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NFL QB Challenge: Pt. 2 Trivia Quiz

Some more known or lesser known facts about some of the best quarterbacks in NFL history.

A multiple-choice quiz by H.M.S.III. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
H.M.S.III

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
194,791

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which quarterback is the first to earn this trifecta: Heisman Trophy winner, Number 1 overall draft pick, and Super Bowl MVP? Hint

Joe Namath

Joe Montana

Jim Plunkett

George Blanda

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Question 2 of 10

2. Just like Eli Manning, which quarterback played college football at Ole Miss and began his NFL career with the Giants? Hint

Phil Simms

Charlie Conerly

Y.A. Tittle

Jeff Hostetler

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who is the first man to throw for 25,000 yards in a Redskins uniform? Hint

Sonny Jurgensen

Joe Theismann

Sammy Baugh

Mark Rypien

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who is the only quarterback to defeat a Vince Lombardi-coached team in a playoff game? Hint

Ken Anderson

Norm Van Brocklin

Len Dawson

Bobby Layne

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who is the first quarterback to begin his career with six consecutive 3,000 yard seasons? Hint

Peyton Manning

Warren Moon

Jim Kelly

Kurt Warner

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the first quarterback to be named Super Bowl MVP despite not throwing a touchdown pass? Hint

Joe Namath

Joe Montana

John Elway

Bart Starr

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which quarterback was the first to reach the 40,000-yard mark in career passing yards? Hint

Jack Kemp

Dan Marino

Johnny Unitas

Sid Luckman

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Question 8 of 10

8. This quarterback's last NFL touchdown pass broke a tie with Johnny Unitas on the career touchdown passes list. Hint

Dan Fouts

Terry Bradshaw

Troy Aikman

Warren Moon

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the first quarterback to throw six touchdown passes in a Super Bowl? Hint

Steve Young

Kurt Warner

Joe Montana

Boomer Esiason

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which two quarterbacks threw touchdown passes for both the Oilers and the Vikings? Hint

Fran Tarkenton and George Blanda

Archie Manning and Warren Moon

Tommy Kramer and Dan Pastorini

Wade Wilson and Pete Beathard

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which quarterback is the first to earn this trifecta: Heisman Trophy winner, Number 1 overall draft pick, and Super Bowl MVP?

Answer: Jim Plunkett

Plunkett won the Heisman Trophy while playing for Stanford in 1970. He was drafted first overall in 1971 by the New England Patriots and earned Super Bowl MVP honors after leading the Raiders past the Eagles in Super Bowl XV.

2. Just like Eli Manning, which quarterback played college football at Ole Miss and began his NFL career with the Giants?

Answer: Charlie Conerly

Also known as Chuckin' Charlie, Conerly led New York to three NFL title games winning one in 1956.

3. Who is the first man to throw for 25,000 yards in a Redskins uniform?

Answer: Joe Theismann

Theismann also led the Redskins to two consecutive Super Bowls, winning his first appearance in Super Bowl XVII and losing the next Super Bowl to the underdog Raiders in 1983.

4. Who is the only quarterback to defeat a Vince Lombardi-coached team in a playoff game?

Answer: Norm Van Brocklin

Norm Van Brocklin was named to six consecutive Pro Bowls with the Rams, but it was with the Eagles in the 1960 NFL Championship game that he handed Coach Lombardi his first playoff defeat.

5. Who is the first quarterback to begin his career with six consecutive 3,000 yard seasons?

Answer: Peyton Manning

He has also thrown for more than 4,000 yards in four of his first five seasons. Manning took his first snap as a starter for the Indianapolis Colts in 1998.

6. Who was the first quarterback to be named Super Bowl MVP despite not throwing a touchdown pass?

Answer: Joe Namath

"Broadway" Joe led the New York Jets to an improbable victory over the heavily favored Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III.

7. Which quarterback was the first to reach the 40,000-yard mark in career passing yards?

Answer: Johnny Unitas

Johnny Unitas gained immortal status on the football field playing for the Baltimore Colts from 1956 to 1972, then finishing his career with the San Diego Chargers in 1973. Unitas was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1979.

8. This quarterback's last NFL touchdown pass broke a tie with Johnny Unitas on the career touchdown passes list.

Answer: Warren Moon

Warren Moon's final touchdown pass occured while playing for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2000. Moon's personnal statistics would have been much higher if he had not started playing football in the CFL for six years from 1978 to 1983 for the Edmonton Eskimos.

9. Who was the first quarterback to throw six touchdown passes in a Super Bowl?

Answer: Steve Young

Steve Young threw for six touchdown passes in Super Bowl XXIX finishing his career as a Super Bowl champion and a two-time league MVP. Young also made seven trips to the Pro Bowl. He threw for 29,906 yards and 221 touchdowns and ran for 3,577 yards and 34 touchdowns.

10. Which two quarterbacks threw touchdown passes for both the Oilers and the Vikings?

Answer: Archie Manning and Warren Moon

Archie Manning played for the Oilers from 1982 to 1983 and for the Vikings from 1983 to 1984. Warren Moon played for the Oilers from 1984 to 1993 nd played for the Vikings from 1994 to 1996.

Source: Author H.M.S.III

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