Whether you’re hoping to have some fun with some friends or trying to engage your team at work, there’s no better way to approach team building than with a fun game of trivia. And what better way to wake up the competitive spirit of your team than to compete for the ultimate prize: bragging rights.
At Polly, we offer trivia games across dozens of categories and different levels of difficulty. Below, you’ll see some NFL Trivia questions that are sure to stump even the savviest football fan.
We get it. Not everyone’s a big NFL fan. Your company is filled with humans who have a diverse range of hobbies and interests. So, as you’re building your trivia questions, be sure to include questions that cover that diverse spectrum of interests so that everyone can get involved and be excited to participate.
To make it even easier for you, we’ve broken these questions out into a few different categories to help cover a wider range of engaging NFL trivia questions for the super fans to those who have never watched a game in their lives.
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Questions geared towards people who know what American football is. They may not surround their life around it, but they might tune into an important game here and there.
1. What’s the main unit of measurement used in football?8. What’s the name of the NFL championship game played annually?
9. Which day of the week are most NFL games played
10. What do the referees throw to indicate a penalty in an NFL game?
These are questions for your die-hard football fans. Individuals who pay attention to everything from player stats, trades, and the NFL draft. This is your moment to challenge even the biggest fan!
11. What NFL star is known by the nickname Ocho Cinco?
12. Which Hall of Famer played his entire NFL career with the Denver Broncos?
13. How does a player signal a "fair catch" in the NFL?
14. What number does quarterback Josh Allen wear for the 2019 Buffalo Bills?
15. Which Super Bowl team included Torry Holt, Isaac Bruce, and Marshall Faulk?
16. Who was the winning coach in Super Bowl 1?
17. What team did NFL Hall of Famer Jim Brown play for in the NFL?
18. How many NFL teams did Peyton Manning play for in his career?
19. Who is the Seattle quarterback that threw 31 touchdowns in the 2019-20 NFL season?
20. What team was at the center of the Deflategate scandal in the 2014 AFC Championship Game
21. What running back nicknamed "The Bus" won a Super Bowl in 2006 in his hometown of Detroit?
22. What position does former USC star Sam Darnold play?
23. Andrew Luck broke the NFL's single game record for a rookie with how many yards passing?
24. Who knocked Pittsburgh out of the 2017-18 NFL Playoffs?
25. Peyton Manning joined the Broncos for the 2012 season, how many seasons did he play for the Colts?
26. In 2016, what team included running back Christine Michael?
27. Tim Tebow played college football with what school
Football isn't everyone's cup of tea and that's okay. There's more to football than... well, football. And that's especially true during the Super Bowl. From the big spectacle of entertaining ads to the main musical act. Let's walk through some questions to engage people on your team who love pop culture and music!
28. Which NFL team’s cheerleading squad has a Netflix docu-series about them?
29. Which famous pop star’s newly formed relationship with an NFL athlete influenced an entire new audience for the NFL in the 2023-2024 season?
30. Which artist's Half Time performance included a memorable left shark?
31. Which Super Bowl Half Time show featured a famous wardrobe malfunction?
32. Which artist performed the Super Bowl Half Time show in 2016, known for the hit song"Uptown Funk"?
33. How much do artists get paid to perform at the Super Bowl Half Time show?
On top of the Half Time show, another great way to involve non-football fans in your NFL trivia game is to test your teams' knowledge on the fun and engaging Super Bowl ads. Take your audience on a stroll down memory lane and remember all of the clever (or not so much) ads companies have launched during the Super Bowl!
34. What product was famously promoted by the slogan "Where's the beef?" in a 1984 Super Bowl ad?
35. Which Super Bowl ad featured the tagline "The Man Your Man Could Smell Like"?
36. Which cryptocurrency exchange aired a 2022 Super Bowl ad featuring a bouncing QR code?
37. What was the average cost of a 30-second Super Bowl ad in 2024?
38. Which brand’s 2021 Super Bowl ad featured Dolly Parton singing a revamped version of "9 to 5" as "5 to 9"?
The best part is? You can launch Trivia right from Slack or Microsoft Teams to make it easier for your audience to participate.
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