SEAHAWKS TRIVIA QUIZ Test Your “Bird-Brain” Teams of 2

1. WHAT WAS THE FIRST SEASON IN THE NFL FOR THE SEATTLE SEAHAWKS?  1975  1976  1973  1972

THE SEAHAWKS WERE AN EXPANSION TEAM IN 1976, ALONG WITH THE TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS. 1976

2. WHO WAS THE ORIGINAL MAJORITY OWNER OF THE SEATTLE SEAHAWKS?  Paul Allen  Mike Holmgren  The Nordstrom Family  Behring and Hofmann

THE NORDSTROM FAMILY OWNED THE TEAM UNTIL LLOYD NORDSTROM WAS THE FAMILY REPRESENTATIVE THAT SIGNED THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WITH THE LEAGUE. HE DIED PRIOR TO THE FIRST GAME. The Nordstrom Family

3. HOW WAS THE TEAM NAME CHOSEN IN SEATTLE?  Governor of Washington  Public naming contest  Washington State Penitentiary inmates  NFL Commissioner

SEAHAWKS WAS CHOSEN AS THE TEAM NAME AFTER MORE THAN 20,000 ENTRIES WERE SUBMITTED IN A PUBLIC NAMING CONTEST. Public Naming Contest

4. WHERE DID THE SEAHAWKS FIRST CALL HOME?  Husky Stadium  Seattle Stadium  Qwest Field  The Kingdome

UNTIL 1999, THE SEAHAWKS CALLED THE KINGDOME HOME. THEY DID PLAY THE FIRST HALF OF THE 1994 SEASON AT HUSKY STADIUM WHILE REPAIRS WERE BEING MADE TO THE KINGDOME, AND THEN AGAIN UNTIL SEATTLE STADIUM, WHICH BECAME KNOWN AS QWEST FIELD, WAS READY. The Kingdome

5. WHO WAS THE FIRST HEAD COACH OF THE SEAHAWKS?  Mike McCormack  Jack Patera  Chuck Knox  Mike Holmgren

HE FINISHED WITH A REGULAR SEASON RECORD. PATERA HAD THE TEAM FROM THEIR BEGINNING UNTIL 1982, WHEN MIKE MCCORMACK REPLACED HIM. PATERA

6. WHEN WAS THE FIRST WINNING SEASON OF THE SEAHAWKS?  1978  1979  1977  1980

THEY FINISHED THE REGULAR SEASON WAS ALSO THE YEAR THAT THE NFL EXPANDED FROM A 14 TO A 16-GAME SEASON. JACK PATERA WAS HONORED AS NFL COACH OF THE YEAR AFTER THE TEAM'S SUCCESS. 1978

7. WHAT WAS THE FIRST SEASON THAT THE SEAHAWKS SAW PLAYOFF ACTION IN THE NFL?  1981  1979  1978  1983

SEATTLE HAD THEIR FIRST PLAYOFF GAME IN THE 1983 WILD CARD PLAYOFFS VS THE BRONCOS, WINNING

8. WHAT SEASON SAW THE FIRST TRIP TO THE SUPER BOWL FOR THE SEATTLE SEAHAWKS?  1984  1983  2005  2006

THE SEAHAWKS WENT TO SUPER BOWL XL, CAPPING OFF A SUCCESSFUL 2005 SEASON. THEY LOST TO THE STEELERS THE GAME WAS PLAYED FEBRUARY 5, 2006 AT FORD FIELD IN DETROIT. 2005

9. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS WERE THE FIRST TEAM TO PLAY IN BOTH THE AFC AND NFC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES.  True  False

SEATTLE PLAYED IN THE 1983 AFC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP, AND IN THE 2005 NFC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP. True

10. WHAT SEAHAWK WAS NAMED NFL MVP FOR THE 2005 SEASON?  Shaun Alexander  Mack Strong  Matt Hasselback  Joe Jurevicius

ALEXANDER WAS A FIRST ROUND PICK FOR THE SEAHAWKS OUT OF ALABAMA IN HE WAS A RUNNING BACK AND WAS VOTED THE 2005 NFL MVP. HE LED THE NFL WITH 28 RUSHING/RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS, 1880 RUSHING YARDS, 27 RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS AND 168 POINTS SCORED IN Shaun Alexander

11. WHICH JERSEY NUMBER DID SEAHAWKS QUARTERBACK JIM ZORN WEAR?  12  16  4  10

ZORN, A LEFT-HANDED SCRAMBLING QUARTERBACK, WAS THE ORIGINAL STARTING QB FOR THE TEAM, AND PLAYED FOR THEM FROM

12. WHAT WAS THE NICKNAME OF BRIAN BOZWORTH?  Boozer  The Bruiser  The Boss  The Boz

THE LAND OF BOZ PLAYED WAS A LINEBACKER FROM The Boz

13. WHO WAS THE FIRST SEAHAWK TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME?  Steve Largent  Curt Warner  Dave Krieg  Kenny Easly

HE WAS INDUCTED IN Steve Largent

14. WHAT WAS CHUCK KNOX'S NICKNAME?  Chucky  Ground Chuck  Air Chuck  Lucky Chucky

HE LOVED THE RUNNING GAME. Ground Chuck

15. HOW MANY TIMES HAS MARSHAWN LYNCH BEEN FINED FOR GRABBING HIS CROTCH? 13241324

MARSHAWN LYNCH HAS BEEN FINED 2 TIMES FOR GRABBING HIS CROTCH. ONCE FOR THE ARIZONA CARDINALS GAME AND ONCE FOR THE GREEN BAY PACKERS GAME. 2

16. HOW MANY OF THE 12 FOOTBALLS THAT THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS USED IN THE PLAYOFF GAME WITH THE INDIANAPOLIS COLTS WERE DEFLATED?  9  7  11  6

TOM BRADY SELECTS HIS GAME BALLS. 11 OF THE 12 BALLS HE USED IN THE GAME WERE DEFLATED. 11