Quiz on The Super Bowl

In which sport is the Super Bowl the championship game?

• American football ✓ (Correct answer)
• Basketball
• Baseball
• Ice hockey

Source: The Super Bowl crowns the NFL champion, not the NBA or MLB winner as many casual viewers assume.

On which day of the week is the Super Bowl always played?

• Sunday ✓ (Correct answer)
• Saturday
• Monday
• Thursday

Source: 'Super Bowl Sunday' is so big it's unofficially America's second-largest day for food consumption after Thanksgiving.

What halftime tradition has become as famous as the game itself?

• Musical performance ✓ (Correct answer)
• Cheerleading contest
• Trophy parade
• Fireworks show

Source: The halftime show draws global superstars, and some years it's watched by more people than the football itself.

Super Bowl ads are famous mainly for being extremely what?

• Expensive ✓ (Correct answer)
• Short
• Educational
• Silent

Source: A 30-second slot has topped $7 million, making Super Bowl airtime the priciest in advertising.

Which league organizes the Super Bowl?

• NFL ✓ (Correct answer)
• NBA
• NHL
• MLS

Source: The National Football League's title game became the Super Bowl after the NFL-AFL merger.

What unusual numbering system does the Super Bowl use?

• Roman numerals ✓ (Correct answer)
• Letters of alphabet
• Calendar years
• Greek letters

Source: Super Bowl LVIII reads '58' in Roman numerals; the league briefly switched to '50' in 2016 because Roman 'L' looked odd alone.

Individual standout players can win which postgame award?

• Most Valuable Player ✓ (Correct answer)
• Golden Boot
• Conn Smythe Trophy
• Cy Young Award

Source: Quarterbacks have won Super Bowl MVP more than any other position by a wide margin.

Which trophy does the winning team receive?

• Vince Lombardi Trophy ✓ (Correct answer)
• Stanley Cup
• Larry O'Brien Trophy
• Commissioner's Trophy

Source: It's named for the legendary Packers coach who won the first two Super Bowls.

Which two conferences send their champions to the Super Bowl?

• AFC and NFC ✓ (Correct answer)
• NFL and AFL
• American and National League
• Atlantic and Pacific

Source: The American and National Football Conferences each crown a champion who then meet for the title.

Which food sees its single biggest sales spike on Super Bowl weekend?

• Avocados ✓ (Correct answer)
• Pumpkins
• Turkey
• Watermelon

Source: Americans devour over 100 million pounds of guacamole-bound avocados every Super Bowl weekend.

Which quarterback has won the most Super Bowl titles?

• Tom Brady ✓ (Correct answer)
• Joe Montana
• Peyton Manning
• Terry Bradshaw

Source: Brady won seven rings, more than any entire franchise has managed.

Which famous incident occurred during the 2004 halftime show?

• A wardrobe malfunction ✓ (Correct answer)
• A stage collapse
• A power outage
• A streaker

Source: Janet Jackson's split-second exposure helped inspire the creation of YouTube the following year.

Which team has appeared in the most Super Bowls?

• New England Patriots ✓ (Correct answer)
• Dallas Cowboys
• Pittsburgh Steelers
• San Francisco 49ers

Source: The Patriots reached eleven Super Bowls, nearly all during the Brady-Belichick era.

What caused a 34-minute delay during Super Bowl XLVII in 2013?

• A power outage ✓ (Correct answer)
• A bomb threat
• A field invasion
• A referee strike

Source: Half the New Orleans Superdome went dark, and the Ravens held on after the 49ers surged in the blackout's wake.

Which team won the very first Super Bowl in 1967?

• Green Bay Packers ✓ (Correct answer)
• Kansas City Chiefs
• New York Jets
• Miami Dolphins

Source: Vince Lombardi's Packers beat the Chiefs in a game not even sold out at the time.

What color Gatorade was once the most common for the celebratory dump?

• Orange ✓ (Correct answer)
• Blue
• Red
• Green

Source: Betting on the Gatorade shower color is a real Super Bowl prop wager, and orange long led the pack.

Which city's team has never won despite multiple Super Bowl trips before 2020?

• Minnesota Vikings ✓ (Correct answer)
• Pittsburgh Steelers
• New York Giants
• Baltimore Ravens

Source: The Vikings lost all four of their Super Bowl appearances in the 1970s and never returned to one.

Before halftime shows featured pop stars, what often filled the slot?

• Marching bands ✓ (Correct answer)
• Magic acts
• Comedy sketches
• Circus animals

Source: College and themed marching bands dominated halftime until Michael Jackson's 1993 show changed the format forever.

Which team completed the only perfect undefeated season ending in a Super Bowl win?

• Miami Dolphins ✓ (Correct answer)
• Chicago Bears
• New England Patriots
• Pittsburgh Steelers

Source: The 1972 Dolphins went 17-0; the 2007 Patriots came close but lost the final game.

Which defensive player was named Super Bowl MVP for the 2000s Ravens win?

• Ray Lewis ✓ (Correct answer)
• Ed Reed
• Deion Sanders
• Brian Urlacher

Source: Lewis is one of only a handful of defensive players ever to claim the award, which usually goes to a quarterback.