Seattle Seahawks Trivia Quiz Questions and Answers
Who are the Seattle Seahawks?
A: The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American
football franchise based in
Seattle, Washington.
They are members of what football league ?
A: National Football League (NFL).
They are members of which division of the National Football
Conference (NFC)?
A: NFC West.
The Seahawks joined the NFL in
1976 as a what?
A: An expansion team along with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The Seattle Seahawks have no relation to whom?
A: The defunct Miami Seahawks of the All-America Football Conference.
The Seahawks are owned by whom?
A: Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft.
Who is the current coach?
A: Pete Carroll.
Since 2002, the Seahawks have played their home
games at
what stadium?
A: CenturyLink Field (formerly Qwest Field), located south of downtown Seattle.
Where did the Seahawks previously play home games?
A: In the Kingdome (1976–1999) and Husky Stadium (1994,
2000–2001).
The Seahawks are the only NFL franchise located where?
A: In the Pacific Northwest region of
North America.
Seahawks fans have been referred to collectively as the
what?
A: "12th Man".
The Seahawks' fans have twice set the Guinness
World Record
for what?
A: The loudest crowd noise at a sporting event.
The first time was on September 15, 2013, registering 136.6
dB during a game against what team?
A: The San Francisco 49ers.
It happened again on December 2, 2013, during a Monday
Night Football game against what team?
A: New Orleans Saints, with a then record-setting 137.6 dB.
The Seahawks have won how many division titles?
A: Nine.
How many conference championships have they won?
A: Three.
They are the only team to have played in what?
A: Both the AFC and NFC Championship Games.
They have appeared in how many Super Bowls?
A: Two.
Who did they defeat in Super Bowl XLVIII?
A: The Denver Broncos 43-8 to win their first title.
They are also the first, post-merger expansion team in NFL
history to reach what?
A: Multiple or back-to-back Super Bowls.
In June 1972, Seattle Professional Football Inc., a group
of Seattle business and community
leaders, announced its intention to do what?
A: Acquire an NFL franchise for the city of Seattle.
When did the NFL give the city an expansion franchise?
A: In June 1974.
In March 1975, who was hired as the general manager of the
new team?
A: John Thompson, former Executive Director of the NFL Management Council.
The name Seattle Seahawks was selected on June 17, 1975
after a what?
A: A public naming contest which drew more than 20,000 entries and over 1,700
different names.
Thompson recruited and hired whom to be the first head
coach of the Seahawks?
A: Jack Patera, a Minnesota
Vikings assistant coach.
The expansion draft was held on what date?
A: March 30–31, 1976.
Seattle and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers alternated picks for
rounds selecting unprotected players from where?
A: The other 26 teams in the league.
The Seahawks were awarded the 2nd overall pick in the 1976
draft, a pick they used on what player?
A: Defensive tackle Steve Niehaus.
The team took the field for the first time on August 1,
1976 in a pre-season game against what team?
A: San Francisco 49ers in the then newly constructed Kingdome.