Q 01/05

The Bears franchise was founded in 1919 in which city, as a company team for a starch manufacturer?

A) Peoria

B) Decatur

C) Springfield

D) Rockford

Answer · why

B) Decatur

They turned professional in 1920 as the Staleys and moved to Chicago in 1921; the mascot Staley Da Bear is still named after the company's founder A. ...

Q 02/05

When George Halas renamed the Staleys in 1922, 'Bears' was a nod to which other Chicago team?

A) The White Sox

B) The Cubs

C) The Blackhawks

D) The Cardinals

Answer · why

B) The Cubs

Several early NFL clubs borrowed from their city's baseball team, and the logic was that a bear's young are called cubs.

Q 03/05

How many NFL championships have the Bears won in total, counting their one Super Bowl?

A) Four

B) Six

C) Seven

D) Nine

Answer · why

D) Nine

Eight came before the AFL-NFL merger, and the ninth was Super Bowl XX after the 1985 season.

Q 04/05

The Bears' famous helmet logo is a wishbone-shaped version of which letter?

A) B

B) C

C) G

D) S

Answer · why

B) C

The team colours are navy blue, orange and white.

Q 05/05

The Bears' nickname 'Monsters of the Midway' was originally discarded by which institution?

A) Northwestern

B) U of Chicago

C) Notre Dame

D) Chicago Cardinals

Answer · why

B) U of Chicago

The University of Chicago had dropped big-time football; the Bears picked the name up in the 1940s, when Sid Luckman led them to four titles in seven ...