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1. Montreal is considered by some to be the birthplace of modern Canadian football. In what year did the Alouettes join the Canadian Football League?
2. In what year did the Alouettes (by name) win their first league championship?
3. The Alouettes have called several stadiums home over the years, Where did the team play their home games during the 2010 season?
4. One of the Alouette's most successful decades was during the 1970s. Do you know how many times the Al's won the Grey Cup championship game during that decade.
5. What is the English translation of the the French word, Alouette?
6. The Montreal Alouettes team folded in 1981. In 1982, a local businessman (Charles Bronfman) tried to resurrect CFL football in Montreal and put together a new team that played in the CFL until 1987, but then this team folded as well. Can you name the resurrected Montreal CFL franchise that played from 1982 to 1987.
7. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, several NFL players crossed the border to play for the Alouettes in the CFL, thanks to a very flamboyant owner. Who was this flamboyant sports-loving business man?
8. The Alouettes re-emerged when a remnant team of the failed CFLs US expansion experience, Baltimore, was relocated to Montreal by the owner and re-took the old name of the Alouettes. What was the nickname of the Baltimore CFL team that moved to Montreal in time for the 1996 season?
9. During the first decade of the 2000s, the Alouettes fielded very impressive teams. How many Eastern Conference regular season championships did they win during that period?
10. Which four-time NFL Super Bowl game coach earned his professional coaching stripes, in addition to learning the no-huddle offense, with the Montreal Alouettes?
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