Q 01/05

Before moving to Queens in 1964, where did the franchise play its first seasons as the Titans?

A) Polo Grounds

B) Downing Stadium

C) Yankee Stadium

D) Ebbets Field

Answer · why

A) Polo Grounds

Harry Wismer's team wore navy blue and gold at the Polo Grounds and was so broke that by 1962 the league was paying its bills.

Q 02/05

Why was the team renamed the Jets in 1963?

A) The owner ran an airline

B) Its new stadium sat between two airports

C) A fan contest picked the name

D) To rhyme with the Mets

Answer · why

B) Its new stadium sat between two airports

The new Queens ballpark was going up near LaGuardia and Idlewild (now JFK); the name also happened to rhyme with the neighbouring Mets.

Q 03/05

How much did Sonny Werblin's syndicate pay for the bankrupt Titans in 1963?

A) $12 million

B) $5 million

C) $1 million

D) $25 million

Answer · why

C) $1 million

One of the five partners, an oil man, had bought out all the others by 1984.

Q 04/05

Which Flushing ballpark did the Jets share with the Mets from 1964 to 1983?

A) Yankee Stadium

B) Ebbets Field

C) Polo Grounds

D) Shea Stadium

Answer · why

D) Shea Stadium

The Beatles played the first major stadium concert there in 1965; the Jets left for Giants Stadium in New Jersey in 1984.

Q 05/05

Which New Jersey stadium became the Jets' home when it opened in 2010?

A) MetLife Stadium

B) Citi Field

C) Yankee Stadium

D) Giants Stadium

Answer · why

A) MetLife Stadium

They share the East Rutherford building with the Giants; it cost about $1.6 billion.