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) Founding owner Mickey McBride's dog

D) The color of Lake Erie mud

Answer · why

A) Their first coach and co-founder

Paul Brown had already won a national title at Ohio State and coached Massillon High before taking the job.

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

They went 47-4-3 over the league's four seasons and won every championship before it folded.

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

They won seven of those ten, a run unmatched in North American major pro sports.

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

They shut out the favored Colts 27-0 at Municipal Stadium; the franchise had not won another title through the 2025 season.