Ndamukong Suh
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40 free Ndamukong Suh trivia questions with answers — sports quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
Ndamukong Suh was one of the most dominant and most argued-about defensive linemen of his generation. He arrived in the NFL as a college phenomenon, anchored the Detroit Lions' front for five seasons, and then chased championships with a string of other clubs. This quiz covers the whole story: his family roots and school days, the awards he piled up as a senior, the draft, the big contracts, the fines and suspensions that followed him, and his trips to the biggest game in football. A few questions wander off the field to his business interests, his television appearances and his endorsement deals. It is pitched for NFL fans of any team. Lions supporters and college football followers will find the early questions friendly, while the later ones reward people who remember the details of individual games.
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Q 01In which Pacific Northwest city did Ndamukong Suh grow up, a four-sport star at Grant High School?
Portland
Portland later got something back from its hometown star: in 2013 Suh gave $250,000 toward a new turf field at his old high school.
Q 02Which college did Ndamukong Suh pick in 2005 after also visiting California and Mississippi State?
Nebraska
Nebraska won out, and Suh left five years later as the first defensive player ever named AP College Football Player of the Year.
Q 03What does Ndamukong Suh's first name, taken from a 7-foot-3 great-grandfather, mean in Ngemba?
House of Spears
House of Spears is the translation, and the great-grandfather who shared the name towered over Suh's father, who stands 5 ft 8 in.
Q 04On which day of the 2011 season was Ndamukong Suh ejected for stomping on a Green Bay lineman's arm?
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving brought an ejection after the whistle, and Green Bay scored two plays later; the NFL then suspended Suh for two games without pay.
Q 05After kicker Jason Hanson was hurt against the New York Jets in 2010, what did Ndamukong Suh attempt?
An extra point
An extra point was the job, and Suh's kick struck the right upright; Detroit went on to lose 23–20 in overtime.
Q 06Which billionaire investor, a fellow alumnus of his university, let Ndamukong Suh shadow him several times?
Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett first met Suh at his Berkshire Hathaway office, and the two became friends who have stayed in close contact ever since.
Q 07What did Ndamukong Suh ride at Joe Louis Arena during the Detroit Red Wings' 2013 Stanley Cup playoff run?
A Zamboni
A Zamboni carried Suh around the ice in a Red Wings jersey during the series against the Chicago Blackhawks.
Q 08In which sport did Ndamukong Suh compete on Splash, a 2013 ABC celebrity series he left in week two?
Diving
Diving from extreme heights was the whole premise of the show, with the challenges getting harder every week.
Q 09In a Sporting News poll of fellow NFL players, Ndamukong Suh was named the league's what?
Dirtiest player
Dirtiest player was the label, yet by 2019 Suh had cleaned up enough to be flagged only five times in the entire season.
Q 10Ndamukong Suh won his only Super Bowl ring in February 2021 as a lineman for which team?
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers won Super Bowl LV 31–9, and Suh shared in 1.5 sacks during the game.
Q 11Which team made Ndamukong Suh the NFL's highest-paid defender in 2015, then cut him after three seasons?
Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins money totalled $114 million over six years, with about $60 million guaranteed, but the club let Suh go in 2018 to free up cap space.
Q 12Which NFL award did Ndamukong Suh win after recording 10 sacks in the 2010 season?
Defensive Rookie of the Year
Defensive Rookie of the Year honors came after Suh led every defensive tackle in the league in sacks during his first season.
Q 13For which famous college award was lineman Ndamukong Suh a 2009 finalist, eventually finishing fourth?
Heisman Trophy
Q 21Which quarterback was the only player picked ahead of Ndamukong Suh in the 2010 NFL draft?
Sam Bradford
Sam Bradford went first overall, and that October Suh intercepted one of his passes for the only interception of his NFL career.
Q 22Which pass rusher did Ndamukong Suh overtake in 2015 as the NFL's highest-paid defensive player?
J. J. Watt
J. J. Watt of the Houston Texans had held the title until Suh signed a six-year contract worth more than $114 million.
Q 23Ndamukong Suh's first name comes from the Ngemba language of which African country, his father's homeland?
Cameroon
Cameroon also gave the family a sporting pedigree: Suh's older sister Ngum went on to play for its women's national team.
Heisman Trophy voting left Suh fourth, but his total was the highest a fourth-place finisher had ever received.
Q 14Which quarterback's calf did Ndamukong Suh step on in a 2014 game, drawing a ban that was later overturned?
Aaron Rodgers
Aaron Rodgers was the victim, and the one-game suspension would have cost Suh a playoff game until an arbitrator replaced it with a $70,000 fine.
Q 15Which team did Ndamukong Suh face in two different Super Bowls, winning the first and losing the second?
Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs lost to Suh's side by 22 in the first meeting, then edged his next team by three two seasons later.
Q 16Ndamukong Suh was the first Detroit Lions rookie picked as a Pro Bowl starter since which franchise great?
Barry Sanders
Barry Sanders was the last Lion to manage it, though Suh never actually played in the game because of a shoulder operation.
Q 17Which sportswear giant signed Ndamukong Suh to an endorsement deal before any NFL team had drafted him?
Nike
Nike moved before the 2010 draft, and Dick's Sporting Goods and Omaha Steaks were among the brands that followed.
Q 18In which field event did Ndamukong Suh win a 2005 state high school title with a school record?
Shot put
Shot put brought Suh the Class 4A title with a throw of 18.71 meters, more than 61 feet.
Q 19With which team did Ndamukong Suh reach his first Super Bowl after signing a one-year deal in 2018?
Los Angeles Rams
Los Angeles Rams went 13–3 with Suh, who had 1.5 sacks in the NFC Championship Game before a 13–3 defeat in Super Bowl LIII.
Q 20Which team signed Ndamukong Suh in November 2022 for a final NFL run that ended in Super Bowl LVII?
Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles coaches used Suh in eight regular-season games, and the 38–35 defeat that followed proved to be the last game of his career.
Q 24Which sport did Ndamukong Suh's father play semi-professionally in Germany and his sister play in college?
Soccer
Soccer was also the first sport Suh himself played, and his sister Ngum went on to represent their father's home country.
Q 25Against which team did Ndamukong Suh record 4.5 sacks in a one-point loss in the 2009 Big 12 title game?
Texas Longhorns
Texas Longhorns needed a last-second field goal to win 13–12, and Suh was still named the game's MVP in defeat.
Q 26Which Dallas quarterback did Ndamukong Suh sack twice in his last game for the Detroit Lions?
Tony Romo
Tony Romo went down twice in that Wild Card game, which Suh was only able to play because a one-game suspension had been overturned on appeal.
Q 27Which degree did Ndamukong Suh complete in 2009, the year he swept college football's major defensive awards?
Construction management
Construction management suited a player who once planned to join his father's heating and cooling company and help it grow.
Q 28Ndamukong Suh's mother, an elementary school teacher, was born in Spanish Town in which Caribbean country?
Jamaica
Jamaica is where Bernadette Suh was born; she met Suh's father after he was admitted to a trade school in the United States, and they married in 1982.
Q 29At which offensive position did Ndamukong Suh catch a touchdown pass for his college team in 2008?
Fullback
Fullback was a cameo for Suh, who that same season returned two interceptions for touchdowns and led his team in tackles.
Q 30Which Chicago Bears quarterback did Ndamukong Suh bring down for his first NFL sack in September 2010?
Jay Cutler
Jay Cutler was the first of many, and later that season Suh was fined $15,000 for unnecessary roughness against the same passer.