Super Bowl Trivia

I - What was the name of the first “Super Bowl”? (5 points).

II - Which Super Bowl received the highest TV rating? (5 points).

III - Two players have won the MVP award in consecutive years. Name them. (5 points).

IV - Green Bay’s Brett Favre completed an 81-yard touchdown pass to Antonio Freeman last year. The play surpassed the record of 80 yards held by two others. Who were they? (5 points)

V - Not counting the Carolina Panthers and Jacksonville Jaguars, name five of the eight NFL teams that haven’t made a Super Bowl appearance? (1 point for each).

VI - True or False. This is the first Super Bowl to be held at Qualcomm Stadium. (5 points).

VII - Who has the longest run from scrimmage in Super Bowl history? (5 points).

a) Marcus Allen

b) Emerson Boozer

c) John Riggins

d) Roger Craig

VIII - Who scored the first points in Super Bowl history? (5 points).

a) Don Chandler

b) Max McGee

c) Mike Garrett

d) Elijah Pitts

IX - Who has the record for the longest field goal in Super Bowl history? (5 points).

X - Only one player has won the MVP while playing on the losing team. Who is he? (5 points).

XI - Larry Brown of the Dallas Cowboys became the second defensive back to win the MVP award. Who was the first? (5 points).

a) Ronnie Lott

b) Mel Blount

c) Jake Scott

d) Herb Adderley

XII - Name the last AFC team to win a Super Bowl. (5 points).

XIII - True or False. No punt has ever been returned for a touchdown. (5 points).

XIV - Name the only Super Bowl champion that had a losing record prior to its championship season. (5 points).

XV - Green Bay’s Desmond Howard set a Super Bowl record with a 99-yard kickoff return. Two players held the record at 98. Who were they? (5 points).

XVI - Two players have rushed for 100 yards for the losing team. Who are they? (5 points).

XVII - The Green Bay Packers and New England Patriots set a record for the most points scored in a first quarter. What is the record for most points in any quarter? (5 points).

XVIII - Which player did not score three touchdowns in a single Super Bowl? (5 points).

a) Roger Craig

b) Jerry Rice

c) Emmitt Smith

d) Ricky Watters

XIX - Name the teams Denver has faced in its four other Super Bowl appearances. (5 points).

XX - True or false. No Super Bowl has been tied at halftime. (5 points).

BONUS - Name the only player to be on five consecutive Super Bowl teams. (5 points).

Answers

I - The AFL-NFL World Championship Game.

II - The 1982 Super Bowl between San Francisco and Cincinnati had a 49.1 rating.

III - Bart Starr (1967-68) and Terry Bradshaw (1979-80).

IV - Jim Plunkett to Kenny King, Oakland vs. Philadelphia, 1981 and Doug Williams to Rickey Sanders, Washington vs. Denver, 1988.

V - Arizona, Atlanta, Baltimore Ravens, Detroit, Tennessee Oilers, New Orleans, Seattle, Tampa Bay.

VI - False. The 1988 Super Bowl (Washington 42, Denver 10) was played in San Diego. The stadium was then known as Jack Murphy Stadium.

VII - a) Marcus Allen, 74 yards vs. Washington, 1984 Super Bowl.

VIII - b) Max McGee on a 37-yard pass from Bart Starr vs. Kansas City, 1967 Super Bowl.

IX - Steve Christie, Buffalo, 54 yards, 1994 Super Bowl.

X - Chuck Howley, Dallas in the 1971 Super Bowl.

XI - c) Jake Scott, Miami in the 1973 Super Bowl.

XII - Los Angeles Raiders, 1984. XIII - True.

XIV - The 1982 champion (1981 season) San Francisco 49ers were 6-10 in 1980.

XV - Fulton Walker, Miami vs. Washington, 1983 and Andre Coleman, San Diego vs. San Francisco, 1995.

XVI - Tom Matte, Baltimore vs. N.Y. Jets in 1969 had 116 yards and Thurman Thomas, Buffalo vs. N.Y. Giants in 1991 had 135 yards.

XVII - 35: Washington 35, Denver 0 in 1988. XVIII - c) Emmitt Smith.

XIX - Dallas 1978, New York Giants 1987, Washington 1988, San Francisco 1990.

XX - False. Cincinnati and San Francisco were tied 3-3 in the 1989 Super Bowl.

BONUS - Quarterback Gale Gilbert. Gilbert was on the Buffalo Bills roster for the 1991-94 Super Bowls and finally played in a Super Bowl with San Diego in 1995.

Scoring

95 or more - MVP

90-94 - First Team All-Pro

85-89 - Second Team All-Pro

80-84 - Honorable Mention All-Pro

65-79 - Starter

40-64 - Benchwarmer

0-39 - Preseason cut