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

Seven years later they became the first AFL team to beat an NFL side, edging Detroit 13–7 in a preseason game.

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

The Syracuse star was the first first-round pick to sign with the AFL Broncos and is now in the Hall of Fame; his 44 is one of three retired numbers.

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

It shared its name with the soft drink; the team went 12–2 before losing 27–10 in the Super Bowl.