SUPER BOWL TRIVIA QUIZ
Q: Which college produced the most current Giants and Patriots players combined (five)?
A: Boston College (the Giants' Chris Snee, Will Blackmon and Mathias Kiwanuka, and New England's Dan Koppen and Ron Brace).
Q: How long was Bills kicker Scott Norwood's wide-right field-goal attempt on the final-seconds play that handed the Giants a 20-19 win in Super Bowl XXV?
A: 47 yards.
Q: Which unlikely New England special teamer outweighs Jacquian Williams and Michael Boley, who are both Giants linebackers?
A: Second-year Patriots punter Zoltan Mesko, who is 6-foot-5, 231 pounds. (Williams is 6-2, 224 and Boley is 6-3, 230.)
Q: The Giants and Patriots also met in the Super Bowl four years ago. Which two teams have had the most common Super Bowl matchup?
A: Pittsburgh (2-1) vs. Dallas. They met in Super Bowls X, XIII and XXX.
Q: Which other three pairs of teams have had a Super Bowl rematch?
A: Miami (1-1) vs. Washington, Super Bowls VII & XVII; San Francisco (2-0) vs. Cincinnati, XVI & XXIII; Dallas (2-0) vs. Buffalo, XXVI & XXVII.
Q: True or false? David Tyree's 32-yard "Helmet Catch" in Super Bowl XLII was the game's longest pass play.
A: False. Kevin Boss caught a 45-yarder earlier in the fourth quarter. The Patriots' longest pass play that day was a 17-yard connection between Tom Brady and Randy Moss.
Q: Which Patriots star was selected 20 picks after Eli Manning in the 2004 NFL draft?
A: Defensive tackle Vince Wilfork, the No. 21 overall pick. A sidenote about Wilfork: After seven seasons without an interception, he snared two of them this year.
Q: Giants receiver Mario Manningham caught an NFL career-long 92-yard touchdown from Eli Manning last season. At Michigan, his best reception was a 97-yarder in 2007. Which current Patriot connected with Manningham on that play?
A: Third-string rookie quarterback Ryan Mallet, who played as a freshman at Michigan before going on to star at Arkansas.
Q: Which quarterback holds the record for most interceptions thrown in a Super Bowl?
A: Then-NFL MVP Rich Gannon threw five picks (with three returned for touchdowns) during Oakland's 48-21 drubbing at the hands of Tampa Bay in Super Bowl XXXVII. Gannon also had 272 yards passing for two touchdowns.
Q: True or false? The Giants' five Super Bowl teams collectively have more regular-season losses than do the Patriots' seven Super Bowl entrants.
A: True. The Patriots' Super Bowl teams are 90-17 (.841) in the regular season; the Giants' Super Bowl teams are 58-22 (.725).
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