Q 01/05

In American football, how many points is a touchdown worth?

A) 1

B) 3

C) 6

D) 12

Answer · why

C) 6

A touchdown earns 6 points today, but until 1898 it was worth only four, one fewer than a kicked field goal. It reached six in 1912, after the field g...

Q 02/05

Through the 2025 NFL season, which two franchises were tied for the most Super Bowl wins?

A) Cowboys and 49ers

B) Packers and Giants

C) Patriots and Steelers

D) Chiefs and Broncos

Answer · why

C) Patriots and Steelers

The Patriots and Steelers each had six. Pittsburgh won four in six seasons in the 1970s, before New England had won any, and the Patriots then took al...

Q 03/05

Which quarterback holds the NFL record for most career regular season passing yards?

A) Tom Brady

B) Peyton Manning

C) Drew Brees

D) Brett Favre

Answer · why

A) Tom Brady

Tom Brady was the 199th pick of the 2000 draft and began as a fourth-string quarterback. He got his chance when Drew Bledsoe was injured in 2001 and f...

Q 04/05

Which NFL franchise, founded as the Morgan Athletic Club, is America's oldest continuously run pro football team?

A) Los Angeles Rams

B) Tennessee Titans

C) Arizona Cardinals

D) Las Vegas Raiders

Answer · why

C) Arizona Cardinals

The Arizona Cardinals took their name from the cardinal-red jerseys of their early years, not from the bird. They have moved home twice since, reachin...

Q 05/05

In American football, what is a defense that swaps one linebacker for an extra defensive back called?

A) Dime

B) Nickel

C) Quarter

D) Prevent

Answer · why

B) Nickel

Nickel is the five-cent coin, so the fifth defensive back is the nickelback. Add a sixth and the package becomes a dime, named simply as the next coin...