Q 01/05

In which city did the Colts play before moving to Indianapolis in 1984?

A) Baltimore

B) Dallas

C) Dayton

D) Boston

Answer · why

A) Baltimore

The name came from a fan contest and the city's horse-breeding and racing heritage; Indianapolis kept it despite having no such tradition.

Q 02/05

Which moving company's vans famously carried the Colts out of Maryland overnight on March 29, 1984?

A) Allied Van Lines

B) Mayflower Transit

C) United Van Lines

D) North American

Answer · why

B) Mayflower Transit

The trucks were dispatched before the Maryland legislature could pass a bill letting the city seize the team by eminent domain; even the marching band...

Q 03/05

Which quarterback, once cut by the Steelers and playing semi-pro for $6 a game, led the Colts to 1958 and 1959 titles?

A) Bert Jones

B) Earl Morrall

C) Johnny Unitas

D) Y. A. Tittle

Answer · why

C) Johnny Unitas

He got his Colts tryout in 1956 by tagging along with a Bloomfield Rams teammate; his 47-game touchdown-pass streak stood for half a century.

Q 04/05

The 1958 NFL Championship, 'the Greatest Game Ever Played', was the first decided how?

A) By a field goal on the final play

B) By a replay review

C) On a coin toss

D) In sudden-death overtime

Answer · why

D) In sudden-death overtime

Alan Ameche's one-yard plunge ended it in front of an estimated 45 million TV viewers, a moment often credited with making the NFL a national obsessio...

Q 05/05

Which coach led the Colts to their 1958 and 1959 titles and then beat them with the Jets in Super Bowl III?

A) Don Shula

B) Weeb Ewbank

C) Vince Lombardi

D) Paul Brown

Answer · why

B) Weeb Ewbank

The 18-point-favourite Colts lost 16–7 after Joe Namath's famous guarantee; Namath was MVP without throwing a touchdown.