- 1. In what year was Bronko Nagurski elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame?
A) 1963
B) 1993
C) 2007
D) 1989
- 2. Which fraternity did Bronko Nagurski belong to at the University of Minnesota?
A) Phi Delta Theta
B) Beta Theta Pi
C) Delta Tau Delta
D) Sigma Chi
- 3. Where is the Bronko Nagurski Museum located?
A) Smokey Bear Park
B) University of Minnesota
C) Minneapolis Stadium
D) Troy, Michigan
- 4. Which of these athletes was NOT listed as one of the four greatest athletes in Minnesota state history alongside Nagurski?
A) Dave Winfield
B) Joe Mauer
C) Kevin McHale
D) Kirby Puckett
- 5. What award is given annually to the best defensive player in college football?
A) All-Century Trophy
B) Nagurski Defensive Award
C) Heisman Trophy
D) Bronko Nagurski Trophy
- 6. Who was the other starting defensive tackle on Sports Illustrated's NCAA Football All-Century Team?
A) Rich Glover
B) Terrell Suggs
C) Charles Woodson
D) Warren Sapp
- 7. What rank did ESPN give Nagurski on their Top 25 Players In College Football History list in 2007?
A) 25
B) 10
C) 17
D) 1
- 8. What was Nagurski's rank on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players in 1999?
A) 90
B) 1
C) 35
D) 17
- 9. In which 2001 film is a fictionalized account of Nagurski's 1943 comeback mentioned?
A) Hearts in Atlantis
B) Gridiron Heroes
C) The Bronko Story
D) Magic
- 10. Who wrote the screenplay for the film featuring a monologue about Nagurski?
A) Bronko Nagurski Jr.
B) William Goldman
C) The Star Tribune editors
D) Dave Meltzer
- 11. What rank was Nagurski given on Dave Meltzer's Top 100 Wrestlers of All Time in 2002?
A) 35
B) 90
C) 17
D) 100
- 12. Who represented Nagurski as an honorary team captain at the opening of TCF Bank Stadium in 2009?
A) A museum curator
B) Bronko Nagurski Jr.
C) His grandson
D) His brother
- 13. The high school in Nagurski's home town is nicknamed what in his honor?
A) Legends
B) Broncos
C) Vikings
D) Nagurskis
- 14. In what city is the National Polish-American Hall of Fame housed?
A) Chicago, Illinois
B) Troy, Michigan
C) Minneapolis, Minnesota
D) International Falls, Minnesota
- 15. Who introduced Bronko Nagurski to professional wrestling in 1933?
A) Lou Thesz
B) Ray Steele
C) Sandor Szabo
D) Tony Stecher
- 16. Who was the first wrestler Nagurski defeated in his ring debut?
A) Tag Tagerson
B) Verne Gagne
C) Joe Stecher
D) Dean Detton
- 17. On what date did Nagurski win a limited version of the world championship by defeating Dean Detton?
A) June 23, 1939
B) June 5, 1941
C) March 7, 1940
D) June 29, 1937
- 18. Against whom did Nagurski win his first National Wrestling Association world title?
A) Lou Thesz
B) Ray Steele
C) Dean Detton
D) Sandor Szabo
- 19. In what year did Bronko Nagurski retire from professional wrestling?
A) 1943
B) 1960
C) 1941
D) 1958
- 20. Who defeated Nagurski for the National Wrestling Association title on March 7, 1940?
A) Lou Thesz
B) Sandor Szabo
C) Joe Stecher
D) Ray Steele
- 21. How many times was Nagurski an NFL champion?
A) 4
B) 1
C) 3
D) 2
- 22. What number was retired by the Chicago Bears for Nagurski?
A) 19
B) 72
C) 10
D) 3
- 23. What number was retired by the Minnesota Golden Gophers for Nagurski?
A) 44
B) 19
C) 72
D) 3
- 24. With which wrestler did Nagurski win one of his NWA World Tag Team Championships?
A) Dean Detton
B) Tony Stecher
C) Verne Gagne
D) Ray Steele
- 25. In which year was Nagurski inducted into the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame?
A) 2009
B) 1996
C) 1958
D) 2011
- 26. How many times did Nagurski win the NWA/NBA World Heavyweight Championship?
A) 1
B) 4
C) 3
D) 2
- 27. Who defeated Nagurski for the National Wrestling Association title on June 5, 1941?
A) Ray Steele
B) Sandor Szabo
C) Lou Thesz
D) Dean Detton
- 28. What year was Nagurski a consensus All-American?
A) 1929
B) 1943
C) 1936
D) 1932
- 29. In which year was Nagurski inducted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame?
A) 1933
B) 1996
C) 2011
D) 2009
- 30. Which team did Bronko Nagurski play for between 1930 and 1937?
A) Chicago Cardinals
B) Chicago Bears
C) Green Bay Packers
D) Washington Redskins
- 31. In a 1984 interview, what position did Nagurski say he would play if he were a player today?
A) Running back
B) Defensive tackle
C) Linebacker
D) Fullback
- 32. What sport was Nagurski famous for professionally?
A) Boxing
B) Basketball
C) Football
D) Baseball
- 33. In the apocryphal story, what did Nagurski reportedly say after hitting the goalposts and the stadium wall?
A) I did not feel a thing.
B) I am the strongest man alive.
C) That last guy hit me awfully hard.
D) Move out of my way.
- 34. Who told Red Grange to get out of the way so he could hit Nagurski?
A) Cal Hubbard
B) Carl Brumbaugh
C) Paul Zimmerman
D) The Bears coach
- 35. Where was the 1932 NFL playoff game held?
A) Chicago Stadium
B) Wrigley Field
C) Washington Arena
D) Portsmouth Stadium
- 36. In the 1943 season, what position did Nagurski initially play after coming out of retirement?
A) Tackle
B) Quarterback
C) Fullback
D) Linebacker
- 37. What did Nagurski do after resigning from his coaching position at UCLA?
A) Opened a restaurant
B) Returned to farming
C) Joined the military
D) Became a professional wrestler
- 38. What was Nagurski's helmet size?
A) Size-9
B) Size-6
C) Size-8
D) Size-7
- 39. What was Nagurski's weight during his career?
A) 215 pounds
B) 280 pounds
C) 235 pounds
D) 255 pounds
- 40. Against which team did Nagurski score a touchdown in the 1943 NFL Championship game?
A) Washington Redskins
B) Green Bay Packers
C) Chicago Cardinals
D) Portsmouth Spartans
- 41. What was the final score of the 1932 playoff game?
A) 10–3
B) 9–0
C) 7–0
D) 14–7
- 42. Which teammate did Nagurski pass the ball to for a touchdown in the 1932 playoff game?
A) Cal Hubbard
B) Carl Brumbaugh
C) Red Grange
D) Paul Zimmerman
- 43. Nagurski was a successful professional participant in which sport besides football?
A) Boxing
B) Basketball
C) Baseball
D) Wrestling
- 44. Which university team did Nagurski play for?
A) Michigan Wolverines
B) Minnesota Golden Gophers
C) Chicago Bears
D) Wisconsin Badgers
- 45. What was the inaugural year of the College Football Hall of Fame?
A) 1951
B) 1963
C) 1999
D) 1929
- 46. Where was Nagurski born?
A) Rainy River, Ontario
B) Minneapolis, Minnesota
C) Galicia, Poland
D) International Falls, Minnesota
- 47. Who discovered Nagurski for the University of Minnesota?
A) Clarence Spears
B) Grantland Rice
C) Herb Joesting
D) Mike Nagurski
- 48. What was the name of the drill Spears used to test Nagurski?
A) Nutcracker
B) Big Ten Drill
C) Tackling Dummy
D) The Gauntlet
- 49. How many rushing yards did Nagurski post in 1929?
A) 216
B) 737
C) 500
D) 1000
- 50. Which sportswriter claimed 11 Bronko Nagurskis would be a 'mop-up'?
A) Sports Illustrated
B) Herb Joesting
C) Clarence Spears
D) Grantland Rice
- 51. What was the name of Bronko Nagurski's wife?
A) Eileen Kane
B) Susan Miller
C) Elizabeth Taylor
D) Mary Smith
- 52. When did Bronko Nagurski marry Eileen Kane?
A) December 28, 1936
B) December 28, 1938
C) December 25, 1937
D) January 7, 1936
- 53. How many children did Bronko and Eileen have?
A) Six
B) Seven
C) Four
D) Five
- 54. Which university did Bronko Jr. attend to play football?
A) Harvard University
B) University of Chicago
C) University of Notre Dame
D) University of Minnesota
- 55. In what year was Bronko Nagurski naturalized as a U.S. citizen?
A) 1938
B) 1936
C) 1940
D) 1944
- 56. What business did Nagurski open after retiring from wrestling?
A) A service station
B) A sports gym
C) A grocery store
D) A restaurant
- 57. In what year did Nagurski retire from his service station business?
A) 1944
B) 1984
C) 1990
D) 1978
- 58. What event did Nagurski perform a coin toss for in 1984?
A) The NFL Championship
B) Super Bowl XVIII
C) A wrestling match
D) The Rose Bowl
- 59. Who called the coin toss at Super Bowl XVIII on behalf of the teams?
A) Dwight D. Eisenhower
B) A local service station owner
C) Joe Theismann
D) Bronko Jr.
- 60. What was the cause of Bronko Nagurski's death?
A) A car accident
B) A football injury
C) Cardiac arrest
D) Natural causes
- 61. How old was Nagurski when he passed away?
A) 78
B) 81
C) 70
D) 85
- 62. Where is Bronko Nagurski buried?
A) Rainy Lake Memorial
B) Forest Hill Cemetery
C) Notre Dame Cemetery
D) Tampa National Cemetery
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