Q 01/05

The Broncos began play in 1960 as a charter member of which league?

A) The AFL

B) The AAFC

C) The WFL

D) The USFL

Answer · why

A) The AFL

They won the very first AFL game but went 39–97–4 over the league's ten seasons and never had a winning year in it.

Q 02/05

Which team did the Broncos beat 13–10 on September 9, 1960, in the first game in AFL history?

A) Oakland Raiders

B) Boston Patriots

C) Dallas Texans

D) New York Titans

Answer · why

B) Boston Patriots

The Boston Patriots lost 13-10 at Nickerson Field in Boston; the Broncos' winning touchdown came on a 76-yard punt return by Gene Mingo.

Q 03/05

What notoriously ugly feature did the Broncos' original 1960 uniforms include?

A) Brown helmets with antlers

B) Purple numbers

C) Vertically striped socks

D) Sleeveless jerseys

Answer · why

C) Vertically striped socks

The mustard-yellow-and-brown kit was so despised that the socks were later burned at a public bonfire.

Q 04/05

Which running back, 'the Franchise', is credited with keeping the team in Denver after signing in 1967?

A) Otis Armstrong

B) Terrell Davis

C) Sammy Winder

D) Floyd Little

Answer · why

D) Floyd Little

Floyd Little, the 1967 first-round pick from Syracuse, rushed for 6,323 yards over nine seasons and entered the Hall of Fame in 2010.

Q 05/05

What was the nickname of the Broncos defense that carried them to Super Bowl XII in 1977?

A) The Mile High Wall

B) The Orange Crush

C) The Steel Curtain

D) The Doomsday Defense

Answer · why

B) The Orange Crush

The Orange Crush, led by linebackers Randy Gradishar and Tom Jackson, allowed just 148 points in 1977 as Denver went 12-2.