Joe Montana Quiz: How Much Do You Know?

Joe Montana is widely considered one of the greatest football players of all time. How much do you know about his career both in college and the NFL? We have put together 10 difficult trivia questions that will test your knowledge. As a result, only the biggest fans will be able to get perfect on our Joe Montana quiz.

Joe Montana Quiz

Instructions: All you have to do is answer the trivia questions below and at the very end of the quiz, it will let you know what you scored.  

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Quiz: Questions & Answers

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1) Which team did Joe Montana play for in college?

Joe Montana played his college football for the University of Notre Dame.

2_ Montana had an incredible game in the 1979 Cotton bowl, which was dubbed the “Chicken Soup Game”. Who did Montana and Notre Dame come from behind to defeat?

Notre Dame defeated the University of Houston in the 1979 cotton bowl. This was called the “Chicken Soup Game” because Montana ate soup at halftime of the game while dealing with the flu. The Irish subsequently outscored the Cougars 23–0 in the fourth quarter to come back and win the game.

3) Which round was Montana selected in the 1979 NFL Draft?

In the 1979 NFL Draft, the San Francisco 49ers selected Montana in the third round with the 82nd overall pick. Montana was the fourth quarterback taken in the draft, behind Jack Thompson, Phil Simms, and also Steve Fuller.

4) How many years into his NFL career did Montana win his first Super Bowl?

Montana and the San Francisco 49ers won Super Bowl XVI in 1981. This was only Montana’s 3rd season in the NFL and the 49ers defeated the Cincinnati Bengals by the score of 26–21. Montana would subsequently go on to win three more Super Bowls in his career.

5) How many Super Bowls total did Montana win in his NFL career.

Montana is a 4× Super Bowl champion (XVI, XIX, XXIII, and XXIV).

6) How many times did Montana win the NFL Most Valuable Player award?

Montana won the NFL Most Valuable Player award twice in his career (1989 and 1990).

7) Montana was named the NFL Comeback Player of the Year for 1986. Which type of injury was he returning from?

Montana suffered a serious back injury that required surgery. The injury was so serious that his doctors recommended that he should retire. Joe ended up returning in two months, leading the 49ers to a 10-5-1 record. Montana also split the comeback player of the year award with Tommy Kramer of the Minnesota Vikings.

8) How many interceptions did Montana throw in his 4 Super Bowl appearances?

In four Super Bowl games, Montana did not throw a single interception. If you are wondering, he threw 11 touch down passes during that span. As a result, Montana is one of the best clutch performers in NFL history.

9) The most Touchdown passes thrown by Montana in a single game was how many?

Montana threw 6 touchdown passes against the Atlanta Falcons on October 14, 1990.

10) Out of his four Super Bowl wins, Montana was named MVP in 3 of them. Which Super Bowl did he NOT win MVP for?

Jerry Rice was the MVP of Super Bowl XXIII but Joe was the MVP of Super Bowl XVI, XIX, and XXIV.

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