Q 01/05

Which team joined the NFL with the Seahawks in 1976?

A) Cincinnati Bengals

B) Tampa Bay Buccaneers

C) Carolina Panthers

D) Jacksonville Jaguars

Answer · why

B) Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Tampa Bay Buccaneers: both newcomers were stocked from a thin pool of players the established teams left unprotected, so Seattle won only twice that y...

Q 02/05

The team is named for which bird?

A) Bald eagle

B) Osprey

C) Peregrine falcon

D) Great blue heron

Answer · why

B) Osprey

The original 1976 logo was based on a Kwakwaka'wakw mask from the Burke Museum, though the mask's beak suggests an eagle or thunderbird.

Q 03/05

Which Seattle business family were the Seahawks' original majority owners?

A) The Boeing family

B) The Nordstrom family

C) The Weyerhaeuser family

D) The Pigott family

Answer · why

B) The Nordstrom family

The Nordstrom family: the shoe-store dynasty held 51 percent, but Lloyd Nordstrom, who led the bid, died months before the team's first game in 1976.

Q 04/05

Where did the Seahawks play their home games from 1976 to 1999?

A) Tacoma Dome

B) Memorial Stadium

C) Sick's Stadium

D) The Kingdome

Answer · why

D) The Kingdome

The Kingdome: the concrete dome was imploded in March 2000, yet King County did not finish paying off its debts until 2015.

Q 05/05

Where did the Seahawks play home games in 2000 and 2001 while their new home was being built?

A) Husky Stadium

B) Safeco Field

C) Tacoma Dome

D) Civic Stadium in Portland

Answer · why

A) Husky Stadium

Husky Stadium: the University of Washington's ground had rescued them before, hosting early-season games in 1994 after ceiling tiles fell at their reg...