1.
Which team is the one that orginally drafted running back Bo Jackson, one year before he was drafted by the Raiders?
Correct Answer
B. Tampa Bay
Explanation
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in 1986, in the first round.
2.
Can you name the former Raiders assistant coach who once coached an East Bay high school team to an 0-10 finish?
Correct Answer
B. Bill Walsh
Explanation
Bill Walsh, the Hall of Fame 49ers coach whose Washington High of Fremont team went 0-10 in 1957.
3.
Who is the player the Raiders selected in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL draft with the compensation they received from the New England Patriots in exchange for a trade of wide receiver Randy Moss?
Correct Answer
A. John Bowie
Explanation
Cornerback John Bowie
4.
Who is the last Raiders receiver to amass 1,000 yards or more receiving?
Correct Answer
B. Randy Moss
Explanation
Randy Moss, who had 1,005 receiving yards in 2005.
5.
The Raiders set an NFL record by losing at least how many games in seven straight seasons?
Correct Answer
B. 11
Explanation
The losing streak was from 2003 to 2009.
6.
Who did Al Davis replace as the Raiders head coach in 1963?
Correct Answer
C. Red Conkright
Explanation
Red Conkright, the first Raiders' interim coach, who led the team to a 1-8 finish in 1962
7.
Which first-round draft pick is the most recent one to play in a Pro Bowl as a representative of the Raiders?
Correct Answer
A. Sebastian Janikowski
Explanation
Janikowski, in 2012
8.
Which team did Al Davis engineer a trade with to acquire future Hall of Fame cornerback Willie Brown?
Correct Answer
B. Denver
Explanation
The Denver Broncos, in 1967
9.
Who is the only player drafted by the Oakland Raiders who also played for the Oakland A's?
Correct Answer
A. Steve Renko
Explanation
Steve Renko, who pitched for the A's in 1978 and was the Raiders' 15th-round pick out of Kansas in 1966.
10.
Who scored the last Oakland Raiders' touchdown before they moved to Los Angeles after the 1981 season?
Correct Answer
B. Mark van Eeghen
Explanation
Mark van Eeghen, who scored on a 1-yard run in a 23-10 season-ending loss in San Diego in 1981.
11.
Who is the only receiver to play on all three of the Raiders' Super Bowl winning teams?
Correct Answer
B. Cliff Branch
Explanation
The Raiders won Super Bowls in 1977, 1981 and 1984.
12.
What was the Oakland Raiders' original nickname?
Correct Answer
C. Senors
Explanation
In 1960, the team held a "submit a name" contest in the Oakland Tribune and the winner was the senors, which was subsequently changed nine days later to the Raiders.
13.
Who was the Raider who missed a game-saving tackle of Franco Harris in the "Immaculate Reception" game?
Correct Answer
A. Jimmy Warren
Explanation
Defensive back Jimmy Warren, who was stiff-armed by Harris, who scored the controversial game-winning touchdown.
14.
Who was the first Raiders' No. 1 pick to become their starting quarterback?
Correct Answer
B. Marc Wilson
Explanation
Marc Wilson, their No. 1 pick in 1980.
15.
Who holds the Raiders' single-season record for most touchdown catches?
Correct Answer
C. Art Powell
Explanation
Powell had 16 touchdown receptions in 1963.