only man to win an Olympic medal and a Super
Bowl ring in the same year?
3. What is the name of the union representing the NFL’s
game officials?
4. What former Bears running back (and author of
Reading Huddle’s current selection) was named Rookie of the Year by unanimous
vote in 1965?
5. Who holds the NFL record for most sacks in a
career, with 200?
6. Which veteran QB got some additional leverage in
his contract negotiations when an arbitrator ruled that if his team put a franchise
tag on him again in 2013 that he would be entitled to a 44% raise?
7. What former NFL wide receiver was unable to
compete in the Olympics because of the U.S. boycott of the 1980 Games held in
Moscow?
8. TRUE OR FALSE:
During training camp, there must be at least one hour between practice
sessions on the same day.
9. What former NFL running back, Heisman Trophy
winner and Olympian was the first player to have gains of 90+ yards rushing,
receiving and returning kicks in a single season?
10. For which Super Bowl did Jets quarterback Joe
Namath guarantee victory, and what team did the Jets beat in that game?
BONUS: Which two running backs received nearly
identical contract extensions from their teams in the days leading up to the opening
of their training camps?
Come back tomorrow
for the answers!
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