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Minnesota Sports in 2010 Trivia Quiz

Questions on Minnesota sports in 2010, professional and college. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by rrocketUL3N. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
rrocketUL3N

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
341,150

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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207

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who did the Minnesota Vikings play in the first week of the 2010 regular season? Hint

Green Bay Packers

Atlanta Falcons

Detroit Lions

New Orleans Saints

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Question 2 of 10

2. The Minnesota Twins were knocked out of the 2010 playoffs by which team? Hint

LA Angels of Anheim

Tampa Bay Rays

New York Yankees

Texas Rangers

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who did the Gophers sign as their new head football coach before the 2010 season had finished, to start in 2011? Hint

Tim Brewster

Tim Lewis

Lou Holtz

Jerry Kill

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Question 4 of 10

4. What city was Gopher quarterback Adam Weber from? Hint

Burnsville, MN

Dayton, OH

Champlin, MN

Shoreview, MN

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which Gopher basketball star got hurt for season in 2010-2011 season? Hint

Blake Hoffarber

Al Nolan

Rodney Williams

Al Nolen

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was Randy Moss traded to the New England Patriots for? Hint

3rd Round Pick

1st and 5th Round Pick

Cash

2012 1st Round Pick

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Question 7 of 10

7. What number did Randy Moss wear for the Vikings in the 2010 season? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the only professional Minnesota team to make the playoffs in 2010? Hint

Twins

Vikings

Wolves

Wild

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was fired as coach of the Timberwolves after the 2010-11 season ended? Hint

Ken Schwartz

Flip Saunders

Kurt Rambis

Tony Hewitt

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who did the Twins pick up in the offseason to play Shortstop in the 2010 season? Hint

Ben Revere

Orlando Hudson

JJ Hardy

Tsuyoshi Nishioka

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who did the Minnesota Vikings play in the first week of the 2010 regular season?

Answer: New Orleans Saints

Vikings played the Saints in the 2010 season opener in New Orleans, and they lost 9-14.

2. The Minnesota Twins were knocked out of the 2010 playoffs by which team?

Answer: New York Yankees

Yankees knocked the Twins out 3-0 in the AL Division Series.

3. Who did the Gophers sign as their new head football coach before the 2010 season had finished, to start in 2011?

Answer: Jerry Kill

After Tim Brewster was fired early in the season, the Gophers signed former Northern Illinois coach Jerry Kill.

4. What city was Gopher quarterback Adam Weber from?

Answer: Shoreview, MN

Adam Weber's hometown was Shoreview, Minnesota.

5. Which Gopher basketball star got hurt for season in 2010-2011 season?

Answer: Al Nolen

Al Nolen broke his foot in January and was declared out for season.

6. What was Randy Moss traded to the New England Patriots for?

Answer: 3rd Round Pick

After Locker Room mishaps between Moss and Brady, Moss was traded after 4 games (in October 2010) by the Patriots to the Vikings for a 3rd round pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. Less than a month later, having played just 4 games, he was released and placed on the waiver list.

His waiver was claimed vy Tennessee Titans, where he played the final 8 games of the season, and his pro football career.

7. What number did Randy Moss wear for the Vikings in the 2010 season?

Answer: 84

He went back to his old number for the Vikings. He had played for the Vikings for the first 7 seasons of his career (1998-2004).
He wore the 18 at Oakland Raiders (2005-06) and the 81 at New England Patriots (2007-2010),

8. What was the only professional Minnesota team to make the playoffs in 2010?

Answer: Twins

The Twins and Wild were they only to finish with a record over .500, but the Twins finished first in the whole American League division. They were the only playoff team.

9. Who was fired as coach of the Timberwolves after the 2010-11 season ended?

Answer: Kurt Rambis

Kurt Rambis coached the Wolves to 15-67 and 17-65 losing records over two seasons and was then fired; it was 5th straight losing season for the Wolves.

10. Who did the Twins pick up in the offseason to play Shortstop in the 2010 season?

Answer: JJ Hardy

JJ Hardy was picked up from the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2009 offseason, he was only there for 1 year.

Source: Author rrocketUL3N

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