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 01What jersey number did Travis Kelce wear for the Chiefs in Super Bowl LIV?
87
The number shows up in his foundation's name and in the steakhouse he opened with his quarterback.
Q 02For which NFL franchise had Kelce played his entire career through the 2025 season?
Kansas City Chiefs
He became the team's longest-tenured player in 2021 after Eric Fisher was released and Anthony Sherman retired.
Q 03In which state was Kelce born and raised?
Ohio
He was born in Westlake, and his high school teams were the Tigers.
Q 04Kelce's older brother Jason played 13 NFL seasons at which position?
Center
Their coach in college was the same for both, and Jason was the starting left guard when Travis arrived on campus.
Q 05Which university did Kelce play college football for?
Cincinnati
He was only a two-star recruit and picked the Bearcats over Akron, Eastern Michigan and Miami of Ohio.
Q 06What position did Kelce play as a three-year letter winner in high school?
Quarterback
As a senior he ran for 1,016 yards and threw for 1,523 more, earning All-Lake Erie League honours.
Q 07Why was Kelce suspended for the entire 2010 college season?
A positive marijuana test
Andy Reid still rated him a first-round talent, and Jason personally vouched that his brother would stay out of trouble.
Q 08In which round of the 2013 NFL draft was Kelce selected?
Third
He went 63rd overall and signed a four-year rookie deal worth just over $3 million.
Q 09Andy Reid was comfortable drafting Kelce partly because he had already coached his brother at which team?
Philadelphia Eagles
Reid drafted Jason in 2011 during his long tenure there before moving to Kansas City in 2013.
Q 10How many snaps did Kelce play in his entire rookie season of 2013?
One
A preseason knee injury turned out to need microfracture surgery, and his only appearance was on special teams against Dallas.
Q 11Who threw Kelce his first NFL touchdown, a 20-yard catch against Miami in 2014?
Alex Smith
Kelce finished that season as the team's leading receiver with 862 yards.
Q 12Kelce was fined $11,025 in 2014 for an inappropriate gesture aimed at which Broncos linebacker?
Von Miller
Andy Reid called the incident "immature"; Kelce answered with his first 100-yard game the following week.
Q 13In 2016 Kelce was ejected from a Jaguars game after sarcastically throwing what at an official?
His towel
He mimed throwing a penalty flag at field judge Mike Weatherford and was fined $24,309.
Q 21What was the final score of Super Bowl LVIII, only the second to go to overtime?
25–22
Kelce led the game with 93 receiving yards, and the Chiefs became the first repeat champions since the 2003–04 Patriots.
Q 22Kelce's goalpost dunk after a 2020 touchdown honoured which former Chiefs tight end?
Tony Gonzalez
It cost him a $12,500 fine; he later broke that same player's franchise records for receptions and receiving touchdowns.
Q 23Kelce tied the Chiefs' single-game record with four receiving touchdowns in a 2022 win over which team?
Las Vegas Raiders
The final score was 30–29.
Q 14How long was Kelce's career-long touchdown, a screen pass on Christmas Day 2016?
80 yards
He set career bests of 11 catches and 160 yards in that game against Denver.
Q 15Kelce holds the record for most receiving yards by a tight end in a single season. How many, set in 2020?
1,416
He did it in only 15 games, topping George Kittle's 1,377 from 2018.
Q 16Kelce set the tight-end record for consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons. How many in a row?
Seven
The streak ran from 2016 to 2022 and ended when he sat out the final game of 2023 with 984 yards.
Q 17Kelce won his first Super Bowl ring in Super Bowl LIV against which team?
San Francisco 49ers
He caught six passes for 43 yards and a touchdown in the 31–20 win.
Q 18Which championship game was the first ever to feature two brothers playing on opposing teams?
LVII (Feb 2023)
Travis caught six passes for 81 yards and a touchdown as his side beat Jason's 38–35.
Q 19Kelce set a tight-end record with 133 receiving yards in Super Bowl LV, but the Chiefs lost to whom?
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
They failed to score a touchdown in the game.
Q 20Whose record for career Super Bowl receptions did Kelce break in Super Bowl LIX?
Jerry Rice
He reached 35 catches; he had already passed the same player for career playoff receptions a year earlier.
Q 24How many games did it take Kelce to reach 10,000 career receiving yards, the fastest ever by a tight end?
140
He was only the fifth player at his position to reach the mark.
Q 25What is the name of the podcast Kelce co-hosts with his brother?
New Heights
Sports Illustrated named it Sports Podcast of the Year in 2022, its first year.
Q 26The podcast's name is a nod to which place?
Cleveland Heights, where the brothers grew up
They both attended the local high school there, and Travis later sang on a Christmas song named for the town.
Q 27What was the name of the 2016 E! dating show in which he chose Maya Benberry as the winner?
Catching Kelce
It aired in January 2016, the same month he signed a five-year, $46 million extension.
Q 28Kelce hosted Saturday Night Live in 2023. In which month?
March
It came weeks after his second Super Bowl win; he returned for a cameo that October.
Q 29Which Beastie Boys chorus did Kelce make famous by shouting it at Chiefs celebrations?
"Fight for Your Right"
The Chiefs adopted it as their touchdown song at Arrowhead Stadium.
Q 30The Kelce brothers' 2023 single 'Fairytale of Philadelphia' covered a song by which band?
The Pogues
The original, "Fairytale of New York", featured Kirsty MacColl; the brothers' version topped the US iTunes chart.