Question 1

What was the first season of the Cincinnati Bengals as a professional team?

Accepted Answer

1968 - The Bengals joined the American Football League in 1968, then when the AFL-NFL merger happened in 1970, they joined the NFL.

Question 2

What Bengals receiver caught 2 TD's in Super Bowl XVI?

Accepted Answer

Dan Ross - Ross was the Bengals' tight end and had two scores in the Bengals 26-21 loss to San Francisco. He also set a then-record with 11 Super Bowl catches.

Question 3

7 What was the name of the stadium the Bengals shared with the Reds for three decades?

Accepted Answer

Riverfront Stadium - In the Bengals first season in the AFL, they played at Nippert Stadium, but then moved to Riverfront from 1970-1999. Riverfront Stadium was also known as Cinergy Field in 1996.

Question 4

What school did Bengals quarterback Boomer Esiason attend?

Accepted Answer

Maryland - The Bengals picked Esiason in the second round of the 1984 draft. He was the 1988 MVP in the NFL, throwing for 3,572 yards and 28 touchdowns.

Question 5

What former WWF pro wrestler played for the Bengals during the strike games of 1987?

Accepted Answer

Flyin' Brian Pillman - Brian attended Miami (OH) University. Sadly, he was found dead of a drug overdose in a hotel room in the late 90s.

Question 6

Bengals RB Corey Dillon set the single-game rushing record in 2000 with how many yards?

Accepted Answer

278 - Dillon rushed for 278 yards vs. Denver on October 22, 2000 to break Walter Payton's record of 275 yards.

Question 7

Who was the first career Bengal to be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame?

Accepted Answer

Anthony Munoz - Anthony Muñoz was inducted in 1998. He was selected in the first round in 1980 from USC. He was one of the greatest offensive tackles in league history. Charlie Joiner spent four seasons with the Bengals but was enshrined as a San Diego Charger in 1996.

Question 8

The first time the Bengals made the first selection of the NFL draft was during the 1990s. Whom did they select?

Accepted Answer

Dan Willkinson - The Bengals drafted defensive tackle Dan "Big Daddy" Wilkinson 1st overall from Ohio State. He was pretty average, and the Bengals let him go via free agency to the Washington Redskins.

Question 9

All-Pro Defensive Lineman Mike Reid retired to pursue a career in what field?

Accepted Answer

Concert Piantist - We can only wonder how the fortunes of the Bengals would have turned out differently had Greg Cook not got hurt and Reid hadn't retired.

Question 10

Riverfront Stadium was dubbed "the Jungle" in the late 1980s by a group of 4 guys from Wilmington, Ohio. What hard rock group provided the musical inspiration behind "The Jungle".

Accepted Answer

Guns 'N' Rosees - You either know or you know

Cincinnati Bengals Trivia Challenge

2) What Bengals receiver caught 2 TD's in Super Bowl XVI?

3) 7 What was the name of the stadium the Bengals shared with the Reds for three decades?

4) What school did Bengals quarterback Boomer Esiason attend?

5) What former WWF pro wrestler played for the Bengals during the strike games of 1987?

6) Bengals RB Corey Dillon set the single-game rushing record in 2000 with how many yards?

7) Who was the first career Bengal to be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame?

8) The first time the Bengals made the first selection of the NFL draft was during the 1990s. Whom did they select?

9) All-Pro Defensive Lineman Mike Reid retired to pursue a career in what field?

10) Riverfront Stadium was dubbed "the Jungle" in the late 1980s by a group of 4 guys from Wilmington, Ohio. What hard rock group provided the musical inspiration behind "The Jungle".