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May 15, 2009

Test your knowledge of the Bears

 
By: Larry Mayer | Last Updated: 5/15/2009 11:54 AM
 
 

How well do you know the Bears? Take our trivia test and find out (answers are below):

1. Jay Cutler isn’t the first quarterback from Vanderbilt the Bears acquired via a trade. Who is the other?
A. Ed Brown
B. Rudy Bukich
C. Sid Luckman
D. Bill Wade

2. Matt Forte rushed for a season-high 139 yards against which team last season?


Matt Forte had three 100-yard games in 2008.

A. Colts
B. Lions
C. Rams
D. Texans

3. Who is the only player the Bears have selected with the 18th pick in the NFL Draft?
A. Jim Covert
B. Wendell Davis
C. Willie Gault
D. Brad Muster

4. Who led the Bears in interceptions last season?
A. Lance Briggs
B. Corey Graham
C. Kevin Payne
D. Charles Tillman

5. Since 2005, who is the only NFC team to register more wins than the Bears?
A. Cowboys
B. Giants
C. Panthers
D. Seahawks

6. Who has appeared in the most post-season games in Bears history?
A. Mark Bortz
B. Dan Hampton
C. Steve McMichael
D. Mike Singletary

7. Which Bears player was drafted by the Packers?
A. Hunter Hillenmeyer
B. Jason McKie
C. Nick Roach
D. Jamar Williams

8. Devin Hester scored his first NFL touchdown against which team?
A. Lions
B. Packers
C. Rams
D. Vikings

9. Which Bears player entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent?
A. Desmond Clark
B. Roberto Garza
C. Brad Maynard
D. Adewale Ogunleye

10. Who led the Bears in sacks last season?
A. Alex Brown
B. Tommie Harris
C. Adewale Ogunleye
D. Brian Urlacher

11. Who was the last Bears quarterback to throw four TD passes in a game?
A. Rex Grossman
B. Cade McNown
C. Jim Miller
D. Kyle Orton

12. Which Bears assistant coach played for the Chicago Blitz in the USFL?
A. Gill Byrd
B. Jon Hoke
C. Tim Spencer
D. Dave Toub

Answers
1-D: The Bears acquired former Vanderbilt star Bill Wade in a trade with the Los Angeles Rams in 1961 in exchange for quarterback Zeke Bratkowski. Wade played six seasons for the Bears from 1961-66, leading them to the 1963 NFL championship. Wade still holds Bears records for longest pass (98 yards), 300-yard games in a career (9) and 300-yard games in a season (4 in 1962).

2-C: Bears running back Matt Forte rushed for a season-high 139 yards and 2 touchdowns on 21 carries in a 27-3 rout of the Rams last Nov. 23 in St. Louis.

3-C: The Bears selected Tennessee wide receiver Willie Gault with the 18th overall pick in the 1983 draft.

4-C: Safety Kevin Payne led the Bears with a career-high four interceptions last season. Cornerback Charles Tillman and linebacker Lance Briggs were tied for second with three apiece.

5-B: With a 41-23 record, the New York Giants are the only NFC team to register more wins than the Bears (40-24) over the past four seasons.

6-A: Guard Mark Bortz has appeared in a Bears-record 13 playoff games, one more than Kevin Butler, Dennis Gentry, Dan Hampton, Jay Hilgenberg, Steve McMichael, Ron Rivera, Mike Singletary and Keith Van Horne.

7-A: Linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 2003 NFL Draft (166th overall).

8-B: Devin Hester scored his first NFL touchdown against the Packers on an 84-yard punt return in a 26-0 victory over Green Bay in his first pro game on Sept. 10, 2006 at Lambeau Field.

9-D: Defensive end Adewale Ogunleye entered the NFL with the Miami Dolphins in 2000 as an undrafted free agent out of Indiana.

10-A: Defensive end Alex Brown led the Bears in sacks last season for the third time in his career with six.

11-A: Rex Grossman was the last Bears quarterback to throw four TD passes in a game, accomplishing the feat in a 34-7 win over the Detroit Lions on Sept. 17, 2006 at Soldier Field.

12-C: Bears running backs coach Tim Spencer played running back for the Chicago Blitz in the USFL in 1983. Spencer later played six seasons with the San Diego Chargers.

 
 
 
 
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