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They Just Might Shock You! Trivia Quiz

Though they're usually not a very good team, don't overlook the San Diego Chargers or you might get zapped! This is a quiz about their history. Good Luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by malcolmsex. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
malcolmsex

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
195,416

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Tough

Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. Who coached the Chargers to more victories in the 20th century than any other head coach? Hint

Sid Gillman

Bobby Ross

Don Coryell

Tommy Prothro

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Question 2 of 10

2. Whose single game passing yardage team record did quarterback Dan Fouts tie, when he passed for 444 yards in a 41-37 win over the San Francisco 49ers on December 11, 1982? Hint

John Hadl

His own

Tobin Rote

Don Breaux

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these players set a Chargers team record in 1981, with five receiving touchdowns in a single game? Hint

Charlie Joiner

Kellen Winslow

Wes Chandler

John Jefferson

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Chargers were originally located in Los Angeles.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which team did the Chargers defeat for their first postseason win after the 1970 NFL/AFL merger? Hint

Buffalo Bills

Houston Oilers

Miami Dolphins

New York Jets

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which team did the Chargers defeat in the 1994 AFC Championship Game to advance to Super Bowl XXIX? Hint

Miami Dolphins

Pittsburgh Steelers

Buffalo Bills

Kansas City Chiefs

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Question 7 of 10

7. The Chargers had one shutout victory in the postseason during the 20th century. Which team was the unfortunate victim? Hint

Kansas City Chiefs

Indianapolis Colts

Miami Dolphins

Pittsburgh Steelers

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these players never wore a Charger uniform? Hint

Monte Coleman

Lydell Mitchell

Roy Gerela

Johnny Unitas

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which college did Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson attend? Hint

Michigan State

Southern Methodist

San Diego State

Texas Christian

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Question 10 of 10

10. Whose team record did LaDainian Tomlinson break when he rushed for 1,683 yards in 2002? Hint

Marion Butts

His own

Chuck Muncie

Natrone Means

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who coached the Chargers to more victories in the 20th century than any other head coach?

Answer: Sid Gillman

Gillman coached the Chargers all the way through the AFL days of the 1960s, except for the last five games of the 1969 season. He then coached them for the first ten games of 1971. He finished his career with a win/loss record of 87-57-6. Don Coryell was second, winning 72 games from 1978-1986.

2. Whose single game passing yardage team record did quarterback Dan Fouts tie, when he passed for 444 yards in a 41-37 win over the San Francisco 49ers on December 11, 1982?

Answer: His own

Fouts equalled his own record which he had set two years earlier in a 44-7 win over the New York Giants. At the time of his retirement in 1987, Fouts held many major NFL passing records and virtually every Chargers passing record.

3. Which of these players set a Chargers team record in 1981, with five receiving touchdowns in a single game?

Answer: Kellen Winslow

Winslow accomplished this amazing feat in a 55-21 Chargers victory over the defending Super Bowl champion Oakland Raiders. Dan Fouts' six total touchdown passes that day also set a team record.

4. The Chargers were originally located in Los Angeles.

Answer: True

The team began its existence in 1960 as the Los Angeles Chargers. They won the AFL's western conference with a 10-4 record, but lost the first AFL Championship Game 24-16 to the Houston Oilers.

5. Which team did the Chargers defeat for their first postseason win after the 1970 NFL/AFL merger?

Answer: Buffalo Bills

The Chargers beat the Bills 20-14 in a 1980 AFC divisional playoff game to advance to the AFC Championship Game, where they lost 34-27 to the Oakland Raiders.

6. Which team did the Chargers defeat in the 1994 AFC Championship Game to advance to Super Bowl XXIX?

Answer: Pittsburgh Steelers

The Chargers, under head coach Bobby Ross, stunned the Steelers in Pittsburgh 17-13. They then lost Super Bowl XXIX 49-26 to the San Francisco 49ers.

7. The Chargers had one shutout victory in the postseason during the 20th century. Which team was the unfortunate victim?

Answer: Kansas City Chiefs

The Chargers blanked the Chiefs 17-0 in one of the 1992 AFC Wildcard Games. Unfortunately for the Chargers, their season ended a week later with a 31-0 loss to the Miami Dolphins.

8. Which of these players never wore a Charger uniform?

Answer: Monte Coleman

Known mainly as a kicker for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1971-1978, Gerela kicked one field goal in seven attempts for the Chargers in 1979, then retired. Lydell Mitchell's best years were spent with the Baltimore Colts from 1972-1977 but he spent 1978 and 1979 with the Chargers.

After spending 17 years at quarterback for the Colts, Johnny Unitas played in five games for the Chargers in 1973. Linebacker Monte Coleman spent his entire 16 year career with the Washington Redskins. At the time of his retirement in 1994, Coleman had played in more games than any other Redskin.

9. Which college did Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson attend?

Answer: Texas Christian

Tomlinson quickly became one of the best running backs in the NFL. Chargers head coach Marty Schottenheimer said Tomlinson was the greatest running back he's ever seen play.

10. Whose team record did LaDainian Tomlinson break when he rushed for 1,683 yards in 2002?

Answer: Natrone Means

Means' 1,350 yards set a team record in 1994.

Source: Author malcolmsex

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