Super Bowl MVP Quiz

Posted November 10, 2008 on JFeld127's Blog:
There have been 42 Super Bowls, and 38 Super Bowl MVPs. How much do you know about who won Super Bowl MVP awards and how they accomplished that feat? Find out by taking this quiz...

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1

What quarterback won the first two Super Bowl MVP awards?

Bart Starr

Max McGee

Vince Lombardi

Jerry Kramer

2

Super Bowl III MVP Joe Namath famously guaranteed a victory for his AFL Champion Jets over which heavily-favored NFL team?

Baltimore Colts

Green Bay Packers

Dallas Cowboys

Minnesota Vikings

3

Which Kansas City Chief was named Super Bowl IV MVP?

Mike Garrett

Len Dawson

Otis Taylor

Jan Stenerud

4

Who is the Super Bowl MVP to play for the losing team? (This person was also the first defensive player to win Super Bowl MVP)

Bob Lilly

Chuck Howley

Lee Roy Jordan

Mel Renfro

5

How many yards did Cowboys QB Roger Staubach pass for when he won MVP of Super Bowl VI?

119

231

203

182

6

Which Dolphin won Super Bowl MVP when Miami wrapped up it's 17-0 perfect season?

Safety Jake Scott

Quarterack Bob Griese

Running back Larry Csonka

Linebacker Nick Buoniconti

7

MVP Larry Csonka set the Super Bowl record for rushing yards in Super Bowl VIII. How many yards did he run for?

133

121

153

145

8

Steelers RB Franco Harris broke Csonka's record rushing mark the following year, winning MVP of Super Bowl IX. How many yards did Harris rush for?

Thursday

158

143

171

9

Steelers WR Lynn Swan set a Super Bowl record with 161 receiving yards in Super Bowl X against Dallas. How many catches did Swann have?

10

7

9

4

10

The Raiders won their first of three Super Bowls in 1977. Which Raider was named MVP of Super Bowl XI?

TE Dave Casper

WR Fred Biletnikoff

QB Ken Stabler

RB Pete Banaszak

11

This pair of Dallas Doomsday defenders earned co-MVP honors of Super Bowl XII when the Cowboys forced 8 turnovers against Denver.

Ed "Too Tall" Jones, Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson

Ed "Too Tall" Jones, Jethro Pugh

Cliff Harris, Charlie Waters

Randy White, Harvey Martin

12

Super Bowl XIII MVP Terry Bradshaw and the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated which AFC foe to reach the Super Bowl?

Houston Oilers

Oakland Raiders

Miami Dolphins

Denver Broncos

13

How many interceptions did Bradshaw throw in winning his second consecutive MVP in Super Bowl XIV?

0

1

2

3

14

Who won MVP of Super Bowl XV when the Oakland Raiders became the first wild card champions, beating Dick Vermeil's Eagles?

Ken Stabler

Gene Upshaw

Jim Plunkett

Art Shell

15

How many yards did 49ers QB Joe Montana pass for when he earned MVP honors of Super Bowl XVI?

234

157

212

182

16

Which Redskin won MVP of Super Bowl XVII?

Jack Kent Cooke

Joe Theismann

Joe Gibbs

John Riggins

17

Marcus Allen won MVP of Super Bowl XVIII, setting a record for the longest rush in Super Bowl history. How long was the TD rush?

63 yards

69 yards

74 yards

59 yards

18

Joe Montana won his second Super Bowl MVP in January '85. Which quarterback did he defeat?

Fran Tarkenton

Dan Marino

The duo of David Woodley and Don Strock ("Woodstrock")

Boomer Esiason

19

Which Midway Monster won Super Bowl XX MVP?

Mike Singletary

Richard Dent

William "Refrigerator" Perry

Walter Payton

20

Which Super Bowl winning quarterback did NOT win a Super Bowl against John Elway?

Joe Montana

Brett Favre

Phil Simms

Doug Williams

21

Of Phil Simms' 25 passes in Super Bowl XXI, how many were completed?

18

14

16

22

22

How many touchdowns did Redskins QB Doug Williams throw in the 2nd quarter of Washington's 42-10 Super Bowl win over Denver?

5

3

2

4

23

Jerry Rice won his only SB MVP award in Super Bowl XXIII. How many Super Bowls did Rice play in?

5

4

By the way, Rice had 215 receiving yards

3

24

Joe Montana earned his record third MVP of Super Bowl XIV. How many career Super Bowl TD's did Montana throw?

12

9

11

13

25

Who was Super Bowl XXV MVP in the Giants 20-19 win over the Bills?

Jeff Hostetler

Scott Norwood's "wide right" missed field goal

Lawrence Taylor

Ottis Anderson

26

Which Redskins player won MVP of Super Bowl XXVI?

Mark Rypien

Earnest Byner

Darrell Green

Art Monk

27

When Troy Aikman threw four TDs in Super Bowl XXVII, how many of them were to Michael Irvin?

2

4

1

3

28

Emmitt Smith scored two TDs to earn Super Bowl XXVIII MVP honors. Which Cowboy scored Dallas' other touchdown?

Michael Irvin

James Washington

Jay Novacek

Ken Norton

29

How many TD passes did MVP Steve Young throw in Super Bowl XXIX

6

5

4

3, and 1 rush TD

30

After winning Super Bowl XXX MVP with two interceptions, what team did Cowboys CB Larry Brown sign with as a free agent?

Atlanta

Denver

Miami

Oakland

31

Which Green Bay Packer won MVP of Super Bowl XXXI?

Brett Favre

Antonio Freeman

Mark Chmura

Desmond Howard

32

When Terrell Davis won MVP of Super Bowl XXXII (the "This one's for John" game), how many TDs did John Elway throw?

1

3

2

0

33

When the Broncos repeated as champs in SB XXXIII, how many TDs did MVP Elway throw for?

3

4

2

1

34

It's all well and good that Kurt Warner threw for 414 yards to win MVP of Super Bowl XXXIV, but who made the game-saving tackle, stopping Tennessee's Kevin Dyson one yard short of the end zone?

Grant Wistrom

Dre Bly

Mike Jones

London Fletcher

35

Ravens LB Ray Lewis won Super Bowl MVP but did not catch one of Giants QB Kerry Collins' interceptions on the day. How many times did the Ravens defense pick Collins?

5

6

3

4

36

Tom Brady won his first of two Super Bowl MVPs when the Patriots stunned the heavily favored Rams. Who caught the 1 TD pass Brady threw?

Antowain Smith

Kevin Faulk

David Patten

Troy Brown

37

Which Buccaneer won MVP of the "Pirate Bowl" when Tampa Bay defeated Oakland?

Dexter Jackson

Derrick Brooks

Simeon Rice

Warren Sapp

38

Tom Brady proved much more effective in his second Super Bowl, throwing 3 TDs. Who didn't catch one of them?

Deion Branch

Troy Brown

Mike Vrabel

David Givens

39

Which Patriot won MVP of Super Bowl XXXIX?

Deion Branch

Rodney Harrison

Corey Dillon

Tom Brady

40

Who was MVP of Pittsburgh's Super Bowl XL win over Seattle?

Hines Ward

Ben Roethlisberger

Seahawks fans answer: the refs

Willie Parker

41

How many TDs did Peyton Manning have when he earned MVP honors of Super Bowl XLI?

1

3

2

1, and 1 rush TD

42

Who made the "helmet catch" from Super Bowl XLII MVP Eli Manning that led to the game-winning TD?

Amani Toomer

David Tyree

Plaxico Burress

Brandon Jacobs

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