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

Morgan Athletic Club began as a neighbourhood pick-up side on Chicago's South Side; it went on to become a charter member of the NFL in 1920 and has o...

Q 02/05

The Cardinals got their name in 1901 when faded second-hand jerseys from which university were dubbed 'Cardinal red'?

A) Northwestern University

B) University of Notre Dame

C) University of Chicago

D) University of Illinois

Answer · why

C) University of Chicago

University of Chicago: owner Chris O'Brien bought the Maroons' used jerseys and talked up their washed-out maroon as 'Cardinal red', so the team is na...

Q 03/05

Despite the Wisconsin city of the same name, the 'Racine' in the 1920 Racine Cardinals referred to 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

A street in Chicago: the club's home field stood on Racine Avenue. When a team from Racine, Wisconsin, joined the league in 1922, the Cardinals took t...

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 Maroons: they had beaten the Cardinals on the field, but the league suspended them for playing an exhibition on another club's patch and ga...

Q 05/05

Which Cardinals fullback scored all 40 of his team's points in one 1929 Thanksgiving Day game?

A) Jim Thorpe

B) Red Grange

C) Bronko Nagurski

D) Ernie Nevers

Answer · why

D) Ernie Nevers

Ernie Nevers ran in six touchdowns and kicked four extra points himself in the 40-6 win, and through the 2025 season no NFL player had scored more in ...