Detroit Lions Trivia Quiz Questions and Answers
Who are the Detroit Lions?
A: The Detroit Lions are a professional American
football team based in Detroit,
Michigan.
They are members of what Division of the National Football
Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL)?
A: North Division.
Where do they play their home
games?
A: At Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.
Where were they originally based?
A: In Portsmouth, Ohio.
What were they called?
A: They were called the Portsmouth Spartans.
When did the Lions formally join the NFL?
A: On July 12, 1930 and began play in the 1930 season.
Despite success within the NFL, they could not “what” in
Portsmouth?
A: Survive.
The team was purchased and moved to where for the
1934
season?
A: Detroit.
The Lions uniforms have basically remained the same since
the team what?
A: Debuted in 1930.
The design consists of what?
A: Silver helmets, silver pants, and either
blue or white jerseys.
There have been minor changes to the uniform design
throughout the years, such as changing the silver stripe patterns on the what?
A: Jersey sleeves.
They also changed the colors of the jersey what?
A: Numbers.
White trim was added to the logo in what year?
A: 1970.
In 1998, the team wore blue pants with their white jerseys
along with what color socks?
A: Grey socks but dropped that combination after the season.
In 1999, the "what" on the sleeves were moved to the
shoulders?
A: TV numbers.
In 2003, the team added what to their logo and the jerseys?
A: Black trim.
The Lions officially unveiled new logo designs and uniforms
on what date?
A: April 20, 2009.
The Lion on the helmet now has a what?
A: A flowing mane and fangs.
Who are the Lions oldest rivals?
A: The Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers, whom they have been paired with
in a division since 1933.
The Minnesota
Vikings have been in a division with Detroit
ever since what?
A: Their inaugural season in 1961.
The Lions have a preseason rivalry with the Cleveland
Browns, dubbed what?
A: The Great Lakes Classic.
The two teams have been playing for what trophy since
2002?
A: The Barge Trophy.
The Lions and Browns had a solid rivalry in the
1950s, when
they met how many times for the NFL championship?
A: Four. (Detroit won three of the matchups).
What are the Lions' flagship radio stations?
A: WXYT-FM, 97.1 FM, and WXYT-AM, 1270 AM.
What TV station is the flagship station for the Lions
preseason games?
A: WXYZ-TV is the flagship station Lions preseason games.
Regular season games are broadcast regionally on what?
A: Fox, except when the Lions play an AFC team in Detroit, in which case the
game airs regionally on
CBS.
The Thanksgiving Day game in Detroit is always televised
nationally on what?
A: Either Fox or CBS, depending upon which conference the visiting team plays
in.
How many NFL Championships have the Lions won?
A: Four.
They are tied for what place overall in total championships
amongst all 32 NFL franchises?
A: 9th.
Their last Championship win was in 1957, which gives the
club the what?
A: The second-longest NFL championship drought behind the
Arizona Cardinals.
They are one of how many current teams, and the only NFC
team, to have not yet played in the Super Bowl?
A: Four.
