Q 01/05

Which Boston business executive was awarded the eighth and final AFL franchise on November 16, 1959?

A) Billy Sullivan

B) Robert Kraft

C) Victor Kiam

D) James Orthwein

Answer · why

A) Billy Sullivan

He picked 'Boston Patriots' from a fan contest, and Boston Globe artist Phil Bissell drew the Pat Patriot logo soon after.

Q 02/05

Which of these venues was NOT one of the Patriots' borrowed home fields during their AFL years?

A) Fenway Park

B) Foxboro Stadium

C) Boston College's Alumni Stadium

D) Harvard Stadium

Answer · why

B) Foxboro Stadium

The team never had a regular home in the AFL, rotating among Boston University Field, Harvard, Fenway and BC.

Q 03/05

The Patriots' 1971 Foxborough stadium originally carried which beer company's name?

A) Budweiser

B) Narragansett

C) Schaefer

D) Sam Adams

Answer · why

C) Schaefer

The 62,000-seat stadium cost about $6.2 million to build; it was later Sullivan Stadium and then Foxboro Stadium.

Q 04/05

The Patriots' logo from 1961 to 1992 showed a Revolutionary War minuteman doing what?

A) Firing a musket

B) Waving a flag

C) Kicking a field goal

D) Hiking a football

Answer · why

D) Hiking a football

The 'Pat Patriot' design later gave its name to the team mascot.

Q 05/05

The Patriots' logo unveiled in 1993 is popularly known by what nickname?

A) The Flying Elvis

B) The Minuteman

C) The Tricorne

D) The Silver Ghost

Answer · why

A) The Flying Elvis

Fans thought the gray minuteman's face with its streaming red, white and blue hat resembled a young Elvis Presley.