super-bowl Trivia Quiz # 1
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Super Bowl Challenges - What was strange but in common for Super Bowls VI, X, XXIV, and XXXIII?
The correct answer is 'The losing team never had a penalty called against them'
It first happened in Super Bowl VI when Dallas beat Miami. The Dolphins had no penalties called against them. This also happened in Super Bowl X with Pittsburgh-Dallas, with Dallas going penalty-free. In XXIV with San Francisco-Denver, the Broncos never saw a flag. Denver-Atlanta in XXXIII, the Falcons were penalty-free also.
Super Bowl Question 2
Football Fanatic II - Which quarterback led the Broncos to their first ever Super Bowl appearance?
The correct answer is 'Craig Morton'
In Super Bowl XII following the 1977 season, the Broncos played the Cowboys only to lose 27-10. Number 7 Craig Morton was the quarterback. Hard to imagine anyone other than Elway wearing number 7 in a Broncos' uniform.
Super Bowl Question 3
The NFL: Opening Day - Which of these victorious Super Bowl teams had a new coach the following opening day of the next season?
The correct answer is '1988 San Francisco 49ers'
Bill Walsh retired in 1988, leaving George Seifert with a supporting cast that went went on to win Super Bowl XXIV, 55-10 over the Denver Broncos. Several other teams have had a new coach after winning the Super Bowl including the 1993 Dallas Cowboys, the 1968 Green Bay Packers, and the 1999 St. Louis Rams.
Super Bowl Question 4
Who Am I? - I led the NFL in receptions in 2002. I caught 100 passes every year from 1999-2002. I haven't played in a Super Bowl.
The correct answer is 'Marvin Harrison'
Marvin Harrison caught 143 passes in 2002, an NFL record. He also led the NFL in receiving yards that year.
Super Bowl Question 5
The Curse of Billy Penn - The Eagles are a team that were widely affected by the Curse of Billy Penn. Before going to Super Bowl XXXIX, they did something that hadn't been done for 20 years: Lose the NFC championship in three consecutive seasons. Who was that team that also lost three in a row?
The correct answer is 'Dallas'
Dallas did the dubious "three-peat" from 1980-1982. Philadelphia lost three consecutive NFC titles in 2002, 2003, and 2004.
Super Bowl Question 6
Super Bowl MVPs - Which of the following Dallas Cowboys was never a Super Bowl MVP?
The correct answer is 'Michael Irvin'
Aikman - MVP Super Bowl XXVII, Smith - MVP Super Bowl XXVIII, Brown - MVP Super Bowl XXX.
Super Bowl Question 7
Numbers Game No. 11 - Super Bowl MVP Tom Brady wore number ____ ?
The correct answer is '12'
This Michigan alumni made it big in Super Bowl 36 against the Rams.
Super Bowl Question 8
Name the Steeler - Who caught Terry Bradshaw's last Super Bowl pass against the Rams in 1980?
The correct answer is 'John Stallworth'
Bradshaw to Stallworth spanned 73 yards in January 1980.
Super Bowl Question 9
Super Bowl XLI - Which Indianapolis Colts player won the Super Bowl MVP?
The correct answer is 'Peyton Manning'
Peyton won the Super Bowl MVP and took home a red Cadillac.
Super Bowl Question 10
Football Flakes - I called my Hall of Fame coach "a plastic man - actually, no man at all." My first two years in the NFL were brilliant, as I led my team in rushing and they made the Super Bowl, but I wasn't impressed. In one of the few times I spoke to the press, I wondered "if the Super Bowl is really the ultimate game, how come they're playing it again next year?" No one had a good answer! Who am I?
The correct answer is 'Duane Thomas'
The saga of Duane Thomas of the Dallas Cowboys is one of the stranger ones in NFL history. He joined Calvin Hill in the Dallas backfield in 1970, giving the team one of the best running back duos in the league. His 95 yards against the Miami Dolphins helped the Cowboys to a 24-3 victory in Super Bowl VI. But he was sullen and antisocial, dubbed "The Sphinx" by reporters and teammates because he'd not speak to them. One of the funniest moments in NFL history occurred after Super Bowl VI, when CBS's Tom Brookshire got the unpleasant assignment of interviewing Thomas in the locker room. Thomas tried to have former NFL great Jim Brown, clad in a dashiki, act as his on-air "spokesman." A visibly nervous Brookshire managed to ask Thomas if he was as fast as he seemed to be, Thomas coldly replied, "Evidently," and the interview, for all intents and purposes, was over at that point. After the 1971 season, he was traded to the Washington Redskins. He didn't play in 1972, then had two lackluster years before leaving football.