Super Bowl XXVII : Elijah Who? Test Your Super Bowl Knowledge

I -- What was the name of the first “Super Bowl”? (5 points)

II -- Who has coached the most Super Bowl teams? (5 points)

a) Tom Landry

b) Joe Gibbs

c) Don Shula

d) Bud Grant

III -- Buffalo is making its third straight Super Bowl appearance. Name the other team to appear in the game three consecutive times. (5 points)

IV -- Who scored the first points in Super Bowl history? (5 points)

a) Don Chandler

b) Max McGee

c) Mike Garrett

d) Elijah Pitts

V -- True or False. Bud Grant is the only head coach to lose four Super Bowls. (5 points)

VI -- Who kicked the first field goal in Super Bowl history? (5 points)

VII -- What Super Bowl team had the most losses during the regular season? (5 points)

VIII -- Only one player has won the MVP while playing on the losing team. Who is he? (5 points)

IX -- Which Super Bowl received the highest TV rating? (5 points)

X -- Who scored the first points for the defense in the Super Bowl? (5 points)

a) Willie Wood

b) Mike Bass

c) Herb Adderly

d) Terry Brown

XI -- Who is the only player to appear in the Super Bowl with three different teams? (5 points)

XII -- True or False. No Super Bowl has been tied at the end of halftime. (5 points)

XIII -- Who holds the record for most completed passes in a Super Bowl game? (5 points)

XIV -- True of False. Jerry Rice holds the record for most career receptions. (5 points)

XV -- Name the two players who returned fumbles for touchdowns in Super Bowl history. (2 points each)

XVI -- 24 of the 27 Super Bowls have been played in California, Florida and Louisiana. Name the other three states to play host to a Super Bowl. (1 point each)

XVII -- Name the only Super Bowl champion that has had a losing record before its championship season. (5 points)

XVIII -- Buffalo is the fourth wild-card team to make a Super Bowl. Name the other wild-card team that won its Super Bowl. (5 points)

XIX -- The 1972 Miami Dolphins are the only Super Bowl team to finish with a perfect season. Four Super Bowl champions finished with only one loss. Who are they? (1 point each)

XX -- Three players have won the MVP award more than once. Name them. (3 points each)

BONUS -- Who has been on a Super Bowl team three times and did not play in any of the games? (5 points)

Scoring

95 or higher -- MVP

90-94 -- First Team All-Pro

85-89 -- Second Team All-Pro

80-84 -- Honorable Mention All-Pro

65-79 -- Starter

40-64 -- Benchwarmer

0-39 -- Preseason cut

ANSWERS

I -- The AFL-NFL World Championship Game.

II -- c) Don Shula, Baltimore 1969; Miami 1972-74, 1983, 1985.

III -- Miami 1972-74.

IV -- b) McGee on a 37-yard pass from Bart Starr.

V -- False. Don Shula lost in 1969 with Baltimore and in 1972, 1983 and 1985 with Miami.

VI -- Mike Mercer, Kansas City 31 yards in the 1967 Super Bowl.

VII -- The Los Angeles Rams, they were 9-7 in the 1979 season.

VIII -- Chuck Howley, Dallas in the 1971 Super Bowl.

IX -- The 1982 Super Bowl between San Francisco and Cincinnati had a 49.1 rating.

X -- c) Herb Adderly of Green Bay returned an interception 60 yards for a TD in the 1968 Super Bowl.

XI -- Preston Pearson played with Baltimore in 1969; Pittsburgh 1975; and Dallas 1976, 1978-79.

XII -- False. San Francisco and Cincinnati were tied at 3-3 in the 1989 game.

XIII -- Dan Marino of Miami completed 29 passes against San Francisco in 1985.

XIV -- False. Roger Craig of San Francisco has 20 receptions.

XV -- Mike Bass of Washington returned Garo Yepremian’s fumble 49 yards for a TD in 1973 and Mike Hegman of Dallas returned Terry Bradshaw’s fumble 37 yards for a TD in 1979.

XVI -- Texas 1974; Michigan 1982; Minnesota 1992.

XVII -- The 1982 champion San Francisco 49ers were 6-10 in 1981.

XVIII -- The 1980 Oakland Raiders beat Philadelphia 27-10 in the 1981 Super Bowl.

XIX -- 1977 champion Oakland 16-1; 1983 champion Washington 12-1; 1985 champion San Francisco 18-1; 1986 champion Chicago 18-1.

XX -- Bart Starr (1967-68); Terry Bradshaw (1979-80); Joe Montana (1982, 1985, 1990).

BONUS -- Quarterback Bob Berry of Minnesota did not play in the 1974-75 and 1977 Super Bowls.