UPON FURTHER REVIEW

Ron Kantowski, Las Vegas Sun

Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007 | 7:17 a.m.

Who: Chicago Bears vs. Indianapolis Colts

When: 3:25 p.m. Sunday

Where: Dolphin Stadium, Opa Locka, Fla.

On TV: CBS, KLAS Channel 8

QUESTION I

Who has not appeared as part of a Super Bowl's halftime entertainment?

A. Carol Channing.

B. Dorothy Hamill.

C. Apollo astronauts.

D: ZZ Top.

Answer: C. The astronauts were featured in the pregame show and read the Pledge of Allegiance before Super Bowl III but were not part of halftime.

II

Only one Las Vegas area resident has been a featured guest at the ceremonial pregame coin flip. Can you name him?

Answer: NFL Hall-of-Famer Hugh McElhenny, who presided during the coin flip at Super Bowl XIX. McElhenny lives in Henderson.

III

Only five teams have undefeated Super Bowl records. Can you name them?

Answer: San Francisco 49ers (5-0), Baltimore Ravens (1-0), Chicago Bears (1-0), New York Jets (1-0), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-0). OK, the Los Angeles Raiders are 1-0 in the Super Bowl, but the Raiders franchise is 3-2.

IV

Which is greater? Number of safeties in Super Bowl history or number of Up With People halftime performances?

Answer: Safeties. There have been five safeties but only four Up With People performances.

V

True or false. There has never been a Super Bowl played before Jan. 10.

Answer: False. Oakland beat Minnesota 32-14 in Super Bowl XI on Jan. 9, 1977.

VI

Who is the only player to return two intercepted passes for touchdowns in the Super Bowl?

Answer: Dwight Smith, Tampa Bay (vs. Oakland), Super Bowl XXXVII.

VII

Who are the only entertainers to perform the national anthem at multiple Super Bowls?

Answer: Aaron Neville, Super Bowls XXIV and XL (with Aretha Franklin); The Grambling University marching band, Super Bowls II and IX. Billy Joel is scheduled to sing the anthem this year; he also performed before Super Bowl XXIII.

VIII

Who is the only Super Bowl-winning coach to have played in the Super Bowl?

Answer: Mike Ditka (head coach of the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XX, played for the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowls V and VI.)

IX

Who is the only nonquarterback to play in five Super Bowls?

Answer: Rayfield Wright, Dallas Cowboys OT, Super Bowls V, VI, X, XII and XIII.

X

Who is the only former UNLV Rebel to score multiple touchdowns in a Super Bowl?

Answer: Keenan McCardell, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Super Bowl XXXVII.

XI

Who is the only native Las Vegan to score multiple touchdowns in a Super Bowl?

Answer: Gerald Riggs, Washington Redskins, Super Bowl XXVI. Riggs played prep football at Bonanza High.

XII

Who is the only Super Bowl Most Valuable Player serving time in a federal penitentiary?

Answer: Timmy Smith, Washington Redskins, Super Bowl XII. Smith was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in federal prison in May for selling cocaine to an undercover police officer in Denver.

XIII

Who was the only player arrested for soliciting prostitution the night before the Super Bowl?

Answer: Eugene Robinson, Atlanta Falcons, Super Bowl XXXIII. On the morning before the Super Bowl, he was awarded the Bart Starr Award for his "high moral character." Honest.

XIV

Who is the only Super Bowl star - or at least the most widely recognized - who stayed out drinking the night before the game?

Answer: Max McGee, Super Bowl I. "I hope you don't get hurt," McGee told Packers starting wide receiver Boyd Dowler. "I'm not in very good shape." Dowler was injured on Green Bay's second series and McGee came on to catch seven passes for 138 yards and two touchdowns.

XV

Which trumpet player did not perform the national anthem before a Super Bowl?

A: Doc Sevrinson.

B: Al Hirt.

C: Tommy Loy.

D: Wynton Marsalis.

E: Herb Alpert.

Answer: A. Doc Severinson. Johnny Carson's band leader was featured during the Super Bowl IV pregame show but he did not perform the anthem. Al Hirt, Super Bowl IV; Tommy Loy, Super Bowl V; Wynton Marsalis, Super Bowl XX; and Herb Alpert, Super Bowl XXII; have all blown "The Star-Spangled Banner" - literally speaking, of course.

XVI

Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon wore a headband with this inscription during Super Bowl XX:

A: Rozelle.

B: adidas.

C: Pluto.

D: POW-MIA.

Answer: C. Pluto. "Pluto" was the nickname of McMahon's Brigham Young teammate Dan Plater, who was stricken with cancer. McMahon wore Rozelle, adidas and POW headbands during the run-up to the Super Bowl.

XVII

Which three marching bands have performed at more than one Super Bowl?

Answer: Grambling, Super Bowls II and IX; Florida A&M, Super Bowls II and V; and Michigan, Super Bowls I and VII.

XVIII

Which of the following hasn't been saluted with an official Super Bowl halftime theme?

A: Louis Armstrong

B: Duke Ellington

C: Count Basie

D: Indiana Jones

Answer: C. Count Basie. Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Indiana Jones were feted at Super Bowls VI, IX and XXIX, respectively.

XIX

Who is the first Super Bowl player who said he was going to Disney World?

Answer: Phil Simms, New York Giants, Super Bowl XXI.

XX

Who was first to use "wardrobe malfunction" in conjunction with the Super Bowl?

A: Janet Jackson.

B: Justin Timberlake.

C: Kevin Federline.

D: Greg Gumbel.

Answer: B. Justin Timberlake. While Janet Jackson experienced the wardrobe malfunction, exposing her breast during halftime of Super Bowl XXXVIII, it was her dance partner Timberlake who used the expression in his official apology.

XXI

What were the names of the two Rolling Stones songs that had suggestive lyrics censored during halftime of Super Bowl XL?

Answer: "Start Me Up" and "Rough Justice." "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" was left intact.

XXII

Which Buffalo Bills running back missed the first two plays of Super Bowl XXVI because he was unable to find his helmet?

Answer: Thurman Thomas. Two years later, during Super Bowl XXVIII, Thomas had his helmet on and securely fastened when he lost two fumbles that led to 10 Dallas points.

XXIII

Which former Super Bowl goat inspired two motion-picture characters?

Answer: Scott Norwood, Buffalo Bills, who missed what would have been a game-winning 47-yard field goal at the end of Super Bowl XXV. His missed kick became part of a plot idea for the 1994 comedy film "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" in which the Ray Finkle character is loosely based on Norwood.

In the 1998 film "Buffalo '66," the main character seeks revenge on the man indirectly responsible for his imprisonment - a character named Scott Wood.

XXIV

How many passes did NFL Hall-of-Famer Jackie Smith catch for the 1978 Dallas Cowboys before dropping a sure touchdown from Roger Staubach in Super Bowl XIII?

Answer: Zero. At 38 and at the end of his career, Smith was used solely as a blocking tight end during the 1978 season.

XXV

True or false: A reporter once asked the Washington Redskins' Doug Williams how long he had been a black quarterback.

Answer: False. Although that was widely reported before Super Bowl XII, what really happened is that Butch John, a reporter for the Jackson (Miss.) Clarion-Ledger, jokingly asked Williams, "Doug, it's obvious you've been a black quarterback all your life. When did it start to matter?"

XXVI

Which Super Bowl coach had his watch stolen as he was being carried off the field?

Answer: Don Shula. As he was being carried off the field after the Dolphins' Super Bowl VII win capping a 17-0 season, Shula had his watch taken from his wrist. He climbed off his players' shoulders, chased down the thief and got his watch back.

XXVII

Which is singer Tony Orlando's favorite Super Bowl?

Answer: Super Bowl XV. A giant yellow ribbon was tied around the Superdome in New Orleans during the Iran hostage crisis.

XXVIII

Which usually introverted Dallas Cowboys star who rarely spoke to the media is responsible for one of the most famous quotes in Super Bowl history?

Answer: Duane Thomas, the recalcitrant running back who said before Super Bowl VI: "If it's the ultimate (game) then how come they're playing it again next year?"

XXIX

What was Cowboys defensive tackle Randy White doing running with the football in Super Bowl XIII, and who hit him, causing him to fumble?

Answer: The "Manster" was wearing a cast because of a broken thumb and fumbled an unintentional squib kick in the fourth quarter when he was tackled by Tony Dungy - that Tony Dungy. The Steelers scored on the next play to take a 35-17 fourth-quarter lead.

XXX

Can you name the Baltimore Colts' receiver who was wide open on a flea-flicker but went undetected by quarterback Earl Morrall, who threw an interception to the New York Jets' Jim Hudson during Super Bowl III?

Answer: Jimmy Orr, who was jumping up and down at the Jets' 10-yard line with no New York defender within 20 yards.

XXXI

Which former member of the "Monday Night Football" broadcast crew is notorious for predicting a series of knockouts, then getting knocked out himself in the Super Bowl?

A: Fred "The Hammer" Williamson

B: M.C. Hammer

C: Don Meredith

D: Frank Gifford

Answer: A. Fred "The Hammer" Williamson, who before Super Bowl I predicted "Two hammers to (Boyd) Dowler, one to (Carroll) Dale should be enough." Then late during Super Bowl I, the Chiefs' outspoken defensive back was knocked unconscious while trying to tackle the Packers' Donny Anderson.

XXXII

Which kid's toy provided the inspiration for the Super Bowl?

A: Slinky.

B: Silly Putty.

C. Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots.

D: Super Ball.

Answer: D. Super Ball. Originally dubbed the "AFL-NFL Championship Game," the Super Bowl became known as such when Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt coined the term when he came across his daughter's Super Ball. The name stuck by Super Bowl III.

XXXIII

What was Garo Yepremian known for?

A: Attempting to throw a pass after a blocked field goal that was returned for a touchdown in Super Bowl VII.

B: Selling neckties out of the back of his car.

C: Kicking a field goal to end the longest game in NFL history.

D: "I keek a touchdown."

Answer: All of the above. The Dolphins managed to hold on to win Super Bowl VII 14-7 to preserve their perfect season, but Yepremian's blunder negated what would have been the only shutout in Super Bowl history; he once made a living selling ties in his native Cyprus; his 37-yard field goal against the Kansas City Chiefs 7 minutes, 40 seconds into double-overtime ended the longest game in NFL history on Christmas Day 1971; and "I keek a touchdown" is what he told teammate Alex Karras when asked why he was celebrating after an extra point.

XXXIV

Which Chicago Bears ballcarriers needed a "cooling off" period following Super Bowl XX?

Answer: Walter Payton and William Perry. Payton, a future Hall-of-Famer, was upset he did not get to score a touchdown during the Bears' 46-10 romp over the New England Patriots while Perry, a 300-plus pound defensive tackle used in short-yardage blocking situations who was known as "The Refrigerator," did.

XXXV

What former Super Bowl MVP dropped out of football, and virtually society altogether, to, as he put it, "urinate in the Arctic Ocean?"

Answer: Jake Scott once had the idea to urinate in the Arctic Ocean, so he spent four months in a motor home in Alaska, "driving down every dead-end road they had." His claims to fame, other than being named MVP of the Miami Dolphins' victory against the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl VII: avoiding reporters and consuming 43 beers during a single sitting.

XXXVI

True or false. There has never been a Super Bowl played in Texas.

Answer: False. Super Bowl VIII was played at Rice Stadium in Houston. Miami beat Minnesota 24-7.

XXXVII

Which was the last Super Bowl to conclude before sunset?

Answer: Super Bowl XI. The Oakland Raiders beat the Minnesota Vikings 32-14 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.

XXXVIII

Which Super Bowl received the highest Nielsen rating?

Answer: Super Bowl XVI. A total of 49.1 percent of the nation's households were tuned in when the San Francisco 49ers beat the Cincinnati Bengals 26-21 in 1982, before the proliferation of cable and satellite TV.

XXXIX

True or false. The Super Bowl is the most-watched sporting event in the world.

Answer: False. While the 2005 Super Bowl was watched by 93 million viewers, the 2002 World Cup soccer tournament attracted an average viewership of 352.6 million.

XL

Which teams have never played in the Super Bowl?

Answer: Arizona Cardinals, Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, New Orleans Saints.

XLI

New Orleans has hosted a record nine Super Bowls, with six at the Louisiana Superdome. Can you name the other Super Bowl site in the Crescent City?

Answer: Tulane Stadium, which hosted Super Bowls IV, VI and IX.

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