Q 01/05

In which city was the Rams franchise founded in 1936?

A) Cleveland

B) St. Louis

C) Los Angeles

D) Cincinnati

Answer · why

A) Cleveland

Cleveland saw the Rams win the 1945 NFL title in what proved to be their last game there. Owner Dan Reeves moved the champions to Los Angeles rather t...

Q 02/05

Which running back, acquired from Indianapolis in 1999, was named NFL MVP as a Ram in 2000?

A) Edgerrin James

B) Marshall Faulk

C) Ricky Williams

D) Eddie George

Answer · why

B) Marshall Faulk

Marshall Faulk cost the Rams only second- and fifth-round draft picks. In his first season with them he became just the second player to gain 1,000 ya...

Q 03/05

The Rams won the 1945 NFL title by a safety after which Washington quarterback's pass hit his own goalpost?

A) Bob Waterfield

B) Sid Luckman

C) Sammy Baugh

D) Otto Graham

Answer · why

C) Sammy Baugh

Sammy Baugh threw from his own end zone and the ball struck the goalpost, a safety under the rules of the day. Those two points decided a 15–14 game, ...

Q 04/05

Which future Hall of Fame running back did the Rams draft in 1993, then trade away after three seasons?

A) Curtis Martin

B) Eddie George

C) Jerome Bettis

D) Ricky Watters

Answer · why

C) Jerome Bettis

Jerome Bettis was Rookie of the Year for the Rams, who later let him go for second- and fourth-round picks. Nicknamed The Bus, he became one of the NF...

Q 05/05

Who was the first Black player the Rams signed in 1946, ending the NFL's colour bar?

A) Woody Strode

B) Kenny Washington

C) Marion Motley

D) Bill Willis

Answer · why

B) Kenny Washington

Kenny Washington had starred at UCLA alongside Jackie Robinson, who broke baseball's colour line a year later. Woody Strode, another UCLA teammate, jo...