WONDER #1559: How Old is Football?

Question 1 of 3

The first intercollegiate football game took place in 1869 at which university?

  1. Rutgers University
  2. University of Notre Dame
  3. University of California at Los Angeles
  4. Florida State University

Question 2 of 3

The organization that would turn into the National Football League got its start in which year?

  1. 1800
  2. 1865
  3. 1945
  4. 1920

Question 3 of 3

Who is the “Father of American Football”?

  1. Walter Camp
  2. Pudge Heffelfinger
  3. Peyton Manning
  4. Walter Payton

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