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SUPER BOWL QUIZ
Test your football knowledge

So you think you know Super Bowl trivia? We'll be the judge of that. Answer these 18 multiple-choice questions by clicking on the appropriate answer blanks, then hit the "Submit" button at the bottom of the page to get your score.

1. What was the name of the first "Super Bowl"?
The Really Big Championship Game
NFL Championship Game
The AFL-NFL World Championship Game
NFL Title Bowl

2. Which Super Bowl received the highest TV rating?
Super Bowl XVI (1982 - San Francisco vs. Cincinnati)
Super Bowl III (1969 - NY Jets vs. Baltimore Colts)
Super Bowl XXV (1991 - Buffalo vs. NY Giants)
Super Bowl XIII (1979 - Pittsburgh vs. Dallas)

3. Who has played in the most Super Bowls?
Joe Montana
Mike Lodish
John Elway
Thurman Thomas

4. Who scored the first points in Super Bowl history?
Don Chandler
Max McGee
Mike Garrett
Elijah Pitts

5. Who holds the record for the longest field goal in Super Bowl history (54 yards)?
Tony Franklin
Matt Bahr
Jan Stenerud
Steve Christie

6. Who is the only running back to rush for more than 100 yards and average more than 10 yards a carry in his Super Bowl game?
Tim Smith
Tom Matte
Marcus Allen
John Riggins

7. Last year, Baltimore was the third wild-card team to win the Super Bowl. Name the other two wild-card teams that have won the Super Bowl.
Oakland and Dallas
Denver and Green Bay
Oakland and Denver
Green Bay and Washington

8. The winning team receives the Vince Lombardi Trophy. What is the name of the trophy presented to the MVP?
Lamar Hunt Trophy
Pete Rozelle Trophy
Al Davis Trophy
George Halas Trophy

9. Only one player has won the MVP while playing on the losing team. Who is he?
Chuck Howley
John Elway
Thurman Thomas
Roger Staubach

10. Two Super Bowl champions had losing records the previous season. Name them.
St. Louis and San Francisco
St. Louis and Denver
Oakland and San Francisco
Oakland and Denver

11. Two players have rushed for 100 yards for the losing team. Who are they?
Chuck Foreman and Curtis Martin
Tom Matte and Thurman Thomas
Lenny Moore and John Riggins
Calvin Hill and James Brooks

12. Only one Super Bowl has been tied at halftime. Which one?
Super Bowl VI (1972 - Dallas vs. Miami)
Super Bowl XXI (1987 - NY Giants vs. Denver)
Super Bowl III (1969 - NY Jets vs. Baltimore)
Super Bowl XXIII (1989 - San Francisco vs. Cincinnati)

13. Kerry Collins of the New York Giants threw four interceptions in last year's Super Bowl. Name the other three quarterbacks to throw four interceptions in the Super Bowl
Drew Bledsoe, Jim Kelly, John Elway
Drew Bledsoe, Craig Morton, Tony Eason
Craig Morton, Jim Kelly, Drew Bledsoe
Jim Kelly, John Elway, Craig Morton

14. Who has the longest run from scrimmage in Super Bowl history?
Marcus Allen
Eddie George
John Riggins
Roger Craig

15. This is the ninth Super Bowl held in New Orleans. Who won the first one held in New Orleans?
Chicago Bears
Oakland Raiders
Dallas Cowboys
Kansas City Chiefs

16. New England is making its third Super Bowl appearance, all in the Louisiana Superdome. Who did the Patriots lose to in the two previous games?
Green Bay and Miami
Chicago and NY Giants
Miami and NY Giants
Chicago and Green Bay

17. New England is 0-2 in the Super Bowl. Name the other three teams that have lost two or more Super Bowls without a victory.
Minnesota Vikings, Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals
Minnesota Vikings, Buffalo Bills, Atlanta Falcons
Cincinnati Bengals, Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles
Buffalo Bills, Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia Eagles

18. The NFC is 8-1 in Super Bowls held in domed stadiums. Which NFC team lost?
Philadelphia Eagles
Minnesota Vikings
Atlanta Falcons
Green Bay Packers


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Quiz compiled by Associated Press and Boston.com