September Quiz Answers

So, how do you think you did on yesterday’s quiz?  The answers, links to relevant posts and grading scale are below!

 

1.     Fill in the blanks:  This year, the league approved moving the deadline to trade players from _____ to _____.  

 

WEEK 6 TO WEEK 8

 

Relevant Post:  The Rules They are a-Changin’

 

2.     Which of the many Washington Redskins quarterbacks of the past twenty years has found a successful second career in politics and is currently serving in the U.S. House of Representative? 

 

HEATH SHULER

 

Relevant Post:  Sorry, “DNC” You There!  

 

3.     Frederick Exley, author of the current Reading Huddle selection A Fan’s Notes, went to USC with what famous New York Giants running back? 

 

FRANK GIFFORD

 

Relevant Post:  Reading Huddle:  A Fan’s Notes 

 

4.     How long does a team have to claim a player “off waivers” during the regular season? 

 

24 HOURS

 

Relevant Post:  Catch the Waive 

 

5.            Which former defensive tackle played a tough but lovable adoptive father in an 80’s sitcom? 

 

ALEX KARRAS

 

Relevant Post:  Jock Straps and Theme Songs (Conclusion) 

 

6.     In the offseason, the league added loss of a down to the penalty when a player kicks what?

(a)          A tipped pass

(b)          A loose ball

(c)           Another player’s helmet

(d)          An official

 

(b)   A LOOSE BALL

 

Relevant Post:  The Rules They are a-Changin’ 

 

 

7.     Which Hall of Fame fullback hosted American Gladiators in the early 1990’s? 

 

LARRY CSONKA

 

Relevant Post:  Jock Straps and Theme Songs (Pilot)

 

8.     In Week 2, which team was erroneously not penalized for challenging a ruling that was not reviewable? 

 

THE ST. LOUIS RAMS

 

Relevant Post:  Rule Rehash:  Timeoutsand Challenges 

 

9.     Which 80’s TV star holds the NFL record for the most safeties in a single game? 

 

FRED DRYER

 

Relevant Post:  Jock Straps and Theme Songs (Episode 2) 

 

10.    True or False:  The “vertical plane” of the goal is the area above the crossbar and between the uprights. 

 

TRUE  (See Rule 11-4-1(c); if the ball goes above the top of the uprights, it’s no longer in the “vertical plane,” but the kick can still be a good field goal.)

 

Relevant Post:  NFL Week 3:  A Look Back 

 

BONUS:  Which former running back had a long television career that included a five-season role on Hill Street Blues? 

ED MARINARO

 

Relevant Post:  Jock Straps and Theme Songs (Conclusion) 

 

Naptime Huddle Grading Scale (including Bonus):

 

9-11:  The Regular Refs (we missed you and, for now, you’re experts!)

6-8:  RG3 (OK, maybe a homer reference)

3-5:  The second-half Buffalo Bills (they allowed 35 unanswered points!)

0-2:  The 0-4 Saints (yikes)