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Name the Sports Team Trivia Quiz

In various sports movies, can you name the team a specific character played for?

A multiple-choice quiz by Beavalicious. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Beavalicious

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
342,479

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
827

Last 3 plays: Guest 207 (9/10), Guest 165 (10/10), Guest 134 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. In "The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh", what was the team nickname for the for the Pittsburgh basketball team that Julius Irving and Meadowlark Lemon played for? Hint

Panthers

Steelers

Pirates

Pisces

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Question 2 of 10

2. What college football team did Paul Blake (actor Scott Bakula) play for in "Necessary Roughness"? Hint

South Texas Bobcats

Texas Longhorns

Texas Colts

Texas State Armadillos

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Question 3 of 10

3. Shane Falco (actor Keanu Reeves) was the starting quarterback for which football team in the "Replacements"? Hint

Washington Redskins

Detroit Pythons

Washington Sentinels

San Diego Chargers

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Question 4 of 10

4. Nick Nolte played rebellious football player Phil Eliot on what fictional pro football team in "North Dallas Forty"? Hint

Chicago Federals

Seattle Seahawks

Dallas Cowboys

North Dallas Bulls

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Question 5 of 10

5. Robert Redford played Roy Hobbs in "The Natural". What was the team he played for? Hint

New York Yankees

New York Mets

New York Knights

New York Mammoths

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Question 6 of 10

6. Robert De Niro played catcher Bruce Pearson for what baseball team in "Bang The Drum Slowly"? Hint

New York Knights

New York Mammoths

New York Mets

New York Yankees

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Question 7 of 10

7. What high school basketball team did Gene Hackman play volatile coach Norman Dale for, in "Hoosiers"? Hint

South Bend Central

Cedar Knob

South Bend South

Hickory

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Question 8 of 10

8. Henry Steele (actor Robbie Benson) was a freshman basketball player for what directional college in "One on One"? Hint

Western

Southern

Northern

Eastern

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Question 9 of 10

9. Al Pacino played Coach Tony D'Amato in "Any Given Sunday" for what pro football team? Hint

Miami Dolphins

Miami Sound Machine

Miami Heat

Miami Sharks

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Question 10 of 10

10. Paul Newman played player/Coach Reggie Dunlop in "Slap Shot". What was the name of the minor league hockey team he was the player/Coach for? Hint

Syracuse Bulldogs

Scranton Inforcers

Peterborough Pirates

Charlestown Chiefs

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In "The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh", what was the team nickname for the for the Pittsburgh basketball team that Julius Irving and Meadowlark Lemon played for?

Answer: Pisces

The team changed the name after revamping the teams with players that all had the same astrological sign of Pisces. This movie also starred Jonathan Winters, Stockard Channing and Kareem Abdul-Jabaar.

2. What college football team did Paul Blake (actor Scott Bakula) play for in "Necessary Roughness"?

Answer: Texas State Armadillos

ESPN's Chris Berman actually introduces the Texas State Armadillos in a sports segment at the beginning of the movie, as the team that went from "Champs to Chumps". Kathy Ireland was the starting kicker for this team of misfits that included Sinbad and Scott Bateman.

3. Shane Falco (actor Keanu Reeves) was the starting quarterback for which football team in the "Replacements"?

Answer: Washington Sentinels

The quarterback that Shane Falco replaces comes into a bar and starts making fun of the team by clapping and saying "Your Washinton Sentinels". John Madden and Pat Summerall had cameos as the play by play team for all the games shown in this movie.

4. Nick Nolte played rebellious football player Phil Eliot on what fictional pro football team in "North Dallas Forty"?

Answer: North Dallas Bulls

In the Championship game at the end of the movie, the North Dallas Bulls play Chicago and lose by 1 Point. "North Dallas Forty" was loosely based on the Dallas Cowboys. Nick Nolte starred in this movie with Mac Davis and NFL wild man John Matuszak.

5. Robert Redford played Roy Hobbs in "The Natural". What was the team he played for?

Answer: New York Knights

Roy Hobbs had been shot and then the movie flashed forward 16 years later when he joined the New York Knights. The bat that Roy Hobbs used in the movie was named Wonder Boy.

6. Robert De Niro played catcher Bruce Pearson for what baseball team in "Bang The Drum Slowly"?

Answer: New York Mammoths

The New York Mammoths made it to the world series in the movie and ended up losing the series. Vincent Gardenia and Michael Moriarty also starred in this movie.

7. What high school basketball team did Gene Hackman play volatile coach Norman Dale for, in "Hoosiers"?

Answer: Hickory

"Hoosiers" started with Norman Dale getting out of the Navy and showing up in Hickory, Indiana to coach the Hickory Huskers. This is based on a true story about Milan Highschool. They won the Indiana state basketball title in 1954.

8. Henry Steele (actor Robbie Benson) was a freshman basketball player for what directional college in "One on One"?

Answer: Western

"One on One" started with Henry Steele in high school and he was recruited and signed to play college basketball at Western University. G.D. Spradlin played the Head Coach of Western University and was also the Head Coach in North Dallas Forty.

9. Al Pacino played Coach Tony D'Amato in "Any Given Sunday" for what pro football team?

Answer: Miami Sharks

Lawrence Taylor's nickname in the movie is "Sharky" based on being the linebacker for the Miami Sharks.

This Oliver Stone film had many stars and football hall of famers such as Cameron Diaz, Ann Margaret, Charlton Heston, Jim Brown.

10. Paul Newman played player/Coach Reggie Dunlop in "Slap Shot". What was the name of the minor league hockey team he was the player/Coach for?

Answer: Charlestown Chiefs

There is a scene where the Hanson Brothers start fighting and hockey radio announcer asks, "What has come over the Charlestown Chiefs?" At the end of the movie, Reggie Dunlop received a job with the fictional Hockey Team, the Minnesota Nighthawks.

Source: Author Beavalicious

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