July Quiz Answers

How’d you do on yesterday’s quiz?  Check below for the answers, and our Olympic-themed grading scale…

1.  Which AFL team defected to the NFL before ever taking the field as an AFL team?

THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS

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?

MICHELLE CARTER (SHOT PUT), WHO IS THE DAUGHTER OF

MICHAEL CARTER

3.  What is the name of the union representing the NFL’s game officials?

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE REFEREES ASSOCIATION (NFLRA)

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?

GALE SAYERS

5.  Who holds the NFL record for most sacks in a career, with 200?

BRUCE SMITH (DEFENSIVE END, BUFFALO BILLS AND WASHINGTON REDSKINS)

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?

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS QUARTERBACK DREW BREES

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?

WILLIE GAULT (CHICAGO BEARS AND OAKLAND RAIDERS)

8.  TRUE OR FALSE:  During training camp, there must be at least one hour between practice sessions on the same day.

FALSE:  THERE MUST BE AT LEAST THREE HOURS BETWEEN PRACTICE SESSIONS

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?

HERSCHEL WALKER

10.  For which Super Bowl did Jets quarterback Joe Namath guarantee   victory, and what team did the Jets beat in that game?

THEY BEAT THE BALTIMORE COLTS IN SUPER BOWL III

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?

RAY RICE (BALTIMORE) AND MATT FORTE (CHICAGO), WHO EACH RECEIVED EXTENSIONS WORTH $8 MILLION PER YEAR

GRADING SCALE:

0-2:  Missed the Podium (Try again in four more years.)

3-5:  Bronze Medalist  (Nobody really wants to be remembered.)

6-8:  Silver Medalist  (It seems unfair to call you a “loser,” but everyone will anyway.)

9+:  Gold Medalist

July Quiz

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!

June Quiz Answers

Luckily for you, I decided to post the answer's to yesterday's quiz before the Fourth--I know you couldn't have enjoyed the holiday without knowing how you did!



1.  Which member of the Matthews family is the only one in the Hall of Fame? 

BRUCE MATTHEWS

Relevant Post:  Like Father, Like Son, Like Grandson

http://naptimehuddle.blogspot.com/2012/06/like-father-like-son-like-grandson.html

2.  What 1940s dynasty was on the winning side of the most lopsided game in NFL history, and what was the final score of that game? 

THE CHICAGO BEARS, WHO BEAT THE WASHINGTON REDSKINS 73-0 IN THE 1940 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

Relevant Post:  Football History 101:  The ‘30s, ‘40s and ‘50s

http://naptimehuddle.blogspot.com/2012/06/football-history-101-30s-40s-and-50s.html

 
3.  TRUE OR FALSE:  Professional athletes are notorious for being “deadbeat dads.” 

FALSE:  Professional athletes can generally be relied on to make child support payments.  Among other things, they typically have agents, lawyers, etc. to make sure they are up to date, plus they are easy to find!

Relevant Post:  Need a Tie to Go With That Paternity Suit?http://naptimehuddle.blogspot.com/2012/06/need-tie-to-go-with-that-paternity-suit.html

4.  According to the “English School” recipe, what is the proper ratio of the ingredients in a Sidecar? 

2 PARTS BRANDY to 1 PART COINTREAU and 1 PART LEMON JUICE

Relevant Post:  Recipe Time Out:  The Sidecar

http://naptimehuddle.blogspot.com/2012/06/recipe-time-out-sidecar.html

5.  Who set the Army’s distance record for hand grenade throwing and died in France during World War II while searching for two of his men who had gone missing on a scouting mission? 

AL BLOZIS

Relevant Post:  World War II NFL Heroes

http://naptimehuddle.blogspot.com/2012/06/world-war-ii-nfl-heroes.html

6.  Between negligence and fraud, which requires that the plaintiff show that the defendant owed the plaintiff a “duty of care”? 

NEGLIGENCE

Relevant Post:  Football Law:  The Concussion Case

http://naptimehuddle.blogspot.com/2012/06/recipe-time-out-sidecar.html

7.  Which form of defamation is communicated in writing? 

LIBEL; SLANDER IS SPOKEN

Relevant Post:  As Long As the Lawyers Get Paid…

http://naptimehuddle.blogspot.com/2012/06/as-long-as-lawyers-get-paid.html

8.  Where did “Galloping Ghost” Red Grange attended college? 

 

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

Relevant Post:  Football History 101:  George Halas and The Galloping Ghost

http://naptimehuddle.blogspot.com/2012/06/football-history-101-george-halas-and.html

9.  Which of the following methods for calculating child support is both easiest to administer and preferred by professional athletes:  Income Shares Method, Melson Formula or Percentage of Income? 

PERCENTAGE OF INCOME

Relevant Post:  Paternity Suits: The Brass Tax

http://naptimehuddle.blogspot.com/2012/06/paternity-suits-brass-tax.html

10. Whose death in 2009 marked the first discovery of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) in a still-active NFL player? 

CINCINNATI BENGALS WIDE RECEIVER CHRIS HENRY, WHO DIED AT THE AGE OF 26.

Relevant Post:  Football Law:  The Concussion Case

http://naptimehuddle.blogspot.com/2012/06/recipe-time-out-sidecar.html

BONUS:  What current player has gotten a lot of attention recently for having fathered ten (soon to be twelve) children with eight different women? 

NEW YORK JETS CORNERBACK ANTONIO CROMARTIE

Relevant Post:  Need a Tie to Go With That Paternity Suit?

http://naptimehuddle.blogspot.com/2012/06/need-tie-to-go-with-that-paternity-suit.html

"Ok, kids...Raise your hand if your daddy is Antonio Cromartie."

June Quiz

In between June's weddings, Father's Day festivities and end-of-school hoopla, did you have time to read Naptime Huddle--and retain what you read? Time to check your comprehension with our monthly quiz:


     1.  Which member of the Matthews family is the only one in the Hall
          of Fame? 

2.  What 1940s dynasty was on the winning side of the most lopsided game in NFL history, and what was the final score of that game? 

3.  TRUE OR FALSE:  Professional athletes are notorious for being “deadbeat dads.” 

4.  According to the “English School” recipe, what is the proper ratio of the ingredients in a Sidecar? 

5.  Who set the Army’s distance record for hand grenade throwing and died in France during World War II while searching for two of his men who had gone missing on a scouting mission? 

6.  Between negligence and fraud, which requires that the plaintiff show that the defendant owed the plaintiff a “duty of care”? 

7.  Which form of defamation is communicated in writing? 

8.  Where did “Galloping Ghost” Red Grange attended college? 

9.  Which of the following methods for calculating child support is both easiest to administer and preferred by professional athletes:  Income Shares Method, Melson Formula or Percentage of Income? 

10. Whose death in 2009 marked the first discovery of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) in a still-active NFL player? 

BONUS:  What current player has gotten a lot of attention recently for having fathered ten (soon to be twelve) children with eight different women? 


Check in tomorrow for the answers!

May Quiz Answers

So, how do you think you did?  Take a look below for the answers to Friday’s quiz, along with links to the relevant posts.  And don’t forget to check your results against the Naptime Huddle grading scale!

1.  For how long has Green Bay owned Lambeau Field (below) “free and clear”? 

 

Since the bonds sold to build it were paid off in 1978, 34 years! 

See:  Home is Where... the Luxury Seats Are

2.  How many Super Bowl champs have won Dancing with the Stars?

 

Three:  Emmitt Smith,  Hines Ward and Donald Driver 

See:  From the Locker Room to the Ballroom

3.  What was the name of the 1920’s pro team that featured a Wild West Show at intermission? 

 

The Oorang Indians

See:  Football's Goin' to the Dogs

4.  What undrafted free agent still holds the record (now sixty years old) for the most interceptions in a single season? 

 

Dick “Night Train” Lane 

See:  Undrafted Legends:  Taking the Night Train to the Moon

5.  Where did Pat Tillman attend college and in what year did he graduate? 

Arizona State University, 1998 

See:  Cardinal Virtue:  the Pat Tillman Story

6.  What is the PFPMA? 

The Professional Football Players Mothers Association 

See:  Some Tough Mothers

7.  TRUE OR FALSE:  Since its construction was 100% privately funded by the two New York City teams, MetLife Stadium is owned by the Jets and the Giants. 

FALSE:  It is owned by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority and leased by the Jets and Giants. 

See:  Home is Where the Luxury Seats Are (cont'd)

8.  Tony Romo’s career passer rating of 96.9 is second in the NFL to what quarterback? 

Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers, who has a career passer rating of 104.1. 

See:  Undrafted Stars:  From the Checkout Line to the Goal Line

"Don't even think about trying to catch me, Romo."

9.  TRUE OR FALSE:  Under the rules of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, players must wear helmets during all offseason workouts. 

FALSE:  Helmets are not allowed during “Phase One” and “Phase Two” workouts; they are only allowed during OTAs and minicamps. 

See:  Summer School Is in Session:  OTAs and Minicamps

10. Where was John Grisham when he was inspired to write Playing for Pizza? 

Bologna, Italy, conducting research for his novel The Broker. 

See:  Reading Huddle:  Playing for Pizza

BONUS:  What two undrafted stars of the 1990s played for the Amsterdam Admirals?

Kurt Warner and Adam Vinatieri 

See: Undrafted Stars: From the Checkout Line to the Goal Line

Naptime Huddle Grading Scale:

0-2: Fair Weather Fan (You know we post more than recipes, right?)

3-5: Equipment Manager (Make sure you use fabric softener when you wash the towels.)

6-8: First Round Draft Pick (But don't get cocky...)

9-10: Head Coach (Maybe you should write this thing!)

MAY I Ask You Some Questions?

OK, Naptime Huddle fans, it’s time for another quiz to test you on your memory of the past month’s posts.  Check back this weekend for the answers…

1.  For how long has Green Bay owned Lambeau Field “free and clear”? 

2.  How many Super Bowl champs have won Dancing with the Stars? 

3.  What was the name of the 1920’s pro team that featured a Wild West Show at intermission? 

4.  What undrafted free agent still holds the record (now sixty years old) for the most interceptions in a single season? 

5.  Where did Pat Tillman attend college and in what year did he graduate? 

6.  What is the PFPMA? 

7.  TRUE OR FALSE:  Since its construction was 100% privately funded by the two New York City teams, MetLife Stadium is owned by the Jets and the Giants. 

8.  Tony Romo’s career passer rating of 96.9 is second in the NFL to what quarterback? 

9.  TRUE OR FALSE:  Under the rules of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, players must wear helmets during all offseason workouts. 

10.   Where was John Grisham when he was inspired to write Playing for Pizza? 

 

BONUS:  What two undrafted stars of the 1990s played for the Amsterdam Admirals?