NBC Sunday Night Football - Quiz
  • 1. On what date did the first regular season game aired by NBC under the new contract take place?
A) September 7, 2006
B) November 22, 2012
C) August 6, 2006
D) September 10, 2006
  • 2. Which teams played in the first regular season game aired by NBC under the new contract?
A) New England Patriots and New York Jets
B) Indianapolis Colts and New York Giants
C) Miami Dolphins and Pittsburgh Steelers
D) Oakland Raiders and Philadelphia Eagles
  • 3. Which game was the first Sunday-night game aired by NBC under the new contract?
A) New England Patriots vs. New York Jets
B) Miami Dolphins vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
C) Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Arizona Cardinals
D) Indianapolis Colts vs. New York Giants
  • 4. What was the first Thanksgiving game aired by NBC known as?
A) The Rock Star game
B) The East/West Bowl game
C) The Horse Trailer game
D) The Butt Fumble game
  • 5. Which Super Bowl was the first to be shown by NBC under the new contract?
A) Super Bowl LI
B) Super Bowl L
C) Super Bowl XLIII
D) Super Bowl XL
  • 6. Which teams played in Super Bowl XLIII?
A) Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Cardinals
B) Indianapolis Colts and New York Giants
C) Miami Dolphins and Pittsburgh Steelers
D) New England Patriots and New York Jets
  • 7. In which weeks of the NFL season does NBC Sunday Night Football typically benefit from flexible scheduling?
A) The middle seven weeks
B) The first and last seven weeks
C) The first seven weeks
D) The final seven weeks
  • 8. Which former ABC/ESPN producer moved to NBC's SNF?
A) Andrea Kremer
B) Al Michaels
C) Fred Gaudelli
D) Drew Esocoff
  • 9. Who served as the director of NBC's SNF broadcasts?
A) Fred Gaudelli
B) Andrea Kremer
C) Al Michaels
D) Drew Esocoff
  • 10. What award did Michaels and Madden select an MVP for each night's game to receive?
A) The Horse Trailer award
B) The MVP of the Week award
C) The Turkey Leg Award
D) The Rock Star of the Game award
  • 11. Where was the photo of the 'Rock Star of the Game' displayed during the 2006 season?
A) Top of the Rock observation deck
B) 30 Rockefeller Plaza lobby
C) NBC studio
D) Horse trailer
  • 12. Which network aired the primetime Thanksgiving game before NBC?
A) Fox
B) CBS
C) ESPN
D) NFL Network
  • 13. What was the format for player introductions on NBC's SNF?
A) Players introduce themselves with name, position, and nickname
B) Players introduce themselves with name and position only
C) Players introduce themselves with name, position, and birthplace or high school
D) Players introduce themselves with name, position, and playing college
  • 14. Which television series featured a sketch based on NBC's player introductions?
A) The Daily Show
B) Saturday Night Live
C) Key & Peele
D) The Tonight Show
  • 15. Which year did NBC start using player introductions for NBA coverage?
A) 2026
B) 2023
C) 2024
D) 2025
  • 16. Who was the NBC Sports chairman who commented on using ABC/ESPN talent?
A) Drew Esocoff
B) Fred Gaudelli
C) Dick Ebersol
D) Al Michaels
  • 17. Which former ABC/ESPN talent joined NBC's SNF?
A) Fred Gaudelli
B) Drew Esocoff
C) Andrea Kremer
D) Al Michaels
  • 18. What was the original name of the award that became the Horse Trailer award?
A) Rock Star Award
B) Game Changer Award
C) Turkey Leg Award
D) MVP Award
  • 19. What was the significance of the 'Top of the Rock' display during the 2006 season?
A) It was used to display the photo of the winning coach
B) It was used to display the photo of the 'Rock Star of the Game'
C) It was used to display the photo of the MVP
D) It was used to display the photo of the winning team
  • 20. Which game was televised on August 6, 2006, on NBC?
A) First Thanksgiving game
B) First Sunday-night game
C) 2006 Pro Football Hall of Fame Game
D) First regular season game
  • 21. Which teams played in the 2006 Pro Football Hall of Fame Game?
A) Miami Dolphins and Pittsburgh Steelers
B) New England Patriots and New York Jets
C) Oakland Raiders and Philadelphia Eagles
D) Indianapolis Colts and New York Giants
  • 22. Until which season does NBC's current NFL contract run?
A) 2030
B) 2028
C) 2034
D) 2036
  • 23. How many playoff games does NBC have the rights to air each season?
A) One
B) Four
C) Three
D) At least two
  • 24. In which years does NBC obtain the rights to the Super Bowl?
A) 2027, 2032, 2036
B) 2028, 2033, 2037
C) 2025, 2031, 2035
D) 2026, 2030, 2034
  • 25. Which network airs an additional Wild Card playoff game exclusively streamed from 2024 onwards?
A) Amazon Prime
B) Peacock
C) NBC
D) ESPN
  • 26. When was the first NFL game ever played in Brazil aired on Peacock?
A) 2026
B) 2023
C) 2025
D) 2024
  • 27. Which network aired the Pro Bowl from 2015 onward?
A) NBC
B) Fox
C) CBS
D) ESPN/ABC
  • 28. In which year was the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game moved to the Thursday before the Induction Ceremony?
A) 2018
B) 2019
C) 2016
D) 2017
  • 29. Which network aired the NFL's preseason game between the New England Patriots and the Washington Commanders in 2024?
A) CBS
B) ESPN/ABC
C) NBC
D) Fox
  • 30. In which year did NBC lose the rights to the Pro Bowl?
A) 2016
B) 2017
C) 2015
D) 2014
  • 31. Who succeeded John Madden as the color commentator for SNF?
A) Al Michaels
B) Cris Collinsworth
C) Drew Esocoff
D) Fred Gaudelli
  • 32. Who succeeded Al Michaels as the play-by-play announcer for SNF?
A) Cris Collinsworth
B) John Madden
C) Mike Tirico
D) Drew Esocoff
  • 33. Which cable channel began carrying Spanish-language simulcasts of select SNF games in 2014?
A) Telemundo
B) Universo
C) Fox Deportes
D) ESPN Deportes
  • 34. What was the role of Drew Esocoff in SNF?
A) Lead producer
B) Director
C) Play-by-play announcer
D) Color commentator
  • 35. Which show served a similar purpose to NFL Primetime for ESPN?
A) Halftime show
B) NBC's pre-game show
C) Post-game show
D) Pre-season show
  • 36. What was the position of SNF in Nielsen's ratings during the 2011–12 season?
A) Most-watched program
B) Second-most-watched program
C) Third-most-watched program
D) Fourth-most-watched program
  • 37. Which channel has been a near simulcast of Universo programming, showing football broadcasts?
A) ESPN Deportes
B) Telemundo
C) TeleXitos
D) Fox Deportes
  • 38. Who composed the instrumental theme music titled 'Wide Receiver' for Sunday Night Football?
A) Pink
B) John Williams
C) Faith Hill
D) Joel Beckerman
  • 39. Which artist reworked the lyrics of Joan Jett's song for the 2006 Sunday Night Football theme?
A) Pink
B) Carrie Underwood
C) Heidi Merrill
D) Faith Hill
  • 40. Who replaced Pink as the singer of the Sunday Night Football opening theme in 2007?
A) Faith Hill
B) Joan Jett
C) Carrie Underwood
D) Heidi Merrill
  • 41. Which group performed the show's theme song on October 7, 2012?
A) Pentatonix
B) Man Made Music
C) The Soul Rebels
D) Fall Out Boy
  • 42. Who was announced on May 7, 2013, to take over the Sunday Night Football theme song?
A) Joan Jett
B) Carrie Underwood
C) Pink
D) Faith Hill
  • 43. What was the title of the new theme sung by Carrie Underwood that premiered in 2016?
A) Waiting All Day for Sunday Night
B) Game On
C) Oh, Sunday Night
D) Weekend Go
  • 44. Which group sang the opening theme song for NBC's coverage of Thursday Night Football in 2016 and 2017?
A) Pentatonix
B) Man Made Music
C) The Soul Rebels
D) Fall Out Boy
  • 45. Which song was reinstated as the opening theme for SNF after the controversy over 'Game On'?
A) Oh, Sunday Night
B) Weekend Go
C) Game On
D) Waiting All Day for Sunday Night
  • 46. Who performed in the intro for NBC's Sunday Night Basketball coverage?
A) Carrie Underwood
B) Faith Hill
C) Joan Jett
D) Lenny Kravitz
  • 47. Which band performed the opening intro for NBC's primetime college football games in 2023?
A) The Soul Rebels
B) Fall Out Boy
C) Pentatonix
D) Zac Brown Band
  • 48. Where was the SNF open shot for the first time inside an NFL stadium?
A) NBC Studios
B) Resorts World Las Vegas Theatre
C) Mercedes-Benz Stadium
D) Lincoln Financial Field
  • 49. Who sued NBC, Carrie Underwood, and the NFL for plagiarism over the song 'Game On'?
A) Joan Jett
B) Pink
C) Faith Hill
D) Heidi Merrill
  • 50. Which artist's song was reworked for ABC's Monday Night Football coverage?
A) Carrie Underwood
B) Pink
C) Joan Jett
D) Hank Williams Jr.
  • 51. What was the title of the reworked version of Pentatonix's original song for TNF?
A) Weekend Go
B) Oh, Sunday Night
C) Game On
D) Waiting All Day for Sunday Night
  • 52. What song did NBC use as the main theme for TNF?
A) Weekend Go
B) Can't Hold Us Down
C) Game On
D) Oh, Sunday Night
  • 53. Which artist's song was reworked for NBC's Sunday Night Basketball coverage?
A) Oh, Sunday Night
B) A Little Less Conversation by Elvis Presley
C) Game On
D) Waiting All Day for Sunday Night
  • 54. Which design group was responsible for the graphics, logos, and scoreboard for NBC's Sunday Night Football from 2006 to 2008?
A) R/GA
B) PepsiCo
C) Creative Artists Agency
D) Troika Design Group
  • 55. What new feature was added next to the down markers in 2010?
A) The team's mascot
B) The coach's name
C) The team logo
D) The player's jersey number
  • 56. Which company's graphics were mixed with NBC's for the Olympics coverage?
A) CBS Sports
B) ESPN
C) Fox Sports
D) The IOC's world feed
  • 57. Which local NBC station aired New York Giants preseason games?
A) WNBC
B) WNBC
C) WABC
D) KARE-TV
  • 58. Which local NBC station aired Minnesota Vikings preseason games?
A) WNBC
B) KARE-TV
C) KARE-TV
D) WABC
  • 59. What was the color scheme for neutral team comparison stats and other elements?
A) Random team colors.
B) Red/green/blue coloring.
C) Gold/blue/black coloring.
D) Black/white coloring.
  • 60. When did NBC's Sunday Night Football switch to a full 16:9 letterbox presentation on its 4:3 standard-definition feed?
A) Before Fox in 2010.
B) Before NFL Network's Thursday Night Football in 2012.
C) Before ESPN's Monday Night Football in 2011.
D) After CBS in 2013.
  • 61. What flag was utilized for the downscaled version of the HD feed's native 16:9 format?
A) Active Format Description #20 flag.
B) Active Format Description #5 flag.
C) Active Format Description #15 flag.
D) Active Format Description #10 flag.
  • 62. What was the shape of the scorebar introduced during Super Bowl LII for Sunday Night Football?
A) Rectangular
B) Larger, parallelogram-shaped
C) Square
D) Circular
  • 63. What new feature debuted on Sunday Night Football in the 2018 season to aid in third and fourth downs?
A) The 'yellow line'
B) The 'green zone'
C) The 'red zone'
D) The 'blue zone'
  • 64. What was the shape of the new scoreboard introduced during Super Bowl LVI?
A) Circular
B) Pod-like
C) Rectangular
D) Square
  • 65. When did NBC's college football broadcasts adopt the new graphics with a more rectangular appearance?
A) 2023
B) 2020
C) 2022
D) 2021
  • 66. Which network's graphics influenced the new scoreboard design introduced by NBC during Super Bowl LVI?
A) ABC
B) ESPN
C) Fox
D) CBS
  • 67. Which network airs Sunday Night Football in Canada?
A) CTV
B) TSN
C) Sportsnet
D) Global
  • 68. Which UK network airs Sunday Night Football?
A) BT Sport
B) Channel 4
C) ITV
D) Sky Sports
  • 69. Which Australian network airs Sunday Night Football?
A) Nine Network
B) 7mate
C) ABC
D) Fox Sports
  • 70. Which media conglomerate acquired the 'SNF' package in Brazil starting in 2025?
A) ViacomCBS
B) Grupo Globo
C) Comcast
D) Disney
  • 71. Who provides color commentary for Sunday Night Football in Brazil starting in 2025?
A) Raúl Allegre
B) Antony Curti
C) Álvaro Martín
D) Everaldo Marques
  • 72. Who is the play-by-play announcer for Sunday Night Football in Latin America?
A) Raúl Allegre
B) Álvaro Martín
C) Antony Curti
D) Everaldo Marques
  • 73. Which network airs Sunday Night Football in the Philippines?
A) GMA Network
B) Premier Sports
C) TV5
D) ABS-CBN
  • 74. What was the average viewership for Sunday Night Football during the first four weeks of the 2010 NFL season?
A) 24.0 million viewers
B) 22.9 million viewers
C) 21.9 million viewers
D) 30.426 million viewers
  • 75. Which game was the highest-rated Sunday Night Football broadcast ever as of December 30, 2012?
A) Denver Broncos–Indianapolis Colts
B) Washington Redskins–Dallas Cowboys
C) Green Bay Packers–Dallas Cowboys
D) New England Patriots–New York Giants
  • 76. What was the viewership for the highest-rated Sunday Night Football game on October 20, 2013?
A) 30.426 million viewers
B) 22.9 million viewers
C) 24.0 million viewers
D) 26.9 million viewers
  • 77. What was the percentage increase in viewership for Sunday Night Football from 2012 to 2013?
A) 3%
B) 5%
C) 7%
D) 10%
  • 78. What was the household rating for Sunday Night Football in 2013?
A) 11.9
B) 10.9
C) 12.9
D) 13.9
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