By Eldon Combs | May 7, 2021 | Comments Off on Trivia Questions 05/07/21
Peeling an apple removes 30, 40, or 50% of it’s Vitamin C? (50% of it’s Fiber)
Which team is credited for the creation of the NFL Draft: Brooklyn Dodgers/ Boston Redskins/Philadelphia Eagles? (1930’s the Philly Eagles lost so much that owner Bert Bell pitched the idea of the draft and made it happen)
Philco Farnsworth was the inventor of the modern-day: Radio, Record Player, or Television? (Electric TV)
Who is credited with coining the term “NFL Draft”: Franklin Roosevelt, The Press, or Joseph Carr (NFL Commissioner)
How many stacked pennies equal 1 inch in height: 12, 14, or 16?
The first NFL draft pick was University of Chicago’s Jay Berwanger who turned down the NFL to sell: Electronic, Insulation, or Rubber products?
How many pennies laid side by side will equal 1 foot in length: more or less than 15? (16)
Of the 81 college players drafted in the original NFL Draft in 1936 – how many joined the NFL: 21, 31, or 41?
Take any number – add 6 – half it – and take away the number and you will always end up with the number: 0, 3, or 6?
What NFL team negotiated with the NFL’s first draft pick, Jay Berwanger to play for them: Boston, Chicago, or Philadelphia? (Philly had the first pick but traded it to Chicago – Berwanger wanted to be on the 1936 Summer Olympic Team – he had also asked for $1,000 a game at a time most players were getting $50 to $100 per game – Story is Berwanger put out a number there seems to be some discrepancy on the amount (somewhere between $12,500 and $15,000) Chicago offered a closer amount but not the Berwanger number)
According to a recent study what percentage of television watchers set their volume level to an odd number: 9%, 19%, or 29%? (91% set volume number to an even number like 10, 20, 30, or 40)
Since the beginning of modern football (1932) – how many NFL Drafts have not produced a single Hall of Famer: 2, 4, or 6? (Forward Pass allowed in 1932 – Only 2 drafts have never produced a Hall-of-Famer: 1984 & 1992)
If you know the person your daughter is about say, “I Do” at her wedding is a complete jerk – it is more likely the first tear you will shed will come for your Left or Right eye? (Right, Happy or Proud tears – Left, Sad or Pain)
The lastest first QB pick in the NFL Draft history was the 68th or 86th pick? (No QB taken in either the 1st or 2nd round – 1988 Tom Tupa the 68th pick of the St Louis Cardinals)
Today May 7th, 2021 there are closer to: 150, 1,500, or 2,500 Billionairs in the world? (2,755)
This NFL team was once fined $5,000 for trading the same draft pick to 2 different teams – was it: Baltimore, Oakland, or Washington? (1973 Washington football coach George Allen traded the same draft pick to 2 different teams (Jets first and then to the Ram’s and then did it again trading their 3rd & 4th round picks to the Bill’s and then again to the Chargers)
Of these Super Bowl winning quarterbacks – who was the lowest Draft Pick: Tom Brady, Bart Star, or Jeff Hostetler? (Brady 199th, Star 200th, Hosteteler 58th)
Who did Bill Belechick have sitting immediately to his right at this year’s NFL Draft: Nike, Pepsi, or Visa? (His dog Nike was given his own seat right next to dad – he is a very well behaved dog)
Bible Question: The Bible story of the Shepherd & The Wolf is found in 1st Peter – It was the 3rd or 4th time the boy cried, “Wolf” – the villagers would no longer go to help him? (The parable shows how a dishonest person not only hurts others but themselves as well)