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The ESPN Drama "Playmakers" Trivia Quiz

Here's a quiz about the popular ESPN drama "Playmakers".

A multiple-choice quiz by tynerman14. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
tynerman14

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
158,963

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
483

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Question 1 of 15

1. "Playmakers" follows the season of which fictional team? Hint

Arizona Wildcats

Miami Cougars

Cleveland Cobras

Boston Rebels

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Question 2 of 15

2. Who plays Demetrius Harris? Hint

Donald Faison

Tony Denison

Omar Gooding

Marcello Thetford

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Question 3 of 15

3. What drug was Harris addicted to? Hint

Marijuana

Alcohol

Heroin

Cocaine

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Question 4 of 15

4. What excuse did DH use to leave meetings to to get a fix? Hint

"I forgot something in the car"

All of these

"Someone's calling my cell"

"I gotta take a piss"

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Question 5 of 15

5. Who plays Leon Taylor? Hint

Russell Hornsby

Marcello Thetford

Omar Gooding

Christopher Wiehl

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Question 6 of 15

6. What crime was Leon accused of? Hint

Drug possession

Spousal abuse

Murder

Grand theft auto

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Question 7 of 15

7. What is the name of the control freak owner? Hint

Wilbanks

Fillmore

Wilson

Jackson

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Question 8 of 15

8. McConnell is the coach.

True

False

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Question 9 of 15

9. Who plays McConnell? Hint

Tony Dennison

Christopher Wiehl

Jason Matthew Smith

Orly Adelson

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Question 10 of 15

10. Who plays Eric Olscyk? Hint

Jason Matthew Smith

Christopher Wiehl

Tony Dennison

Orly Adelson

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Question 11 of 15

11. The Cougars made the playoffs.

True

False

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Question 12 of 15

12. Who created the show? Hint

John Eisendrath

Marcus Smith

Tony Denison

Jerry Bruckheimer

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Question 13 of 15

13. Which one of these organizations protested the show? Hint

None of these

AWSM

Both of these

NFL

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Question 14 of 15

14. Which rapper made a guest star appearance as DH's brother? Hint

Nas

Snoop Dogg

P Diddy

Joe Budden

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Question 15 of 15

15. What did this rapper do for a living in the show? Hint

Ran after school youth programs

Drug dealer

Janitor

McDonald's

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Playmakers" follows the season of which fictional team?

Answer: Miami Cougars

"Playmakers" is about the on and off-field issues of the fictional Miami Cougars.

2. Who plays Demetrius Harris?

Answer: Omar Gooding

Omar Gooding plays DH, the star rookie running back with a nasty cocaine addiction.

3. What drug was Harris addicted to?

Answer: Cocaine

DH once left the locker room at halftime to pick up a stash he had asked for and collapsed in a loading dock type area in the stadium.

4. What excuse did DH use to leave meetings to to get a fix?

Answer: "I gotta take a piss"

DH always said "I gotta take a piss" when he was craving a hit and he was around coaches.

5. Who plays Leon Taylor?

Answer: Russell Hornsby

Russell Hornsby plays Leon, the Cougar's backup running back, that was aging and hated DH for his cockiness.

6. What crime was Leon accused of?

Answer: Spousal abuse

Leon was accused of spousal abuse when it got out that he punched his wife, when he really just nudged her during an argument and she fell down the stairs and split her lip.

7. What is the name of the control freak owner?

Answer: Wilbanks

Wilbanks always wanted to make the decisions instead of the coach.

8. McConnell is the coach.

Answer: False

McConnell is the Cougar's womanizing quarterback.

9. Who plays McConnell?

Answer: Christopher Wiehl

Christoper Wiehl played McConnell, who showed that he was the paternity suit expert after he tries to help the sensitive Olscyk with the dealing-with of his first child.

10. Who plays Eric Olscyk?

Answer: Jason Matthew Smith

Jason Matthew Smith plays Olscyk, who was the first one Leon's wife told about the "abuse".

11. The Cougars made the playoffs.

Answer: False

The Cougars won their last game and were celebrating, but a team assistant turned the TV on to the view of the team they needed to lose taking their spot in the playoffs on a game winning TD by a much hated scrambling QB.

12. Who created the show?

Answer: John Eisendrath

John Eisendrath and Orly Adelson created the controversial drama.

13. Which one of these organizations protested the show?

Answer: Both of these

The Association for Women in Sports Media protested it because of the slightly skanky behavior of a female reporter, and the NFL didn't like the extremely derogatory portrayal of the players.

14. Which rapper made a guest star appearance as DH's brother?

Answer: Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg guest starred for 1 episode as DH's do-right brother.

15. What did this rapper do for a living in the show?

Answer: Ran after school youth programs

Snoop Dogg's character blew the horn on his brother, DH, when he blamed the hitting of a woman on a bike by his car on his friend. Snoop Dogg's character would later get shot.

Source: Author tynerman14

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