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

General manager Damon Wetzel picked the name because he loved the Fordham Rams; the club won the 1945 NFL title and left Ohio anyway.

Q 02/05

The Rams are the only NFL franchise to win championships representing how many different cities?

A) Two

B) Three

C) Four

D) Five

Answer · why

B) Three

Once each for the first two homes and twice for LA.

Q 03/05

The Rams' 1945 title game was decided by a safety when whose pass hit the goalpost from his own end zone?

A) Bob Waterfield

B) Sid Luckman

C) Sammy Baugh

D) Otto Graham

Answer · why

C) Sammy Baugh

The rule was changed the next year; rookie UCLA quarterback Bob Waterfield was that season's MVP for the Rams.

Q 04/05

The Rams' 1946 move to Los Angeles made way for which new team in their old city?

A) The Bulldogs

B) The Indians

C) The Tigers

D) Paul Brown's Browns

Answer · why

D) Paul Brown's Browns

They became the only NFL champion to play its next season in a different city; owner Dan Reeves had threatened to quit football unless the move was ap...

Q 05/05

To lease the LA Coliseum in 1946, the Rams signed which player, ending the NFL's 13-year colour bar?

A) Woody Strode

B) Kenny Washington

C) Marion Motley

D) Bill Willis

Answer · why

B) Kenny Washington

The UCLA star had been a teammate of Jackie Robinson; Woody Strode followed him onto the roster two months later.