Q 01/05

Which former WWE wrestler led the group that bought the bankrupt XFL hours before a planned auction in 2020?

A) Brock Lesnar

B) Dwayne Johnson

C) Bill Goldberg

D) Stone Cold Steve Austin

Answer · why

B) Dwayne Johnson

Dwayne Johnson had wrestled as The Rock for Vince McMahon, the founder whose league he rescued, and had played college football for the Miami Hurrican...

Q 02/05

Which nickname did Las Vegas Outlaws running back Rod Smart wear on the 2001 XFL's best-selling jersey?

A) Deathblow

B) Chuckwagon

C) He Hate Me

D) Big Daddy

Answer · why

C) He Hate Me

He Hate Me made Rod Smart a national sensation, and his later Carolina Panthers teammate Jake Delhomme named a thoroughbred She Hate Me in tribute.

Q 03/05

What did the letter X officially stand for in the name of the original XFL?

A) Extreme

B) Explosive

C) Nothing

D) Excitement

Answer · why

C) Nothing

Nothing was the official line: another league then being formed had already taken the name everyone assumed, so promoters stressed that the X was just...

Q 04/05

Which pre-game ritual did the 2001 XFL replace with two players sprinting to grab a loose football?

A) The national anthem

B) The coin toss

C) The team handshake

D) The captains' meeting

Answer · why

B) The coin toss

The coin toss gave way to the opening scramble, and the stunt caused the league's first injury when an Orlando safety separated his shoulder before hi...

Q 05/05

Which television network, having lost its NFL rights in 1998, co-owned the original XFL with the WWF?

A) CBS

B) Fox

C) ABC

D) NBC

Answer · why

D) NBC

NBC split the league 50–50 with the WWF and aired its weekly showcase games, then walked away after one season of collapsing ratings.