Football Trivia Questions and Answers
What Native American language was Super Bowl30 the first to be
broadcast in?
A: Navajo.
What Cowboy's 99-yard run from scrimmage put him in the
NFL
football record book in 1983?
A: Tony Dorsett's.
What team hired the NFL's first professional cheerleading
squad, in 1972?
A: The Dallas Cowboys.
Who was the first athlete to rap at a Pro Bowl musical gala,
in 1995?
A: Deion Sanders.
How many of the five Dallas teams Tom Landry took to Super
Bowls were victorious?
A: Two.
What teams played in the first all-California Super Bowl?
A: The San Francisco 49ers and
San Diego Chargers.
What team has been drubbed in
Super Bowls by scores of 27-10,
39-20, 42-10, and 55-10?
A: The Denver Broncos.
What NFL team introduced the no-huddle offense during the
1980s?
A: The Cincinnati Bengal's.
What quarterback got stuck with the given names
Yelberton Abraham?
A: Y.A. Tittle.
What Baltimore Colts great led the NFL in passing in the
1960s, with 26548 yards?
A: Johnny Unitas.
What Pittsburgh Steelers great was the first wide
receiver to be named super Bowl MVP?
A: Lynn Swan.
What Division 1-A football team's fans cheer for the
Yellow Jackets?
A: Georgia Tech's.
What Jets quarterback, asked if he preferred grass or
Astroturf, replied: "I don't know, I never smoked Astroturf"?
A: Joe Namath.
What NFL team once had Bob Hope, Henry Mancini, Maureen Reagan
and Danny Thomas on its advisory board?
A: The Los Angeles Rams.
What did a Buffalo fan hit Chuck Foreman in the
eye with
during a game, ending his chance of winning the NFC rushing title in
1975?
A: A snowball.
Who was involved as a player or coach in three Super Bowls
with the Cowboys, two with the Eagles and one with the Bears?
A: Mike Ditka.
How many football teams play in the Big Ten Conference?
A: Eleven.
What Vikings quarterback has been called the NFL's "original
scrambler"?
A: Fran Tarkenton.
What nickname did NFL great Lance Alworth share with a Disney
movie title character?
A: Bambi.
How many years must a player be retired to be eligible for the
Pro Football Hall of Fame?
A: Five.
What was Miami quarterback Bob Griese the first NFL football player to
wear in a game, in 1977?
A: Glasses.
What pro football franchise did Tim Mara buy in 1925 for
$500?
A: The New York Giants.
Who had the most rushing yards in the NFL for the 1980s?
A: Eric Dickerson.
What record-setting quarterback was the NFL's 82nd draft pick
in 1979?
A: Joe Montana.
What elusive Detroit running back has been dubbed "the Lion
King"?
A: Barry Sanders.
Who did the New York Giants beat by a point in the closest
Super Bowl ever?
A: The Buffalo Bills.