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NFL General Trivia Quiz

Some general football trivia questions.

A multiple-choice quiz by lunk420. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
lunk420

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
95,545

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
4162

Last 3 plays: Guest 98 (10/10), Guest 80 (5/10), Qcano (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these players, when he scored a touchdown in a Super Bowl, was the oldest player to score a touchdown in a Super Bowl? Hint

Willie Brown

John Elway

Boyd Dowler

Bob Mackey

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the hustling Bills player who knocked the ball out Leon Lett's outstretched hand through the endzone, for a touchback, just before he crossed the goal line for a score in Super Bowl XXVII? Hint

Andre Reed

Kenneth Davis

Thurman Thomas

Don Beebe

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who did QB Doug Williams start over and become Super Bowl MVP in Super Bowl XXII? Hint

Joe Thiesman

Gary Danielson

Mark Rypien

Jay Schroeder

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Question 4 of 10

4. How many touchdowns did Walter Payton score in Super Bowl XX? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who quarterbacked the 1991 Detroit Lions team to get to the NFC Championship game? Hint

Rodney Peete

Gary Danielson

Bobby Lane

Eric Kramer

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which Detroit Lions running back of the early 1980s played for Oklahoma and wore #20? Hint

James Jones

Bary Sanders

Billy Sims

Garry James

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which one of these NFL players did not attend the University of Michigan? Hint

Anthony Carter

Jim Harbaugh

John Runyan

Steve McMichael

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Question 8 of 10

8. Former NFL player and actor Fred Williamson is known by what nickname? Hint

"Pee-Wee"

"Wrong Way" Williamson

"The Hammer"

"Tiny"

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which player was not a member of the defence for the Super Bowl XX champions, Chicago Bears? Hint

Steve McMichael

Charles Mann

Gary Fencik

Wilbur Marshall

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Question 10 of 10

10. What college did Jerry Rice attend? Hint

Grambling

Jackson State

Southwest Missouri State

Mississippi Valley State

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these players, when he scored a touchdown in a Super Bowl, was the oldest player to score a touchdown in a Super Bowl?

Answer: John Elway

He did it in Super Bowl XXXII when he was only 38. Way to go John!

Answer: Don Beebe

One of the most "bone-headed", and memorable plays in Super Bowl history.

3. Who did QB Doug Williams start over and become Super Bowl MVP in Super Bowl XXII?

Answer: Jay Schroeder

Schroeder got hurt early in the season and Williams took over. Schroeder was ok to play by the Super Bowl but Gibbs stuck with Williams. Good move!

4. How many touchdowns did Walter Payton score in Super Bowl XX?

Answer: 0

In the worst coaching decision ever, William Perry rumbled into the endzone from 1 yard out, creating a legend in Perry, but snuffing one of the best running backs in NFL History.

5. Who quarterbacked the 1991 Detroit Lions team to get to the NFC Championship game?

Answer: Eric Kramer

In 1991, Kramer led Detroit over Dallas in the second round, only to be crushed by the Washington Redskins 41-10. THe Lions did not get to the NFC Championship Game again during the 1990s.

6. Which Detroit Lions running back of the early 1980s played for Oklahoma and wore #20?

Answer: Billy Sims

Billy Sims played for the Lions from 1980 to 84, before a knee injury ending his promising career.

7. Which one of these NFL players did not attend the University of Michigan?

Answer: Steve McMichael

Steve McMichael went to University of Texas, playing for the Longhorns from 1975 to 79. AC, John Runyan, and Jim Harbaugh all had stellar careers with the Wolverines in the late 70s and 80s.

8. Former NFL player and actor Fred Williamson is known by what nickname?

Answer: "The Hammer"

Fred "The Hammer" Williamson played for the Chiefs in a Super Bowl, and acted in many movies like, "From Dust till Dawn".

9. Which player was not a member of the defence for the Super Bowl XX champions, Chicago Bears?

Answer: Charles Mann

Charles Mann played for the Washington Redskins at that time.

10. What college did Jerry Rice attend?

Answer: Mississippi Valley State

They should change their nickname to the Fighting Jerry Rices.

Source: Author lunk420

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