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Super Bowl XXIV, Jan 28 1990 .. Super Bowl XXXIII, Jan 31 1999

End of season play-offs, Conference Championships, and the Super Bowl.
8 quizzes and 85 trivia questions.
1.
  Match the Super Bowl Champions 3    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
The first Super Bowl ever played was in 1967. From there it's become one of the biggest football games each year.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, Shadowmyst2004, Jan 31 20
Very Easy
Shadowmyst2004
Jan 31 20
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  Super Bowl XXXIV   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Played on January 30, 2000, Super Bowl XXXIV proved to be a historic and electrifying finale to the 1999 NFL season. This quiz is devoted to that fateful championship game.
Tough, 10 Qns, cag1970, Dec 20 09
Tough
cag1970
359 plays
3.
  Super Bowls XXI-XXX    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Do you know who won these Super Bowls?
Average, 10 Qns, go redsox, May 26 09
Average
go redsox
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  1992 Playoffs: Bills 41, Oilers 38    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In this 1992 wildcard playoff game, the Houston Oilers almost stopped the Buffalo Bills from making it to their third straight Super Bowl - until the Bills pulled off the biggest comeback the NFL had ever seen!
Tough, 10 Qns, d2407, May 26 09
Tough
d2407
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  1990 Playoffs: Giants 20, Bills 19    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
It took 25 years to have a Super Bowl with well-executed play, heroic performances, exciting lead changes, and a memorable finish. Super Bowl XXV in Jan 1991 was a game worth waiting for!
Tough, 10 Qns, d2407, Dec 03 09
Tough
d2407
1124 plays
6.
  Super Bowl XXXII    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is about one of the closest Super Bowls ever, Super Bowl XXXII played after the 1997 season.
Average, 10 Qns, gocrush7, Feb 03 10
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gocrush7
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7.
  The Music City Miracle: 1999    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The 1999 AFC Wildcard Game: Buffalo Bills vs. Tennessee Titans is now known as the Music City Miracle. How much do you know about the game?
Difficult, 10 Qns, TheWired, May 26 09
Difficult
TheWired
609 plays
8.
  Super Bowl XXIX    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
See how well you know Super Bowl XXIX, which pitted the San Francisco 49ers vs. the San Diego Chargers.
Difficult, 15 Qns, sfblake19, Dec 29 04
Difficult
sfblake19
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trivia question Quick Question
Where was the Super Bowl played?

From Quiz "Super Bowl XXXII"





Super Bowl 1990s Trivia Questions
1. Which city served as the host of Super Bowl XXXIV?

From Quiz Super Bowl XXXIV

Answer: Atlanta

Super Bowl XXXIV was the second Super Bowl played at the Georgia Dome, which is part of a complex in downtown Atlanta that includes CNN Center, Phillips Arena, and the Georgia World Congress Center. The NFLs Atlanta Falcons moved to the Georgia Dome from their previous home, Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, to start the 1992 season.

2. Several key Bills players missed all or much of the game due to injury. Who is the only player below who played the entire game?

From Quiz 1992 Playoffs: Bills 41, Oilers 38

Answer: Bruce Smith

Bennett and Kelly had been injured and sat out the entire game. Thurman Thomas had a hip pointer and only played in the first half, carrying 11 times for 26 yards.

3. The Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, hosted Super Bowl XXI. Who won Super Bowl XXI?

From Quiz Super Bowls XXI-XXX

Answer: New York Giants

The New York Giants beat the Broncos 39-20. Bill Parcels coached the Giants to victory with the help of MVP Phil Simms.

4. Where was this game played?

From Quiz 1990 Playoffs: Giants 20, Bills 19

Answer: Tampa

This was only the second time the Super Bowl had been played there. The first was Super Bowl XVIII between the Raiders and the Redskins.

5. Who was the MVP of Super Bowl XXIX?

From Quiz Super Bowl XXIX

Answer: Steve Young

Young won the MVP award, outright.

6. Who played in Super Bowl XXXII?

From Quiz Super Bowl XXXII

Answer: Denver Broncos and Green Bay Packers

This was the 4th time Green Bay had made a Super Bowl, and the 5th time Denver had appeared in the big game.

7. The St. Louis Rams represented the National Football Conference in Super Bowl XXXIV. Which team did they defeat to win the Conference Championship and qualify for the Super Bowl?

From Quiz Super Bowl XXXIV

Answer: Tampa Bay Buccaneers

After posting a 4-12 record in 1998, the Rams stunned the football world by going 13-3 in 1999 and claiming home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. They defeated the Minnesota Vikings 49-37 in the Divisional Playoffs and faced a Tampa Bay team that had defeated the Washington Redskins 14-13 in the other Divisional Playoff contest. Super Bowl XXXIV marked the Rams second appearance in the Super Bowl, and the first for the franchise representing St. Louis. Twenty years earlier, the Los Angeles Rams faced the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XIV in Pasadena.

8. After the Titans' fumble recovery, they had the ball at the Bills 29-yard line. After three downs, Titans kicker Al Del Greco attempted and missed his first field goal try of the game. How long was the attempted field goal?

From Quiz The Music City Miracle: 1999

Answer: 43 yards

Titans kicker Al Del Greco made 21 of 25 field goal attempts in the regular season.

9. How many times, and by what score(s), did the Bills lead the Oilers in the game?

From Quiz 1992 Playoffs: Bills 41, Oilers 38

Answer: Twice, 38-35 and 41-38

After Buffalo's first score, the Bills trailed 7-3. The Oilers quickly ran the score to 28-3 at halftime, then 35-3 early in the third period. The Bills came back with five unanswered touchdowns to go ahead 38-35. The Oilers forced overtime with a tying field goal before the Bills finally won the game.

10. In 1988, Super Bowl XXII was played at San Diego Stadium in California. Who won Super Bowl XXII?

From Quiz Super Bowls XXI-XXX

Answer: Washington Redskins

The Redskins and Broncos fought for the Super Bowl title. The Redskins won 42-10. Joe Gibbs won his second Super Bowl. The MVP was Doug Williams of the Redskins. The Broncos had lost their second straight Super Bowl.

11. What unusual scoring happened to account for the final 20-19 outcome?

From Quiz 1990 Playoffs: Giants 20, Bills 19

Answer: The Bills scored a safety

Bruce Smith of the Bills tackled Jeff Hostetler in the end zone after Hostetler had stumbled over another teammate. It was just the fourth safety in Super Bowl history, and the first time ever that a team lost a Super Bowl after scoring a safety.

12. Who had the most rushing yards in the game?

From Quiz Super Bowl XXIX

Answer: Steve Young

Steve Young had the most yards with 49 yards rushing, while Watters had the second-highest with 47 yards.

13. Where was the Super Bowl played?

From Quiz Super Bowl XXXII

Answer: Qualcomm Stadium-San Diego, CA

This was the second time that the Broncos had appeared in San Diego for a Super Bowl. The other was Super Bowl XXII where they lost to the Redskins 42-10.

14. The Bills were moving and had advanced the ball into Titans territory. However, on third and 18, the drive was killed when quarterback Rob Johnson was sacked for a two-yard loss. Which Titan got the sack?

From Quiz The Music City Miracle: 1999

Answer: Samari Rolle

Second-year defensive back Samari Rolle was developing into one of the elite defenders in the National Football League.

15. How did the Oilers score their final touchdown before the Bills began their comeback?

From Quiz 1992 Playoffs: Bills 41, Oilers 38

Answer: Interception return

If trailing 28-3 at halftime wasn't bad enough, early in the second half, Bills quarterback Frank Reich threw an interception to Houston's Bubba McDowell. McDowell ran the ball back 58 yards for a touchdown, and the Oilers led 35-3 barely a minute and a half into the third period.

16. Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Florida, hosted Super Bowl XXIII. Who won it?

From Quiz Super Bowls XXI-XXX

Answer: San Francisco 49ers

The 49ers defeated the Bengals 20-16. Bill Walsh was the winning coach. Jerry Rice was the Super Bowl MVP. The two times that the Bengals made it to the Super Bowl in the 1980s, they played the 49ers and lost.

17. Including the first points scored in the game, how many times did the lead change hands, or a team break a tie by scoring?

From Quiz 1990 Playoffs: Giants 20, Bills 19

Answer: 5

The Giants scored first to move ahead 3-0 (1). The Bills tied it at three, scored a touchdown to move ahead 10-3 (2), and tacked on a safety to lead 12-3 in the second quarter. Giant touchdowns in the second and third quarter moved them ahead 17-12 (3). The Bills scored in the fourth quarter to take a 19-17 lead (4). Matt Bahr's 21-yard field goal midway through the final period was the fifth lead change, and last points of the game, putting the Giants ahead for good, 20-19. Five of the previous 10 Super Bowls had been decided by 20 points or more, and certainly none had this many lead changes.

18. How many TOTAL TD's were thrown during the Super Bowl among both teams?

From Quiz Super Bowl XXIX

Answer: 7

Young threw 6 of the 7 TD's while Humphries only had 1.

19. What was the score of Super Bowl XXXII?

From Quiz Super Bowl XXXII

Answer: Broncos 31-Packers 24

It was the first time in 5 tries that Denver was able to win a Super Bowl.

20. How did the Tennessee Titans score the first points of the game?

From Quiz The Music City Miracle: 1999

Answer: A safety by the Titans defense

Bills' quarterback Rob Johnson was sacked six times total in the game. This sack, by Titans defensive end Jevon Kearse, knocked the ball out of Johnson's hands. The ball proceeded to roll to the back of the end zone, and out of bounds for a safety.

21. Who scored Buffalo's first touchdown in the game?

From Quiz 1992 Playoffs: Bills 41, Oilers 38

Answer: Kenneth Davis

Davis's one-yard run brought the Bills to within 35-10.

22. The Superdome in New Orleans, Lousiana, hosted the first Super Bowl in the 1990s. Who won Super Bowl XXIV?

From Quiz Super Bowls XXI-XXX

Answer: San Francisco 49ers

The 49ers and Broncos faced off in the first Super Bowl of the new decade. The 49ers crushed the Broncos by a score of 55-10. The 49ers' new coach, George Seifert, was the winning coach in his first year. Joe Montana became the first player to be Super Bowl MVP three times. He played in four Super Bowls, XVI, XIX, XXIII, and XXXIV. He was MVP in each one except for Super Bowl XXIII.

23. Why did Jeff Hostetler start this Super Bowl game at quarterback for the Giants, instead of Phil Simms?

From Quiz 1990 Playoffs: Giants 20, Bills 19

Answer: Simms had been injured during the regular season

Simms was having his best year in the NFL, until being injured late in the regular season. Hostetler's admirable handling of the quarterbacking duties through the postseason made him the team's first string quarterback for most of the following two seasons, with Simms seeing limited duty during that time. After Hostetler was traded to the Raiders in 1993, Simms had a solid season as the starter and then retired.

24. How many passing yards did Steve Young throw for?

From Quiz Super Bowl XXIX

Answer: 325

He also threw for 6 touchdowns.

25. Who scored the first points in the game?

From Quiz Super Bowl XXXII

Answer: Antonio Freeman

He caught a pass in the back of the end zone to put the Pack up 6-0. It was the only time that the Packers were leading in the game.

26. The Rams drew first blood in Super Bowl XXXIV, scoring on a 27-yard field goal in the first quarter. Who handled the placekicking duties for St. Louis in this game?

From Quiz Super Bowl XXXIV

Answer: Jeff Wilkins

Jeff Wilkins spent 11 of his 14 NFL seasons with the Rams, becoming the first player in team history to score 1,000 points. Wilkins kicked three fields goals in Super Bowl XXXIV, giving the Rams a 9-0 lead over the Titans at the half.

27. The Tennessee Titans scored the first offensive touchdown of the game late in the second quarter. Who scored this touchdown?

From Quiz The Music City Miracle: 1999

Answer: Steve McNair

On first and goal, Titans quarterback Steve McNair ran the football himself two yards for the first offensive touchdown of the game.

28. After the Bills scored their first touchdown, who recovered their onside kick?

From Quiz 1992 Playoffs: Bills 41, Oilers 38

Answer: Kicker Steve Christie

Christie recovered his own kick, giving the Bills the ball on their own 48. The Oilers had expected a regular kickoff and had only five players on their front receiving line.

29. Who won Super Bowl XXV that was held in Tampa Stadium in Florida?

From Quiz Super Bowls XXI-XXX

Answer: New York Giants

The Giants and Bills squared off for Super Bowl XXV. The Giants won 20-19. Bill Parcells was the winning coach and Ottis Anderson was MVP. The Bills' kicker, Scott Norwood, missed a game winning field goal at the end of the game.

30. Who had the longest pass reception among both teams?

From Quiz Super Bowl XXIX

Answer: Ricky Watters

Watters had a 51-yard reception while Rice had the second-highest with a 44-yard reception.

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