Football history

Who won the first Super Bowl?

• Green Bay Packers

• Chicago Bears

• Carolina Panthers

• Los Angeles Rams

Answer explanation

The Packers beat the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10 in Super Bowl I, played in Los Angeles Memorial Stadium.

What year was the first college football game?

• 1922

• 1996

• 1869

• 1955

Answer explanation

1st college football game ever was New Jersey (later known as Princeton) vs. Rutgers in 1869. Rutgers won 6-4.

Who is the first team to ever play a Super Bowl in their home stadium?

• Indianapolis Colts

• San Francisco 49ers

• Minnesota Vikings

• Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Answer explanation

This year's Super Bowl is the first time in history this has ever happened.

What team was originally named the New York Titans?

• Kansas City Chiefs

• Tennessee Titans

• New York Giants

• New York Jets

What team won 3 Super Bowls in the 1990s?

• Broncos

• Patriots

• 49ers

• Cowboys

Answer explanation

The Dallas Cowboys were the only team in the 1990s to win three Super Bowls, claiming Super Bowl XXVII (1993), XXVIII (1994), and XXX (1996). The Denver Broncos and San Francisco 49ers each won two Super Bowls during the 1990s.

Which NFL team features a helmet logo on only one side of their helmet?

• Dolphins

• Steelers

• Patriots

• Cowboys

Answer explanation

The Pittsburgh Steelers are the only NFL team to display their logo on only one side of the helmet. In 1962, the team was not sure how their new logo would look on the then-solid gold helmets. They decided to test out the logo on just one side of the helmet. The attention that decision attained, as well as the record-setting 9-5 season, made the logo's placement permanent, even after the team switched to solid black helmets.

Which NFL team has played in both the AFC and NFC Championship Games?

• 49ers

• Cardinals

• Jaguars

• Seahawks

Answer explanation

The Seattle Seahawks have won the NFC Championship Game three times (2005, 2013 and 2014) and lost the AFC Championship Game once (1983).

Which NFL player legally changed his name to match his jersey number?

• Chad Johnson

• Dez Bryant

• Terrell Owens

• Deion Sanders

Answer explanation

On August 29, 2008, Cincinnati WR Chad Johnson legally changed his name to Ochocinco ("eight five" in Spanish to match his jersey number). On July 24, 2012, Ochocinco legally changed his name back to Johnson.

Retired NBA player Jason "White Chocolate" Williams was a high school basketball teammate of which Hall of Fame NFLer?

• Terrell Owens

• Emmitt Smith

• Randy Moss

• John Elway

Answer explanation

Legendary wide receiver Randy Moss was so talented athletically that apparently he could have pursued basketball as a career over football if he had so chose.

In what year did Vince Lombardi, the man whom the trophy awarded to the Super Bowl winners is named after, die?

• 1970

• 1980

• 1990

• 1960

Answer explanation

Former NFL player, coach and executive Vince Lombardi prematurely died of cancer at the age of 57 in 1970.