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America's Team? Trivia Quiz

They call the Dallas Cowboys America's Team. Well, I'm an American and they're not my team but they do have a great history. Let's see how much you know about it.

A multiple-choice quiz by malcolmsex. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
malcolmsex

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
155,249

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. What team dashed the Cowboys hopes for a 3rd straight NFL Championship game appearance by defeating them in the 1979 playoffs? Hint

Los Angeles Rams

Minnesota Vikings

Washington Redskins

Philadelphia Eagles

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Question 2 of 10

2. In one of the largest trade of the 20th century ,the Cowboys traded Herschel Walker to what team? Hint

Philadelphia Eagles

Miami Dolphins

Los Angeles Rams

Minnesota Vikings

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following players never played for the Dallas Cowboys? Hint

Brian Kelley

Eddie Murray

Timmy Smith

Reggie Rucker

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Question 4 of 10

4. How many times did the Cowboys miss the playoffs during the 1970s? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. In one of the best post-season comeback wins in NFL history, the Cowboys erased a 21-3 deficit and defeated what team in 1972? Hint

Washington Redskins

San Francisco 49ers

Los Angeles Rams

Minnesota Vikings

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Question 6 of 10

6. Where did Cowboys Hall of Fame running back Tony Dorsett attend college? Hint

Pittsburgh

Texas A&M

Michigan

Arizona St.

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Question 7 of 10

7. As Tony Dorsett had done before him, running back Emmitt Smith also rushed for over 1,000 yards in each of his first 5 seasons?

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who besides Emmitt Smith, was the only Cowboy to lead the NFL in rushing yardage for a season during the 20th century? Hint

Smith was the only one

Tony Dorsett

Herschel Walker

Duane Thomas

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Question 9 of 10

9. The Cowboys won only 3 games in Jimmy Johnson's first season as head coach?

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. What team did the Cowboys beat for coach Jimmy Johnson's first career playoff victory? Hint

Atlanta Falcons

Minnesota Vikings

Green Bay Packers

Chicago Bears

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What team dashed the Cowboys hopes for a 3rd straight NFL Championship game appearance by defeating them in the 1979 playoffs?

Answer: Los Angeles Rams

The Rams won it in Dallas, 21-19. This was the last game of Cowboy quarterback Roger Staubach's career.

1977-78 .. 23-6 Dallas Cowboys v Minnesota Vikings
1978-79 .. 28-0 Dallas Cowboys v Los Angeles Rams
1979-80 .... 9-0 Los Angeles Rams v Tampa Bay Buccaneers

2. In one of the largest trade of the 20th century ,the Cowboys traded Herschel Walker to what team?

Answer: Minnesota Vikings

On October 13,1989, the Cowboys traded running back Herschel Walker to the Vikings for 4 veteran players and 13 future draft picks. The huge number of draft picks the Cowboys got over the next four years, helped them build the powerhouse team they had during the first half of the 1990s.

3. Which of the following players never played for the Dallas Cowboys?

Answer: Brian Kelley

Smith rushed for a 20th century Super Bowl record 204 yards for the Redskins in Super Bowl XXII. He played in one game for the Cowboys in 1990, carrying the ball 6 times for 6 yards. This was to be the last game of his career. Reggie Rucker, a wide receiver whose best seasons were spent with the Cleveland Browns, began his career as a Cowboy and caught a whopping 10 passes in 1970-1971. Eddie Murray spent 12 years kicking for the Detroit Lions.

He was the kicker in 1993 for the Cowboys. Linebacker Brian Kelley spent his entire 11 year career with the New York Giants.

4. How many times did the Cowboys miss the playoffs during the 1970s?

Answer: 1

The Cowboys' only non-playoff season of the 70s was 1974, when they stumbled to 8-6 and finished 3rd in the NFC East.

5. In one of the best post-season comeback wins in NFL history, the Cowboys erased a 21-3 deficit and defeated what team in 1972?

Answer: San Francisco 49ers

In a game played in San Francisco, the Cowboys outscored the 49ers 17-0 in the 4th quarter of this NFC Divisional playoff. Final Score: Cowboys 30 - 49ers 28.

6. Where did Cowboys Hall of Fame running back Tony Dorsett attend college?

Answer: Pittsburgh

The Cowboys made Dorsett the 2nd overall pick in the 1977 draft, after Tampa Bay had chosen Ricky Bell. The pick paid off quite handsomely as Dorsett rushed for over 1,000 yards in each of his first 5 seasons, and 8 of his first 9, missing only the strike shortened season of 1982.

7. As Tony Dorsett had done before him, running back Emmitt Smith also rushed for over 1,000 yards in each of his first 5 seasons?

Answer: False

Not so. Smith rushed for only 937 yards as a rookie in 1990. He did, however, rush over 1,000 yards in each of the next 11 seasons.

8. Who besides Emmitt Smith, was the only Cowboy to lead the NFL in rushing yardage for a season during the 20th century?

Answer: Smith was the only one

Dorsett's 745 yards in 1982 and Walker's 1,514 yards in 1988, were good enough to lead the NFC but not the whole league. During his time with the Cowboys, Smith led the NFL in rushing 4 times.

9. The Cowboys won only 3 games in Jimmy Johnson's first season as head coach?

Answer: False

The Cowboys won only one game in Johnson's first year of 1989. They had won 3 games the previous season, Tom Landry's final year. Johnson had the Cowboys in the playoffs by 1991.

10. What team did the Cowboys beat for coach Jimmy Johnson's first career playoff victory?

Answer: Chicago Bears

The Cowboys narrowly defeated Mike Ditka's Bears 17-13 in Chicago. They were then crushed in the second round of the playoffs, 38-6 by the Detroit Lions.

Source: Author malcolmsex

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