super-bowl Trivia Quiz # 23
This is Super Bowl Quiz # 23, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Super Bowl Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Super Bowl Question 1
2002 Season & Super Bowl - Who was the coach for the winning team?
The correct answer is 'Jon Gruden'
Jon Gruden was the Oakland Raiders coach until the end of the 2001-2002 season. Bill Callahan was the new Raiders coach for 2002. Tony Dungy was the former coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and coached the Indianapolis Colts for the 2002-2003 season. Steve Mariucci was the San Francisco 49ers coach, but he was fired at the end of January 2003.
Super Bowl Question 2
For Cowboy Fans - Jimmy Johnson and Barry Switzer have both an NCAA championship, and a Super Bowl championship on their coaching resume.
The correct answer is 'True'
Jimmy Johnson has a championship from the University of Miami and two Super Bowls rings. Barry Switzer has championships from Oklahoma and one Super Bowl ring.
Super Bowl Question 3
Joe Montana's 49er Years - When Joe Montana threw the winning touchdown to John Taylor in Super Bowl XXIII, how much time was left on the clock?
The correct answer is '34 seconds'
The win would be the 3rd Super Bowl win for the 49ers in 8 years. It would also mark the end of Bill Walsh's 10 years as coach of the 49ers.
Super Bowl Question 4
We Aren't The Champions - Super Bowl VI marked the first time that a team failed to score an offensive touchdown. Which team, in earning this dubious distinction, also managed to lose the game?
The correct answer is 'Miami Dolphins'
On a day in which the temperature at kickoff was 39 degrees Fahrenheit at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, the Dolphins were anything but super in the first Super Bowl appearance. A 31-yard field goal by Garo Yepremian in the second quarter cut the Dallas lead to seven, but two second-half touchdowns propelled the Cowboys to a 24-3 victory.
Super Bowl Question 5
40 Years of Super Bowls - Fran Tarkenton has played in all of the Vikings Super Bowls in the first 40?
The correct answer is 'False'
Super Bowl IV between Kansas City and Minnesota had Joe Kaap at the helm for the Vikings. They lost to the Chiefs 23-7. Tarkenton did play in and lose three Super Bowls.
Super Bowl Question 6
Super Bowl - The First Forty - Which of these starting Super Bowl running backs was actually traded to a different team during that season's training camp. Then remarkably, this disgruntled running back was forced to return to his original team after the NFL commissioner nullified the trade?
The correct answer is '1971 - Dwayne Thomas'
Dwayne Thomas was a strange fellow who seemed to always attract controversy with his scathing demeanor. At the beginning of the season that finally won a championship for Dallas, Thomas was traded to the Patriots, who also grew tired of his attitude. Commissioner Pete Rozelle, in a stunning move, "forced" the Cowboys to retract their original trade. Thomas would eventually become a key element in the Cowboys' first Super Bowl victory.
Super Bowl Question 7
Super Bowl History - The first Co-MVPs in any Super Bowl were?
The correct answer is 'Randy White and Harvey Martin'
All of these players were Super Bowl MVPs, just not in the same Super Bowl.
Super Bowl Question 8
NFL Football - Which Super Bowl was the Chicago Bears first Super Bowl win?
The correct answer is 'XX'
The Bears won Super Bowl XX over the Patriots in New Orleans with the final score of 46-10. The MVP went to Richard Dent, DE for the Bears. This was their first NFL title since 1963.
Super Bowl Question 9
Great Legs! - This kicker led the NFL in scoring in 1986. He set many records, only because of his style of kicking which was barefoot. He went to two Super Bowls with the Eagles and Patriots, but lost them both. Who was he?
The correct answer is 'Tony Franklin'
The others never played for the Eagles or Patriots and were not barefoot kickers. Franklin booted for nine seasons from 1980-1988. He lost Super Bowl XV to the Raiders, and lost Super Bowl XX to the Bears. Four seasons with the Eagles, four with the Patriots, then one with the Dolphins, Tony amassed 767 points.
Super Bowl Question 10
Buffalo Bills - Who was the head coach in the Bills' 4 Super Bowl appearances?
The correct answer is 'Marv Levy'