Q 01/05

The Cardinals franchise dates to 1898 and a Chicago neighbourhood team called what?

A) Morgan Athletic Club

B) Racine Rovers

C) South Side Maroons

D) Normal Park Reds

Answer · why

A) Morgan Athletic Club

They are the oldest continuously run pro football franchise in the US and, with the Bears, one of two surviving 1920 charter members.

Q 02/05

How did the team get the name 'Cardinals'?

A) After the bird on the Illinois state seal

B) Owner Chris O'Brien called some faded used jerseys 'Cardinal red'

C) From a Catholic parish that sponsored the team

D) After the St. Louis baseball team

Answer · why

B) Owner Chris O'Brien called some faded used jerseys 'Cardinal red'

He bought the maroon hand-me-downs from the University of Chicago in 1901; the club has worn cardinal red ever since.

Q 03/05

The team entered the NFL in 1920 under a name that suggested Wisconsin but actually came from what?

A) The owner's home town

B) A team sponsor

C) A street in Chicago

D) A local brewery

Answer · why

C) A street in Chicago

They became the Chicago Cardinals in 1922 to avoid confusion with the Horlick-Racine Legion from Wisconsin.

Q 04/05

The Cardinals' first NFL title, in 1925, is still disputed by supporters of which team?

A) Canton Bulldogs

B) Frankford Yellow Jackets

C) Duluth Eskimos

D) Pottsville Maroons

Answer · why

D) Pottsville Maroons

Pottsville was suspended for playing in another team's territory; the Cardinals padded their record against two teams that had already disbanded.

Q 05/05

Cardinals fullback Ernie Nevers set a still-standing NFL record in 1929 by scoring how many points in one game?

A) 42

B) 40

C) 44

D) 46

Answer · why

B) 40

He scored six touchdowns and kicked four extra points against the Bears on Thanksgiving Day.