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1 "Broadway" Joe Namath was the quarterback for the AFL's New York Jets. What 1969 incident propelled him to the headlines?
Answer: A guarantee to win Super Bowl III.

When the Super Bowl was the meeting between the AFL champion and the NFL champion, the NFL was considered far stronger than the AFL. With the 1968 Baltimore Colts considered to be the strong favourite, Namath famously responded to a heckling reporter that the Jets would win the game. "We're going to win the game. I guarantee it." Incensed Baltimore fans vowed that the Colts would make Joe eat his words. However, Namath led the Jets' offence and the defence proved stalwart in a surprising 16-7 win. Namath was also named the game's MVP.

Namath led a very good career with the Jets, though his later years were plagued by injuries. The Jets, however, could not revisit their success of winning the Super Bowl and even struggled to make the playoffs most years. Namath was elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985.
  From Quiz: 100 Years of NFL: The Quarterbacks
2 After playing his college football at the University of Pittsburgh, this man in only his second year became the first quarterback to throw for over 5000 yards in a season when he passed for 5084 yards in 1984.
Answer: Dan Marino

Dan Marino would go on to play his entire career with the Miami Dolphins under two different head coaches, Don Shula and Jimmy Johnson. Marino would retire following the 1999 season. After his NFL career, he would have a lengthy career as an NFL analyst for CBS.
    Your options: [ Joe Montana ] [ Joe Namath ] [ Dan Marino ] [ Brett Favre ]
  From Quiz: Quarterbacks Who Loved to Throw that Pigskin!
3 Dan Marino passed for over 60,000 yards and for 450 touchdowns in a 17-season career. Which team did he spend his entire NFL career with?
Answer: Miami Dolphins

Marino was drafted out of the University of Pittsburgh by the Dolphins in 1983. He would lead his team to the play-offs ten times, including a trip to Superbowl XIX in January, 1985. His NFL record of 61,361 passing yards was eventually overtaken by Brett Favre in 2007.
    Your options: [ Miami Dolphins ] [ New York Jets ] [ Pittsburgh Steelers ] [ Tampa Bay Buccaneers ]
  From Quiz: Pass Masters
4 This eight-time Pro Bowler played for the Dolphins for 14 seasons. Many of his 192 touchdown passes went to the great Paul Warfield, Jim Kiick, Marlin Briscoe, and Nat Moore. Which QB great that retired in 1980 was this?
Answer: Bob Griese

None of the others were ever Dolphins. Griese threw for 25,092 yards along with 192 touchdowns in his great career from 1967-1980. In 1977, Griese led the league by throwing 22 touchdowns. Bob also rushed for just under 1000 yards with 994.
    Your options: [ John Brodie ] [ Fran Tarkenton ] [ Bob Griese ] [ Terry Bradshaw ]
  From Quiz: Hey, Watch Those Hands!
5 The 2004 Pittsburgh Steelers finished the season with an amazing 15-1 record. Ben Roethlisberger led the team throughout. Who was the Steelers' number two quarterback in the season?
Answer: Tommy Maddox

Maddox played in only four games in the season, throwing for one touchdown with two interceptions, and only 329 yards. The Steelers' only loss in the season was in Week 2, when the Ravens defeated them 30-13.
  From Quiz: Back Seat Quarterbacks
6 In his seventh season in the NFL, the Kansas City Chiefs employed which quarterback from 1963-1975?
Answer: Len Dawson

The others listed were all former running backs. Dawson took the team to his first AFL Championship in 1966 by defeating the Bills 31-7, but lost in the Super Bowl against Green Bay 35-10. Dawson was a seven time Pro Bowler, and threw for 239 career touchdowns.
    Your options: [ Marcus Allen ] [ Len Dawson ] [ Bill Brown ] [ Bill Shockley ]
  From Quiz: You Find the Quarterback
7 What QB had the most touchdown passes in the 1990s?
Answer: Brett Favre

Favre had 235 TDs in the 90s while playing for the Green Bay Packers. Young and Marino both had 200 TDs and Elway had 180.
  From Quiz: Quarterbacks in the 1990s
8 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.
    Your options: [ Jim Plunkett ] [ George Blanda ] [ Joe Montana ] [ Joe Namath ]
  From Quiz: NFL QB Challenge: Pt. 2
9 After six full seasons in the NFL, which quarterback accumulated more passing yards?
Answer: Peyton Manning

After six seasons, Peyton Manning, of the Colts, had 24,885 yards passing. The other three: Marino(Dolphins) 23,856, Kelly(Bills) 19,574, and Elway(Broncos) had 18,144 yards.
    Your options: [ Dan Marino ] [ Jim Kelly ] [ John Elway ] [ Peyton Manning ]
  From Quiz: NFL Quarterbacks
10 This 49'ers quarterback passed for 232 touchdowns in his career. He retired in 1999, after having lead the league in TD passes in 92, 93, 94 and 98. He is ________ ?
Answer: Steve Young

Steve Young has the best passer rating of QBs with over 1500 passing attempts with 96,8. In addition to that, he has also had the best single season ever with 112,3 in 1994, until Peyton Manning recorded a remarkable 121,1 in 2004.
  From Quiz: Great QBs
11 Pennsylvania began producing Hall of Fame quarterbacks when this man was born in 1927 in Youngwood, PA. He made his legend both as a quarterback and by booting field goals.
Answer: George Blanda

Blanda had an amazing 26 year career with 4 teams, and scored 2002 career points.
    Your options: [ Johnny Lujack ] [ Johnny Unitas ] [ George Blanda ] [ Len Dawson ]
  From Quiz: Western PA Quarterbacks
12 Brett Favre was drafted to which NFL Team?
Answer: Atlanta Falcons

1991, Traded for a '92 first round pick.
    Your options: [ Buffalo Bills ] [ Green Bay Packers ] [ Atlanta Falcons ] [ New England Patriots ]
  From Quiz: NFL Quarterback Club
13 Who was the Miami Dolphin's all-time leader in passing yards at the end of the 20th century?
Answer: Dan Marino

Marino has 61,361 passing yards in his career.
  From Quiz: Quarterbacks of the Century
14 This quarterback was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers and also was MVP of the XFL?
Answer: Tommy Maddox

Maddox has played in the NFL for 4 seasons, but did not do very well. Along with earning MVP honors, Maddox led the Los Angeles Xtreme to the XFL championship in 2001, passing for league-highs of 1,996 yards and 17 touchdowns. Maddox had not played in the NFL since being released by the Atlanta Falcons in training camp in 1997.
  From Quiz: NFL Quarterbacks
15 What Pittsburgh Steeler quarterback who led the team to four titles is also known for his spot-on commentary on Fox?
Answer: Terry Bradshaw

Terry Bradshaw may be prominent now on Fox NFL Sunday, but back in the 1970s, his Pittsburgh Steelers won four Super Bowls in six years! Bradshaw, the starting quarterback with an amazingly strong and accurate arm, was able to pick apart defences and find holes. His field vision was so incredible that he did his own play-calling. Of course, having two amazing backs that could both run for a thousand yards a season didn't hurt (Franco Harris and Rocky Bleier), and the 'Steel Curtain' defence was certainly another dominant factor.

Terry Bradshaw won Super Bowls IX, X, XIII, and XIV, while taking home the MVP in the latter two. He was chosen for three Pro Bowls, was the league's MVP in 1978, however, his number was never retired officially by the Steelers. Unofficially, though, they've declared that they won't reissue number 12 again. Terry Bradshaw was a truly great quarterback.
  From Quiz: 100 Years of NFL: The Quarterbacks
16 At the University of Houston he was quite the star. The Bengals drafted him 6th overall hoping he'd go far. For three season in the 90s, which QB threw below par?
Answer: David Klingler

Playing for the Houston Cougars between 1988 and 1991, David Klingler re-wrote the record books. Houston had successfully chosen a Run-and-Shoot system of play. However, whilst it made Klingler look like a superstar, it was a system that wasn't suited to the NFL and despite being the sixth pick in the first round of 1992, he was a bust for the Bengals. By 1998 Klingler's career was over with a pitiful 16 touchdowns passes and fewer than 4,000 yards.
    Your options: [ David Klingler ] [ Matt Moore ] [ Dave Wilson ] [ Matt Schaub ]
  From Quiz: Not Passable
17 This perfect passer was a Hall of Fame quarterback who played his entire 15 year career with the San Diego Chargers. On September 26, 1976, who threw for 259 yards and four touchdowns while achieving a perfect quarterback rating?
Answer: Dan Fouts

Dan Fouts' epic game came in a 43-24 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Fouts was a prolific passer throughout most of his career and he was the first NFL quarterback to throw for 4,000 yards in three straight seasons. After his playing career was over Fouts became a color analyst for NFL games on CBS.
  From Quiz: Perfect Quarterback Ratings
18 Fran Tarkenton spent 18 years as an NFL quarterback between 1961 and 1978, dominated by two spells with the Minnesota Vikings. Which other team did he suit up for from 1967 to 1971?
Answer: New York Giants

Tarkenton was drafted out of Georgia by both the Vikings and the Boston Patriots in 1961 (the AFL had their own separate draft at the time). He signed with the Vikings, and passed for four touchdowns and ran for another in his debut against the Chicago Bears. He was traded to the Giants in 1967 but then traded back to the Vikings in 1972. He led Minnesota to three Superbowl appearances in the 1970s, but lost them all.
    Your options: [ New York Giants ] [ Oakland Raiders ] [ Los Angeles Rams ] [ Baltimore Colts ]
  From Quiz: Pass Masters
19 Terry Baker was the Heisman Trophy winner in 1962 and was the left-handed quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams from 1963 to 1965. In the 1962 Liberty Bowl, Baker set the NCAA record with a 99-yard run against which Pennsylvania university?
Answer: Villanova

Though Terry Baker didn't make that much of an impact in his three years in the NFL with the Los Angeles Rams, nor later in the CFL with the Edmonton Eskimos, Baker was an NCAA sensation. In the 1962 Liberty Bowl in a 0-0 game, Baker ran for the game's only score 99 yards and the NCAA record, one that cannot be broken due to NCAA rules regulating that the runs are measured from the line of scrimmage. Not only did he win the Heisman Trophy that year, but, he also made it with the Oregon State basketball team all the way to the Final Four in the March Madness tournament.
    Your options: [ Duke ] [ Villanova ] [ Notre Dame ] [ Gonzaga ]
  From Quiz: Left-Handed Quarterbacks
20 The 1972 Miami Dolphins went a perfect 14-0 in the season. Which Dolphin quarterback started the most games in the season?
Answer: Earl Morrall

The others were never Dolphins. Bob Griese was the team's primary quarterback at the beginning of the 1972 season, but due to injuries, back-up Morrall played in all 14 games compared to Griese's six. Griese was there at the beginning of the season, and there at the end after his injury-comeback. With all the greatness of Morrall in-between, the decision to go back with Griese once he was able to play, must have been a very troubling decision for coach Don Shula. In the end, it must have been correct. Miami won that Super Bowl 14-7 against the Redskins.
    Your options: [ Steve Young ] [ Terry Hanratty ] [ Earl Morrall ] [ Marty Domres ]
  From Quiz: I Like Snaps!
21 Throughout 15 seasons, the great Joe Montana set many records in his career. Throughout his career he also threw 139 interceptions. In the four Super Bowls that Joe took his team to, how many interceptions did he throw?
Answer: 0

Montana went to four Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers and won them all. He had 11 Super Bowl passing touchdowns to his credit, including his biggest Super Bowl victory against the Broncos in XXIV, winning 55-10 and throwing five touchdowns.
  From Quiz: Hey, Watch Those Hands!
22 1975 was the year of the Steelers. After going 12-2 in the season, Terry Bradshaw led the team to a Super Bowl victory over the Dallas Cowboys. Who was Bradshaw's number two quarterback in the season?
Answer: Joe Gilliam

Gilliam took the backseat to the great Bradshaw. Playing in only four games in the season, Joe passed for 450 yards. Hanratty was also a Pittsburgh Steeler in 1975, never attempted a pass, and only played in one game. The Steelers, led by head coach Chuck Noll, defeated the Cowboys in the promised land, 21-17.
  From Quiz: Back Seat Quarterbacks
23 From 1992 through 1998 only two QBs led the NFL in touchdown passes. Who were they?
Answer: Brett Favre and Steve Young

Young led the NFL in TD passes in 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1998. Favre led the NFL in 1995, 1996, and 1997. Favre was named NFL MVP all three years he led the NFL in TD passes.
  From Quiz: Quarterbacks in the 1990s
24 Which quarterback was a teammate of Johnny Unitas in Unitas' final NFL season?
Answer: Dan Fouts

Dan Fouts led the Chargers to two AFC championship games and became the third quarterback in NFL history to throw for 40,000 yards. Fouts and Unitas were teammates in 1973.
    Your options: [ Tobin Rote ] [ Dan Fouts ] [ Bob Griese ] [ John Hadl ]
  From Quiz: NFL QB Challenge: Pt. 3
25 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.
    Your options: [ Charlie Conerly ] [ Y.A. Tittle ] [ Phil Simms ] [ Jeff Hostetler ]
  From Quiz: NFL QB Challenge: Pt. 2
26 Who went to the same college as NFL Hall of Famer Gale Sayers, but not during the same years?
Answer: John Hadl

John Hadl went to Kansas University from 1959 to 1961 and played for four teams in his fifteen years in the NFL. Gale Sayers, or otherwise known as the "Kansas Comet", played college football from 1962 to 1965.
  From Quiz: NFL QB Challenge: Pt. 1
27 Which quarterback was never named Super Bowl MVP?
Answer: Bob Griese

Bob Griese(Dolphins) was never awarded a Superbowl MVP. Len Dawson(Chiefs) 1970, Jim Plunkett(Raiders) 1981, and Doug Williams(Redskins) in 1988, were all named Super Bowl MVP's.
    Your options: [ Jim Plunkett ] [ Len Dawson ] [ Doug Williams ] [ Bob Griese ]
  From Quiz: NFL Quarterbacks
28 This quarterback was drafted in 1983, and in his second season he thew an astonishing 48 TD passes. He retired in 1999, after having thrown 420 TD and 61361 yards. He is _______ ?
Answer: Dan Marino

Dan Marino is the all-time leader in passing yards, completions, passing attempts as well as TD passes.
  From Quiz: Great QBs
29 In 18 seasons, I was a running quarterback. I made the Pro Bowl 9 times in my career. I passed for over 47,000 yards, but also rushed for over 3600. All but 5 of my 18 seasons were with the Vikings. Who am I?
Answer: Fran Tarkenton

Tarkenton was the only quarterback listed. His other five seasons were with the NY Giants. Fran was well known as a scrambler. In addition to his TD/Int ratio of 342/266, he also rushed for 32 touchdowns.
  From Quiz: NFL Quarterback Greats
30 Troy Aikman started his college carreer at which College?
Answer: Oklahoma

He did finish at UCLA, but started for Oklahoma and then transfered out.
    Your options: [ Brown ] [ UCLA ] [ Oklahoma ] [ Texas ]
  From Quiz: NFL Quarterback Club
31 What Hall of Fame quarterback led the Green Bay Packers to the first two Super Bowls?
Answer: Bart Starr

Bart Starr was the MVP of both games.
  From Quiz: Quarterbacks of the Century
32 Brett Favre was the face of the Green Bay Packers from 1992 to 2007 though he also played for three other teams. What happened on his first pass attempt as a Packer?
Answer: It was complete... to himself.

Down 17-0 in the first half against the Bucs, Favre was called in to replace Packers' QB Don Majkowski. Favre lined up behind scrimmage, stepped back, fired a pass... that was deflected right back to him. As an eligible receiver, he caught the ball but was immediately tackled for a seven-yard loss. So, a reception for a loss, and not to the intended receiver.

Brett Favre brought the Packers out of the slump they were mired in. Originally drafted by the Falcons, Ron Wolf had intended to draft Favre but was beaten to him. A season later, Wolf traded for Favre. However, the quarterback had been diagnosed with a degenerative hip condition, but Wolf wanted him anyway. It paid off.

Favre won three consecutive MVP awards 1995-96-97. The 1997 Super Bowl (for the 1996 season),was their first since their win in Super Bowl II. He was named to eleven Pro Bowl teams. He held many records when he retired such as passing yards, wins, pass attempts and more, though some have been broken since then.
  From Quiz: 100 Years of NFL: The Quarterbacks
33 In college he was a Penn State Nittany Lion. In '83 the Chiefs thought he could take them flyin'. Who became a broadcaster when his throws were dyin'?
Answer: Todd Blackledge

The Kansas City Chiefs would love to have the 1983 draft again. They had the seventh pick in round one of the draft and they used it to choose Todd Blackledge. Still waiting in that draft was Dan Marino and future Hall of Famer, Jim Kelly. However, it was easy to see why they went the way they did. For three years Blackledge had been a starter at Penn State and had guided the Nittany Lions to a 31-5 record. In the 1982 season he was awarded the Davey O'Brien Award that hailed him as the best collegiate quarterback. His career with the Chiefs concluded in 1987, after which he went to the Pittsburgh Steelers and added a further two years to his underperforming playing career. He would go on to become better known as a sports broadcaster for ABC, CBS and ESPN.
  From Quiz: Not Passable
34 This quarterback was one of many to play his college ball at the University of Alabama. He ended up playing his entire career for the same NFL team from 1956 to 1971. He was also the MVP of the first two Super Bowls. Who is he?
Answer: Bart Starr

Starr would lead the Packers to six division titles. Starr wore number 15 as his jersey number. He would eventually become the head coach of the Green Bay Packers from 1975 to 1983.
  From Quiz: Quarterbacks Who Loved to Throw that Pigskin!
35 This quarterback was no stranger to success as he won four Super Bowls in his career. On December 19, 1976, what player posted a perfect quarterback rating in the AFC Divisional Playoff game against the Baltimore Colts in a 40-14 victory?
Answer: Terry Bradshaw

Terry Bradshaw's final stats for the game included completing 14 of 18 passes for 264 yards and three touchdowns. Surprisingly the powerful Steelers lost their next game against the Oakland Raiders who went on to win the Super Bowl. Similar to Fouts, Bradshaw became an NFL analyst and host on television after his playing career.
  From Quiz: Perfect Quarterback Ratings
36 Which quarterback spent 14 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers, throwing for 212 touchdowns, and leading them to four Superbowl titles?
Answer: Terry Bradshaw

Bradshaw was drafted by the Steelers out of Louisiana Tech in 1970. He threw the touchdown pass named "the immaculate reception" to Franco Harris in a 1972 play-off game vs the Oakland Raiders. He won four Superbowl rings, and was named MVP of the big game in both Superbowls XIII and XIV.
    Your options: [ Terry Bradshaw ] [ Mark Malone ] [ Ben Roethlisberger ] [ Tommy Maddox ]
  From Quiz: Pass Masters
37 After some pretty dismal seasons, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers who began their franchise with a 0-14 season in 1976, finally appeared in a Super Bowl after a great 2002 season. Which quarterback took their snaps and led them to the promised land?
Answer: Brad Johnson

The others were not rostered by Tampa Bay in 2002. The Bucs went 12-4 in the 2002 season, then stepped on the 49ers, Eagles, and finally the Raiders to win Super Bowl XXXVII, 48-21. It was a season of the Johnsons. They were quarterbacked by Brad Johnson, not related to his back-up Rob Johnson. Brad started 13 games, was 281-for-451 with 3049 yards, and had a TD/INT ration of 22-6. 1088 of those yards went to Keyshawn Johnson by air.
    Your options: [ A.J. Feeley ] [ Joey Harrington ] [ Brad Johnson ] [ Vinny Testaverde ]
  From Quiz: I Like Snaps!
38 Chicago Bear great Jim McMahon was also famous for the apparel that he wore. Which number was on his back when he took his Bears to Super Bowl XX?
Answer: 9

The Bears' Super Bowl XX team took down New England 46-10 in the promised land. Controversy always followed McMahon, including butting heads with the NFL Commissioner who had fined Jim for wearing a headband donning the Adidas logo. McMahon was a fifth round draft pick in 1982 from BYU. He retired in 1996 as a Packer after playing a few seasons as a Philadelphia Eagle.
    Your options: [ 17 ] [ 21 ] [ 9 ] [ 16 ]
  From Quiz: Hey, Watch Those Hands!
39 For eight of my 11 seasons in the NFL, I quarterbacked the Detroit Lions. I wore the number 16. Who am I?
Answer: Gary Danielson

The others were all tight ends. Danielson played for the Lions from 1976-1984, before taking snaps for the Browns in his final three seasons. Although Danielson never made it to a Pro Bowl, he threw for 81 touchdowns.
  From Quiz: You Find the Quarterback
40 How many QBs had a season passer rating of 100 or better during the 1990s?
Answer: 7

Kurt Warner, Randall Cunningham, Vinny Testaverde, Chris Chandler, Jim Harbaugh, and Jim Kelly all had a passer rating of more than 100 once. Steve Young had a QB rating over 100 five times.
  From Quiz: Quarterbacks in the 1990s
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