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Super Bowl trivia: Thursday's quick quiz

Five quick questions (and answers) about Super Bowl history.

Ricky Watters (left) running the ball for the Eagles in 1996. Is he one of the quiz’s answers?
Ricky Watters (left) running the ball for the Eagles in 1996. Is he one of the quiz’s answers?Read moreJerry Lodriguss / File Photograph

1. Who holds the single-game record for most touchdown passes in the Super Bowl?

a. Joe Montana

b. Steve Young

c. Colin Kaepernick

d. Jimmy Garoppolo

2. Name the three players who caught Steve Young's six touchdown passes in Supe 29. Hint: Two were running backs.

3. Who holds the career record for most fumbles in Super Bowl play?

a. Roger Staubach

b. Craig Morton

c. Jim Kelly

d. John Elway

4. Which team won the only other Super Bowl played in Minneapolis?

a. Dallas

b. New York

c. Washington

d. New England

5. Who holds the record for most receptions in a Super Bowl game?

a. James White

b. Deion Branch

c. Jerry Rice

d. Alvin Harper

Answers

1. Steve Young set the single-game record for most touchdowns passes in a Super Bowl with six in SB 29.

2. Jerry Rice (3), Ricky Watters (2) and William Floyd (1) combined to catch the six touchdown passes Steve Young threw in Super Bowl 29.

3. Roger Staubach holds the career record for most fumbles in Super Bowl play, with five in four games.

4. Washington won the only other Super Bowl played in Minneapolis. The Redskins beat Buffalo in Supe 26.

5. New England running back James White set the record for most receptions in a Super Bowl game, with 14 last year. The record for a non-overtime game is 13 by Demaryius Thomas in Supe 48.

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