- 1. How far was the stadium from the San Diego State campus?
A) Approximately five miles
B) Ten miles
C) One mile
D) Two miles
- 2. Through which season did the San Diego State Aztecs play at the stadium?
A) 2017 season
B) 2020 season
C) 2019 season
D) 2018 season
- 3. Where did the Aztecs play before the stadium was built?
A) Qualcomm Stadium
B) Balboa Stadium and Aztec Bowl
C) Petco Park
D) Viejas Arena
- 4. What is the current site of the former Aztec Bowl?
A) A student dormitory
B) The football practice field
C) The stadium parking lot
D) Viejas Arena
- 5. What colors are featured in the traditional Aztecs uniform?
A) All-black uniforms and red helmets
B) All-red uniforms and white helmets
C) Black uniforms and gold helmets
D) Red uniforms and black helmets
- 6. Which former head coach started the tradition of playing home games at night?
A) Marty Schottenheimer
B) John Madden
C) Don Coryell
D) Bill Walsh
- 7. What bowl game began being hosted at the stadium after the 1978 season?
A) Cotton Bowl
B) Holiday Bowl
C) Poinsettia Bowl
D) Rose Bowl
- 8. In what year did the Poinsettia Bowl conclude its final game?
A) 2017
B) 2016
C) 2018
D) 2015
- 9. Which two teams played in the inaugural Poinsettia Bowl?
A) Navy and Colorado State
B) BYU and Notre Dame
C) San Diego State and Navy
D) Colorado State and BYU
- 10. Which league featured the San Diego Fleet as a home team at the stadium?
A) AAF
B) XFL
C) NFL
D) USFL
- 11. What was the San Diego Fleet's home record at the stadium?
A) 2–2
B) 4–0
C) 1–3
D) 3–1
- 12. What major college football program won the 1984 Holiday Bowl during a championship season?
A) Notre Dame
B) Navy
C) BYU
D) Colorado State
- 13. When were the CIF San Diego Section Finals for high school football typically held?
A) Sunday in early January
B) Saturday in late November
C) Friday in mid-October
D) Friday in early December
- 14. How many teams participated in the CIF San Diego Section Finals at the stadium?
A) Eight teams
B) Ten teams
C) Six teams
D) Four teams
- 15. What happened to the stadium following the 2019 season?
A) Demolition commenced
B) It was renovated
C) It was renamed
D) It was turned into a museum
- 16. Which team defeated the Chargers in the 1980 AFC Championship Game at the stadium?
A) Oakland Raiders
B) Denver Broncos
C) Kansas City Chiefs
D) Seattle Seahawks
- 17. What was the score of the 1980 AFC Championship Game?
A) 34–27
B) 27–20
C) 34–31
D) 31–24
- 18. Which team did the Chargers have a perfect 5–0 record against at the stadium?
A) Carolina Panthers
B) Detroit Lions
C) Atlanta Falcons
D) Green Bay Packers
- 19. How many games did the Chargers lose against the Atlanta Falcons at the stadium?
A) 3
B) 6
C) 5
D) 4
- 20. To which location did the Chargers move after the 2016 NFL season?
A) Carson
B) San Diego
C) Los Angeles
D) Oakland
- 21. What is the name of the stadium where the Chargers moved after 2016?
A) StubHub Center
B) Dignity Health Sports Park
C) Qualcomm Stadium
D) SoFi Stadium
- 22. Against which team did the Chargers have a 4–0 record at the stadium?
A) Green Bay Packers
B) Detroit Lions
C) Jacksonville Jaguars
D) Oakland Raiders
- 23. In which decade did the Chargers not host a playoff game at the stadium?
A) 1980s
B) 1990s
C) 2010s
D) 1970s
- 24. Which of these years did the Chargers host a playoff game at the stadium?
A) 2009
B) 2017
C) 2011
D) 2013
- 25. What material was used for the portable modular seating sections?
A) Concrete
B) Aluminum or steel
C) Wood
D) Hard plastic
- 26. Where was the permanent concrete seating located in the stadium?
A) Northern quadrant
B) Eastern quadrant
C) Western quadrant
D) Southern quadrant
- 27. In the baseball configuration, where were the portable seating sections placed?
A) Eastern quadrant
B) Northern quadrant
C) Southern quadrant
D) Western quadrant
- 28. Where were the open bullpens located when the stadium was configured for baseball?
A) Behind home plate
B) Behind the center field wall
C) In the upper deck
D) Along both foul lines
- 29. During their final five seasons at the stadium, what shape was the Padres' home plate area?
A) A perfect square
B) The shape of home plate
C) A hexagon
D) A standard circle
- 30. In the football configuration, where were the portable seating sections placed?
A) Northern quadrant
B) Southern quadrant
C) Western quadrant
D) Eastern quadrant
- 31. What type of doors provided access to the portable seating from the tunnels?
A) Rolling metal overhead doors
B) Swinging wooden doors
C) Sliding glass doors
D) Hydraulic trap doors
- 32. When did the San Diego Padres move into Petco Park?
A) 1996
B) 1999
C) End of 2003
D) 1990
- 33. What was the initial distance from home plate to center field in 1969?
A) 330 feet
B) 405 feet
C) 375 feet
D) 420 feet
- 34. What was the height of the original wall surrounding the outfield?
A) 8 feet
B) 19 feet
C) 12 feet
D) 15 feet
- 35. Who broke Don Drysdale's scoreless inning streak at Jack Murphy Stadium in 1988?
A) Orel Hershiser
B) Roseanne Barr
C) Tony Gwynn
D) Rickey Henderson
- 36. Which player recorded his 3000th major league hit at the stadium in 2001?
A) Rickey Henderson
B) Don Drysdale
C) Orel Hershiser
D) Tony Gwynn
- 37. In what year did the Padres begin playing at the stadium?
A) 1969
B) 1988
C) 1990
D) 2003
- 38. Which comedian gave an infamous rendition of the national anthem at a Padres game in 1990?
A) Orel Hershiser
B) Tony Gwynn
C) Roseanne Barr
D) Rickey Henderson
- 39. What was added to the right-field wall in 1996 that introduced asymmetry?
A) A set of bleachers
B) A giant video screen
C) A 19-foot high scoreboard
D) A new bullpen
- 40. In what year did San Diego Stadium first open?
A) 1967
B) 1965
C) 1971
D) 1969
- 41. Who was the stadium named after from 1981 to 1997?
A) Bob Murphy
B) San Diego County Credit Union
C) Qualcomm
D) Jack Murphy
- 42. Which company purchased the naming rights in 2017 to rename the venue SDCCU Stadium?
A) Petco
B) Snapdragon
C) San Diego County Credit Union
D) Qualcomm
- 43. Which professional football team played at the stadium from 1967 through 2016?
A) San Diego Chargers
B) San Diego Sockers
C) Los Angeles Rams
D) San Diego Aztecs
- 44. In what year did the stadium host both the Super Bowl and the World Series?
A) 2003
B) 1992
C) 1984
D) 1998
- 45. What architectural style was used to design the stadium?
A) Victorian
B) Brutalist
C) Modernist
D) Art Deco
- 46. What professional soccer team played at the stadium from 1978 to 1984?
A) San Diego Aztecs
B) San Diego Sockers
C) New York Cosmos
D) Los Angeles Galaxy
- 47. Who was Jack Murphy's brother?
A) Bob Murphy
B) A Padres owner
C) The Mayor of San Diego
D) A Qualcomm executive
- 48. What was the stadium's shape described as in its original configuration?
A) Rectangular
B) Circular
C) Horseshoe
D) Square
- 49. Which tournament did the stadium host as part of its FIFA-sanctioned events?
A) UEFA Champions League
B) Asian Cup
C) Copa America
D) CONCACAF Gold Cup
- 50. How many spectators attended the Mexico versus Argentina match in 2008?
A) 68,498
B) 72,100
C) 60,000
D) 50,000
- 51. Which national team frequently played international friendlies at the stadium?
A) Germany
B) Mexico
C) Brazil
D) France
- 52. What major soccer event did the stadium host in 1999?
A) International Champions Cup Final
B) MLS Cup Final
C) CONCACAF Gold Cup Final
D) Major League Soccer's All-Star Game
- 53. In what year did the USMNT play a friendly match against Serbia at the stadium?
A) 2018
B) 2017
C) 2019
D) 2008
- 54. What was the final score of the 2017 friendly between the USMNT and Serbia?
A) 1–0
B) 0–0
C) 2–0
D) 1–1
- 55. Which club team won the 2018 International Champions Cup match held at the stadium?
A) Club América
B) A.S. Roma
C) Real Madrid
D) Tottenham Hotspur
- 56. How many group stage matches of the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup did the stadium host?
A) Four
B) Two
C) Three
D) One
- 57. Which team was a participant in the match that set the all-time attendance record for soccer in the region at the stadium?
A) USA
B) Serbia
C) Argentina
D) Brazil
- 58. Which country did the United States play in rugby in 1980?
A) Australia
B) England
C) France
D) New Zealand
- 59. How many fans attended the 1980 rugby match?
A) 14,000
B) 30,000
C) 10,000
D) 20,000
- 60. What nickname was given to the mini-stadium located adjacent to the main stadium?
A) The Annex
B) The Rugby Pitch
C) The Field
D) Little Q
- 61. Which rugby club played at the Little Q?
A) San Diego Rugby Union
B) Pacific Rugby Giants
C) Old Mission Beach Athletic Club RFC
D) California Rugby Football Club
- 62. When was the AMA Supercross Championship hosted at the stadium?
A) 1980 to 2014
B) 1967 to 1980
C) 1990 to 2010
D) 2000 to 2015
- 63. Which company operated both the AMA Supercross and Monster Jam events?
A) ESPN
B) San Diego Sports Commission
C) SCCA
D) Feld Entertainment
- 64. When did ESPN host the inaugural Moto X World Championships?
A) October 1967
B) April 2008
C) May 2013
D) February 1980
- 65. What X Games competition used the stadium parking lot and surrounding streets?
A) Moto X
B) Street Luge
C) Super Trucks
D) Supercross
- 66. When were the Stadium Super Trucks races held?
A) February 2014
B) October 1980
C) May 2013
D) April 2008
- 67. Where is Chargers Park located in relation to the stadium?
A) Directly adjacent to the parking lot
B) About a mile north
C) On the southwest corner
D) Five miles west
- 68. Which company leased and retrofit the Concerts on the Green area?
A) AEG
B) The San Diego Chargers
C) The Desert Pacific Council
D) SoCalEuro.com
- 69. What was the capacity of the Concerts on the Green venue?
A) 3,000
B) 10,000
C) 12,500
D) 15,000
- 70. In what year were American Idol auditions held at the stadium?
A) 2009
B) 1979
C) 2003
D) 2007
- 71. How many people who auditioned for American Idol at the stadium made it to the next round?
A) 12,500
B) 3,000
C) 30
D) 2002
- 72. Which film featured the stadium as the home field of the San Francisco Condors?
A) The Kid from Left Field
B) Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
C) Monk
D) American Idol
- 73. The 1978 film Attack of the Killer Tomatoes filmed its ending at the stadium using whom as extras?
A) Locals
B) Professional actors
C) San Diego Chargers players
D) Boy Scouts
- 74. The Little Q was used primarily for which sport?
A) Soccer
B) Baseball
C) Football
D) Rugby
- 75. Which team was a tenant of The Little Q?
A) Miami Dolphins
B) OMBAC
C) Arizona State Sun Devils
D) San Francisco Condors
- 76. In what year was the Big SoCal Euro event established?
A) 2002
B) 2003
C) 2007
D) 1979
- 77. Who founded the Big SoCal Euro event?
A) Mr. Monk
B) Lon Mok
C) The Desert Pacific Council
D) Billy Graham
- 78. Who hosted a crusade at the stadium in 2003?
A) The San Diego Chargers
B) Lon Mok
C) Billy Graham
D) The Boy Scouts
- 79. The stadium served as an evacuation site during which 2003 disaster?
A) October 2007 wildfires
B) Hurricane Katrina
C) San Francisco earthquake
D) Cedar Fire
- 80. What did the San Diego County Council of the Boy Scouts merge to form?
A) Big SoCal Euro
B) The Little Q Association
C) The Greater San Diego Council
D) Desert Pacific Council
- 81. When did SDSU officially take control of the stadium?
A) August 10, 2020
B) December 2020
C) September 15, 2020
D) June 30, 2020
- 82. How much did SDSU pay for the 135-acre site?
A) $3.5 billion
B) $88 million
C) $100 million
D) $55 million
- 83. What was the name of the competing redevelopment proposal that was defeated in 2018?
A) SoccerCity
B) River Park Initiative
C) East Village Project
D) SDSU Stadium Expansion
- 84. How many acres of land did SDSU purchase?
A) 135 acres
B) 80 acres
C) 34 acres
D) 55 acres
- 85. Why was the old stadium taken down in pieces instead of being imploded?
A) California environmental law
B) Public safety requests
C) Cost concerns
D) Structural stability
- 86. On what date was the last freestanding section of the old stadium felled?
A) August 10, 2020
B) September 15, 2020
C) March 22, 2021
D) December 2020
- 87. How many acres of the SDSU project are designated for parks and open space?
A) 80 acres
B) 55 acres
C) 34 acres
D) 135 acres
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