Q 01/05

Jimmy Garoppolo spent his first four NFL seasons as the backup to which star quarterback?

A) Peyton Manning

B) Tom Brady

C) Aaron Rodgers

D) Philip Rivers

Answer · why

B) Tom Brady

Tom Brady held the job throughout, so Garoppolo made only two starts in three and a half seasons with New England before he was traded.

Q 02/05

Jimmy Garoppolo's 49ers led Super Bowl LIV by 10 with seven minutes left, then lost to which team?

A) Baltimore Ravens

B) Tennessee Titans

C) Kansas City Chiefs

D) New England Patriots

Answer · why

C) Kansas City Chiefs

The Kansas City Chiefs scored 21 points in five minutes to win 31–20. Garoppolo finished with 219 passing yards and one touchdown pass.

Q 03/05

Which scandal led to the four-game suspension that gave Jimmy Garoppolo his first NFL start in 2016?

A) Deflategate

B) Spygate

C) Bountygate

D) Headsetgate

Answer · why

A) Deflategate

Deflategate, the dispute over deflated footballs in a playoff game, sidelined the Patriots' starter for a month and put Garoppolo in the lineup.

Q 04/05

Which rookie, the final pick of the 2022 draft, replaced the injured Jimmy Garoppolo that December?

A) Sam Howell

B) Desmond Ridder

C) Bailey Zappe

D) Brock Purdy

Answer · why

D) Brock Purdy

Brock Purdy, that draft's Mr. Irrelevant, had opened the season as the 49ers' third-string quarterback. He kept the starting job for the rest of the y...

Q 05/05

Which injury ended Jimmy Garoppolo's 2018 season in Week 3, months after he signed a record contract?

A) Broken leg

B) Torn ACL

C) Torn Achilles

D) Broken wrist

Answer · why

B) Torn ACL

A torn ACL in his left knee, suffered late in the third game, finished his year. Without him the 49ers slid to a 4–12 record.