NFL and Super Bowl Trivia Questions
Thirty-one questions on the NFL and the Super Bowl, written for a Super Bowl party: rules and scoring, famous franchises, legendary moments, halftime shows and the Draft.
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What This Quiz Covers
- Rules, scoring and terminology
- Franchises, legends and famous moments
- The Super Bowl and its trophy
- Halftime show history
- The NFL Draft
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Round 1 · Rules, Scoring & Terminology
- 1
How many points is a touchdown worth?
- A8 points
- B7 points
- C6 points
- D3 points
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C — 6 points
A touchdown itself counts 6 points; the familiar 7 only comes after a successful extra-point kick is added.
- 2
How many points does a successful field goal score?
- A1 point
- B2 points
- C4 points
- D3 points
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D — 3 points
A field goal is worth 3 points, and teams usually try one when a drive stalls short of the end zone.
- 3
How many players from each team are on the field at the same time?
- A11
- B9
- C10
- D12
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A — 11
American football uses 11 per side; having a 12th man on the field draws a 'too many men' penalty.
- 4
How many downs does an offense have to gain 10 yards and earn a new set of downs?
- AThree
- BFour
- CSix
- DFive
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B — Four
The offense gets four downs, which is why teams usually punt or kick on fourth down if they haven't made the 10 yards.
- 5
How long is one quarter in an NFL game?
- A20 minutes
- B15 minutes
- C10 minutes
- D12 minutes
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B — 15 minutes
Four 15-minute quarters add up to 60 minutes of game clock, though stoppages stretch a broadcast past three hours.
- 6
Which player snaps the ball to start a play from scrimmage?
- AThe tight end
- BThe strong safety
- CThe center
- DThe fullback
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C — The center
The center lines up in the middle of the offensive line and hands or shoots the ball back between his legs to begin every play.
- 7
In football slang, what is a 'pick six'?
- AAn interception returned for a touchdown
- BA six-yard completion on third down
- CA punt downed inside the six-yard line
- DA sixth-round draft pick
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A — An interception returned for a touchdown
'Pick' is slang for an interception and 'six' refers to the six points of the touchdown scored on the return.
- 8
How many points is a safety worth, and who scores it?
- A1 point, scored by the kicking team
- B2 points, scored by the offense
- C3 points, scored by the defending team
- D2 points, scored by the defending team
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D — 2 points, scored by the defending team
A safety gives the defense 2 points when the ball carrier is tackled in his own end zone, and that team also receives the ball on a free kick.
- 9
How deep is each end zone on an NFL field?
- A5 yards
- B15 yards
- C10 yards
- D20 yards
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C — 10 yards
Each end zone is 10 yards deep, which is why the full field measures 120 yards from back line to back line.
Round 2 · Franchises, Legends & Famous Moments
- 10
Which NFL team is nicknamed 'America's Team'?
- AChicago Bears
- BDallas Cowboys
- CNew York Giants
- DPittsburgh Steelers
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B — Dallas Cowboys
The nickname came from the title of the Cowboys' 1978 NFL Films season highlight reel and stuck forever.
- 11
Lambeau Field is the home stadium of which franchise?
- AGreen Bay Packers
- BMinnesota Vikings
- CBuffalo Bills
- DDetroit Lions
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A — Green Bay Packers
The stadium is named after Curly Lambeau, the Packers' co-founder and first head coach.
- 12
How many teams make up the NFL as of 2026?
- A34
- B30
- C28
- D32
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D — 32
The league has had 32 clubs since the Houston Texans joined in 2002, split into two conferences of four divisions each.
- 13
Where is the Pro Football Hall of Fame located?
- ASpringfield, Massachusetts
- BCooperstown, New York
- CIndianapolis, Indiana
- DCanton, Ohio
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D — Canton, Ohio
Canton was chosen because the NFL's forerunner, the American Professional Football Association, was founded there in 1920.
- 14
Which team completed a perfect undefeated season in 1972, including a Super Bowl win?
- AMiami Dolphins
- BMinnesota Vikings
- CDallas Cowboys
- DOakland Raiders
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A — Miami Dolphins
Don Shula's Dolphins finished 17-0 by beating Washington in Super Bowl VII, still the only perfect season in the Super Bowl era.
- 15
Which quarterback famously 'guaranteed' victory before Super Bowl III in January 1969 and delivered?
- AJohnny Unitas
- BJoe Namath
- CBart Starr
- DLen Dawson
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B — Joe Namath
Namath's New York Jets beat the heavily favored Baltimore Colts 16-7, proving the AFL could compete with the NFL.
- 16
Which running back made the 'Immaculate Reception' for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1972 playoffs?
- AJohn Riggins
- BEarl Campbell
- CFranco Harris
- DRocky Bleier
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C — Franco Harris
Harris scooped up a deflected pass inches off the turf and ran it in to beat the Raiders, a play often voted the greatest in NFL history.
- 17
Who caught 'The Catch' from Joe Montana in the January 1982 NFC Championship Game?
- AFreddie Solomon
- BJohn Taylor
- CDwight Clark
- DJerry Rice
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C — Dwight Clark
Clark's leaping grab in the back of the end zone beat Dallas and launched the 49ers' 1980s dynasty, years before Jerry Rice arrived.
- 18
Which team upset the previously undefeated New England Patriots in the February 2008 Super Bowl (XLII)?
- ANew York Giants
- BPhiladelphia Eagles
- CArizona Cardinals
- DBaltimore Ravens
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A — New York Giants
The Giants won 17-14, aided by David Tyree's 'Helmet Catch', ending New England's bid for a 19-0 season.
Round 3 · The Super Bowl, Halftime & the Draft
- 19
The Super Bowl trophy is named after which legendary head coach?
- ATom Landry
- BVince Lombardi
- CGeorge Halas
- DPaul Brown
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B — Vince Lombardi
The trophy was renamed for Lombardi in 1970 after the Packers coach, who had won the first two Super Bowls, died that year.
- 20
Which team won the first Super Bowl, played in January 1967?
- ABaltimore Colts
- BCleveland Browns
- CKansas City Chiefs
- DGreen Bay Packers
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D — Green Bay Packers
Green Bay beat Kansas City 35-10 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, with Bart Starr named the game's MVP.
- 21
Which superstar performed the Super Bowl halftime show in January 1993, the show that turned halftime into a global pop event?
- AMichael Jackson
- BMadonna
- CDiana Ross
- DPhil Collins
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A — Michael Jackson
TV ratings rose during Michael Jackson's Super Bowl XXVII show, and the NFL has booked A-list headliners for halftime ever since.
- 22
Which two performers were at the center of the 2004 Super Bowl halftime 'wardrobe malfunction'?
- ABeyoncé and Bruno Mars
- BShakira and Jennifer Lopez
- CBritney Spears and Madonna
- DJanet Jackson and Justin Timberlake
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D — Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake
The incident at Super Bowl XXXVIII led to broadcast delays and years of safer, rock-heavy halftime bookings.
- 23
With which overall pick did the New England Patriots select Tom Brady in the 2000 NFL Draft?
- A99th overall
- B32nd overall
- C199th overall
- D1st overall
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C — 199th overall
Brady was the 199th pick in the sixth round and the seventh quarterback taken, making him the ultimate draft-day bargain.
- 24
How many rounds does the modern NFL Draft have (format in place since 1994)?
- A10
- B7
- C5
- D12
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B — 7
The draft was trimmed to seven rounds in 1994; earlier drafts ran as long as 30 rounds.
- 25
Which artist played the 2007 Super Bowl halftime show in pouring rain, performing 'Purple Rain'?
- ABruce Springsteen
- BTom Petty
- CPrince
- DU2
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C — Prince
Prince's rain-soaked Super Bowl XLI set in Miami is widely ranked the greatest halftime performance ever, with the weather adding to the moment.
- 26
In NFL Draft tradition, who is 'Mr. Irrelevant'?
- AThe last player selected in the entire draft
- BThe lowest-rated player invited to the Combine
- CA player who never plays a snap in his rookie year
- DThe first undrafted free agent signed
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A — The last player selected in the entire draft
Since 1976 the final pick has been celebrated with a party week in Newport Beach, California, and the tongue-in-cheek Lowsman Trophy.
- 27
The Lamar Hunt Trophy is awarded to the champion of which conference?
- ANeither — it goes to the league MVP
- BThe NFC
- CNeither — it goes to the Super Bowl MVP
- DThe AFC
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D — The AFC
It honours Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt, the driving force behind the AFL, while the NFC champion receives the George Halas Trophy.
- 28
According to NFL history, what inspired the name 'Super Bowl'?
- AThe Rose Bowl stadium's nickname
- BA children's toy called the Super Ball
- CA nickname given by television network CBS
- DA newspaper headline after the 1970 merger
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B — A children's toy called the Super Ball
Lamar Hunt coined the term after watching his children play with a Super Ball, and the informal nickname quickly became official.
- 29
How far apart are the uprights on an NFL goalpost?
- A18 feet 6 inches
- B28 feet
- C14 feet 6 inches
- D23 feet 4 inches
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A — 18 feet 6 inches
NFL uprights stand 18 feet 6 inches apart above a crossbar 10 feet high; high-school goalposts are wider, at 23 feet 4 inches.
- 30
What was unique about the television broadcast of the first Super Bowl in 1967?
- AIt was the first sports event shown in colour
- BIt was broadcast simultaneously by two networks, CBS and NBC
- CIt was shown only on local Los Angeles television
- DIt was broadcast on radio only outside California
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B — It was broadcast simultaneously by two networks, CBS and NBC
Because CBS held NFL rights and NBC held AFL rights, both networks aired the game — the only Super Bowl ever simulcast by two US networks.
- 31
Which Super Bowl broke with tradition by using an Arabic numeral instead of a Roman numeral in its official name?
- ASuper Bowl 40 (2006)
- BSuper Bowl 55 (2021)
- CSuper Bowl 50 (2016)
- DSuper Bowl 45 (2011)
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C — Super Bowl 50 (2016)
The NFL felt the Roman numeral 'L' looked weak in logos, so the 2016 game was branded Super Bowl 50 before numerals returned with LI.
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