Q 01/05

The Jaguars joined the NFL in 1995 as an expansion team alongside which other franchise?

A) Carolina Panthers

B) Houston Texans

C) Cleveland Browns

D) Baltimore Ravens

Answer · why

A) Carolina Panthers

Charlotte was awarded the first franchise in October 1993; Jacksonville won the 30th team a month later.

Q 02/05

Which city was favourite for the second 1993 NFL expansion franchise before Jacksonville won it?

A) Memphis

B) St. Louis

C) Baltimore

D) Charlotte

Answer · why

B) St. Louis

St. Louis and Baltimore got their teams anyway a few years later, by taking the Rams and Browns from other cities.

Q 03/05

What was the name of the ownership group organised in 1989 to bring the NFL to the city?

A) Jaguars Inc.

B) First Coast Football

C) Touchdown Jacksonville!

D) Duval Gridiron Partners

Answer · why

C) Touchdown Jacksonville!

Wayne Weaver emerged as the majority owner and ran the club until selling to Shad Khan.

Q 04/05

Which carmaker objected that the Jaguars' original leaping-cat logo looked too much like its own?

A) Mercedes-Benz

B) Rolls-Royce

C) Aston Martin

D) Jaguar (owned by Ford)

Answer · why

D) Jaguar (owned by Ford)

No suit reached trial; the deal made Jaguar the official car of the team and the team redesigned its look around a snarling head.

Q 05/05

Owner Wayne Weaver said the teal tongue on the Jaguars' logo came from what?

A) A childhood pet of his

B) Feeding Panthers to his team

C) Florida's Gulf Coast waters

D) A printing error he liked

Answer · why

B) Feeding Panthers to his team

He also credited his wife with the touch; teal candies were handed out at the first preseason game to turn fans' tongues to match.