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Bud Grant Trivia Quiz

This quiz focuses on Bud Grant, Hall of Fame Football coach.

A multiple-choice quiz by bernie73. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
bernie73

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
379,341

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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204

Question 1 of 10

1. Like many NFL coaches, Bud Grant was also a professional football player. However, in what other professional sports league did he also play? Hint

Major League Baseball

Major League Soccer

National Hockey League

National Basketball Association

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Question 2 of 10

2. Bud Grant played professional football in both the National Football League and the Canadian Football League. With which two teams did he play? Hint

Philadelphia Eagles and Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Miami Dolphins and Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Chicago Bears and Ottawa Redblacks

Cincinnati Bengals and Edmonton Eskimos

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Question 3 of 10

3. With his CFL playing career concluded after the 1956 season, what was Grant's next role in professional football? Hint

He returned to the NFL as a player.

He coached a CFL team.

He defected to the American Football League as a player.

He became a college football coach.

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Question 4 of 10

4. In 1967, Grant was ready to make the jump to the NFL. Of which 1960s expansion team did he become the second head coach in team history? Hint

Dallas Cowboys

New Orleans Saints

Atlanta Falcons

Minnesota Vikings

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Question 5 of 10

5. The 1969 season was an important one for Grant and his team. What did the team accomplish that year? Hint

Complete a perfect season

Win the NFL championship

Lead the league in sacks

Play every game on the road

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Question 6 of 10

6. Grant led his team to an amazing four Super Bowls during his time as head coach. How many of those Super Bowls did his team win? Hint

7. With his entire NFL coaching career with one team, Grant competed each season to win the same division (though exactly which teams were in the division occasionally changed). Which division did he win an amazing 11 times? Hint

NFL/NFC east

NFL/NFC central

NFL/NFC west

NFL/NFC south

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Question 8 of 10

8. Like many people of his generation, Grant served in the armed forces during World War II. In which branch of the armed forces did he serve? Hint

Army

Army Air Corps

Marines

Navy

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Question 9 of 10

9. Grant stepped down as the head coach for his NFL team in 1983. What involvement did he have with the NFL after that? Hint

He became assistant commissioner for the NFC.

He became a minority owner of another team.

He became head coach for another team.

He returned as coach of the same team.

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Question 10 of 10

10. Grant's football career has been recognized in many ways by professional football. Which best described how his career was recognized? Hint

He is in both the CFL and NFL Halls of Fame.

He is in the NFL Hall of Fame and was an MVP in the NFL.

He is in the CFL Hall of Fame and was an MVP in the CFL.

He was an MVP in both the CFL and the NFL.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Like many NFL coaches, Bud Grant was also a professional football player. However, in what other professional sports league did he also play?

Answer: National Basketball Association

The 6 foot 3 inch Grant spent two seasons with the Minneapolis Lakers (1949-1951). Averaging 2.6 points a game, he mostly played forward. He had played football, baseball, and basketball in high school and college.

2. Bud Grant played professional football in both the National Football League and the Canadian Football League. With which two teams did he play?

Answer: Philadelphia Eagles and Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1950 NFL draft, he spent the 1951 and 1952 seasons with the Eagles where he played defensive end and wide receiver. He the spent the next four seasons with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1953-1956) as an offensive end. He was a three-time All-Star for the Western Conference of the CFL.

3. With his CFL playing career concluded after the 1956 season, what was Grant's next role in professional football?

Answer: He coached a CFL team.

Grant became the coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers beginning in the 1957 season and lasting until the 1966 season. When he coached his first game at the age of 30, he was the then-youngest head coach in CFL history. He led his team to six Grey Cup (championship) appearances and won the big game four times.

4. In 1967, Grant was ready to make the jump to the NFL. Of which 1960s expansion team did he become the second head coach in team history?

Answer: Minnesota Vikings

Norm Van Brocklin had been the original coach of the Vikings. In six seasons (1961-1966) he compiled a 29-51-4 record. Grant had been offered the Vikings position in 1961, but chose to stay with the Blue Bombers at that time.

5. The 1969 season was an important one for Grant and his team. What did the team accomplish that year?

Answer: Win the NFL championship

The 1969 season was the last one before the merger of the NFL and the AFL. The vikings represented the NFL in Super Bowl IV against the Kansas City Chiefs of the AFL. The Chiefs won that Super Bowl, 23-7.

6. Grant led his team to an amazing four Super Bowls during his time as head coach. How many of those Super Bowls did his team win?

Answer: 0

Grant and the Vikings lost to the Chiefs in Super Bowl IV. They lost to the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl VIII by the score of 24-7. They lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl IX by the score of 16-6. Finally they lost to the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XI by the score of 32-14. Only Marv Levy of the Buffalo Bills matches Grant's record of four Super Bowl appearances and four Super Bowl losses.

Answer: NFL/NFC central

The Vikings, Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears, and Green Bay Packers were all long-term members of the Central Division until the NFL divisions were realigned and they became part of the NFL north. The team won the NFL/NFC central from 1968-1971, 1973-1978, and 1980.

8. Like many people of his generation, Grant served in the armed forces during World War II. In which branch of the armed forces did he serve?

Answer: Navy

Grant graduated high school in 1945. He enlisted in the Navy and was assigned to the Great Lakes Naval Training Station. After his naval service, he attended the University of Minnesota.

9. Grant stepped down as the head coach for his NFL team in 1983. What involvement did he have with the NFL after that?

Answer: He returned as coach of the same team.

Grant returned as coach of the Vikings for one season in 1985 after Les Steckel's unsuccessful tenure in 1984. Grant is both the second and fourth head coach of the Vikings in team history. After a 9-7 season in 1985, Grant retired again as head coach.

10. Grant's football career has been recognized in many ways by professional football. Which best described how his career was recognized?

Answer: He is in both the CFL and NFL Halls of Fame.

Grant was elected to the CFL Hall of Fame in 1983 and to the NFL Hall of Fame in 1994. He has an impressive 118-64-3 record as coach of the Blue Bombers. He has an equally impressive 168-108-5 record as coach of the Vikings.

Source: Author bernie73

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