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Cleveland Sports History Trivia Quiz

The city of Cleveland has a long history of sports, with some great memories and some not-so-great ones. Good luck !

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

Author
Castleton

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
133,494

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
605

Last 3 plays: Guest 23 (6/15), Guest 40 (12/15), Guest 24 (8/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. What is the name of Cleveland's former NPSL franchise ? Hint

Force

Cavaliers

Fusion

Crunch

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Question 2 of 15

2. Where did the Cavaliers play before moving into Gund Arena ? Hint

Jacobs Field

Richfield Coliseum

Convocation Center

The Palace

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Question 3 of 15

3. Who was the owner of the Browns who moved the team to Baltimore after the 1995 season? Hint

Gordon Gund

Art Modell

Al Lerner

Larry Dolan

4. When Major League Baseball went to a three-divison league format in 1994, Cleveland was originally supposed to be in the East Division. Who replaced them in the East so that they could play in the Central ? Hint

Chicago

Detroit

Milwaukee

Pittsburgh

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Question 5 of 15

5. Which quarterback led the famous "Kardiac Kids" teams of the early 1980's for the Browns ? Hint

Mike Tomczak

Bernie Kosar

Brian Sipe

Tim Couch

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Question 6 of 15

6. Which indoor soccer hero has played for the Crunch and Force since the 1980's, being named to countless All-Star teams and leading the league in goals scored numerous times ? Hint

Tommy Tanner

Zoran Karic

Hector Marinaro

Otto Orf

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Question 7 of 15

7. What current minor league hockey franchise is named after Cleveland's former professional hockey team ? Hint

Lumberjacks

Ice Kats

Giants

Barons

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Question 8 of 15

8. Jacobs Field and Gund Arena were part of what massive downtown renovation plan ? Hint

Gateway

Independence

Hexadrome

Cuyahoga

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Question 9 of 15

9. Who knocked in the winning run in the first game at Jacobs Field ? Hint

Albert Belle

Wayne Kirby

Ken Griffey Jr.

Kenny Lofton

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Question 10 of 15

10. Who was the general manager for the Indians who built the playoff teams of the 1990's ? Hint

Dan O'Dowd

Dick Jacobs

Mark Shapiro

John Hart

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Question 11 of 15

11. What was commonly referred to as the "Mistake on the Lake" ? Hint

League Park

The Cleveland Indians

Cleveland Municipal Stadium

Gund Arena

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Question 12 of 15

12. What sharp-shooting point guard for the Cavaliers was regarded as one of the best foul shooters in NBA history ? Hint

Larry Nance

Mark Price

Terrell Brandon

Austin Carr

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Question 13 of 15

13. Which of the following men did not coach the Browns ? Hint

Paul Warfield

Chris Palmer

Marty Schottenheimer

Paul Brown

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Question 14 of 15

14. Which of the following years did the Indians NOT go to the World Series? Hint

1932

1948

1920

1997

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Question 15 of 15

15. Which of the following Cleveland team-Rival combinations is incorrect ? Hint

Cavaliers-Bulls

Browns-Steelers

Browns-Bears

Indians-Yankees

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name of Cleveland's former NPSL franchise ?

Answer: Crunch

The Crunch was Cleveland's old NPSL soccer franchise. They changed their name to the Force, and moved into the MISL for the 2002-2003 season. The Fusion is Cleveland's professional women's football franchise. The Cavaliers are Cleveland's long-suffering NBA team.

2. Where did the Cavaliers play before moving into Gund Arena ?

Answer: Richfield Coliseum

The Cavs played in Richfield for years until moving to Gund Arena in downtown Cleveland in the mid 1990's. Richfield is about 25 miles south of Cleveland.

3. Who was the owner of the Browns who moved the team to Baltimore after the 1995 season?

Answer: Art Modell

If you want to see a Clevelander's face turn red with anger, just mention Modell's name. Gund is the owner of the Cavaliers, Lerner owned the Browns until his death in 2002, and Dolan owns the Indians.

Answer: Detroit

Detroit was placed in the East so Cleveland could play in the Central. When Tampa Bay received an expansion team, they were placed in the East, Detroit was moved to the Central, and Milwaukee was moved from the AL Central to the NL Central.

5. Which quarterback led the famous "Kardiac Kids" teams of the early 1980's for the Browns ?

Answer: Brian Sipe

Sipe was famous for leading the Browns to many thrilling last-minute comebacks. He is also infamous for "Red Right 88", a play late in the 1981 AFC Championship Game against the Raiders in which he threw an interception deep in Raiders' territory to seal the game for Los Angeles.

6. Which indoor soccer hero has played for the Crunch and Force since the 1980's, being named to countless All-Star teams and leading the league in goals scored numerous times ?

Answer: Hector Marinaro

Hector led the Crucnh to several NPSL titles in the mid 1990's. He is widely regarded as the greatest player in indoor soccer history.

7. What current minor league hockey franchise is named after Cleveland's former professional hockey team ?

Answer: Barons

The Barons were a very good team in the 1950's. They were revived in name after the Lumberjacks' franchise left town.

8. Jacobs Field and Gund Arena were part of what massive downtown renovation plan ?

Answer: Gateway

The huge Gateway project built two state-of-the-art venues in downtown Cleveland and helped revitalize the entire downtown area in the early 1990's.

9. Who knocked in the winning run in the first game at Jacobs Field ?

Answer: Wayne Kirby

In the eleventh inning of the inaugural game at Jacobs Field in 1994, Wayne Kirby knocked in the winning run for the Indians.

10. Who was the general manager for the Indians who built the playoff teams of the 1990's ?

Answer: John Hart

Hart built Cleveland's teams from home-grown talent and astute trades. He changed the way general managers built teams by signing his promising young players to long-term contracts at bargain salaries.

11. What was commonly referred to as the "Mistake on the Lake" ?

Answer: Cleveland Municipal Stadium

The Stadium, which was home of the Browns, Indians, and many other events from 1932 to 1995, was an object of much derision in Cleveland. Holding over 70,000 spectators, it was considered much too large for a baseball stadium. After the Browns left in 1995, the Stadium was demolished and later a new football stadium was built on-site.

12. What sharp-shooting point guard for the Cavaliers was regarded as one of the best foul shooters in NBA history ?

Answer: Mark Price

Price consistently led the league in free-throw percentage and he also won several 3-point shooting contests in the early 1990's.

13. Which of the following men did not coach the Browns ?

Answer: Paul Warfield

Schottenheimer coached them in the 1980's, Palmer in the late 1990's as an expansion team, and Brown in the early years of Cleveland football.

14. Which of the following years did the Indians NOT go to the World Series?

Answer: 1932

They won in 1920, won in 1948, were swept by the Giants in 1954, lost 4-2 to the Braves in 1995, and lost 4-3 to the Marlins in 1997.

15. Which of the following Cleveland team-Rival combinations is incorrect ?

Answer: Browns-Bears

The Browns and Steelers have one of the fiercest and most storied rivalries in NFL history. The Indians and Yankees have always been competing with each other in the American League, and the Cavs and Bulls had a bitter rivalry in the late 1980's and early 1990's.

Source: Author Castleton

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