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A Tough NFL Season Trivia Quiz

A few questions about the great 2001 NFL season and its memorable Super Bowl.

A multiple-choice quiz by mr.gazoo. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
mr.gazoo

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
67,253

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who won Super Bowl XXXVI played on February 3rd, 2002: New England Patriots or St. Louis Rams?

Answer: (Patriots or Rams, P or R)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which team finished the 2001 season with the best regular season record? Hint

Chicago Bears

San Francisco 49ers

Pittsburgh Steelers

St. Louis Rams

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Question 3 of 10

3. True or False: both SuperBowl XXXVI finalists (St. Louis Rams and New England Patriots) finished the regular season with a six-game winning streak. True or false?

Answer: (True or False, Tor F)

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Question 4 of 10

4. In the 2001 regular season, only 2 teams did not win a single game on the road (in 8 games played). Who were these two teams? Hint

Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals

Buffalo Bills and Carolina Panthers

Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings

Carolina Panthers and Detroit Lions

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many teams finished the 2001 season with a perfect road record (8-0)? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many teams finished the 2001 season with a perfect home record (8-0)? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many teams finished the 2001 season with a 7-1 home record? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. How many teams in the 2002 playoffs also made the 2001 playoffs? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. How many teams had a 0-8 home record in the regular season? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. A piece of useless trivia. The regular season began September 9th: which team played its first home game on October 7, 2001 (week 5)? Hint

New York Giants

Pittsburgh Steelers

New York Jets

Washington Redskins

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who won Super Bowl XXXVI played on February 3rd, 2002: New England Patriots or St. Louis Rams?

Answer: Patriots

What a great match! The Patriots won by the score of 20-17 on the final play of the game : a field goal by place kicker Adam Viniateri.

2. Which team finished the 2001 season with the best regular season record?

Answer: St. Louis Rams

The Rams finished the season with a 14-2 record, Chicago and Pittsburgh were 13-3 while the 49ers were 12-4.

3. True or False: both SuperBowl XXXVI finalists (St. Louis Rams and New England Patriots) finished the regular season with a six-game winning streak. True or false?

Answer: True

New England's last defeat of the season was in week 10 against the Rams.

4. In the 2001 regular season, only 2 teams did not win a single game on the road (in 8 games played). Who were these two teams?

Answer: Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings

Carolina finished 1-15 but they won on the road in week 1 in Minnesota. Detroit won 2 home games and finished 2-14, Minnesota won 5 home games for a 5-11 record. The Bills and the Bengals both won 2 road games.

5. How many teams finished the 2001 season with a perfect road record (8-0)?

Answer: 1

Only the St. Louis Rams were perfect on the road. They lost 2 home games: in week 7 against New-Orleans, and in week 11 against Tampa Bay.

6. How many teams finished the 2001 season with a perfect home record (8-0)?

Answer: 0

No team was perfect at home in the 2001 season.

7. How many teams finished the 2001 season with a 7-1 home record?

Answer: 5

They are the Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, San Francisco 49ers, Pittsburgh Steelers and Miami Dolphins. The SuperBowl finalists, St. Louis Rams and New England Patriots, compiled a 6-2 home record.

8. How many teams in the 2002 playoffs also made the 2001 playoffs?

Answer: 6

Three teams in each conference made it to the playoffs for 2 years straight:- three in the AFC (Baltimore, Oakland and Miami), and three in the NFC (Philadelphia, Tampa Bay and St. Louis).

9. How many teams had a 0-8 home record in the regular season?

Answer: 1

The Carolina Panthers were the only team to fail to win a home game and they finished with the worst record (1-15).

10. A piece of useless trivia. The regular season began September 9th: which team played its first home game on October 7, 2001 (week 5)?

Answer: Pittsburgh Steelers

The Steelers were supposed to have their home-opener on week 2 (September 16th). That week was re-scheduled due to the terrorist attacks of September 11th. The Steelers had a bye-week on week 3 and played in Buffalo on week 4. October 7th (week 5) was their first home game, against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Source: Author mr.gazoo

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