WorksheetsEOG Super Bowl Quiz
Total questions: 1
Worksheet time: 18mins
What is the Super Bowl?
A) A national holiday
B) The deciding game of the National Football League (NFL)
C) A game played between college football teams
D) A game played only when there is a tie in the NFL season
When was the first Super Bowl played?
A) 1966
B) 1967
C) 1968
D) 1969
What was significant about Super Bowl III?
A) It was the first Super Bowl
B) It was the last Super Bowl that included teams from separate NFL and AFL leagues
C) It was the first Super Bowl played on a Sunday
D) It was declared a national holiday
Since when has the Super Bowl been played on the first Sunday in February?
A) Since 1967
B) Since 1969
C) Since 1970
D) It has always been played on the first Sunday in February
Which team won the first two Super Bowls?
A) New York Jets
B) Green Bay Packers
C) Miami Dolphins
D) Dallas Cowboys
What event surpassed the Super Bowl XLV in terms of global audience viewership?
The World Series
The FIFA World Cup
The UEFA Champions League
The Olympic Games
How many Super Bowls had the Pittsburgh Steelers won as of the time mentioned in the text?
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Which team defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2011 Super Bowl?
The Dallas Cowboys
The San Francisco 49ers
The New England Patriots
The Green Bay Packers
As of the 2011 Super Bowl, how many Super Bowl titles had the Green Bay Packers won?
Three
Four
Five
Six
What is the Vince Lombardi Trophy awarded for?
The winning team of the NBA finals
The team that wins the Super Bowl
The best player in the NFL
The most valuable player in the Super Bowl
Who was the Vince Lombardi Trophy named after?
A famous NFL player
The coach of the Green Bay Packers who won the first two Super Bowl games
The vice president of Tiffany & Co. in 1966
A commissioner of the NFL
Which company designs the Vince Lombardi Trophy each year?
The NFL Association
The Green Bay Packers
Tiffany & Co.
The NBA Association
What is the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy awarded for?
The winning team of the Super Bowl
The most valuable player in the NBA
The winning team of the NBA finals
The best coach in the NBA
What is the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy made from?
Bronze and coated in 24 karat gold
Silver alloys and coated in 24 karat gold
Gold alloys and coated in platinum
Stainless steel and coated in silver
Who was the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy named after?
A famous NBA player
The coach of the first NBA winning team
The vice president of Tiffany & Co.
The NBA commissioner from 1975 to 1984
What is the Stanley Cup awarded for?
The best player in the ice hockey season
The winner of the National Hockey League (NHL) championships
The team with the most goals in a season
The most valuable player in the final game
How often is a new Stanley Cup made?
Every year
Every five years
When the previous one is lost
It is not made every year
What is unique about the Stanley Cup compared to other sports trophies?
It is made of gold
The winning team keeps it until a new champion is crowned
It has a diamond encrusted base
It is the largest trophy in sports
What is engraved on the Stanley Cup?
The score of the final game
The name of the trophy designer
The names of players, coaches, and other team staff
The date and place where the final game was played
Who donated the Stanley Cup?
The President of the United States
The Prime Minister of Canada
The Governor General of Canada, Lord Stanley of Preston
The Queen of England
When was the Stanley Cup first donated?
1892
1905
1910
1923
According to the passage, how has the Super Bowl changed since it was introduced?
It is watched by less people.
It is played between more teams.
It is played in a different month.
It is held on a Saturday.
How is the third paragraph mainly organized?
A problem is described and then a solution is given.
Events are described in the order they occurred.
Two teams are compared and contrasted.
Facts are given to support an argument.
According to the passage, which team has won the most Super Bowls?
Green Bay Packers
Pittsburgh Steelers
Dallas Cowboys
New York Jets
Which meaning of the word drew is used in the sentence below? Super Bowl XLV was played in 2011 and drew a national audience of more than 110 million viewers.
Attracted
Sketched
Dragged
Tied
Which statement made in paragraph 1 is best supported by the paragraph below?
The Super Bowl is the deciding game of the National Football League (NFL).
It was first played in the winter of 1967 to find the champion of the 1966 season.
Since that time, it has become a major national occasion loved by football fans everywhere.
It is a major honor to win the Super Bowl for both teams and their supporters.
In the sentence below, which word could best be used in place of appreciate? This ability to take possession of the trophy for a short time makes players appreciate the award even more.
Notice
Demand
Ignore
Value
How does the last paragraph of "The Stanley Cup" help show the importance of the trophy?
It shows that ice hockey has been played for a long time.
It shows that ice hockey is a national sport.
It shows the long history of the trophy.
It shows that the trophy is most important to Canadians.
Which sentence from the passage is an opinion?
It is awarded every year to the winner of the National Hockey League (NHL) championships.
This ability to take possession of the trophy makes players appreciate the award even more.
The Stanley Cup is the oldest professional sports trophy in North America.
It was donated by the Governor General of Canada, Lord Stanley of Preston, in 1892.
Which inference can best be made based on the information in both passages?
Vince Lombardi was a successful and respected coach.
Vince Lombardi was replaced after the Green Bay Packers were defeated in 1969.
Vince Lombardi still coaches the Green Bay Packers today.
Vince Lombardi was a football player before he became a coach.
Both passages suggest the importance of which of the following in sports?
Guidance and leadership
History and tradition
Hard work and determination
Teamwork and trust
Which of these is a difference between the passages "The Super Bowl" and "Sports and Trophies"?
"The Super Bowl" focuses on one popular sport, while "Sports and Trophies" covers several popular sports.
"The Super Bowl" covers the history of an event, while "Sports and Trophies" only focuses on the present.
"The Super Bowl" tries to persuade readers, while "Sports and Trophies" tries to inform readers.
"The Super Bowl" describes positive features of sports, while "Sports and Trophies" describes negative features.
