Travis Kelce Trivia
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50 free Travis Kelce trivia questions with answers — sports quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
This Travis Kelce trivia quiz covers the whole arc: the Cleveland-area kid who lined up under center in high school, the college suspension that scared teams off, the coach who took a chance because he had already coached the older brother, and the tight end who went on to rewrite the receiving records for his position and start most Super Bowls of anyone in his era. The football rounds cover the draft, the first touchdown, the rings, the record-setting seasons and the playoff marks he took from a legend. The off-field rounds cover the podcast with his brother, the dating show, the Saturday Night Live hosting gig, the Christmas single that charted, the music festival, the beer, the cereal, the sportswear line and the engagement that made him a household name far beyond the NFL. Easy questions suit a game-day party; the harder ones on numbers, dates and business ventures will separate the fans from the Swifties. Every answer has been checked against encyclopaedia entries and league records, and each question shows its explanation and source after you answer.
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Q 01Kelce has a cameo in which Adam Sandler sequel made for Netflix?
Happy Gilmore 2
Happy Gilmore 2: he plays a bullying restaurant boss, and in a daydream Bad Bunny's character slathers him in honey and leaves him to a bear.
Q 02Kelce's overtime touchdown ended the famous "13 seconds" playoff game of January 2022 against which team?
Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills went ahead with 13 seconds left, yet two quick completions, the second to Kelce, set up a tying field goal before his catch in overtime won it 42–36.
Q 03In which state was Kelce born and raised?
Ohio
Ohio: the brothers grew up in the same suburb and both stayed in the state for college, where Travis followed Jason onto the same team.
Q 04Kelce's older brother Jason played 13 NFL seasons at which position?
Center
Center Jason Kelce began college as a walk-on and slipped to the sixth round of the 2011 draft, then retired as a Super Bowl winner and six-time first-team All-Pro.
Q 05Which university did Kelce play college football for?
Cincinnati
Cincinnati first used him as a runner: in 2009 he scored two rushing touchdowns and caught a single pass, for three yards.
Q 06What position did Kelce play as a three-year letter winner in high school?
Quarterback
Quarterback: as a senior he ran for 1,016 yards and threw for 1,523, and in college he still took snaps in the wildcat before settling at tight end.
Q 07Why was Kelce suspended for the entire 2010 college season?
A positive marijuana test
A positive marijuana test, which his school described only as a violation of team rules, cost him the whole 2010 season and left NFL teams questioning his maturity.
Q 08In which round of the 2013 NFL draft was Kelce selected?
Third
Third round, 63rd overall: new Chiefs coach Andy Reid already knew him, having drafted his brother Jason two years earlier and seen Travis on visits.
Q 09What did tight end Kelce do for a two-yard score in a January 2022 playoff win over the Steelers?
Threw a touchdown pass
Threw a touchdown pass: his two-yard toss to Byron Pringle sealed a 42–21 win in which he had already caught a 48-yard score himself.
Q 10How many snaps did Kelce play in his entire rookie season of 2013?
One
One snap, on special teams against Dallas in Week 2: a preseason knee injury led to microfracture surgery and a season on injured reserve.
Q 11Who threw Kelce his first NFL touchdown, a 20-yard catch against Miami in 2014?
Alex Smith
Alex Smith threw it in a 2014 season that became famous for the opposite reason: no Chiefs wide receiver caught a touchdown pass all year.
Q 12Kelce was fined $11,025 in 2014 for an inappropriate gesture aimed at which Broncos linebacker?
Von Miller
Von Miller had just been flagged for a late hit on the Chiefs' passer; Kelce said the gesture was meant for him, not the referee, and Andy Reid called it immature.
Q 13In 2016 Kelce was ejected from a game after sarcastically throwing what at an official?
His towel
His towel, tossed like an official's penalty flag, drew a second unsportsmanlike-conduct call within seconds, which meant an automatic ejection and a $24,309 fine.
Q 21Which teammate caught the overtime touchdown that won Super Bowl LVIII for Kelce's Chiefs?
Mecole Hardman
Mecole Hardman, traded back from the Jets that October, caught the short winning pass on the final play, after Kelce had led all receivers with 93 yards.
Q 22Kelce's goalpost dunk after a 2020 touchdown honoured which Hall of Fame tight end?
Tony Gonzalez
Tony Gonzalez made the goalpost dunk famous, but the NFL outlawed it in 2014, so Kelce's tribute cost his team 15 yards and cost him a $12,500 fine.
Q 23Kelce tied the Chiefs' single-game record with four receiving touchdowns in a 2022 win over which team?
Las Vegas Raiders
Q 14Kelce's longest NFL touchdown, an 80-yard catch-and-run against Denver, came on which holiday in 2016?
Christmas Day
Christmas Day 2016: he turned a short pass into 80 yards in a 33–10 win that knocked the defending champion Broncos out of the playoff race.
Q 15Whose single-season record for receiving yards by a tight end did Kelce break in 2020?
George Kittle
George Kittle had taken the record from Kelce in 2018, later on the very day Kelce first broke it; Kelce won it back with 1,416 yards in only 15 games.
Q 16Why did Kelce's run of seven straight 1,000-yard seasons end in 2023?
A week of rest
A week of rest: he sat out Week 18 on 984 yards, 16 short, because the Chiefs' playoff place was already settled and nothing rode on the result.
Q 17Kelce won his first Super Bowl ring in Super Bowl LIV against which team?
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers led 20–10 in the fourth quarter until Kelce's short touchdown catch began a run of 21 unanswered points and a 31–20 Chiefs win.
Q 18Travis and Jason Kelce became the first brothers to oppose each other in a Super Bowl when the Chiefs met which team?
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles started Jason on their offensive line; Travis caught a touchdown in a 38–35 Chiefs win that had been nicknamed the Kelce Bowl before kick-off.
Q 19Kelce gained 133 receiving yards in Super Bowl LV, but the Chiefs lost 31–9 to which team?
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the first team to play a Super Bowl in its own stadium, kept the Chiefs out of the end zone all night, so his big day produced no touchdown.
Q 20Whose record for career Super Bowl receptions did Kelce break in Super Bowl LIX?
Jerry Rice
Jerry Rice had held the mark with 33; Kelce's four catches took him to 35, though the Chiefs lost 40–22 and missed out on three titles in a row.
The Las Vegas Raiders led 17–0 in the second quarter before Kelce's four touchdown catches turned the night into a 30–29 Chiefs win.
Q 24In 2022 Kelce became the fifth tight end, and the fastest, to reach which career milestone?
10,000 receiving yards
10,000 receiving yards arrived on a 38-yard catch in Denver, and the same play carried him past 1,000 yards for the season for the seventh year running.
Q 25What is the name of the podcast Kelce co-hosts with his brother?
New Heights
New Heights began in September 2022 and was Sports Illustrated's podcast of the year within months; its audience then surged when the two hosts met in the Super Bowl.
Q 26In March 2026 Kelce was named brand ambassador of which theme-park company he had invested in?
Six Flags
Six Flags: he had joined an activist investor's group buying into the company the previous autumn, saying its parks were a hallmark of his childhood.
Q 27What was the name of the 2016 E! dating show in which Kelce chose Maya Benberry as the winner?
Catching Kelce
Catching Kelce ended with him picking Maya Benberry, but by the following January she had confirmed they had split, saying they were still good friends.
Q 28Which show did Kelce host in March 2023?
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live: three weeks after his second Super Bowl win he used the monologue to poke fun at his old reality dating show, and his brother Jason turned up in a bar sketch.
Q 29Which Beastie Boys chorus does Kelce shout at Chiefs victory celebrations?
"Fight for Your Right"
"Fight for Your Right" first came out of him on the podium after the AFC title game in January 2020, and the Chiefs then made it their touchdown song at Arrowhead.
Q 30The Kelce brothers' 2023 charity single reworked which Pogues hit?
Fairytale of New York
Fairytale of New York: the brothers' version topped the iTunes chart, with the proceeds going to a children's hospital and other charities.