The Canadian Football League Challenge
Test Your Knowledge About Canadian Football League
- 1.Which CFL arena was known in the 1950's as "the house that Jack built"?
- A.
Osborne Stadium
- B.
Canad Inns Stadium
- C.
Blue Stadium
- D.
Winnipeg Stadium
- 2.Upon whose nickname was the name for Winnipeg's CFL franchise based?
- A.
Lyle Bauer's
- B.
Joe Louis'
- C.
Muhammad Ali's
- D.
Bob Fritz'
- 3.The 2001 Winnipeg Blue Bombers tied a CFL record with how many consecutive wins?
- A.
8 Wins
- B.
6 Wins
- C.
12 Wins
- D.
10 Wins
- 4.From 1935 to 1945, how many Grey Cup appearances did the Winnipeg Blue Bombers make?
- A.
Eight
- B.
Four
- C.
Ten
- D.
Five
- 5.Which CFL franchise did Bob Young purchase in the fall of 2003?
- A.
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- B.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- C.
Calgary Stampeders
- D.
Montreal Alouettes
- 6.In what year did the CFC officially become the Canadian Football League?
- A.
1938
- B.
1978
- C.
1968
- D.
1958
- 7.In what year was the Canadian Football League founded?
- A.
1956
- B.
1896
- C.
1906
- D.
1946
- 8.Under what name was the Canadian Football League originally founded?
- A.
Canadian Football Association
- B.
Canadian Football Group
- C.
Canadian Football Foundation
- D.
Canadian Football Council
- 9.Herb Trawick is notable for being the CFL's first what?
- A.
Hall Of Fame Inductee
- B.
Black Player
- C.
League Commissioner
- D.
Most Outstanding Player
- 10.In what year did the CFL hold its first All-Star Game?
- A.
1968
- B.
1955
- C.
1957
- D.
1965
- 11.Which NFL legend once played for the CFL's Toronto Argonauts?
- A.
Joe Green
- B.
Joe Montana
- C.
Jim Brown
- D.
Joe Theismann
- 12.Which former Saskatchewan Roughrider took over as the team's coach in 1978?
- A.
Ron Lancaster
- B.
Martin Ruby
- C.
Roger Aldag
- D.
Bobby Jurasin
- 13.Which Saskatchewan Roughrider was named the 2002 CFL Most Outstanding Special Teams Player?
- A.
Corey Holmes
- B.
Wes Cates
- C.
Dre Dokes
- D.
Michael Washington
- 14.To what did the Saskatchewan Roughriders change their team colours in 1948?
- A.
Red And Blue
- B.
Green And White
- C.
Black And Silver
- D.
Yellow And Purple
- 15.Which Edmonton Eskimo was only the sixth CFL rookie coach to win the Grey Cup?
- A.
Tim Bakker
- B.
Tony Tompkins
- C.
Danny Maciocia
- D.
Brett Elliot
- 16.What was the first CFL team to win the Grey Cup with a losing record?
- A.
Montreal Alouettes
- B.
Edmonton Eskimos
- C.
BC Lions
- D.
Calgary Stampede
- 17.How many wins did the BC Lions have in their first season?
- A.
One
- B.
None
- C.
Two
- D.
Ten
- 18.Starting in 1997, how many consecutive trips to the playoffs did the BC Lions make?
- A.
Seven
- B.
Sixteen
- C.
Ten
- D.
Nine
- 19.In 2005, former CFL player John Foranzi led a group that purchased which franchise?
- A.
Saskatchewan Roughriders
- B.
Calgary Stampeders
- C.
Edmonton Eskimos
- D.
BC Lions
- 20.How many Most Outstanding Player trophies did Doug Flutie win during his CFL career?
- A.
Ten
- B.
Eight
- C.
One
- D.
Six
- 21.Which Toronto Argonaut made an infamous fumble in the 1971 Grey Cup finals?
- A.
Dick Shatto
- B.
Danny Nykoluk
- C.
Raghib "Rocket" Ismail
- D.
Leon McQuay
- 22.Businessman Larry Ryckman purchased what CFL franchise in 1991?
- A.
Toronto Argonauts
- B.
Calgary Stampeders
- C.
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- D.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- 23.Starting in 1960, which CFL team played in McMahon Stadium?
- A.
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- B.
Calgary Stampeders
- C.
Edmonton Eskimos
- D.
BC Lions
- 24.Which rugby union was part of the original Canadian Football League?
- A.
Canadian Rugby Union
- B.
Territorial Rugby Union
- C.
Interprovincial Rugby Union
- D.
National Rugby Union
- 25.The Canadian Football League replaced what as the ruling body of Canadian football?
- A.
Canadian Rugby League
- B.
National Rugby Organization
- C.
Northern Rugby League
- D.
Canadian Rugby Union
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