posted 02-05-2006 07:47 AM         

Questions

I -- True or False. No coach has ever led two different teams to victory in the Super Bowl. (5 points).

II -- What was the name of the first "Super Bowl"? (5 points).

III -- The winning team receives the Vince Lombardi Trophy. What is the name of the trophy presented to the MVP? (5 points).

IV -- Ben Roethlisberger will be the second youngest quarterback to start in a Super Bowl. Who is the youngest. (5 points).

a) Tom Brady.
b) Joe Namath.
c) Dan Marino.
d) David Woodley.

V -- Seattle's Shaun Alexander led the NFL in rushing with 1880 yards. Who was the last running back to win the rushing title and play in the Super Bowl in the same season? (5 points).

VI -- Pittsburgh became the first No. 6 seed to reach the Super Bowl since 1990. There have been four No. 4 seeds to play in the Super Bowl. Name two of them. (5 points).

VII -- True or False. A Super Bowl has never gone into overtime? (5 points).

VIII -- Last year Deion Branch became the fourth wide receiver to win the Super Bowl MVP. Name the others. (5 points).

IX -- Pittsburgh in 4-1 in its five Super Bowl appearances. Name the two teams that have won the Super Bowl five times. (5 points).

X -- Which Super Bowl received the highest TV rating? (5 points).

XI -- Who has the most career rushing yards in the Super Bowl? (5 points).

a) Thurman Thomas.
b) Emmitt Smith.
c) Franco Harris.
d) Larry Csonka.

XII -- True or False. No punt return has ever been returned for a touchdown. (5 points).

XIII -- Pittsburgh is the seventh wild-card team to make it to the Super Bowl since the NFL went to two wild-card teams per conference in 1978. Name the three wild-card teams to win the Super Bowl. (5 points).

XIV -- Ford Field is the sixth domed stadium to have a Super Bowl. Name the other five (1 point each).

XV -- Pittsburgh is the second team to win three playoff games on the road to reach the Super Bowl. Name the other team. (5 points).

XVI -- Only one player has won the MVP while playing on the losing team. Who is he? (5 points).

XVII -- Seattle's Mike Holmgren is the fifth coach to lead two different teams to the Super Bowl. Holmgren led Green Bay to the 1997 and 1998 Super Bowls. Named the other four coaches to accomplish this. (1 point each).

XVIII -- Seattle is making its first Super Bowl appearance. Name the six remaining franchises that haven't played in a Super Bowl. (1 point each).

XIX -- True or False. Pittsburgh has five losses, which ties the record for most losses for a Super Bowl participant. (5 points).

XX -- Who scored the first points in Super Bowl history? (5 points).

a) Don Chandler
b) Curtis McClinton
c) Max McGee
d) Elijah Pitts
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Answers

I -- True.

II -- The AFL-NFL World Championship Game.

III -- Pete Rozelle Trophy.

IV -- c) Dan Marino. Marino was 23 years, 127 days. Roethlisberger will be 23 years, 340 days on Feb. 5.

V -- Terrell Davis of Denver led the NFL in rushing in 1998 with 2008 yards.

VI -- Buffalo 1992, Denver 1997, Tennessee 1999 and Baltimore 2000 season.

VII -- True.

VIII -- Lynn Swann, Pittsburgh, 1976; Fred Biletnikoff, Oakland, 1977; and Jerry Rice, San Francisco, 1989.

IX -- Dallas (5-3) and San Francisco (5-0).

X -- The 1982 Super Bowl between San Francisco and Cincinnati had a 49.1 rating.

XI -- c) Franco Harris. Harris has 354 yards in four games with Pittsburgh.

XII -- True. The longest return is 45 yards by San Francisco's John Taylor against Cincinnati in 1989.

XIII -- Oakland Raiders, 1980 season; Denver, 1997; and Baltimore, 2000.

XIV -- Louisiana Superdome; Pontiac (Mich.) Silverdome; Metrodome, Minneapolis; Georgia Dome, Atlanta; and Reliant Stadium, Houston.

XV -- New England, 1985 season.

XVI -- Chuck Howley, Dallas in the 1971 Super Bowl.

XVII -- Don Shula (Baltimore, Miami); Bill Parcells (N.Y. Giants, New England); Dan Reeves (Denver, Atlanta); Dick Vermeil (Philadelphia, St. Louis).

XVIII -- Arizona, Cleveland, Detroit, Houston, Jacksonville and New Orleans.

XIX -- False. San Francisco went 10-6 in 1988 and beat Cincinnati 20-16 in the 1989 Super Bowl.

XX -- c) Max McGee on a 37-yard pass from Bart Starr vs. Kansas City, 1967 Super Bowl.

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