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Sports Trivia: Questions and Answers
For all you sports enthusiasts out there, here is a quiz that will leave you simply amazed. There's something interesting for everyone, so have a look at the questions and answers in this sports trivia, and test your sporting knowledge.
Baseball
Which was the only team to win two World Series in the 1980s?
The Los Angeles Dodgers
How many home runs did baseball great Ty Cobb hit in the three world series in which he played?
None
After retiring as a player, with which team did baseball great Babe Ruth spend one year as a coach?
The Brooklyn Dodgers: 1938
Why did the year 1994 see no baseball World Series?
Player's strike
In 1990, two baseball greats created history by becoming the first father-son duo to hit back-to-back homers in an MLB game.
Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr.
Tennis
Who beat Ivan Lendl in a French Open final using underhand serves?
Michael Chang
Who is the only wild card entrant to have won Wimbledon?
Goran Ivanišević: 2001
In which year was the first Wimbledon tournament held?
1877
Who is the only tennis player to have won each of the four grand slam events at least four times?
Steffi Graf
Who is the youngest winner of a Ladies Singles title in the Open Era?
Martina Hingis: Winner in 1997 at 16 years of age
Soccer
Which is the only country to have played in each and every World Cup?
Brazil
The creator of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, was the first keeper for which English football club?
AFC Portsmouth
Which was the first African country to qualify for a World Cup?
Egypt: 1934
Which country won the first World Cup held in 1930?
Uruguay
What is 'El Clásico'?
A game between club giants Real Madrid and Barcelona
Cricket
How many World Cups have been won by Australian?
Four: 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007
Which 2 counties did umpiring legend Dickie Bird play for?
Yorkshire and Leicestershire
Which cricketer was even offered the throne of Albania?
C.B. Fry
Who is the only player to have blasted 100 international centuries?
Sachin Tendulkar
Which sporting great was dubbed 'the boy from Bowral'?
Sir Donald Bradman
Basketball
What is an NBA player deemed to be if he has received the Maurice Podoloff Trophy?
The most valuable player (MVP)
Which team is as well-known for their comic antics as for their on-court skills?
Harlem Globetrotters
Which country dominates Olympics basketball like no one else?
USA has won the gold 14 times out of 18 editions
Which type of ball was basketball played with until 1929?
Soccer ball
What was banned from 1967 to 1976?
Slam dunk
American Football
Which NFL team is known as the 'ain'ts' when on a losing streak?
The New Orleans Saints
Who is the only coach to win both a Super Bowl and a Rose Bowl?
Dick Vermeil
Before the NFL mandated the use of helmets in 1943, who was the last player not to use one?
Chicago Bears lineman Dick Plasman
Which is the coldest game in NFL history?
1967 NFL Championship game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Green Bay Packers: -13 degrees
Which was the first televised game of the NFL?
Oct 22, 1939: The Brooklyn Dodgers Vs. Philadelphia Eagles (broadcast by NBC to 500 TV sets)
Various Sports
Who was the first U.S. volleyball player to win three Olympic gold medals?
Karch Kiraly
How many world records did swimmer Mark Spitz set when he won seven gold medals at the 1972 Olympics?
Seven―one in each of the races in which he competed.
What sport used the term 'home run' long before baseball?
Cricket
What was the first sport in which women were invited to compete at the Olympics?
Tennis, at the 1900 games in Paris. Charlotte Cooper of Great Britain was the first gold medalist.
In cross-country bike racing, what do the initials BMX represent?
Bicycle moto x (cross)
What three movements are required for an athlete to successfully complete a triple jump?
Hop, step, and jump
Which boxer was an underdog with odds of 42:1 when he stunned Mike Tyson?
Buster Douglas: 1990
Who was the first athlete to fail an Olympic drug test?
Pentathlete Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall in 1968
In which sport are the terms 'stale fish' and 'mulekick' used?
Snowboarding
Which sport is played on the biggest pitch in terms of area?
Polo
What is the highest possible break in snooker?
155
Which sport did George Washington play with his troops?
Cricket
Who was the 1st non-European to win the Tour de France?
Greg Lemond from the US
In horse racing, what is a Yankee?
11 individual bets
What is the maximum time limit allowed to look for a lost ball in golf?
5 minutes
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