Super Bowl Trivia Questions

Want to learn some facts about the history of the Super Bowl? If so, you have definitely come to the right place. We have below a list of Superbowl Trivia Questions. Consider it your very own Superbowl Quiz to test your knowledge of Superbowl Trivia Facts. If you can answer a lot of the questions right (maybe 12/15) then you're an expert on Super Bowl trivia. If not, then educate yourself (the answers are at the bottom of the article) and no one will have a clue you weren't a Superbowl fan expert to begin with. Good luck!

1. What player has won the most Super Bowl MVP awards with three?

  1. Troy Aikman
  2. Terry Bradshaw
  3. Jerry Rice
  4. Joe Montana

2. Who is the only player to have won Super Bowl MVP on a losing team?

  1. Roger Staubach
  2. Kurt Warner
  3. Chuck Howley
  4. Jake Delhomme

3. What team lost a Super Bowl by the smallest margin in the game's history?

  1. New England Patriots
  2. St. Louis Rams
  3. Buffalo Bills
  4. Miami Dolphins

4. What team won a Super Bowl by the largest margin in the game's history?

  1. San Francisco 49ers
  2. Washington Redskins
  3. Dallas Cowboys
  4. Pittsburgh Steelers

5. What quarterback holds the record for highest rating in a Super Bowl?

  1. Kurt Warner
  2. Phil Simms
  3. Terry Bradshaw
  4. Tom Brady

6. Which Super Bowl winning starting quarterback attempted the fewest passes in a single Super Bowl game?

  1. Bob Griese
  2. Len Dawson
  3. Bart Starr
  4. Joe Namath
7. What player holds the record for most career sacks in the Super Bowl?

  1. Reggie White
  2. Mean Joe Greene
  3. Randy White
  4. Charles Haley

9. What coach has taken a team to the most Super Bowls?

  1. Chuck Noll
  2. Don Shula
  3. Tom Landry
  4. Joe Gibbs

8. What player holds the record for most interceptions in a Super Bowl game?

  1. Rod Woodson
  2. Everson Walls
  3. Rod Martin
  4. Darrell Green

10. Where was the first Super Bowl held?

  1. New Orleans
  2. Miami
  3. Los Angeles
  4. Phoenix

11. How many calories does an average person consume on Super Bowl Sunday?

  1. 2,000
  2. 3,000
  3. 4,000
  4. 5,000

13. Who holds the record for most career Super Bowl fumbles?

  1. Roger Staubach
  2. Emmitt Smith
  3. Franco Harris
  4. Joe Montana

15. What are the most yards gained by a team in a Super Bowl?

  1. 515
  2. 547
  3. 580
  4. 602

17. Who has scored the most points in Super Bowl history?

  1. Jerry Rice
  2. Lynn Swann
  3. Franco Harris
  4. Emmitt Smith

19. What player holds the record for throwing the most interceptions in a Super Bowl?

  1. Rich Gannon
  2. Jake Delhomme
  3. Roger Staubach
  4. Brett Favre

12. What player has appeared in the most Super Bowls?

  1. Roger Staubach
  2. Terry Bradshaw
  3. Mike Lodish
  4. Jerry Rice

14. What is the fewest yards ever gained in a Super Bowl by a team?

  1. 119
  2. 136
  3. 144
  4. 187

16. What is longest field goal in Super Bowl history?

  1. 53 yards
  2. 54 yards
  3. 55 yards
  4. 58 yards

18. Who holds the record for most rushing attempts in a Super Bowl?

  1. Emmitt Smith
  2. Walter Payton
  3. John Riggins
  4. Larry Csonka

20. Who had the longest run from scrimmage in a Super Bowl?

  1. Marcus Allen
  2. Emmitt Smith
  3. Willie Parker
  4. Thurman Thomas

21. The Packers have won three Super Bowls, with the most recent coming in 1996. Who was the backup QB for the Packers in that game?

  1. Ty Detmer
  2. Don Majkowski
  3. Jim McMahon
  4. Mark Brunell

22. Including the three Super Bowl championship Green Bay has won, how many times have they been named NFL champions since Curly Lambeau founded the franchise in 1919?

  1. 5
  2. 9
  3. 12
  4. 15

23. Three members of the coaching staff for that 1996 championship team from Green Bay went on to coach other teams in the NFL. Which of these guys was not one of them?

  1. Marty Mornhinweg
  2. Steve Mariucci
  3. Mike Holmgren
  4. Andy Reid

24. Bart Starr was the MVP of the first two Super Bowls that Green Bay won. He was injured in the second game, though, and was unable to play the fourth quarter. What quarterback took his place? (hint: he's the father of the Bengals' offensive coordinator)

  1. Scott Hunter
  2. Lamar McHan
  3. Len Dawson
  4. Zeke Bratkowski

25. The year after they won the Super Bowl Green Bay made the game again but lost it. Who was the MVP of that game?

  1. Terrell Davis
  2. Larry Brown
  3. John Elway
  4. Shannon Sharpe

26. Desmond Howard was the Super Bowl MVP in 1996 for the Packers. How many other Heisman Trophy winners have also been named Super Bowl MVP?

  1. 0
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. 3

27. Mike Tomlin was the youngest coach ever to win a Super Bowl, and if he wins this year he will be the second youngest also. Who was the oldest?

  1. Marv Levy
  2. Dick Vermeil
  3. Tom Landry
  4. Bud Grant

28. Pittsburgh won four Super Bowls in six years starting in 1974. Which of these players from that era was never named MVP of a Super Bowl?

  1. Terry Bradshaw
  2. Lynn Swann
  3. Jack Lambert
  4. Franco Harris

29. With this game the Steelers tie the Cowboys for the most Super Bowl appearances with eight. Two teams will be tied for second with six after this game. Who are they?

  1. Denver and New England
  2. Washington and Miami
  3. San Francisco and Green Bay
  4. The Raiders and Buffalo

30. How many players were Pro Bowlers for the Steelers both when they won the Super Bowl in 2005 and when they did so in 2008?

  1. 0
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. 3

Answer:

  1. Ans: d (Joe Montana)
  2. Ans: c (SB V)
  3. Ans: c (20-19 in SB XXV)
  4. Ans: a (55-10 in XXIV)
  5. Ans: b (150.9 in XXI)
  6. Ans: a (seven in VIII)
  7. Ans: d (4.5)
  8. Ans: c (three in XV)
  9. Ans: b (six)
  10. Ans: c (Los Angles)
  11. Ans: b (3000)
  12. Ans: c (6)
  13. Ans: a (five)
  14. Ans: a (119 by Minnesota in IX vs. Pittsburgh)
  15. Ans: d (Washington vs. Denver in XXII)
  16. Ans: b (Buffalo's Steve Christie in XXVIII vs. Dallas)
  17. Ans: a (48)
  18. Ans: c (Washington's John Riggins with 38 in XVII vs. Miami)
  19. Ans: a (XXXVII vs. Tampa Bay with five)
  20. Ans: c (75 yards in XL vs. Seattle)
  21. Ans: c - McMahon created a controversy when he wore a Chicago Bears jersey to the White House after the win.
  22. Ans: c - This is the most ever by any franchise
  23. Ans: b - Mariucci had left Green Bay the year before to be head coach at Cal.
  24. Ans: d - Bratkowski graduated from Georgia in 1953 and was the NCAA's all-time leading passer until 1961
  25. Ans: a - Davis won despite missing the second quarter with a migraine
  26. Ans: d - Roger Staubach, Jim Plunkett, and Marcus Allen
  27. Ans: b - Vermeil was 63 years old at the time. That's 10 years younger than Pittsburgh defensive coordinator Dick Lebeau will be if he wins this year
  28. Ans: c - Lambert was on all four Super Bowl teams, was seven times an All Pro, and was named to the all-decade team in the 1970s and the 1980s, but he was never Super Bowl MVP
  29. Ans: a - The Broncos and Patriots have fewer combined wins in their 12 appearances (5) than the Steelers have alone.
  30. Ans: b - Troy Polamalu and his big hair is the only guy to be honored both years. He is also a Pro Bowler this year.

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