- 1. How far was the stadium from the San Diego State campus?
A) Two miles
B) One mile
C) Ten miles
D) Approximately five miles
- 2. Through which season did the San Diego State Aztecs play at the stadium?
A) 2017 season
B) 2020 season
C) 2019 season
D) 2018 season
- 3. Where did the Aztecs play before the stadium was built?
A) Petco Park
B) Balboa Stadium and Aztec Bowl
C) Qualcomm Stadium
D) Viejas Arena
- 4. What is the current site of the former Aztec Bowl?
A) A student dormitory
B) Viejas Arena
C) The stadium parking lot
D) The football practice field
- 5. What colors are featured in the traditional Aztecs uniform?
A) All-black uniforms and red helmets
B) All-red uniforms and white helmets
C) Black uniforms and gold helmets
D) Red uniforms and black helmets
- 6. Which former head coach started the tradition of playing home games at night?
A) Marty Schottenheimer
B) John Madden
C) Don Coryell
D) Bill Walsh
- 7. What bowl game began being hosted at the stadium after the 1978 season?
A) Holiday Bowl
B) Poinsettia Bowl
C) Cotton Bowl
D) Rose Bowl
- 8. In what year did the Poinsettia Bowl conclude its final game?
A) 2017
B) 2016
C) 2018
D) 2015
- 9. Which two teams played in the inaugural Poinsettia Bowl?
A) San Diego State and Navy
B) BYU and Notre Dame
C) Colorado State and BYU
D) Navy and Colorado State
- 10. Which league featured the San Diego Fleet as a home team at the stadium?
A) AAF
B) XFL
C) USFL
D) NFL
- 11. What was the San Diego Fleet's home record at the stadium?
A) 1–3
B) 4–0
C) 2–2
D) 3–1
- 12. What major college football program won the 1984 Holiday Bowl during a championship season?
A) Colorado State
B) BYU
C) Notre Dame
D) Navy
- 13. When were the CIF San Diego Section Finals for high school football typically held?
A) Sunday in early January
B) Saturday in late November
C) Friday in early December
D) Friday in mid-October
- 14. How many teams participated in the CIF San Diego Section Finals at the stadium?
A) Four teams
B) Eight teams
C) Ten teams
D) Six teams
- 15. What happened to the stadium following the 2019 season?
A) Demolition commenced
B) It was renamed
C) It was renovated
D) It was turned into a museum
- 16. Which team defeated the Chargers in the 1980 AFC Championship Game at the stadium?
A) Denver Broncos
B) Seattle Seahawks
C) Oakland Raiders
D) Kansas City Chiefs
- 17. What was the score of the 1980 AFC Championship Game?
A) 34–27
B) 34–31
C) 27–20
D) 31–24
- 18. Which team did the Chargers have a perfect 5–0 record against at the stadium?
A) Atlanta Falcons
B) Carolina Panthers
C) Detroit Lions
D) Green Bay Packers
- 19. How many games did the Chargers lose against the Atlanta Falcons at the stadium?
A) 6
B) 4
C) 3
D) 5
- 20. To which location did the Chargers move after the 2016 NFL season?
A) Los Angeles
B) San Diego
C) Carson
D) Oakland
- 21. What is the name of the stadium where the Chargers moved after 2016?
A) SoFi Stadium
B) Dignity Health Sports Park
C) Qualcomm Stadium
D) StubHub Center
- 22. Against which team did the Chargers have a 4–0 record at the stadium?
A) Green Bay Packers
B) Jacksonville Jaguars
C) Oakland Raiders
D) Detroit Lions
- 23. In which decade did the Chargers not host a playoff game at the stadium?
A) 1980s
B) 2010s
C) 1970s
D) 1990s
- 24. Which of these years did the Chargers host a playoff game at the stadium?
A) 2009
B) 2017
C) 2011
D) 2013
- 25. What material was used for the portable modular seating sections?
A) Hard plastic
B) Wood
C) Concrete
D) Aluminum or steel
- 26. Where was the permanent concrete seating located in the stadium?
A) Eastern quadrant
B) Northern quadrant
C) Western quadrant
D) Southern quadrant
- 27. In the baseball configuration, where were the portable seating sections placed?
A) Eastern quadrant
B) Western quadrant
C) Northern quadrant
D) Southern quadrant
- 28. Where were the open bullpens located when the stadium was configured for baseball?
A) Behind home plate
B) In the upper deck
C) Behind the center field wall
D) Along both foul lines
- 29. During their final five seasons at the stadium, what shape was the Padres' home plate area?
A) A standard circle
B) The shape of home plate
C) A perfect square
D) A hexagon
- 30. In the football configuration, where were the portable seating sections placed?
A) Northern quadrant
B) Southern quadrant
C) Eastern quadrant
D) Western quadrant
- 31. What type of doors provided access to the portable seating from the tunnels?
A) Swinging wooden doors
B) Rolling metal overhead doors
C) Sliding glass doors
D) Hydraulic trap doors
- 32. When did the San Diego Padres move into Petco Park?
A) 1996
B) 1999
C) 1990
D) End of 2003
- 33. What was the initial distance from home plate to center field in 1969?
A) 405 feet
B) 420 feet
C) 375 feet
D) 330 feet
- 34. What was the height of the original wall surrounding the outfield?
A) 8 feet
B) 12 feet
C) 15 feet
D) 19 feet
- 35. Who broke Don Drysdale's scoreless inning streak at Jack Murphy Stadium in 1988?
A) Roseanne Barr
B) Rickey Henderson
C) Tony Gwynn
D) Orel Hershiser
- 36. Which player recorded his 3000th major league hit at the stadium in 2001?
A) Don Drysdale
B) Rickey Henderson
C) Orel Hershiser
D) Tony Gwynn
- 37. In what year did the Padres begin playing at the stadium?
A) 1988
B) 1969
C) 1990
D) 2003
- 38. Which comedian gave an infamous rendition of the national anthem at a Padres game in 1990?
A) Rickey Henderson
B) Orel Hershiser
C) Roseanne Barr
D) Tony Gwynn
- 39. What was added to the right-field wall in 1996 that introduced asymmetry?
A) A 19-foot high scoreboard
B) A giant video screen
C) A set of bleachers
D) A new bullpen
- 40. In what year did San Diego Stadium first open?
A) 1967
B) 1971
C) 1969
D) 1965
- 41. Who was the stadium named after from 1981 to 1997?
A) Qualcomm
B) Bob Murphy
C) Jack Murphy
D) San Diego County Credit Union
- 42. Which company purchased the naming rights in 2017 to rename the venue SDCCU Stadium?
A) Petco
B) Qualcomm
C) San Diego County Credit Union
D) Snapdragon
- 43. Which professional football team played at the stadium from 1967 through 2016?
A) Los Angeles Rams
B) San Diego Sockers
C) San Diego Aztecs
D) San Diego Chargers
- 44. In what year did the stadium host both the Super Bowl and the World Series?
A) 1992
B) 1998
C) 1984
D) 2003
- 45. What architectural style was used to design the stadium?
A) Brutalist
B) Art Deco
C) Modernist
D) Victorian
- 46. What professional soccer team played at the stadium from 1978 to 1984?
A) San Diego Sockers
B) Los Angeles Galaxy
C) New York Cosmos
D) San Diego Aztecs
- 47. Who was Jack Murphy's brother?
A) The Mayor of San Diego
B) A Qualcomm executive
C) A Padres owner
D) Bob Murphy
- 48. What was the stadium's shape described as in its original configuration?
A) Circular
B) Rectangular
C) Horseshoe
D) Square
- 49. Which tournament did the stadium host as part of its FIFA-sanctioned events?
A) Copa America
B) CONCACAF Gold Cup
C) UEFA Champions League
D) Asian Cup
- 50. How many spectators attended the Mexico versus Argentina match in 2008?
A) 68,498
B) 72,100
C) 60,000
D) 50,000
- 51. Which national team frequently played international friendlies at the stadium?
A) Brazil
B) Mexico
C) Germany
D) France
- 52. What major soccer event did the stadium host in 1999?
A) CONCACAF Gold Cup Final
B) International Champions Cup Final
C) Major League Soccer's All-Star Game
D) MLS Cup Final
- 53. In what year did the USMNT play a friendly match against Serbia at the stadium?
A) 2019
B) 2018
C) 2017
D) 2008
- 54. What was the final score of the 2017 friendly between the USMNT and Serbia?
A) 2–0
B) 1–1
C) 1–0
D) 0–0
- 55. Which club team won the 2018 International Champions Cup match held at the stadium?
A) Club América
B) A.S. Roma
C) Tottenham Hotspur
D) Real Madrid
- 56. How many group stage matches of the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup did the stadium host?
A) One
B) Four
C) Three
D) Two
- 57. Which team was a participant in the match that set the all-time attendance record for soccer in the region at the stadium?
A) Argentina
B) Serbia
C) USA
D) Brazil
- 58. Which country did the United States play in rugby in 1980?
A) New Zealand
B) Australia
C) France
D) England
- 59. How many fans attended the 1980 rugby match?
A) 14,000
B) 30,000
C) 20,000
D) 10,000
- 60. What nickname was given to the mini-stadium located adjacent to the main stadium?
A) The Field
B) The Rugby Pitch
C) The Annex
D) Little Q
- 61. Which rugby club played at the Little Q?
A) San Diego Rugby Union
B) Old Mission Beach Athletic Club RFC
C) California Rugby Football Club
D) Pacific Rugby Giants
- 62. When was the AMA Supercross Championship hosted at the stadium?
A) 2000 to 2015
B) 1967 to 1980
C) 1990 to 2010
D) 1980 to 2014
- 63. Which company operated both the AMA Supercross and Monster Jam events?
A) San Diego Sports Commission
B) SCCA
C) ESPN
D) Feld Entertainment
- 64. When did ESPN host the inaugural Moto X World Championships?
A) February 1980
B) October 1967
C) April 2008
D) May 2013
- 65. What X Games competition used the stadium parking lot and surrounding streets?
A) Moto X
B) Street Luge
C) Super Trucks
D) Supercross
- 66. When were the Stadium Super Trucks races held?
A) October 1980
B) April 2008
C) February 2014
D) May 2013
- 67. Where is Chargers Park located in relation to the stadium?
A) Directly adjacent to the parking lot
B) Five miles west
C) About a mile north
D) On the southwest corner
- 68. Which company leased and retrofit the Concerts on the Green area?
A) The San Diego Chargers
B) AEG
C) The Desert Pacific Council
D) SoCalEuro.com
- 69. What was the capacity of the Concerts on the Green venue?
A) 12,500
B) 15,000
C) 10,000
D) 3,000
- 70. In what year were American Idol auditions held at the stadium?
A) 2007
B) 2003
C) 1979
D) 2009
- 71. How many people who auditioned for American Idol at the stadium made it to the next round?
A) 12,500
B) 2002
C) 30
D) 3,000
- 72. Which film featured the stadium as the home field of the San Francisco Condors?
A) Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
B) The Kid from Left Field
C) Monk
D) American Idol
- 73. The 1978 film Attack of the Killer Tomatoes filmed its ending at the stadium using whom as extras?
A) Boy Scouts
B) Professional actors
C) Locals
D) San Diego Chargers players
- 74. The Little Q was used primarily for which sport?
A) Football
B) Baseball
C) Soccer
D) Rugby
- 75. Which team was a tenant of The Little Q?
A) Miami Dolphins
B) OMBAC
C) San Francisco Condors
D) Arizona State Sun Devils
- 76. In what year was the Big SoCal Euro event established?
A) 2007
B) 1979
C) 2002
D) 2003
- 77. Who founded the Big SoCal Euro event?
A) Billy Graham
B) Mr. Monk
C) The Desert Pacific Council
D) Lon Mok
- 78. Who hosted a crusade at the stadium in 2003?
A) Billy Graham
B) The Boy Scouts
C) Lon Mok
D) The San Diego Chargers
- 79. The stadium served as an evacuation site during which 2003 disaster?
A) October 2007 wildfires
B) San Francisco earthquake
C) Cedar Fire
D) Hurricane Katrina
- 80. What did the San Diego County Council of the Boy Scouts merge to form?
A) The Little Q Association
B) Desert Pacific Council
C) The Greater San Diego Council
D) Big SoCal Euro
- 81. When did SDSU officially take control of the stadium?
A) August 10, 2020
B) September 15, 2020
C) June 30, 2020
D) December 2020
- 82. How much did SDSU pay for the 135-acre site?
A) $3.5 billion
B) $55 million
C) $88 million
D) $100 million
- 83. What was the name of the competing redevelopment proposal that was defeated in 2018?
A) SDSU Stadium Expansion
B) East Village Project
C) SoccerCity
D) River Park Initiative
- 84. How many acres of land did SDSU purchase?
A) 135 acres
B) 80 acres
C) 55 acres
D) 34 acres
- 85. Why was the old stadium taken down in pieces instead of being imploded?
A) Cost concerns
B) Public safety requests
C) California environmental law
D) Structural stability
- 86. On what date was the last freestanding section of the old stadium felled?
A) August 10, 2020
B) December 2020
C) March 22, 2021
D) September 15, 2020
- 87. How many acres of the SDSU project are designated for parks and open space?
A) 135 acres
B) 55 acres
C) 80 acres
D) 34 acres
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