NFL Teams
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15 questions · Published August 17, 2026
Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. What bird is found in the name of Arizona's team, the first in the NFL?
Back in 1901, owner Chris O'Brien bought faded maroon jerseys from The University of Chicago and said, "They aren't maroon, they are cardinal red" and the name stuck after that.
- Multiple Choice
2. What city's NFL team fittingly changed its name from the Bison to the Bills in 1947?
The Buffalo Bills were originally the Buffalo Bison in 1946, but the name only lasted a year before they held an essay contest for a new name and chose the Bills.
The essay, which won James Dyson $500, suggested naming the team after William "Buffalo Bill" Cody, a famous cowboy and entertainer of the American west.
- Multiple Choice
3. What event is the basis for the name of the San Francisco 49ers?
The San Francisco 49ers get their team name from the gold rush of 1849 and the massive influx of new prospectors searching for their fortune.
So many miners arrived to the city that year, they were nicknamed "49ers".
- Fill In The Blank
4. The Pittsburgh Steelers were once named the ______, the same name as their MLB team.
Originally named the Pittsburgh Pirates to match the city's baseball team, the Steelers adopted their new name in 1940 when steelworker Joe Santoni suggested it in a newspaper contest.
- Multiple Choice
5. What was the name of the Tennessee Titans before moving to Nashville from Houston?
Prior to moving to Nashville, Tennessee in 1996, the Houston Oilers were a Texas team for decades.
Initially still called the Oilers, they changed their name to the Tennessee Titans in 1998.
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