THE SOUTHWORTH PLANETARIUM
70 Falmouth Street Portland, Maine 04103
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43.6667° N 70.2667° W Altitude: 10 feet below sea level Founded
January 1970
2021-2022: LXXXII
"You guys know how many times I have been turned down in my
life? To be told how many times that I couldn't accomplish something?" -
Tom Brady
THE DAILY ASTRONOMER
Friday, February 11, 2022
Quiz # 19: The Annual Super Bowl Quiz!
Yes, it's true.
We don't focus much on sports on this astronomical list-serve.
However, each year we plow headlong into the sporting world with our annual
Super Bowl Quiz! This quiz is unlike any other, not only in terms of its
content, but in its scoring system. Each question contains three parts: a
touchdown question (6 points), an extra point and a field goal (3 points).
So, how many points can you score with this Super Bowl Quiz?!
[Note: If sports is not your forte, be consoled. Next week's quiz will
pertain to the Queen's platinum jubilee!]
*1. TOUCHDOWN: On Sunday, millions of people will watch Super Bowl
_________.*
a. LIV
b. LV
c. LVI
d. LVII
*EXTRA POINT: That Roman numeral equals _________ in Arabic numerals*
*FIELD GOAL: ______________ will host Sunday's Super Bowl.*
a. Houston
b. Tampa Bay
c. Los Angeles
d. Chicago
*2. TOUCHDOWN: Which two teams are playing in this Sunday's Super Bowl?*
a. the Rams and the Bengals
b. the Packers and the Chiefs
c. the Patriots and the Giants
d. the Bears and the Bills
*Extra Point: How many times have the Patriots played in the Super Bowl?*
*Field goal: The Giants have won the Super Bowl __________ times.*
a. 2
b. 3
c, 4
d. 8
*3. TOUCHDOWN: If you want to buy a 30-second ad during Super Bowl LVI, it
will cost you _____________.*
a. $3.5 million
b. $4.8 milion
c. $5.5 million
d. $6.5 million
*FIELD GOAL: _________ will be broadcasting Sunday's Super Bowl.*
a. PBS
b. FOX
c. NBC
d. ABC
e. CBS
*FIELD GOAL: Data analytics firm Predict HQ predicts that _____________
people will watch the Super Bowl.*
a. 106 million
b. 112 million
c. 114 million
d. 117 million
*4. TOUCHDOWN: Yes, of course we'll ask Tom Brady questions. In how
many Super Bowls did the GOAT play?*
a. 7
b. 9
c. 10
d. 11
*EXTRA POINT: How many Super Bowls did Tom Brady win (with some assistance
from his teammates.)? *
a. 4
b. 5
c. 6
d. 7
*FIELD GOAL: TRUE OR FALSE: Tom Brady has appeared in more Super Bowls
than any team in NFL history.*
*5. TOUCHDOWN: One of the teams playing in Sunday's Super Bowl will
actually be playing at its home stadium. In how many previous Super
Bowls have one of the teams played in its own stadium?*
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 8
*EXTRA POINT: This Sunday's Super Bowl is expected to be ____________*
a. the hottest on record
b. the coldest on record
c. the best attended game on record
d. none of the above
e. all of the above (for the surrealists)
*FIELD GOAL: What current news event might affect the Super Bowl?*
ANSWERS
*1. TOUCHDOWN: On Sunday, Super Bowl____________ will be played in
__________________.*
c. LVI
EXTRA POINT: 56
FIELD GOAL: c. Los Angeles
*2. TOUCHDOWN: Which two teams are playing in this Sunday's Super Bowl?*
a. the Rams and the Bengals
*Extra Point: How many times have the Patriots played in the Super Bowl?*
11 times! More than any other team.
*Field goal: The Giants have won the Super Bowl __________ times.*
c, 4
[Of course, I would have given the touchdown question answer away if I had
asked follow up questions about the Rams and Bengals.]
*3. TOUCHDOWN: If you want to buy a 30-second ad during Super Bowl LVI, it
will cost you _____________.*
d. $6.5 million
[A full million dollars more than last year.]
*FIELD GOAL: _________ will be broadcasting Sunday's Super Bowl.*
c. NBC
*FIELD GOAL: Data analytics firm Predict HQ predicts that _____________
people will watch the Super Bowl.*
d. 117 million
[It could be the most watched tv show ever!]
*4. TOUCHDOWN: Yes, of course we'll ask Tom Brady questions. In how
many Super Bowls did the GOAT play?*
d. 11
*EXTRA POINT: How many Super Bowls did Tom Brady win (with some assistance
from his teammates.)? *
a. 4
b. 5
c. 6
d. 7
2002, 2004, 2005, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021
Six with the New England Patriots; One with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
*FIELD GOAL: TRUE OR FALSE: Tom Brady has appeared in more Super Bowls
than any team in NFL history.*
True!
*5. TOUCHDOWN: One of the teams playing in Sunday's Super Bowl will
actually be playing at its home stadium. In how many previous Super
Bowls have one of the teams played in its own stadium?*
b. 1
[It happened for the first time last year, actually. Tampa Bay played in
its own stadium and won the Super Bowl.]
*EXTRA POINT: This Sunday's Super Bowl is expected to be ____________*
a. the hottest on record
[Highs could approach 90 on Super Bowl Sunday in Los Angeles. Some people
have all the luck!]
*FIELD GOAL: What current news event might affect the Super Bowl?*
The Department of Homeland Security has issued an alert that the Trucker
blockade related to the Covid mandates could disrupt travel in Southern
California.
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