Superbowl Trivia

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Correct Answers will be posted tomorrow.<br /><br /><br />1. Super Bowl XL is the second Super Bowl played in Detroit. The first Super Bowl played in the Motor City was Super Bowl XVI. Who won that game?<br />A. The Oakland Raiders<br />B. The San Francisco 49ers<br />C. The Cincinnati Bengals<br />D. The Washington Redskins<br /><br />2. Where will the Super Bowl take place next year?<br />A. Tampa, FL<br />B. Glendale, AZ<br />C. Miami, FL<br />D. Jacksonville, FL<br /><br />3. What player has won the most Super Bowls?<br />A. D.D. Lewis<br />B. Charles Haley<br />C. Preston Pearson<br />D. Bill Romanowski<br /><br />4. Name the biggest rout (score-based) in Super Bowl history.<br />A. Dallas def. Buffalo – Super Bowl XXVII<br />B. San Francisco def. Denver – Super Bowl XXIV<br />C. Chicago def. New England – Super Bowl XX<br />D. San Francisco def. San Diego – Super Bowl XXIX<br /><br />5. The Buffalo Bills lost 4 consecutive Super Bowls in the early 1990’s. What other team has a Super Bowl record of 0-4?<br />A. Philadelphia Eagles<br />B. Cincinnati Bengals<br />C. San Diego Chargers<br />D. Minnesota Vikings<br /><br />6. Emmitt Smith holds the career Super Bowl record for most rushing touchdowns with 5. Name the player tied with Franco Harris and Thurman Thomas with four rushing touchdowns (Hint: he is not a running back).<br /><br />7. Who holds the Super Bowl record for most rushing yards in a game?<br />A. Timmy Smith<br />B. Marcus Allen<br />C. John Riggins<br />D. Larry Csonka<br /><br />8. Who holds the Super Bowl record for most rushing touchdowns in a game?<br />A. Eddie George<br />B. Howard Griffith<br />C. Franco Harris<br />D. Terrell Davis<br /><br />9. Who holds the Super Bowl record for longest run from scrimmage?<br />A. Marcus Allen<br />B. Tom Matte<br />C. Timmy Smith<br />D. Larry Csonka<br /><br />10. Who holds the career Super Bowl record for most points scored?<br />A. Emmitt Smith<br />B. Franco Harris<br />C. Jerry Rice<br />D. John Elway<br /><br />11. Who holds the Super Bowl record for most sacks in a game?<br />A. Charles Haley<br />B. Reggie White<br />C. Tedy Bruschi<br />D. Otis Wilson<br /><br />12. Since the NFL instituted wild-card games in 1978, how many wild-card teams have advanced to the Super Bowl?<br />A. Four<br />B. Five<br />C. Seven<br />D. Nine<br /><br />13. How many times has a wild card team won the Super Bowl?<br />A. It's never happened<br />B. One<br />C. Two<br />D. Three<br /><br />14. No team has ever won three straight Super Bowls, but defending champion New England has won three out of the last four. Name the other team to achieve this feat.<br />A. The Washington Redskins<br />B. The Pittsburgh Steelers<br />C. The Green Bay Packers<br />D. The Dallas Cowboys<br /><br />15. Since Super Bowl XXV, the Most Valuable Player trophy has been named after what football legend?
 

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Yep, if you know any of the answers, fire away.
 

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Ok, here goes. I Googled nothing, nor consulted any books. Just plain memory.<br /><br />1) B<br />2) C<br />3) D. but I am thinking it was Haley at one time.<br />4) B (55-10)<br />5) D<br />6) Tom Brady?<br />7) A<br />8) D total guess<br />9) A (73 or 78 yards)<br />10) A<br />11) A<br />12) B<br />13) C<br />14) D (at the expense of the Bills and Steelers)<br />15) Bart Starr
 

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Tilliam, 8 out of 15. Not too bad. Some good guessing. You fell apart towards the end.
 

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Thought I would get some more takers on this. Oh well. For those that might be interested, as promised, here are the correct answers.<br /><br />1. Super Bowl XL is the second Super Bowl played in Detroit. The first Super Bowl played in the Motor City was Super Bowl XVI. Who won that game?<br />A. The Oakland Raiders<br />B. The San Francisco 49ers<br />C. The Cincinnati Bengals<br />D. The Washington Redskins<br /><br />ANSWER. B. The 49ers defeated the Bengals: San Francisco 26, Cincinnati 21. Super Bowl MVP Joe Montana claimed the first Lombardi Trophy for the San Francisco 49ers. <br /><br />2. Where will the Super Bowl take place next year?<br />A. Tampa, FL<br />B. Glendale, AZ<br />C. Miami, FL<br />D. Jacksonville, FL<br /><br />C. Miami, FL will host Super Bowl XLI on February 4, 2007. It will be the ninth Super Bowl played in the Miami area, tying the record (New Orleans).<br /><br />3. What player has won the most Super Bowls?<br />A. D.D. Lewis<br />B. Charles Haley<br />C. Preston Pearson<br />D. Bill Romanowski<br /><br />B. Charles Haley earned a handful of Super Bowl rings – 2 with San Francisco, XXIII-XXIV, and 3 with Dallas, XXVII-XXVIII, XXX. Haley also holds the record for most career Super Bowl sacks with 4.5<br /><br />4. Name the biggest rout (score-based) in Super Bowl history.<br />A. Dallas def. Buffalo – Super Bowl XXVII<br />B. San Francisco def. Denver – Super Bowl XXIV<br />C. Chicago def. New England – Super Bowl XX<br />D. San Francisco def. San Diego – Super Bowl XXIX<br /><br /> B. San Francisco defeated Denver 55-10 in Super Bowl XXIV.<br /><br />5. The Buffalo Bills lost 4 consecutive Super Bowls in the early 1990’s. What other team has a Super Bowl record of 0-4?<br />A. Philadelphia Eagles<br />B. Cincinnati Bengals<br />C. San Diego Chargers<br />D. Minnesota Vikings<br /><br />D. The Minnesota Vikings (IV, VIII, IX, and XI).<br /><br />6. Emmitt Smith holds the career Super Bowl record for most rushing touchdowns with 5. Name the player tied with Franco Harris and Thurman Thomas with four rushing touchdowns (Hint: he is not a running back).<br /><br />Playing in five Super Bowls (XXI, XXII, XXIV, XXXII, and XXXIII), John Elway rushed for 4 touchdowns for the Denver Broncos.<br /><br />7. Who holds the Super Bowl record for most rushing yards in a game?<br />A. Timmy Smith<br />B. Marcus Allen<br />C. John Riggins<br />D. Larry Csonka<br /><br />A. Timmy Smith, of the Washington Redskins, ran for 204 yards on 22 carries in Super Bowl XXII.<br /><br />8. Who holds the Super Bowl record for most rushing touchdowns in a game?<br />A. Eddie George<br />B. Howard Griffith<br />C. Franco Harris<br />D. Terrell Davis<br /><br />D. Terrell Davis, of the Denver Broncos, scored three rushing touchdowns in Super Bowl XXXII.<br /><br />9. Who holds the Super Bowl record for longest run from scrimmage?<br />A. Marcus Allen<br />B. Tom Matte<br />C. Timmy Smith<br />D. Larry Csonka<br /><br />A. Marcus Allen, of the Oakland Raiders, ran 74 yards for a touchdown against the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl XVIII.<br /><br />10. Who holds the career Super Bowl record for most points scored?<br />A. Emmitt Smith<br />B. Franco Harris<br />C. Jerry Rice<br />D. John Elway<br /><br />C. Jerry Rice scored 8 touchdowns in 4 Super Bowls for the San Francisco 49ers for a total of 48 points.<br /><br />11. Who holds the Super Bowl record for most sacks in a game?<br />A. Charles Haley<br />B. Reggie White<br />C. Tedy Bruschi<br />D. Otis Wilson<br /><br />B. Reggie White of the Green Bay Packers recorded three sacks against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXI.<br /><br />12. Since the NFL instituted wild-card games in 1978, how many wild-card teams have advanced to the Super Bowl?<br />A. Four<br />B. Five<br />C. Seven<br />D. Nine<br /><br />C. Seven: The Oakland Raiders (XV), the New England Patriots (XX), the Buffalo Bills (XXVII), the Denver Broncos (XXXII), the Tennessee Titans (XXXIV), the Baltimore Ravens (XXXV), and the Carolina Panthers (XXXVIII). (Actually, after Feb. 5 it will be 8. Kind of a trick question)<br /><br />13. How many times has a wild card team won the Super Bowl?<br />A. It's never happened<br />B. One<br />C. Two<br />D. Three<br /><br />D. Three: The Oakland Raiders (XV), the Denver Broncos (XXXII), and the Baltimore Ravens (XXXV).(and hopefully it will be 4 after Feb 5th!)<br /><br />14. No team has ever won three straight Super Bowls, but defending champion New England has won three out of the last four. Name the other team to achieve this feat.<br />A. The Washington Redskins<br />B. The Pittsburgh Steelers<br />C. The Green Bay Packers<br />D. The Dallas Cowboys<br /><br />D. The Dallas Cowboys won Super Bowls XXVII, XXVIII, and XXX.<br /><br />15. Since Super Bowl XXV, the Most Valuable Player trophy has been named after what football legend?<br /><br />NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle.<br /><br />So, how did you score?
 
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