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We’re two days removed from Monday Night Football and four days away from this coming Sunday, so NFL fans are already beginning to panic due to the lack of helmet-to-helmet hits and torn ACLs. And why don’t they just throw a flag for an “illegal block in the back” and penalize the return team 15 yards on EVERY kick return? It would save time. Personally, I think the referees just like playing with those little microphone switches on their belts. But I digress.
One NFL-related item did hit the news recently: Bruce Springsteen was announced as the star of the Super Bowl XLIII halftime show next February 1 in Tampa, Florida. Before we take bets on whether or not he’ll play “Born in the USA,” here’s a twelve-question quiz to test how much you know about the halftime entertainment of previous Super Bowls. (And yes, in many cases, the word “entertainment” is a stretch!)
Take the Quiz: Super Bowl Halftime Shows … and good luck!