Q 01/05

In which Pacific Northwest city did Ndamukong Suh grow up, a four-sport star at Grant High School?

A) Seattle

B) Portland

C) Vancouver

D) Spokane

Answer · why

B) Portland

Portland later got something back from its hometown star: in 2013 Suh gave $250,000 toward a new turf field at his old high school.

Q 02/05

Which college did Ndamukong Suh pick in 2005 after also visiting California and Mississippi State?

A) Colorado

B) Washington

C) Oklahoma

D) Nebraska

Answer · why

D) Nebraska

Nebraska won out, and Suh left five years later as the first defensive player ever named AP College Football Player of the Year.

Q 03/05

What does Ndamukong Suh's first name, taken from a 7-foot-3 great-grandfather, mean in Ngemba?

A) House of Spears

B) Son of Thunder

C) Keeper of Fire

D) Gift of the River

Answer · why

A) House of Spears

House of Spears is the translation, and the great-grandfather who shared the name towered over Suh's father, who stands 5 ft 8 in.

Q 04/05

On which day of the 2011 season was Ndamukong Suh ejected for stomping on a Green Bay lineman's arm?

A) Christmas Eve

B) New Year's Day

C) Thanksgiving

D) Halloween

Answer · why

C) Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving brought an ejection after the whistle, and Green Bay scored two plays later; the NFL then suspended Suh for two games without pay.

Q 05/05

After kicker Jason Hanson was hurt against the New York Jets in 2010, what did Ndamukong Suh attempt?

A) An onside kick

B) An extra point

C) A long field goal

D) A two-point run

Answer · why

B) An extra point

An extra point was the job, and Suh's kick struck the right upright; Detroit went on to lose 23–20 in overtime.