Dallas Cowboys Trivia Quiz Questions and Answers
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American
football
franchise that plays in the East division of the National Football Conference
(NFC) in what league?
A: The National Football League (NFL).
Where are the Cowboys headquartered?
A: In Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas.
Where does the team play its home games?
A: At AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
The Cowboys joined the NFL as a what?
A: 1960 expansion team.
Before the Dallas Cowboys, there had not been an NFL team
south of Washington, D.C. since when?
A: Since the Dallas Texans folded in
1952.
Oilman Clint Murchison had tried to purchase the Washington
Redskins from George Preston Marshall, owner of the Washington Redskins in what
year?
A: 1958.
As the deal was about to be finalized, Marshall called for
a change in what?
A: Terms.
Murchison got so mad that he did what?
A: He called off the deal.
Then what did Marshall do?
A: He then opposed any franchise for Murchison in Dallas.
NFL expansion needed unanimous approval from team owners at
that time, so Marshall's position did what?
A: Prevented Murchison from joining the league.
From 1970 through
1979, how many regular season
games did
the Cowboys win?
A: 105, more than any other NFL franchise during that span.
During that period they won how many
Super Bowls?
A: Two, 1971 and
1977.
In 1980, after quarterback Roger Staubach retired, who
became the new starting quarterback?
A: Danny White.
How many times did White lead the Cowboys to the playoffs?
A: Five times and won two Division Championships.
In 1984, who purchased the Dallas Cowboys from Clint
Murchison, Jr. ?
A: H.R. "Bum" Bright .
When did Mr. Bright sell the Cowboys to Jerry Jones?
A: On February 25, 1989.
Jones immediately fired who?
A: Tom Landry.
Who did Jones replace Landry with?
A: University of Miami head coach Jimmy Johnson.
The Cowboys had the first pick in the draft, and they
selected what quarterback?
A: UCLA quarterback Troy Aikman.
Later that year traded veteran running back Herschel Walker
to the Minnesota
Vikings for what?
A: Five veteran players and eight draft choices.
When the Cowboys finished the 1989 season, what was their
record?
A: 1–15, their worst in almost 30 years.
"The Trade" later allowed Dallas to draft a number of
what?
A: Impact players to rebuild the team.
Johnson's skillful drafts added what two players in 1989?
A: Fullback Daryl Johnston and center Mark Stepnoski.
In 1990, they added what running back?
A: Emmitt Smith.
Defensive tackle Russell Maryland and offensive tackle Erik
Williams joined the team in what year?
A: In 1991.
In 1992, the team gained what safety?
A: Darren Woodson.
In 1990, on Week 1, Dallas won their first what?
A: Home game since September 1988 when they defeated the
San Diego Chargers
17-14.
They would go on to finish the season with what record?
A: A 4th place 7-9 record.
The Cowboys replaced offensive coordinator Dave Shula in
1991 with whom?
A: Norv Turner.
In 1992 Dallas set a team record for regular season wins
with what?
A: A 13–3 record.
They started off the season by defeating what team?
A: The defending Super Bowl Champion Washington Redskins 23-10.
On January 17th, 1993 the Cowboys defeated the 49ers 30-20
to clinch what?
A: Their first Super Bowl berth since 1978.
In Super Bowl XXVII, Dallas defeated the Buffalo Bills
52–17 during which they forced a record what?
A: Nine turnovers.
Johnson became the first coach to claim what?
A: A national championship in college football and a Super Bowl victory in
professional football.