NFL & American Football Trivia Questions and Answers

Super Bowls, quarterbacks, and the halftime shows that outlived the games they interrupted. The questions run from the results everyone knows — the 28-3 comeback, Brady's ring count — to the ones that separate a fan from a viewer, like which Hall of Famer finished a record career in Miami without a ring. Roughly a third of it is culture rather than sport: the shark, the reunions, the years a halftime booking said more about the decade than the season did. Good for a mixed table, because the person who has never watched a snap has usually still seen the halftime show.

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  1. 1. How many Super Bowls have the New England Patriots won?Medium

    • Six ✓
    • Four
    • Five
    • Seven

  2. 2. Which team did the New England Patriots beat in Super Bowl LI after trailing 28-3?Medium

    • Atlanta Falcons ✓
    • Carolina Panthers
    • New Orleans Saints
    • Seattle Seahawks

  3. 3. Whose 2015 halftime show is remembered for a badly dancing shark?Easy

    • Katy Perry ✓
    • Lady Gaga
    • Madonna
    • Beyonce

  4. 4. Which rapper headlined the 2022 halftime show alongside Snoop Dogg and Eminem?Hard

    • Dr. Dre ✓
    • Jay-Z
    • 50 Cent
    • Ice Cube

  5. 5. Which team did Tom Brady beat for his first Super Bowl ring?Hard

    • St. Louis Rams ✓
    • Carolina Panthers
    • Philadelphia Eagles
    • Oakland Raiders

  6. 6. Which Hall of Fame quarterback never won a Super Bowl despite a record career in Miami?Medium

    • Dan Marino ✓
    • John Elway
    • Troy Aikman
    • Brett Favre

  7. 7. Which quarterback holds the NFL record for most consecutive starts?Medium

    • Brett Favre ✓
    • Peyton Manning
    • Tom Brady
    • Eli Manning

  8. 8. Which college did Patrick Mahomes play for before entering the NFL?Hard

    • Texas Tech ✓
    • Texas A&M
    • Oklahoma
    • Baylor

  9. 9. Which running back is the NFL's all-time leading rusher?Easy

    • Emmitt Smith ✓
    • Walter Payton
    • Barry Sanders
    • Jim Brown

  10. 10. Which running back set the single-season rushing record of 2,105 yards in 1984?Hard

    • Eric Dickerson ✓
    • Adrian Peterson
    • Barry Sanders
    • O.J. Simpson

  11. 11. Which NFL team is nicknamed America's Team?Easy

    • Dallas Cowboys ✓
    • New England Patriots
    • Green Bay Packers
    • Chicago Bears

  12. 12. Which NFL franchise is uniquely owned by its fans as shareholders?Medium

    • Green Bay Packers ✓
    • Chicago Bears
    • Cleveland Browns
    • Buffalo Bills

  13. 13. The Green Bay Packers got their name from which local business that funded the team?Hard

    • A meat-packing company ✓
    • A paper mill
    • A brewery
    • A railroad company

  14. 14. Which city did the Raiders move to in 2020?Easy

    • Las Vegas ✓
    • San Antonio
    • St. Louis
    • Portland

  15. 15. Which trophy-winning game decides who represents the AFC in the Super Bowl?Easy

    • The AFC Championship Game ✓
    • The Pro Bowl
    • The Wild Card round
    • The NFL Draft

  16. 16. Which cornerback was nicknamed Prime Time and also played Major League Baseball?Medium

    • Deion Sanders ✓
    • Darrelle Revis
    • Champ Bailey
    • Charles Woodson

  17. 17. Which defensive end was known as the Minister of Defense?Hard

    • Reggie White ✓
    • Bruce Smith
    • Michael Strahan
    • Warren Sapp

  18. 18. Which trick play saw a Philadelphia quarterback catch a touchdown in Super Bowl LII?Easy

    • The Philly Special ✓
    • The Fumblerooski
    • The Statue of Liberty
    • The Music City Miracle

  19. 19. Which team drafted Peyton Manning first overall in 1998?Medium

    • Indianapolis Colts ✓
    • San Diego Chargers
    • Tennessee Titans
    • Denver Broncos

  20. 20. Which quarterback, taken first overall in 2007 by the Raiders, became a famous draft bust?Hard

    • JaMarcus Russell ✓
    • Ryan Leaf
    • Tim Couch
    • Akili Smith

  21. 21. Which college team is known as the Fighting Irish?Easy

    • Notre Dame ✓
    • Michigan
    • Alabama
    • Texas

  22. 22. Which college does the Crimson Tide represent?Medium

    • Alabama ✓
    • Auburn
    • Georgia
    • Tennessee

  23. 23. Which Heisman winner went first overall to Carolina in 2011 and won NFL MVP?Medium

    • Cam Newton ✓
    • Andrew Luck
    • Baker Mayfield
    • Kyler Murray

  24. 24. Which Clemson coach won national titles beating Alabama twice?Hard

    • Dabo Swinney ✓
    • Kirby Smart
    • Urban Meyer
    • Jim Harbaugh

  25. 25. Which coach won six Super Bowls with the New England Patriots?Easy

    • Bill Belichick ✓
    • Bill Parcells
    • Tom Coughlin
    • Andy Reid

  26. 26. Which 49ers coach is credited with popularising the West Coast offense?Medium

    • Bill Walsh ✓
    • Tom Landry
    • Don Shula
    • Chuck Noll

  27. 27. Which coach won three Super Bowls with Washington using three different quarterbacks?Hard

    • Joe Gibbs ✓
    • Bill Parcells
    • Mike Shanahan
    • Dick Vermeil

  28. 28. Which Kansas City stadium is famous for being one of the loudest in sport?Easy

    • Arrowhead Stadium ✓
    • Lambeau Field
    • Soldier Field
    • Gillette Stadium

  29. 29. Which celebration is named after Lambeau Field, where players jump into the crowd?Medium

    • The Lambeau Leap ✓
    • The Dawg Pound Dive
    • The Mile High Salute
    • The Bills Mafia Table

  30. 30. How many players from each team are on the field at once?Easy

    • 11 ✓
    • 9
    • 10
    • 12

  31. 31. What is the penalty called when an offensive lineman moves before the snap?Easy

    • False start ✓
    • Offside
    • Holding
    • Encroachment

  32. 32. Defensive pass interference in the NFL results in what?Medium

    • A spot foul ✓
    • A 10-yard penalty
    • A loss of down
    • An automatic touchdown

  33. 33. How many seconds does an offense have to snap the ball before a delay of game penalty?Hard

    • 40 ✓
    • 25
    • 30
    • 45

  34. 34. Which Miami Dolphins defense was famously called the No-Name Defense?Hard

    • The 1972 Dolphins ✓
    • The 1984 Dolphins
    • The 1994 Dolphins
    • The 2008 Dolphins

  35. 35. Which Rams defensive end led the 1960s line called the Fearsome Foursome?Hard

    • Deacon Jones ✓
    • Reggie White
    • Bruce Smith
    • Joe Greene

  36. 36. On which American holiday does the NFL traditionally play afternoon games?Easy

    • Thanksgiving ✓
    • Independence Day
    • Memorial Day
    • Labor Day

  37. 37. Which league merged with the NFL in 1970, creating the AFC?Hard

    • The AFL ✓
    • The XFL
    • The USFL
    • The CFL

  38. 38. Which running back rushed for 2,097 yards in 2012, just short of the record?Easy

    • Adrian Peterson ✓
    • Derrick Henry
    • Chris Johnson
    • LaDainian Tomlinson

  39. 39. Which kicker holds the NFL record for the longest field goal at 66 yards?Medium

    • Justin Tucker ✓
    • Adam Vinatieri
    • Matt Prater
    • Sebastian Janikowski

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