Q 01/05

The Steelers joined the NFL in 1933 under what original name?

A) The Pittsburgh Ironmen

B) The Pittsburgh Americans

C) The Pittsburgh Pirates

D) The Pittsburgh Rooneymen

Answer · why

C) The Pittsburgh Pirates

Art Rooney paid a $2,500 franchise fee in 1933 and borrowed the name of the city's baseball club, so the team began as the Pittsburgh Pirates; the pre...

Q 02/05

In which year did the franchise drop its original borrowed baseball name and become the Steelers?

A) 1933

B) 1937

C) 1940

D) 1952

Answer · why

C) 1940

The franchise became the Steelers for the 1940 season, a name honoring the city's steel industry, after seven seasons under its borrowed baseball name...

Q 03/05

Which future US Supreme Court justice did the club sign in 1938 to the biggest contract in NFL history?

A) Earl Warren

B) Thurgood Marshall

C) William Brennan

D) Byron White

Answer · why

D) Byron White

'Whizzer' White played one year in Pittsburgh before joining Detroit.

Q 04/05

What was the team nicknamed when the Steelers merged with their cross-state rivals for the 1943 season?

A) The Iron Eagles

B) The Steagles

C) The Card-Pitts

D) The Keystones

Answer · why

B) The Steagles

The 1943 Phil-Pitt 'Steagles' went 5-4-1 in green and white; the next year's merger with the Chicago Cardinals produced the winless Card-Pitt, mocked ...

Q 05/05

Which Pittsburgh-born quarterback did the Steelers draft and cut in 1955 before he became a Colts legend?

A) Joe Namath

B) Dan Marino

C) Johnny Unitas

D) Jim Kelly

Answer · why

C) Johnny Unitas

Johnny Unitas, a Pittsburgh native, was the Steelers' ninth-round pick in 1955 but was cut in training camp; Baltimore signed him in 1956 and he becam...