They say everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. But what about non-sports fans on Super Bowl Sunday? Here’s a quiz for everyone who doesn’t know a fumble from a field goal.
- How many sitting U.S. presidents have attended a Super Bowl game in person?
A: One
B: Two
C: Three
D: Four
Answer: A. Incumbent Donald Trump became the first to do so in 2025. Ronald Reagan conducted a virtual coin toss remotely from the White House before XIX in 1985. Former President George H.W. Bush did the coin toss in person at Super Bowl XXXVI in 2002 and Super Bowl LI in 2017.
- Though modern balls are made of cowhide leather, what is it nicknamed?
A: Hogshead
B: Boarshead
C: Swinebelly
D: Pigskin
Answer: D. It gained that ignominious title because the original balls were made from inflated pig bladders.
- Which product lent its name to the Super Bowl?
A: Super Glue
B: Super Soaker
C: Super Ball
D: Super Slurp
Answer: C. Kansas City Chief’s owner Lamar Hunt got the idea after watching his children playing with the highly bouncy “Wham-O Super Ball” in 1966. He jokingly suggested the game be called the Super Bowl; it caught on so fast that it became the contest’s official title in 1969.
- What was it called during the first two years it was played?
A: The Battle of the Best
B: Winner Take All
C: The AFL-NFL Championship Game
D: The Big Game
Answer: C. Though accurate, the name was also clunky and cumbersome. Little wonder, then, that folks preferred the two-word Super Bowl instead.
- What year did the iconic Budweiser Clydesdales first appear in a Super Bowl TV commercial?
A: 1980
B: 1986
C: 1990
D: 1996
Answer: D. Long a sentimental favorite of viewers, the big steeds made their first appearance during 1986’s Super Bowl XX. The 1996 ad showing the horses playing football was especially beloved.
- What food is most consumer on Super Bowl Sunday?
A: Pizza
B: Chicken wings
C: Burgers and hot dogs
D: Guacamole and chips
Answer: B. This finger food is, far and away, the most widely eaten food on the big day, with an estimated 1.48 billion wolfed down in 2025. Pizza is in second place, with as many as 14 million pies served.
- Between 125.5 and 127.7 million people are expected to watch at least part of the game on Sunday. If so, it would come close to matching the record 128 million audience set in what year?
A: 2000
B: 2010
C: 2020
D: 2025
Answer: D. Free streaming, new methodologies for calculating viewers, and the usual two-week hype all combined to account for the largest number of people who saw the Kansas Chiefs implode before the Philadelphia Eagles.