Green Bay Packers History Trivia Quiz

Answer: August 11, 1919

The Green Bay Packers were founded by Curly Lambeau and George Whitney Calhoun. The Packers were a semi-professional team from 1919-1920.

Answer: Hagemeister Park

Hagemeister Park had no bleachers so the fans could roam around freely. There were ropes along side of the field so the fans would know no not to go on it. During halftime, the teams would meet in opposite endzones to make plays, and fans would sometimes enter the conversations. To pay the players they would pass around a hat and it would collect donations from the fans.

The Packers played six total games in the 1919 season at Hagemeister Park.

Answer: 10-1

The Packers' only loss was to the Beloit Professionals, and that was also the last game of the season. The Packers lost 6-0. The Packers beat Sheboygen Company team 87-0 in the 1919 season also.

Answer: 1929 and 12-0-1

The Packers barely beat out the New York Giants for the title in 1929. Before the season had started, the Packers signed Johnny McNally, Cal Hubbard, and Mike Michalske, all of whom would become Hall of Famers. Curly Lambeau coached this honorable team.

Answer: Packers 21, Cowboys 17

The Ice Bowl is most famous for its incredibly low temperature, with wind chill about -36°F. Some say the Coach Vince Lombardi turned off the underground heating system, and others say that it was so cold that it overwhelmed the heating system. Also, the game was won by Bart Starr at the last second, who did a QB sneak and won the game for the Packers.

The Packers went on to win Super Bowl I.

Answer: False

The actual score was Packers 33, Raiders 14. Bart Starr was the MVP of the Super Bowl. This was the Packers' second consecutive Super Bowl win.

Answer: 447 more

The Snow Bowl was played on December 1, 1985, at Lambeau Field. It was called the Snow Bowl because it snowed heavily. Only 19,856 fans were at the game with a Packers record of 36,000 absences.

Answer: LeRoy Butler

The Lambeau Leap was invented in 1993. It is done by many non-Packer players. Occasionally, a visiting team's player will attempt a Lambeau Leap, but only to be denied by the fans.

Answer: 99 yards

The kick was returned by Desmond Howard. The Packers won 35-21 against the New England Patriots. The MVP was Desmond Howard. Desmond was the first special teams person to win the MVP award. The Super Bowl was in New Orleans that year.

Answer: March 4, 2008

Brett Favre retired winning three MVP Awards and winning a Super Bowl. He was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the 1991 Draft. He was traded to Green Bay after one season with the Falcons. He got his first of his 253 consecutive starts in 1993 against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Brett would become unretired and eventually be traded to the New York Jets.