50 free Aaron Rodgers trivia questions with answers — sports quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
Aaron Rodgers left high school with no Division I offers, played a year at a junior college 15 miles from home, got to Cal because a coach was scouting somebody else, then sat in the draft green room while 23 teams passed on him. Three years behind Brett Favre followed, and then he became the most efficient passer the NFL has seen: a Super Bowl MVP, four league MVPs, the highest single-season passer rating ever and a record 402 straight throws without an interception. These 50 questions cover the whole ride: Chico and Pleasant Valley High, Jeff Tedford, the 49ers' Alex Smith pick, the Championship Belt, the Boyz II Men bet, R-E-L-A-X, the Miracle in Motown, the six-touchdown half against Chicago, the 2011 15-1 season, the State Farm ads, Celebrity Jeopardy!, the Milwaukee Bucks stake, the four-snap Jets debut, the 500th touchdown pass and the Steelers' No. 8. Easy questions stick to the headlines; the expert tier asks about Vonta Leach, the 13 screws, the 93-yard touchdown and 12/12/12. Every answer is cited to a page we checked, with a short explanation so you learn something even when you miss. Play it solo or print it for a football night.
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Q 01Which team drafted Rodgers 24th overall in 2005?
Green Bay Packers
He expected the 49ers to take him first overall; they chose Alex Smith instead.
Q 02Which quarterback did the 49ers take first overall instead of Rodgers in 2005?
Alex Smith
Rodgers later had to wear an Alex Smith jersey at practice after losing a bet with Boyz II Men.
Q 03Which legendary quarterback did Rodgers back up for his first three NFL seasons?
Brett Favre
Favre retired, unretired, and was traded to the Jets in 2008, handing Rodgers the job.
Q 04In which city was Rodgers born?
Chico
His father played offensive line for Chico State.
Q 05Rodgers played his freshman college season at which junior college?
Butte
It sat about 15 miles from home; he threw 26 touchdowns and led the team to a 10-1 record.
Q 06Which university did Rodgers play for after junior college?
California
Coach Jeff Tedford found him while recruiting Butte tight end Garrett Cross.
Q 07Which Cal head coach discovered Rodgers at junior college?
Jeff Tedford
Rodgers is one of six Tedford quarterbacks drafted in the first round.
Q 08Which school rejected Rodgers, who wanted to play there for Bobby Bowden?
Florida State
His only Division I offer was a walk-on tryout at Illinois, which he declined.
Q 09Which team did Rodgers beat in Super Bowl XLV, earning the game's MVP award?
Pittsburgh Steelers
He threw for 304 yards and three touchdowns in the 31-25 win.
Q 10How many NFL MVP awards has Rodgers won?
Four
They came in 2011, 2014, 2020 and 2021; only Peyton Manning has more.
Q 11What single-season passer rating record did Rodgers set in 2011?
122.5
He threw 45 touchdowns against six interceptions that year.
Q 12What was the Packers' regular-season record in 2011, the year of Rodgers' first MVP?
15-1
They became the only 15-1 team in NFL history not to win a playoff game.
Q 13Which team ended the Packers' 19-game winning streak in December 2011?
Kansas City Chiefs
The 19-14 upset came in week 15 after a 13-0 start.
Q 14What is Rodgers' touchdown celebration nicknamed?
Q 21How many interceptions did Rodgers throw in 2018, an NFL-record low rate of 0.3%?
Two
He paired them with 25 touchdown passes.
Q 22Which receiver caught Rodgers' career-long 93-yard touchdown pass in 2011?
Jordy Nelson
It came in a 24-3 win over the St. Louis Rams.
Q 23Which head coach put Rodgers through a six-hour-a-day "quarterback school" in 2006?
Mike McCarthy
He also lowered Rodgers' release point for a smoother throw; the two reunited in Pittsburgh in 2026.
Q 24Rodgers' first NFL completion, for zero yards, went to which fullback?
The Championship Belt
State Farm rebranded the invisible-belt gesture as the "Discount Double Check" in its ads.
Q 15Which insurance company made Rodgers a long-time commercial spokesman?
State Farm
The ads leaned on his belt celebration, renamed the Discount Double Check.
Q 16After a 1-2 start in 2014, Rodgers told fans to do what, spelling it out letter by letter?
R-E-L-A-X
The Packers then reeled off four straight wins and he won his second MVP.
Q 17In 2016, with the Packers at 4-6, Rodgers predicted they could do what?
Run the table
They won six straight to close the season, then reached the NFC Championship.
Q 18Who caught the 61-yard Hail Mary known as the "Miracle in Motown" in 2015?
Richard Rodgers
The game had been extended by a facemask penalty on Detroit with 0:00 on the clock.
Q 19Against which team did Rodgers throw six touchdown passes in the first half in 2014?
Chicago Bears
He was the first to do it since Daryle Lamonica in 1969, in a 55-14 rout.
Q 20Rodgers' NFL-record 2018 streak of passes without an interception reached how many?
402
It broke Tom Brady's mark and ended on a pick by Chicago's Eddie Jackson.
Vonta Leach
It came in the fourth quarter of a 52-3 win over the Saints in 2005.
Q 25A rumored 2007 trade would have sent Rodgers to the Raiders for which receiver?
Randy Moss
Moss went to the Patriots instead and Rodgers stayed in Green Bay.
Q 26Rodgers' first playoff game, a 51-45 overtime loss in January 2010, was against whom?
Arizona Cardinals
He threw for 423 yards, the most ever in a playoff debut, but fumbled in overtime.
Q 27Which music group won a 2012 bet that made Rodgers wear a rival quarterback's jersey?
Boyz II Men
Had the Packers beaten the 49ers, the group would have sung the anthem at Lambeau.
Q 28Which NBA team did Rodgers buy a limited stake in, in 2018?
Milwaukee Bucks
He became the first active NFL player with an NBA ownership stake; the team won the 2021 title.
Q 29Rodgers guest-hosted which game show for two weeks in April 2021?
Jeopardy!
He had won Celebrity Jeopardy! in 2015, beating Kevin O'Leary and Mark Kelly.
Q 30Which actress was Rodgers engaged to until February 2022?
Shailene Woodley
Woodley confirmed the engagement on The Tonight Show in 2021.