Super Bowl Trivia Quiz # 27
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Super Bowled Over - As defending title-holders Packers won again the following year in Super Bowl II. Who were their opponents?
The correct answer is 'Oakland Raiders'
Vince Lombardi's team beat the Raiders by 33-14.
Super Bowl Question 2
Super Bowl Mania - Who won the first two Super Bowls?
The correct answer is 'Green Bay Packers'
The Green Bay Packers won two Super Bowls under the command of Bart Starr the QB. In Super Bowl I, they beat the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10, and in Super Bowl II they beat the Oakland Raiders 33-14.
Super Bowl Question 3
Your Green Bay Packers! - 1992 found a perfect match for the Packers. Green Bay hired the offensive coordinator Mike Holmgren from the 49ers, and they traded a first round draft pick for Atlanta Falcon quarterback, Bret Favre. 1996 found the team going 13-3, and won it all defeating which team in the Super Bowl XXXI?
The correct answer is 'New England Patriots'
In 1996, Favre passed for over 3000 yards for the fifth consecutive time in his career. In the NFC Championship game, they mowed over Carolina with a 30-13 win, before defeating the Patriots 35-21.
Super Bowl Question 4
Which NFL Team Am I? - This team has lost at least four Super Bowls. In their first Super Bowl appearance, their starting quarterback had played for the team that they were playing against in a prior Super Bowl.
The correct answer is 'Denver Broncos'
The Denver Broncos had a 0-4 Super Bowl record at one time, that they shared with the 0-4 Minnesota Vikings, and the 0-4 Buffalo Bills (who did it consecutively), before winning back-to-back championships with victories in Super Bowl XXXII over the Green Bay Packers 31-24, and XXXII 31-19 over the Atlanta Falcons. In 5 out of 6 Super Bowl appearances, John Elway was their starting quarterback. However, in Super Bowl XII, the Denver Broncos met the Dallas Cowboys in the New Orleans Superdome. The starting quarterback for the Broncos was Craig Morton who had started and lost Super Bowl V for the Cowboys to the Baltimore Colts, 16-13. He did not fare much better in this Super Bowl as the Cowboys won handily, 27-10. There were two MVP's for the Cowboys in that Super Bowl, Co-MVP's Harvey Martin and Randy White.
Super Bowl Question 5
Striking Gold - Which of these is not true about the 1981 49ers Super Bowl team?
The correct answer is 'The team's leading rusher set a record for least rushing yards on a Super Bowl champion team.'
In '81, Ricky Patton had only 543 rushing yards and a 3.6 average, but 11 years back the Colts' rookie Norm Bulaich had 426 yards with a 3.1 average and 6 fumbles. Clark's 85 catches were 2 ahead of Minnesota back Ted Brown, and 3 less than Kellen Winslow's league-leading 88 receptions. Montana completed 63.7 percent of his passes, with 19 TDs amd 12 INTs, with a 88.4 QB rating, second to only the AFC Bengals's Kenny Anderson's amazing 98.4, with 29 TDs and only 10 INTs.
Super Bowl Question 6
1978 Winners - Who won the 1978 season Super Bowl (played January 27, 1979)?
The correct answer is 'Pittsburg Steelers'
Super Bowl Question 7
Super Bowl XXXVIII - Who produced the controversial half-time show?
The correct answer is 'MTV'
A half-time musical duet included a "wardrobe malfunction" via Janet Jackson.
Super Bowl Question 8
No More Bad News Bucs - Which member of the Bucs defense had 2 of the teams 5 sacks, against the Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII?
The correct answer is 'Simeon Rice'
Led mainly by Rice and MVP safety Dexter Jackson, the Bucs extremely fast defense overwhelmed a solid but aging Raiders offense, sacking QB Rich Gannon 5 times and intercepting him 5 times. Three of the 5 interceptions were returned for touchdowns, a new Super Bowl record.
Super Bowl Question 9
Non-Football Super Bowl - Which Super Bowl was played at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona?
The correct answer is 'XXX (1996)'
Dallas beat Pittsburgh 27-17 in Super Bowl XXX.
Super Bowl Question 10
Journey to Super Bowl XL - In 2005, the Pittsburgh Steelers were known for their balanced running attack. Which player led the team with the most games and with the most rushing yards during the regular season?
The correct answer is 'Willie Parker, 12 games'
Parker ended up with 1202 rushing yards on the season to lead his team. Bettis, in his 10th year with the Pittsburgh Steelers, only played in 12 games, recording his fewest number of carries (110) and his fewest number of total rushing yards (368) for a season.