Q 01/05

What name did the Oakland franchise use for nine days in 1960, after a Tribune contest, before switching to Raiders?

A) Mariners

B) Señors

C) Grizzlies

D) Sea Lions

Answer · why

B) Señors

The name was mocked so quickly, and the contest so widely suspected of being fixed by owner Chet Soda, that the third-place entry took over within a w...

Q 02/05

The Raiders played their first regular-season AFL game in which year?

A) 1960

B) 1963

C) 1966

D) 1970

Answer · why

A) 1960

Oakland was the AFL's eighth and final original franchise, awarded on January 30 of that year after Minneapolis backed out to join the NFL.

Q 03/05

Before going silver and black in 1963, the Raiders wore hand-me-down uniforms from which college?

A) San Jose State

B) Saint Mary's

C) Pacific

D) Santa Clara

Answer · why

C) Pacific

The team's original 1960 owners could not even secure a Bay Area stadium, so second-hand college kit fit the shoestring operation.

Q 04/05

The Raiders' trademarked slogan "Commitment to Excellence" is drawn from a quotation by which coach?

A) Paul Brown

B) George Halas

C) Knute Rockne

D) Vince Lombardi

Answer · why

D) Vince Lombardi

The line about a person's life being in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence came from the coach whose Packers beat Oakland in Super Bo...

Q 05/05

How old was Al Davis when hired as Raiders head coach and general manager after the 1962 season?

A) 33

B) 36

C) 39

D) 42

Answer · why

A) 33

He was the youngest general manager pro football had ever seen, and he was named AFL Coach of the Year in his first season after turning a 1–13 team i...