About This Quiz
Super Bowl day is the biggest holiday of the year, if you measure your holidays in the amount of beer and nachos consumed. Throw a sharp spiral to the right answer, and have fun testing your knowledge of America's favorite Sunday.The American Football League (AFL) and National Football League merged in 1966.
The AFL-NFL World Championship doesn't quite have the same ring, does it?
Kansas City was the underdog.
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Green Bay was already an extremely popular NFL franchise.
The Packers trounced 'em by 25.
While everybody else called it the Super Bowl pretty much immediately, the NFL acknowledged the name in 1969.
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A sunny locale in California probably seemed like the right choice.
Starr was the quarterback, and he lived up to his name.
The NFL prohibited the host city of Los Angeles from broadcasting the game on television.
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Both NBC and CBS aired it, but no complete footage of the game exists since it was recorded over.
The University of Arizona and the University of Michigan marching bands performed.
Don't you think "football" when you think Carol Channing?
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Stram's quotes, like "just keep matriculatin' the ball down the field, boys!" have become classics.
The Lions and Browns are never the bridesmaids or the bride.
Every game has been completely bought up except for numero uno.
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All three have made eight Super Bowl appearances.
Only $40,000? What a steal!
There couldn't be any better way to spend your $4.5 million!
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Dion Rich is known for crashing events and made his way into many Super Bowls.
Simms was paid for the plug, and it became a Super Bowl tradition.
Yes, MJ and Bugs Bunny first met in a Super Bowl ad.
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The officiating staff also gets rings — but their rings aren't quite as elaborate as the team's.
Not only was it in 3-D, but it also featured a magician and Elvis impersonator.
In the 1990 Super Bowl, the 49ers smoked the Broncos with a score of 55-10.
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The Dolphins came the closest, only scoring 3 points in the 1972 Super Bowl.
Only the "M*A*S*H" finale remains.
Both cities have played host 10 times.
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From the beginning, it was the somewhat clumsily titled the World Professional Football Championship trophy.
After long-time Green Bay coach Vince Lombardi passed away in 1970, the trophy was named in his honor.
The 2016 game — number 50 — is called Super Bowl 50 and not Super Bowl L.
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