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The Indy 500 and the NFL
1. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway held its first race on August 19, 1909. How long was the first race?
1 mile
50 miles
10 miles
5 miles
500 miles
2. On August 20, 1920, four football teams met to form the first professional football league?the American Professional Football Association. What state were they all based out of?
Pennsylvania
Ohio
New York
Illinois
California
3. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway was originally paved in what material?
Asphalt
Gold
Brick
Marble
Sand
4. Who was the first president of the newly minted football league?
Jim Thorpe
Knute Rockne
George Halas
Paul Robeson
Walter Byers
5. When is the Indy 500 held?
Easter
Christmas
Thanksgiving
Labor Day Weekend
Memorial Day Weekend
6. In what year was the first AFL-NFL Super Bowl held?
1947
1960
1967
1930
1900
7. Women began competing in the Indy 500 in what year?
1912
1977
2012
1950
1990
8. The first intercollegiate football game was played in 1869 between which two teams?
Princeton and Rutgers
Princeton and Yale
Yale and Harvard
University of Michigan and University of Chicago
Harvard and McGill
9. The first race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was not a car race, but what?
Goose chase
Three-legged race
Foot race
Balloon race
Motorcycle race
10. Who is known as the "Father of American Football"?
Knute Rockne
Pop Warner
Red Grange
Jim Thorpe
Walter Camp
Click the "Submit" button above to see your results.
Big week for sports! This week in history, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway held its first auto race, and four football teams met to form the first professional football league that would later become the NFL. Learn about the early days of these two American institutions below.
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