25 trivia questions that involve the Minnesota Vikings, from big moments to players who passed through.
Who coached the Vikings in all four of their Super Bowls?
Bud Grant (1977)
Grant had already won four Grey Cups in Winnipeg.
Who went second in the 1998 NFL Draft, right after Peyton Manning?
Ryan Leaf (1998)
San Diego took him. Randy Moss fell to the Vikings at 21.
Which of these never played for the Vikings?
Tom Brady (2010)
Moss and Favre both had second runs in Minnesota.
In which season did the Vikings first play at U.S. Bank Stadium?
2016 (2016)
They had spent two seasons outdoors at the Gophers' stadium.
Which team routed the Vikings 38-7 in the January 2018 NFC Championship?
Philadelphia Eagles (2018)
The Vikings had hoped to be the first team to play a Super Bowl at home.
Which team drafted J.J. McCarthy 10th overall in 2024?
Minnesota Vikings (2024)
He had just won a national title at Michigan.
Which team beat the Vikings in Super Bowl IV?
Kansas City Chiefs (1970)
It was the last game before the AFL-NFL merger.
How many Super Bowls have the Minnesota Vikings played in?
4 (1977)
Minnesota lost Super Bowls IV, VIII, IX and XI.
The 1989 Herschel Walker trade sent him from Dallas to which team?
Minnesota Vikings (1989)
The picks Dallas received helped build its 1990s Super Bowl teams.
Who was quarterback for the record-setting 1998 Vikings?
Randall Cunningham (1998)
He had come out of retirement.
The 15-1 Vikings of 1998 lost the NFC Championship to which team?
Atlanta Falcons (1999)
Gary Anderson, perfect all season, missed a late field goal and Atlanta won in overtime.
Larry Fitzgerald grew up in Minneapolis and served as a ball boy for which team?
Minnesota Vikings (2004)
He studied Cris Carter and Randy Moss up close.
Who am I? I grew up in Minneapolis. I was a Vikings ball boy. I played college football at Pitt.
Larry Fitzgerald (2004)
He spent his whole 17-year career with Arizona.
Brett Favre played for the Falcons, Packers, Jets and Vikings. Which team did he NOT play for?
Chicago Bears (2010)
Favre started his career in Atlanta in 1991 before a trade sent him to Green Bay, where he won Super Bowl XXXI.
Which quarterback did the Vikings draft 12th overall in 2011?
Christian Ponder (2011)
Locker went 8th and Gabbert 10th that year.
The Vikings drafted which offensive tackle 4th overall in 2012?
Matt Kalil (2012)
He made the Pro Bowl as a rookie.
Who am I? I was Heisman runner-up as a freshman at Oklahoma. I ran for 2,097 yards in 2012. I won MVP less than a year after tearing my ACL.
Adrian Peterson (2012)
He spent 10 seasons with the Vikings.
Adam Thielen played college football at which school?
Minnesota State (2013)
He made the Vikings after a tryout and became a Pro Bowler.
The Vikings traded back into the first round to take Teddy Bridgewater with which pick?
32nd (2014)
Minnesota also took Anthony Barr 9th that year.
Where did Stefon Diggs play college football?
Maryland (2015)
The Vikings took him in the fifth round.
Who was on the Vikings radio call for the Minneapolis Miracle?
Paul Allen (2018)
His call is famous among Vikings fans.
The Vikings drafted Justin Jefferson with a pick acquired by trading whom?
Stefon Diggs (2020)
Minnesota used the 22nd pick from Buffalo to take Jefferson in 2020.
Who was the first defensive player named NFL MVP, in 1971?
Alan Page (1971)
Page anchored the Vikings' Purple People Eaters defensive line.
Between his two stints with the Vikings, Fran Tarkenton played for which team?
New York Giants (1972)
Tarkenton played for the Giants from 1967 to 1971, then returned to Minnesota.
What number did Fran Tarkenton wear?
10 (1978)
The Vikings retired it.