Cheesehead or chucklehead? Test yourself with the ultimate Green Bay Packers history quiz

Led by Aaron Rodgers, the 2016 Packers reeled off eight wins in a row to make it to the NFC Championship Game, but they havn’t made it that far in the playoffs since. This year the new-look Pack hopes to go all the way to the Super Bowl, and will try to take another step in that direction with a home win vs. the struggling Patriots.

GREEN BAY PACKER HISTORY QUIZ

How much do you know about The Pack? The history quiz presented here is almost one hundred years in the making. Break out the nachos, and test your Green and Gold gridiron mettle against other Cheesehead trivia buffs.

GREEN BAY PACKERS HISTORY QUIZ

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Question 1

Who holds season records for most receptions and most TD receptions?

A	Sterling Sharpe
B	Billy Howton
C	Robert Brooks
D	Donald Driver
E	Don Hutson

Question 1 Explanation:

Sterling Sharpe set a Green Bay record with 112 receptions during the 1993 season, and the following year set a new Packer standard with 18 touchdown receptions.

Question 2

Who co-founded the Green Bay Packers with Earl "Curly" Lambeau?

A	Leland H. Joannes
B	Gerald Francis Clifford
C	Andrew B. Turnbull
D	George Whitney Calhoun
E	Dr. W. Webber Kelly

Question 2 Explanation:

The Green Bay Packers were founded on August 11, 1919 by former high-school football rivals Earl "Curly" Lambeau and George Whitney Calhoun.

Question 3

Which team selected Brett Favre in the 2nd round of the 1991 draft?

A	Atlanta Falcons
B	Cleveland Browns
C	Seattle Seahawks
D	Green Bay Packers
E	Miami Dolphins

Question 3 Explanation:

Favre started at quarterback for the University of Southern Mississippi for four years before being selected in the second round of the 1991 NFL Draft by Atlanta (33rd overall). He was traded to Green Bay on February 10, 1992, for the 19th pick in the 1992 NFL Draft.

Question 4

Which was never a nickname for the Green Bay Packers?

A	The Blues
B	The Green and Gold
C	The Bays
D	The Pack
E	The Bay Bruisers

Question 4 Explanation:

Since their founding, the Green Bay Packers have variously been known as the Indian Packers (1919), Blues (1922), Big Bay Blues (1920s), Bays (founding-1940s), Pack, and Green and Gold.

Question 5

Who holds the Packers' record for most rushing yards in a game?

A	Ahman Green
B	John Brockington
C	Dorsey Levins
D	Terdell Middleton
E	Jim Taylor

Question 5 Explanation:

Ahman Green surpassed his own record of 192 yards rushing, with a 218-yard game against the Denver Broncos on December 28, 2003. Almost half the yards he amassed in the game came on a 98-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.

Question 6

Where did the Green Bay Packers play their first home games?

A	Borchert Field
B	Lambeau Field
C	Bellevue Park
D	City Stadium
E	Hagemeister Park

Question 6 Explanation:

Hagemeister Park was home of the Green Bay Packers from their founding in 1919 through 1922. Owned by Hagemeister Brewery, the park was located on the northern end of Washington Park (now Johannes Park) in Green Bay.

Question 7

Who caught the Packers’ first and only 99-yard touchdown?

A	James Lofton
B	Donald Driver
C	Billy Howton
D	Jordy Nelson
E	Robert Brooks

Question 7 Explanation:

In 1995, on Monday Night Football, Brett Favre pump-faked a quick post pattern to Robert Brooks, before hitting him at the Green Bay 32. Brooks ran the remaining 68 yards untouched.

Question 8

What was the Green Bay Packers largest margin of victory?

A	38 points
B	53 points
C	49 points
D	59 points
E	44 points

Question 8 Explanation:

On October 23, 1966 the Packers welcomed the Atlanta Falcons to the National Football League with a 56-3 trouncing at Milwaukee.

Question 9

What is the longest punt in history by a Green Bay Packer?

A	78 yards
B	68 yards
C	72 yards
D	90 yards
E	74 yards

Question 9 Explanation:

In his first year with the Packers, Don Chandler got off a 90-yard punt against the San Francisco 49ers on October 10, 1965. That same season his 25-yard field goal in overtime sent the Packers to the NFL championship game.

Question 10

During which spans did the Packers win consecutive championships?

A	1927-29 and 1962-65
B	1939-41 and 1966-68
C	1936-38 and 1964-66
D	1936-38 and 1963-65
E	1929-31 and 1965-67

Question 10 Explanation:

As of 2014, the Packers have won more NFL Championships than any other franchise with thirteen titles. They twice won three consecutive championship games — first from 1929 to 1931, then again from 1965 to 1967.

Question 11

After Lambeau and Lombardi, who has the most wins as coach?

A	Phil Bengtson
B	Mike McCarthy
C	Bart Starr
D	Mike Holmgren
E	Mike Sherman

Question 11 Explanation:

Of the three Mikes to coach the Green Bay Packers, Holmgren tallied the most victories with 73 from 1992 to 1998.

Question 12

Which Green Bay quarterback was not born in the South?

A	Don Majkowski
B	Bart Starr
C	Brett Favre
D	Lynn Dickey
E	Tobin Rote

Question 12 Explanation:

Don Majkowski was born in Buffalo, New York. Brett Favre was born in Mississippi; Bart Starr in Alabama; and both Tobin Rote and Lynn Dickey in Texas. Aaron Rodgers was born in Chico, California.

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