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144 free Super Bowl trivia questions with answers — sports quiz, new questions added Oct 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 had gone four decades without a championship before winning Super Bowls IX, X, XIII and XIV in a six-season burst under coach Chuck Noll.
Q 02What is the silver prize handed to the Super Bowl winner officially called?
The Vince Lombardi Trophy
The Vince Lombardi Trophy got its name in 1970, a week after the coach died; Tiffany makes a new one every year, so each champion keeps its own.
Q 03Who ran for a record three touchdowns in Super Bowl XXXII while playing through a migraine?
Terrell Davis
Terrell Davis's third score broke a 24-24 tie in the fourth quarter, giving his team its first title after four Super Bowl losses and ending 13 straight wins by NFC teams.
Q 04Along with Miami, which city hosted eleven of the first 59 Super Bowls?
New Orleans
New Orleans and Miami lead because the NFL traditionally awards the game only to warm climates or roofed stadiums; half of the first 60 went to just three metro areas.
Q 05Which AFL champion lost Super Bowl I?
Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs stayed within 14-10 at halftime of the January 1967 game, then were shut out the rest of the way and lost 35-10.
Q 06Which halftime performer played through a downpour at Super Bowl XLI in Miami?
Prince
Prince, told a storm was soaking the stage, asked whether the producers could make it rain harder, then closed his set with 'Purple Rain' in the downpour.
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
Max McGee, a backup who had not expected to play, came on for an injured starter, made a one-handed catch and scored on a 37-yard pass in the first quarter.
Q 09Which company aired its iconic '1984' commercial during Super Bowl XVIII?
Apple
Apple's board hated the '1984' ad and the company tried to sell back its airtime; unable to unload the full minute, it ran the spot nationally just once, during Super Bowl XVIII.
Q 10Which coach was the first to win six Super Bowls as a head coach?
Bill Belichick
Bill Belichick quit as Jets head coach after one day with a scrawled note, 'I resign as HC of the NYJ', then took the Patriots job and won six Super Bowls, 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's Jets were underdogs by more than 17 points, yet beat the Baltimore Colts 16-7; it was the AFL's first Super Bowl win after two lopsided defeats.
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 opened the show, crowd-surfed during 'Hips Don't Lie' and wagged her tongue at the camera in a zaghrouta, an Arabic celebratory trill that became the night's meme.
Q 22What was the final score of Super Bowl XLVIII, which opened with a safety 12 seconds in?
Seahawks 43, Broncos 8
Seahawks 43, Broncos 8: Seattle added an interception return and a kickoff-return touchdown and led 36-0 before Denver, the league's top-scoring team that season, finally scored.
Q 23What is the traditional drink dumped on the winning coach after the Super Bowl?
Gatorade
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, only the 199th pick of the 2000 draft, was MVP of four Patriots wins and then, at 43, of Tampa Bay's in his first season after leaving New England.
Q 16Which team won the first two Super Bowls?
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers outscored their AFL opponents 68-24 across the two games, then did not reach another Super Bowl for 29 years.
Q 17Who caught Joe Montana's winning touchdown pass with 34 seconds left in Super Bowl XXIII?
John Taylor
John Taylor caught the pass that capped a 92-yard drive, which Joe Montana began by pointing out actor John Candy in the stands to his huddle.
Q 18Roughly what did a 30-second commercial cost during the first Super Bowl?
$40,000
$40,000 is about right: accounts put the rate between $37,500 and $42,000 for half a minute; by 2026 a slot cost about $8 million, because no other US broadcast draws as many viewers.
Q 19Which team completed a perfect season by winning Super Bowl VII?
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins finished 17-0, though Washington's only touchdown came when kicker Garo Yepremian tried to pass a blocked field goal and it was run back 49 yards.
Q 20Who made the goal-line interception that sealed the Patriots' victory in Super Bowl XLIX?
Malcolm Butler
Malcolm Butler, an undrafted rookie, jumped the route when Seattle threw from the 1-yard line rather than hand off to Marshawn Lynch, sealing a 28-24 win in the final half-minute.
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.
Q 24Which pop star opened the 1993 Super Bowl halftime show by standing motionless?
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson was recruited after a rival network's live comedy special pulled viewers from the 1992 halftime; his set, opening with 'Jam', lifted the game's ratings between halves.
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
Bart Starr, a 17th-round draft pick a decade earlier, threw for 250 yards and two touchdowns, then was MVP again when his team repeated the next year.
Q 27Which defensive player earned Super Bowl MVP honors in Super Bowl 50?
Von Miller
Von Miller stripped league MVP Cam Newton twice: the first fumble was recovered in the end zone for a touchdown and the second set up the clinching score 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
No team played a Super Bowl in its own stadium in the first 54 games; then it happened twice running, the Los Angeles Rams winning at SoFi Stadium on Cooper Kupp's touchdown with 1:25 left.
Q 29Which quarterback caught a touchdown pass on the 'Philly Special' in Super Bowl LII?
Nick Foles
Nick Foles lined up as if to change the play on fourth-and-goal; the snap went to Corey Clement, who pitched to tight end Trey Burton, who threw to the uncovered quarterback.
Q 30Before the 'Super Bowl' name was adopted, what was the two leagues' title game officially called?
The AFL-NFL World Championship Game
The AFL-NFL World Championship Game was the official title at first; Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt had 'kiddingly' called it the Super Bowl in a 1966 letter, and his nickname won out.