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The Super Bowl is the annual championship game of which sport?

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Answer: Option D — American football

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The Super Bowl is the annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL), the top professional American football league in the USA. It is played between the champions of the two NFL conferences: the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC).

Key facts about the Super Bowl:

The first Super Bowl was played on 15 January 1967 in Los Angeles, between the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs. The Packers won.

It is usually played on the first or second Sunday of February, known informally as "Super Bowl Sunday", which is one of the biggest television events in the USA.

Super Bowls are numbered with Roman numerals (for example, Super Bowl LVIII in 2024).

The winning team receives the Vince Lombardi Trophy, named after the famous Green Bay Packers coach.

The half-time show features top musicians, and television advertisements during the game are among the most expensive in the world.

The New England Patriots and the Pittsburgh Steelers have each won six Super Bowls, the most by any team.

Quarterback Tom Brady won seven Super Bowls, the most by any player.

About American football:

  • It is played by two teams of 11 players each with an oval ball on a field 100 yards long (plus end zones).
  • Points are scored by touchdowns (6 points), field goals (3 points), extra points and safeties.

It developed in the USA in the late 19th century from rugby and association football. Walter Camp is called the "Father of American Football".

Championships of other major American sports leagues:

  • Baseball (MLB): the World Series.
  • Basketball (NBA): the NBA Finals (Larry O'Brien Trophy).
  • Ice hockey (NHL): the Stanley Cup.

Why not the other options?

  • ✗Baseball's championship is the World Series.
  • ✗Basketball's championship is the NBA Finals.
  • ✗Ice hockey's championship trophy is the Stanley Cup.

Quick tip

Remember: Super Bowl = NFL (American football) championship, first in 1967, trophy = Vince Lombardi Trophy; World Series = baseball; Stanley Cup = ice hockey.

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