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Trivia for December 7, 2015

Question

Washington hosts Monday Night Football tonight. When this franchise joined the league in 1932, its name was inspired by what current Major League baseball team?

Answer

The Atlanta Braves. When the franchise started, it played at Braves Field, taking the same name as that baseball team -- the Boston Braves. (The baseball Braves later moved to Atlanta). When the football team moved to Fenway Park in 1933, it morphed its name to fit in with the Boston Red Sox. Braves + Red Sox = Redskins. It seemed like a good idea at the time. When the team moved to Washington, it kept the mascot.

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