A Trivial Pursuit

It's two days before the Big Game. The work week is about done, and you're ready to put your game face on -- at least when it comes to the food and drink. With all the parties going on this Sunday, "spread offense" might as well mean your strategy as you attack the buffet table.

So before your brain turns to mush thanks to the imminent onslaught of carbs and sugars, how about a little Super Bowl trivia?

Answers will be revealed Sunday. As an added twist, e-mail me your answers at gregger63@gmail.com, and the poor sap who gets the most right (a drawing from a hat will break any ties) will get a little somethin-somethin from yours truly.

Here we go....

1. The Cowboys have appeared in eight Super Bowls, but only in one of them did they wear their blue jerseys. In which game did they do this?

2. Prior to the Broncos' win in XXXII, they'd lost four Super Bowls, all with a QB who wore no. 7. Three of those losses came under John Elway's leadership. Who was the other loser who wore no. 7 for Denver?

3. This Super Bowl-winning coach eventually did a one-year stint as Lions head coach before tragically dying of a heart attack during training camp of 1974. Who is he, AND what team did he win a championship with?

4. What former U-M player was the MVP of XXXI, thanks to his kick-returning abilities?

5. What was unusual about the televising of Super Bowl I?

6. This running back won Super Bowls with both the Steelers and the Cowboys. Who is he?

7. This was the first African-American QB to start a Super Bowl. Who is he?

8. Who caught the game-winning pass in the final minute from Joe Montana to win XXIII for the 49ers over the Bengals?

9. These coaches are the only two men to win both an AFL title game and a Super Bowl. Who are they? (Hint: one of them won an NFL title as coach of the '58 Colts)

10. This coach dressed as a bellhop to loosen up his team as it arrived at its hotel. Who is he?

11. This U-M DB caught Garo Yepremian's feeble pass in VII after a blocked FG attempt and returned it for his team's only score. Who is he?

12. These are the only teams that have yet to play in a Super Bowl. Name them.

13. Multiple choice. When Joe Namath made his famous victory guarantee a few days prior to III, he did it where?

a. Poolside
b. At a dinner
c. After practice
d. At a press conference

14. This Texas city hosted the state's only Super Bowl. Name it.

15. This team is another four-time loser of the Super Bowl. Name it.


Good luck-- both with this and at the buffet table!