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96 free Super Bowl trivia questions with answers — sports quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
79 free Super Bowl trivia questions with answers. Sixty-five multiple choice Super Bowl trivia questions covering the game, the spectacle and the spread. The football half runs from easy Super Bowl trivia for kids (which two teams played the first one, who has the most rings) to genuinely hard questions on MVPs, halftime shows, blown leads, blackouts and the cities that have hosted the most games. The last stretch is Super Bowl food trivia, because game day is the second-biggest eating event on the American calendar: where Buffalo wings really came from, which border-town restaurateur invented nachos, what 'guacamole' means in Nahuatl, the theme park that spawned Doritos, the pizza chain that added wings after four Bills Super Bowls, and how the seven-layer dip got its start under a different name. It works for a Super Bowl party, a sports bar quiz round or a group chat challenge, and every answer has been checked against a reference source and is shown under the question once you answer.
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Q 01Which team won four Super Bowls in six seasons during the 1970s?
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers won Super Bowls IX, X, XIII and XIV between the 1974 and 1979 seasons, then added two more titles in 2006 and 2009.
Q 02What is the silver prize handed to the Super Bowl winner officially called?
The Vince Lombardi Trophy
It honors the coach who won the first two Super Bowls and five NFL championships before the merger.
Q 03Who ran for a record three touchdowns in Super Bowl XXXII while playing through a migraine?
Terrell Davis
Davis had blurred vision from the migraine yet rushed for 157 yards and was named MVP.
Q 04Along with Miami, which city hosted eleven of the first 59 Super Bowls?
New Orleans
Half of the first 60 Super Bowls were played in just three metro areas: Miami, New Orleans and Los Angeles.
Q 05In what year was the first Super Bowl played?
1967
The game was played on January 15 and remains the only Super Bowl that failed to sell out.
Q 06Which halftime show performer famously played 'Purple Rain' in the actual rain during Super Bowl XLI?
Prince
Prince closed his Super Bowl XLI halftime set in Miami with 'Purple Rain' as a downpour soaked the field, the first Super Bowl played in rain.
Q 07Which team lost four consecutive Super Bowls from 1991 to 1994?
Buffalo Bills
The Bills' four straight AFC titles under Marv Levy and four straight losses (XXV through XXVIII) are both records that still stand.
Q 08Who scored the first touchdown in Super Bowl history?
Max McGee
McGee, a backup who expected not to play, made a one-handed grab and ran 37 yards past Fred Williamson for the score.
Q 09Which company debuted its iconic '1984' commercial during Super Bowl XVIII?
Apple
Apple's '1984' ad, directed by Ridley Scott, introduced the Macintosh and aired nationally only once, during the third quarter of Super Bowl XVIII.
Q 10Which coach was the first to win six Super Bowls as a head coach?
Bill Belichick
Bill Belichick won six Super Bowls as head coach of the New England Patriots (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLIX, LI and LIII), passing Chuck Noll's four.
Q 11What famous Super Bowl XLII play ended with the Giants' QB heaving the ball to David Tyree?
The Helmet Catch
The Helmet Catch in Super Bowl XLII saw David Tyree pin the ball against his helmet while falling backward, keeping alive the drive that led to the Giants' stunning 17-14 upset of the undefeated Patriots.
Q 12Which quarterback guaranteed victory before Super Bowl III and then delivered?
Joe Namath
Joe Namath of the New York Jets famously guaranteed victory before Super Bowl III, then led the Jets to a shocking 16-7 upset of the heavily favored Baltimore Colts in January 1969.
Q 13Whose 2004 halftime performance ended with the infamous "wardrobe malfunction"?
Janet Jackson
Q 21Which singer performed the halftime show at Super Bowl LIV in Miami, alongside Jennifer Lopez?
Shakira
Shakira and Jennifer Lopez co-headlined the Super Bowl LIV halftime show in February 2020 in Miami, delivering a Latin music-infused performance that drew over 100 million viewers.
Q 22What was the final score of Super Bowl XLVIII, which opened with a safety 12 seconds in?
Seahawks 43, Broncos 8
Seattle scored on a safety, a kickoff return and an interception return, the first team to do all three in one Super Bowl.
Q 23What is the traditional drink dumped on the winning coach after the Super Bowl?
Gatorade
The Gatorade shower became a Super Bowl tradition starting in the mid-1980s, when New York Giants players dumped the sports drink on coach Bill Parcells after their victories.
Janet Jackson's Super Bowl XXXVIII show in Houston ended with Justin Timberlake tearing away part of her costume, prompting an FCC indecency crackdown and delays on later live broadcasts.
Q 14In Super Bowl LI, the New England Patriots overcame a 25-point deficit to beat which team?
Atlanta Falcons
In Super Bowl LI (February 2017) the Patriots trailed the Atlanta Falcons 28–3 in the third quarter, then forced the first overtime in Super Bowl history and won.
Q 15Which player was the first to be named Super Bowl MVP five times?
Tom Brady
Tom Brady won Super Bowl MVP with the Patriots (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XLIX, LI) and with the Buccaneers (LV), at 43 the oldest winner at the time.
Q 16Which team won the first two Super Bowls?
Green Bay Packers
The lopsided wins over the AFL champions left some owners worried the merger would look one-sided, until the Jets' upset in Super Bowl III.
Q 17Who caught Joe Montana's game-winning touchdown pass in the final minute of Super Bowl XXIII?
John Taylor
John Taylor caught Joe Montana's 10-yard touchdown pass with 34 seconds left, capping a 92-yard drive that beat Cincinnati 20–16 in Super Bowl XXIII.
Q 18How much did a 30-second Super Bowl commercial cost in Super Bowl I (1967)?
$37,500
A 30-second spot in Super Bowl I cost about $37,500, a price that had climbed past $7 million by the mid-2020s.
Q 19Which team completed a perfect season by winning Super Bowl VII?
Miami Dolphins
The 1972 Miami Dolphins finished 17-0, capped by a 14–7 win over Washington in Super Bowl VII, the first NFL team to go through a season and postseason unbeaten.
Q 20Who made the goal-line interception that sealed the Patriots' victory in Super Bowl XLIX?
Malcolm Butler
Rookie cornerback Malcolm Butler intercepted Russell Wilson's pass at the goal line with 20 seconds left, sealing the Patriots' 28-24 victory over the Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX.
Q 24Which Michael Jackson song opened his legendary 1993 Super Bowl halftime performance?
Jam
Michael Jackson opened his Super Bowl XXVII show with 'Jam' after standing motionless for well over a minute, then played 'Billie Jean' and 'Black or White' before a 'Heal the World' finale.
Q 25Which Super Bowl featured a 34-minute power outage that delayed the game?
Super Bowl XLVII
Super Bowl XLVII (2013) in New Orleans experienced a 34-minute power outage in the third quarter. The 49ers nearly completed a comeback after the delay, but the Ravens held on to win 34-31.
Q 26Who was the MVP of Super Bowl I?
Bart Starr
Starr completed 16 of 23 passes for 250 yards, then repeated as MVP the following year.
Q 27Which defensive player earned Super Bowl MVP honors in Super Bowl 50?
Von Miller
Miller's 2.5 sacks and two forced fumbles tormented league MVP Cam Newton in a 24–10 win.
Q 28A year after Tampa Bay did it, which team became the second to win a Super Bowl in its own home stadium?
Los Angeles Rams
The Los Angeles Rams beat Cincinnati 23–20 in Super Bowl LVI in February 2022, the first Super Bowl in the Los Angeles area since January 1993.
Q 29In which edition of the NFL title game did the Eagles run the 'Philly Special' trick play?
LII
The Philly Special came in Super Bowl LII: on fourth-and-goal before halftime, Corey Clement took the snap, pitched to Trey Burton, who threw to a wide-open Nick Foles.
Q 30Before the 'Super Bowl' name was adopted, what was the two leagues' title game officially called?
The AFL-NFL World Championship Game
The first two games were officially the AFL-NFL World Championship Game; the 'Super Bowl' name, inspired by a children's Super Ball toy, became official with the third game.