The ABCs of Quarterbacks Trivia Quiz

Answer: Ken Anderson

Troy Aikman's and Ken Anderson's career statistics are very similar, as both were very high in completion percentage and they had almost exactly the same amount of yards passing. Anderson did however, have more TD passes: 197-165. Surprisingly, 1992 was the only season in which Aikman had more than 20 TD passes. Aikman spent his entire career with the Dallas Cowboys and Anderson spent his with the Cincinnati Bengals. Bob Avellini, who played all of his games for the Bears, threw 33 TD passes and Sam Adkins threw 2 TD passes in 39 attempts for the Seahawks.

Answer: Bubby Brister

Playing mainly as a backup for 5 different teams from 1986-1995, and 1997-2000, Brister threw 81 TD passes and 78 interceptions. Playing with the AFL's Houston Oilers, George Blanda set a record with 36 TD passes in 1961, then followed that with a record 42 interceptions thrown in 1962.

Answer: He played for all of these teams

Cunningham played for the University of Nevada/Las Vegas, then played in the NFL from 1985-1995, and 1997-2001 for the Eagles, Vikings, Cowboys, and Ravens.

Answer: Atlanta Falcons

Steve Deberg had a long career and played for 6 different teams but the Falcons were the only one listed. He came out of retirement and played for them in 1998, after having not played since 1993. He also played for the 49ers, Broncos, Buccaneers, Chiefs, and Dolphins.

Answer: True

Tony Eason and the New England Patriots lost Super Bowl XX. John Elway and the Denver Broncos lost Super Bowls XXI and XXII. Boomer Esiason and the Cincinnati Bengals lost Super Bowl XXIII, and Elway's Broncos lost again in Super Bowl XIV.

Answer: Brett Favre

Favre would have to be run over by a truck to keep him from starting a game. This man has had numerous injuries, but never sits a game out. Favre's father died on December 21, 2003. The next day, on Monday Night Football, Favre led his Packers to a 41-7 win over the Oakland Raiders in his 205th consecutive start.

He passed for 399 yards (the second highest total of his career at the time) and 4 TDs. He had 311 yards passing and all 4 TDs in the first half. There is very little doubt that Brett Favre will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.

Answer: Steve Grogan

Rich Gannon passed for 4,676 yards for the Oakland Raiders in 2002. Jeff George passed for 4,143 yards for the Atlanta Falcons in 1995. Elvis Grbac passed for 4,164 yards for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2000. Steve Grogan's highest single season passing yardage total was 3,286 yards in 1979 for the New England Patriots.

Answer: False

Jeff Hostetler started and won Super Bowl XXV for the New York Giants. Stan Humphries was the San Diego Chargers starter when they lost Super Bowl XXIX to the San Francisco 49ers.

Answer: 3

The only quarterbacks whose last name starts with "I" to play in the 20th century were George Izo, Kevin Ingram and Cecil Isbell. Izo was a backup for the Cardinals, Redskins, Lions, and Steelers in the 1960s. Ingram attempted two passes, completing one for a touchdown as a replacement player for the New Orleans Saints in the strike season of 1987. Isbell played for the Green Bay Packers from 1940-1942, leading the league in passing yardage and TD passes in 1941 and 1942.

Answer: Brad Johnson

Playing for the Minnesota Vikings in 1997, Johnson scored a 3 yard touchdown when his pass was batted straight back to him and he ran it into the end zone.

Answer: Billy Kilmer

Kilmer played for the 49ers, Saints, and Redskins, during his 18 year career. Krieg played for the Lions in 1994, Komlo from 1979-1981, and Kramer from 1991-1993.

Answer: Bob Lee

Lee was a backup for the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowls IV and XI, and for the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl XIV. Livingston was a backup for the Kansas City Chiefs, the Vikings opponent in Super Bowl IV.

Answer: False

This would be true had he thrown 5 more TD passes. Montana threw 273 TDs and 139 interceptions to go along with his 40,551 yards.

Answer: False

Namath is considered by many to be one of greatest quarterbacks in history. Though he was very charismatic and a great team leader, his sheer numbers aren't very impressive. He barely completed 50% of his passes, and threw 47 more interceptions than touchdowns (173-220).

Answer: 14

O'Donnell began his career in 1991 with the Steelers, and started for them in Super Bowl XXX before moving on to the Cincinnati Bengals, New York Jets, then the Tennessee Titans.

Answer: Joe Pisarcik

In a 1978 regular season game, the Giants led the Eagles 17-12 and had only to kneel down on the final play to win. Pisarcik and Csonka botched the hand-off and Eagles cornerback (and later New York Jets head coach) Herman Edwards ran the fumble in to give the Eagles a 19-17 win.

Answer: Jonathan Quinn

Jonathan Quinn played for the Jaguars in 1998 and 2001. He was on the Kansas City Chiefs roster in 2002. Mike Quinn was a backup quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1997 and the Dallas Cowboys in 1998. Jeff Query was a wide receiver for the Packers and Bengals from 1989-1995. Fred Quillan was a center for the 49ers from 1978-1987.

Answer: Frank Reich

Coming off the bench for the Maryland Terrapins in 1984, Reich led the team from a 31-0 defecit to a 42-40 win over the Miami Hurricanes. Eight years later starting for the Buffalo Bills, Reich led his team to an unbelievable 41-38 overtime win in a 1992 AFC Divisional playoff game against the Houston Oilers after trailing 35-3 in the third quarter.

Answer: Phil Simms

Simms leads this list with 199 TD passes and 33,462 yards.

Answer: Georgia

Tarkenton played for the Georgia Bulldogs before playing from 1961-1978 for the Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants. At the time of his retirement he held several NFL passing records including most yardage (47,003) and most TD passes (342).

Answer: True

In 1959, Unitas threw 32 TDs and only 14 interceptions while leading the Baltimore Colts to a 9-3 record, and then a 31-16 win over the New York Giants in the NFL Championship Game. It was the Colts' second straight championship win over the Giants, and was also the 3rd of 4 straight years that Unitas led the NFL in TD passes.

Answer: Philadelphia Eagles

Van Brocklin's Eagles won the championship over the Green Bay Packers 17-13 in the last game of his career. It was also the only loss in 10 post-season games for legendary Packers coach Vince Lombardi.

Answer: 100

Williams played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1978-1982, then played for the Washington Redskins from 1986-1989 after playing in the USFL. He threw for 16,998 yards, 100 TDS, and 93 interceptions.

Answer: Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Young played for the Bucs in 1985 and 1986 before moving on to the 49ers, and racking up Hall of Fame numbers. He threw for a career total of 33,124 yards, 232 TDs, and 107 interceptions.

Answer: Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Zorn played for the Seattle Seahawks from 1976-1984, the Green Bay Packers in 1985, and the Buccaneers in 1987. He amassed 21,115 yards passing, 111 TDs, and 141 interceptions.