Favre Years Packers Trivia: 10 Questions
Brett Favre played quarterback for the Green Bay Packers from 1992 to 2007. In that span he won three straight MVP awards and a Super Bowl, and the Packers returned to title contention. Test what you know about the Favre era.
Favre Years
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Question 1 of 10
Brett Favre came to the Green Bay Packers in a 1992 trade from which team?
The Falcons drafted Favre in 1991 and traded him to Green Bay in 1992, and an injury to starter Don Majkowski in Week 3 put him in the lineup for good.
Question 2 of 10
Who was named Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XXXI, won by the Packers over the New England Patriots?
On January 26, 1997, the Packers beat the Patriots 35-21 in New Orleans, and kick returner Desmond Howard was named MVP of the game.
Question 3 of 10
The Packers lost Super Bowl XXXII to the Denver Broncos. What was the final score?
On January 25, 1998, in San Diego, the Broncos beat the Packers 31-24, and Terrell Davis was named MVP of the game.
LeRoy Butler’s first Lambeau Leap, December 26, 1993, in Brett Favre’s second season as the starter. Question 4 of 10
Brett Favre won three straight Associated Press MVP awards. In which years did that run happen?
Favre won the Associated Press MVP award in 1995, 1996, and 1997, three years in a row.
Question 5 of 10
What was the Packers' regular-season record in their 1996 Super Bowl championship season?
The 1996 Packers went 13-3 in the regular season and beat the New England Patriots 35-21 in Super Bowl XXXI.
Brett Favre at Lambeau Field in 1998, the season after his three straight MVP awards. Question 6 of 10
Defensive end Reggie White signed with the Packers as a free agent in 1993. Which team had he played for before Green Bay?
White spent eight seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles before signing with Green Bay in 1993, and in 1996 he led the NFL's top-ranked defense to a Super Bowl win.
Question 7 of 10
Who was the head coach of the Green Bay Packers when they won Super Bowl XXXI?
Mike Holmgren coached the Packers to back-to-back Super Bowls, winning Super Bowl XXXI after the 1996 season and losing Super Bowl XXXII the next year.
Question 8 of 10
Reggie White set a Super Bowl record in Super Bowl XXXI. How many sacks did he record in that game?
In the Packers' win over New England in Super Bowl XXXI, Reggie White recorded three sacks, a Super Bowl record at the time.
Lambeau in the snow. Favre never missed a start in Green Bay: 253 regular-season games in a row, 1992 to 2007. Question 9 of 10
Wide receiver Sterling Sharpe's Packers career was cut short by a neck injury. After which season did he play his last game?
Sterling Sharpe played for the Packers from 1988 to 1994, and a neck injury that needed surgery ended his career after the 1994 season.
Question 10 of 10
How many touchdown passes did Brett Favre throw in the 1996 regular season to lead the NFL?
In 1996, Favre threw a league-leading 39 touchdown passes as the Packers won Super Bowl XXXI.
More Packers trivia quizzes
Every answer was checked against two independent sources. See the list.
- Wikipedia: Brett Favre
- Pro Football Hall of Fame: Brett Favre
- Wikipedia: Super Bowl XXXI
- Packers.com: Championship Seasons
- Wikipedia: Super Bowl XXXII
- Packers.com: Brett Favre
- Wikipedia: 1996 Green Bay Packers season
- Pro Football Hall of Fame: Reggie White
- Packers.com: Hall of Famers
- Packers.com: Minister of Defense Led Packers to Promised Land in 96
- Wikipedia: Sterling Sharpe
- Packers.com: Sterling Sharpe