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Take this 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Quiz! Difficult Trivia | NFL Teams

The Buccaneers were Super Bowl champs after the 2002 season, but it was a hard road before that! Test your Buccaneer knowledge!

A multiple-choice quiz by superferd. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
superferd

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
115,651

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
830

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Question 1 of 10

1. During the 1999 season, who was the #2 quarterback going into the season? Hint

Eric Zeier

Steve Deberg

Trent Dilfer

Shaun King

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Question 2 of 10

2. The Buccaneer's first victory, in a game where the temperature was under 40 degrees was the NFC Championship game in Philadelphia, earning them a berth to Super Bowl XXXVII?

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Buccaneers won a playoff game against a team starting Brad Johnson at quarterback?

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. What division did the Buccaneers begin play in during their inaugural season of 1976? Hint

NFC Central

AFC East

NFC East

AFC West

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Question 5 of 10

5. During the strike shortened season of 1982-1983, what team knocked the Bucs out of the playoffs?

Answer: (Two Words or just team name.)

6. The Buccaneers lost to the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Championship game in the 1979-1980 season, and the St.Louis Rams in the 1999-2000 season. How many touchdowns were scored against the Bucs total?

Answer: (single number)

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Question 7 of 10

7. The Buccaneers lost 26 games to start their history, and beat the New Orleans Saints 33-14 for their first win. The next game was the last game of the year and they also won that. Who did they beat? Hint

Lions

Packers

Vikings

Cardinals

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who called the Buccaneers "Paper Champions"?

Answer: (Two Words or just surname)

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who replaced Hardy Nickerson at linebacker, when he departed for the Jacksonville Jaguars? Hint

Shelton Quarles

Brad Culpepper

Anthony "Booger" McFarland

Jaime Duncan

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was the name of the stadium that the Buccaneers played their final game in, before moving to Raymond James Stadium? Hint

Houlihan's Stadium

John McKay Stadium

Tampa Stadium

Buccaneer Park

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. During the 1999 season, who was the #2 quarterback going into the season?

Answer: Shaun King

Eric Zeier only started one game, and was inactive against the Seahawks in Seattle when Shaun King came off the bench. King was number to Dilfer.

2. The Buccaneer's first victory, in a game where the temperature was under 40 degrees was the NFC Championship game in Philadelphia, earning them a berth to Super Bowl XXXVII?

Answer: False

The Buccaneers finally got the "cold weather" monkey off their backs in the final game of the 2002 season, by defeating the Bears in Chicago, 15-0.

3. The Buccaneers won a playoff game against a team starting Brad Johnson at quarterback?

Answer: True

During the 1999-2000 season, Tampa defeated the Washington Redskins 14-13, and Brad Johnson was the losing quarterback for the Redskins.

4. What division did the Buccaneers begin play in during their inaugural season of 1976?

Answer: AFC West

This only lasted one season, and they swapped conferences with Seattle, the other new team that year, the following season. Seattle has since switched back to the NFC.

5. During the strike shortened season of 1982-1983, what team knocked the Bucs out of the playoffs?

Answer: Cowboys

The Cowboys knocked the Buccaneers out of the playoffs for the second consecutive year.

Answer: 1

They lost 9-0 in 1979-1980 (three field goals), and 11-6 in 1999-2000 (one TD from Kurt Warner to Ricky Proehl).

Answer: Cardinals

They defeated the then St. Louis Cardinals, and finished the 1978-1979 season on a 2 game winning streak!

8. Who called the Buccaneers "Paper Champions"?

Answer: Lee Flowers

Pittsburgh managed to defeat the Buccaneers in Raymond James Stadium two years in a row, including their Super Bowl year. He was alleging that they have a lot of star players that make the Pro Bowl, but could never win the big game. They proved him wrong by crushing the Raiders 48-21 in Super Bowl XXXVII.

9. Who replaced Hardy Nickerson at linebacker, when he departed for the Jacksonville Jaguars?

Answer: Jaime Duncan

Hardy Nickerson was a very popular Buccaneer, and was let go because of salary cap reasons. Jaime Duncan did a good job filling in for him. Duncan is currently a member of the Rams and Nickerson is a member of the Packers.

10. What was the name of the stadium that the Buccaneers played their final game in, before moving to Raymond James Stadium?

Answer: Houlihan's Stadium

The Glazier's who bought the team that year, also owned the restaraunt chain named Houlihan's, and changed the name of Tampa Stadium for that one year. Their final game there was a 20-10 victory in the playoffs over the Detroit Lions.

Source: Author superferd

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