Trivia Thursday: 20 questions on WSH-DAL history<\/p>\n
Back in the 1970s, there was no fiercer rivalry in the NFL than Dallas vs. Washington. And while the bitterness isn’t what it once was, there is still plenty of history to remember. Think you know it? Here are a few questions related to the Cowboys hosting the Commanders. Check your answers in the photo gallery below.<\/p>\n
1) In 1991, the Cowboys upset the 11-0 Redskins in a game that ignited a winning streak for Dallas and an eventual playoff berth. Washington won the Super Bowl that year and Mark Rypien was the MVP. Who was the Pro Bowl MVP that year?<\/p>\n
Mark Rypien
\nTroy Aikman
\nMichael Irvin
\nDarrell Green<\/p>\n
2) How many former Cowboys players are currently on the Commanders’ roster?<\/p>\n
3) Who is the only Pro Football Hall of Famer to play for both Dallas and Washington?<\/p>\n
Calvin Hill
\nJoey Galloway
\nEmmitt Smith
\nDeion Sanders<\/p>\n
4) Heading into this upcoming game with the Commanders, Dak Prescott has 27 career touchdown passes vs. Washington. That’s tied with which Dallas quarterback for the most against the team in Cowboys history?<\/p>\n
Troy Aikman
\nDon Meredith
\nTony Romo
\nDanny White<\/p>\n
5) This former Washington player was talked out of retirement to become the first starting quarterback in the history of the Cowboys.<\/p>\n
Don Heinrich
\nEddie LeBaron
\nDon Meredith
\nJohn Roach<\/p>\n
6) Who was the last player to score four touchdowns in a game for the Cowboys, doing so on Nov. 18, 2007 vs. Washington?<\/p>\n
Marion Barber
\nJulius Jones
\nTerrell Owens
\nJason Witten<\/p>\n
7) On Dec. 26, 2021, the Cowboys defeated Washington 56-14, their highest point total since 1980. How many players for Dallas scored a touchdown in the game?<\/p>\n
7) In a 2021 win over Washington, the Cowboys scored 56 points and saw seven different players score a touchdown, including what offensive lineman?<\/p>\n
Zack Martin
\nTyler Biadasz
\nTerence Steele
\nTyron Smith<\/p>\n
8) This player became the first in Cowboys history to top 240 receiving yards in a game, recording 241 vs. Washington on Sept. 16, 1962.<\/p>\n
Frank Clarke
\nLee Folkins
\nBilly Howton
\nAmos Marsh<\/p>\n
9) Twenty players in Cowboys history have caught three touchdown passes in a game. On Dec. 29, 2019, vs. Washington, this player became the last to accomplish the feat.<\/p>\n
Amari Cooper
\nRandall Cobb
\nMichael Gallup
\nJason Witten<\/p>\n
10) Dan Quinn held what position with the Cowboys before becoming the Commanders head coach?<\/p>\n
Head coach
\nOffensive coordinator
\nDefensive coordinator
\nSpecial Teams coordinator<\/p>\n
11) In one of the greatest games in franchise history, this quarterback led the Cowboys to a last-second, come-from-behind victory over Washington on Dec. 16, 1979.<\/p>\n
Glen Carano
\nClint Longley
\nRoger Staubach
\nDanny White<\/p>\n
12) After that historic win, what did Cowboys defensive end Harvey Martin throw into the Redskins’ locker room?<\/p>\n
Popcorn
\nTemper tantrum
\nBuckets of water
\nFuneral wreath<\/p>\n
13) This receiver finished with 180 receiving yards and two touchdowns, including a 90-yarder, in a 31-23 home win over Washington on Nov. 22, 2018. That marked the highest single-game yardage total of his career when having fewer than 10 catches.<\/p>\n
Cole Beasley
\nAmari Cooper
\nMichael Gallup
\nAllen Hurns<\/p>\n
Despite putting 32 points on the board in their victory over Washington on Dec. 10, 2000, the Cowboys threw the ball only eight times, the fewest for a game in team history.<\/p>\n
15) Which defensive lineman scored the Cowboys’ only touchdown in a 30-7 loss to Washington on Sept. 24, 1989?<\/p>\n
Jim Jeffoat
\nEd “Too Tall” Jones
\nDanny Noonan
\nTony Tolbert<\/p>\n
16) How many of Thurman’s Thieves intercepted a pass in the Cowboys’ 44-10 win versus Washington on Sept. 9, 1985?<\/p>\n
17) Emmitt Smith had his longest rush of his career occur against Washington in 1991. How long was the TD run?<\/p>\n
75 yards
\n86 yards
\n99 yards
\n68 yards<\/p>\n
18) The Cowboys have hosted Washington on Thanksgiving Day 11 times in team history, the most of any other opponent. What is the Cowboys record in those matchups?<\/p>\n
19) In 2005, the Cowboys saw a 13-0 fourth-quarter lead evaporate on two TD scores by Santana Moss. The 14-13 loss to Washington spoiled the night that included whose Ring of Honor ceremony?<\/p>\n
Randy White
\nDrew Pearson, Charles Haley & Larry Allen
\nTroy Aikman, Emmitt Smith & Michael Irvin
\nBob Hayes<\/p>\n
20) What backup quarterback threw a 50-yard touchdown pass to Drew Pearson to beat the Redskins in the 1974 Thanksgiving Game?<\/p>\n
Clint Longley
\nJason Garrett
\nDanny White
\nRoger Staubach<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Trivia Thursday: 20 questions on WSH-DAL history Back in the 1970s, there was no fiercer rivalry in the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6928,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[102,104,103,6843,3591,1090,3488,3487],"class_list":["post-6927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-headlines","tag-dallas-news","tag-featured-trivia-thursday","tag-featured-wasvsdal-2025","tag-news-all-news","tag-news-kurt-daniels","tag-news-nick-eatman"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6927"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6927\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}