# Post your favorite sports trivia question **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** baseball-mlb\ **Created:** [September 15, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164 "2023-09-15T14:45:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/101 "2023-10-04T16:51:41Z")
> [@mcgato](#): > > I first heard it as: name college teams whose name does not contain an animal (humans are not animals for this question), does not involve a color, does not end in “s.” That tends to narrow it down a lot more. > Then we end up with (division I NCAA only): > UMass Minutemen > Illinois Fighting Illini > Notre Dame Fighting Irish > Navy Midshipmen > > Hofstra used to be the Flying Dutchmen, but changed it to the Pride for some stupid reason. Pride may be for a pride of lions, though. > The jury is still out on Marshall Thundering Herd, as it may be considered an animal group. > Hawaii women’s teams are called the Wahine, but I’m not sure if that is official. > Some teams are known as the Phoenix, but I consider that an animal, though mythical. > > There may be a couple of other smaller DI colleges with names that fit. I think if you go to DII and DIII, there are a lot more, but I’m too lazy to look. How about William & Mary? ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/102 "2023-10-04T18:17:16Z")
That won’t do. ---
**Author:** ![mcgato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@mcgato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcgato)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/103 "2023-10-04T18:24:19Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > How about William & Mary? William and Mary Tribe is one of smaller schools that fits the bill. Last I looked, I think there is only one more that hasn’t been mentioned. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/104 "2023-10-04T18:34:22Z")
> [@Stratocaster](#): > > Name all the college teams whose team names do NOT end in an “s” (e.g., The Crimson Tide). It’s been a while, I think there’s about a dozen. Here are all of the ones I could find in Division I: Alabama Crimson Tide Bucknell Bison Cornell Big Red Dartmouth Big Green Elon Phoenix Green Bay Phoenix Harvard Crimson Hofstra Pride Howard Bison Illinois Fighting Illini Long Beach State Beach Marshall Thundering Herd Massachusetts Minutemen Navy Midshipmen Nevada Wolf Pack North Carolina State Wolfpack North Dakota State Bison North Texas Mean Green Northern Kentucky Norse Notre Dame Fighting Irish Presbyterian Blue Hose St. Francis Red Flash St. John’s Red Storm Stanford Cardinal (i.e. the color) Syracuse Orange Tulane Green Wave Tulsa Golden Hurricane William & Mary Tribe ---
**Author:** ![gnarator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gnarator/32/8266_2.png) [@gnarator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnarator)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/105 "2023-10-04T19:35:06Z")
How many NFL championships do the Minnesota Vikings have? One. Although they lost 4 Superbowls, the Vikings were NFL champs in 1969, the last before the NFL-AFL merger. Packer fans are especially vulnerable to this question. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/106 "2023-10-04T19:40:07Z")
That’s a good one. I wasn’t aware of how many they’d won one before the Super Bowl era, but I’m not real knowledgeable about that period. But the word “championships” instead of “Super Bowls” was the giveaway that it wasn’t zero. ---
**Author:** ![gnarator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gnarator/32/8266_2.png) [@gnarator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnarator)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/107 "2023-10-04T19:43:06Z")
I’ll hide the clarification…No, that was the Superbowl era. They were NFL champs, but lost Superbowl IV to AFL champs Kansas City 23-7. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/108 "2023-10-04T19:44:03Z")
Oh, tricky! ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/109 "2023-10-04T20:11:42Z")
There are four quarterbacks who have defeated all current 32 NFL teams. Who are these four? (Obviously, these are QBs who have played for more than one team.) Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Brett Favre, Drew Brees ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/110 "2023-10-04T20:37:31Z")
I like this one. It is easy to guess, and that will attract more people to try to answer. Getting people to engage in sports trivia interchange is helped by questions the average fan has a chance of answering right. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/111 "2023-10-04T20:45:07Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > That won’t do. Well I didn’t think you would be so cruel. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/112 "2023-10-04T21:23:47Z")
> [@gnarator](#): > > One. Although they lost 4 Superbowls, the Vikings Ouch. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/113 "2023-10-04T21:25:13Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > I like this one. It is easy to guess, I was totally not surprised by the answer. ---
**Author:** ![Gretzky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gretzky/32/6682_2.png) [@Gretzky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gretzky)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/114 "2023-10-04T22:32:47Z")
Probably too easy a question, but I couldn’t think of the answer, and enjoyed it, when it was put to me: What are the only four days (arguably three) of the calendar year in which none of the four major U.S. sports are played? ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/115 "2023-10-04T23:06:41Z")
> [@Gretzky](#): > > What are the only four days (arguably three) of the calendar year in which none of the four major U.S. sports are played? I believe the answer is two: the days before and after the MLB all-star game. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/116 "2023-10-04T23:09:38Z")
OK, there are five NFL quarterbacks that have defeated 31, but not 32, of the current NFL teams. Who are they? Alex Smith, Aaron Rodgers, Ben Roethlisberger, Russell Wilson, and Kerry Collins. ETA: Patrick Mahomes has defeated 30 NFL teams. He can make it 31 this Sunday if he quarterbacks the Chiefs to a victory over the Vikings. ---
**Author:** ![Gretzky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gretzky/32/6682_2.png) [@Gretzky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gretzky)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/117 "2023-10-04T23:36:12Z")
You are correct, but there is one day off before and two days off after the All-Star game. Four days is arguable because the All-Star game could be considered “playing,” though not an official game. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/118 "2023-10-05T11:07:10Z")
Dang, I was way off. Who did these guys not beat: Eli Manning Philip Rivers Troy Aikman Steve Young Dan Marino And I got the 32 teams one, but only after swapping out Montana at the last second. Who’d he miss? ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/119 "2023-10-05T12:27:13Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > Eli Manning > Philip Rivers > Troy Aikman > Steve Young > Dan Marino Some of these guys didn’t play when there were 32 teams in the league. Eli Manning (defeated 29 teams): Chargers, Colts, Giants Philip Rivers (29): Panthers, Saints, Chargers Troy Aikman (29): Cowboys, Ravens Steve Young (25): Browns, Jaguars, Chiefs, Ravens, Seahawks, 49ers Dan Marino (28): Jaguars, Dolphins, Giants Montana defeated all 28 teams that were in the league when he played. This information is according to [pro-football reference](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/friv/qb-wins.htm). ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2023, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164/120 "2023-10-06T11:54:37Z")
The Texans, Panthers and Jaguars didn’t exist when those guys played. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-sports-trivia-question/990164.md?page=7)