Q 01/05

The Cleveland Browns are named after whom?

A) Their first coach and co-founder

B) Boxer Joe Louis, the "Brown Bomber"

C) The founding owner's pet dog

D) The shade of their original leather helmets

Answer · why

A) Their first coach and co-founder

Paul Brown, their first coach and co-founder, lent the team his name after a fan contest; he had already won a 1942 national title at Ohio State.

Q 02/05

In which league did the Browns begin play in 1946?

A) National Football League

B) All-America Football Conference

C) United Football League

D) American Football League

Answer · why

B) All-America Football Conference

The All-America Football Conference was the Browns' first league; they went 47-4-3 there and won every championship the league ever staged before it f...

Q 03/05

Which two teams joined the NFL alongside the Browns when the AAFC folded after 1949?

A) New York Yanks and Dallas Texans

B) Los Angeles Rams and Chicago Cardinals

C) San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Colts

D) Buffalo Bills and Brooklyn Dodgers

Answer · why

C) San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Colts

The Browns then won the NFL title in their very first season in the league.

Q 04/05

The Browns played in their league championship game in each of their first how many seasons?

A) 4

B) 6

C) 8

D) 10

Answer · why

D) 10

The Browns reached a championship game in each of their first 10 seasons, 1946 through 1955, and won seven of them.

Q 05/05

The Browns' last NFL championship before the Super Bowl era came in which year?

A) 1964

B) 1966

C) 1968

D) 1969

Answer · why

A) 1964

In 1964 the Browns won their last NFL championship, a 27-0 home shutout of Johnny Unitas's favored visitors; they lost the 1965 title game to Green Ba...