Sports trivia about all aspects of sports including basketball,
baseball, football, Tennis, The Olympics, Horse Racing, Golf, and
more.
Which two new events were introduced at the Atlanta Olympics?
A: Softball & beach volleyball.
Which horse landed both the English and Irish Derby in 1993?
A: Commander In Chief.
What was Jack Nicklaus's first major success after turning
professional?
A: US Open.
How was Lew Alcindor later known?
A: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Brian Barnes played golf for Scotland in the 70s but where was he
born?
A: London.
Which country does sprinter David Ezinwa come from?
A: Nigeria.
Arthur Ashe had a successful sporting career at which university?
A: California.
Who won swimming gold in the 100m freestyle at the 1956,'60 and
'64 Olympics?
A: Dawn Fraser.
What is the middle name of golfer Mark James?
A: Hugh.
By 1999, which country had most Wimbledon Men's Singles winners?
A: Great Britain.
Which woman won Wimbledon for the first time in 1999?
A: Lindsay Davenport.
Gordie Howe joined the NHL in 1946; in which decade did he
retire?
A: 1980s (1980).
Where was the firs Super Bowl of the 90s held?
A: Superdome, New Orleans.
Laura Flessel and Marie Jose Perec come from which island?
A: Guadeloupe.
Who was women's tennis No 1 from in each year from 1967-73?
A: Billie Jean King.
How many Kentucky Derbies did Bill Shoemaker win?
A: Three.
Which boxer appeared in the film Spirit of Youth?
A: Joe Louis.
Who was the first lady golfer to land the British and US Open in
the same year?
A: Patty Sheehan.
On which course is the Preakness Stakes run?
A: Pimlico, Baltimore.
How old was Nadia Comaneci when she won Olympic Gold?
A: 144.
Who lost Super Bowl II?
A: Oakland Raiders.
At which venue did "Greg Norman first win the British Open?
A: Turnberry.
The Super Bowl trophy is named after which coach?
A: Vince Lombardi.
Which golfer founded the US Masters tournament?
A: Bobby Jones.
What distance is the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies?
A: 1 mile, 110 yards.
What is the nickname of cycling's Marco Pantani?
A: II Pirate (the pirate).
Who did the Chicago Bulls beat to win their first NBA
Championship between 1957 and 1969?
A: Los Angeles Lakers.
Who did Andre Agassi beat in the 1996 Olympic tennis final?
A: Sergi Bruguera.
Why did Jim Thorpe lose his Olympic medals in 1913?
A: As a former pro baseball player he was not eligible to compete.
What number shirt did "San Francisco 49er Jerry Rice wear?
A: 80.
The Kentucky Derby is always held on what date?
A: First Saturday in May.
Who said in 1998, "The ball doesn't now how old you are?"
A: Mark O'Meara.
Who beat Jack Nicklaus and Raymond Floyd's tournament record at
the 1997 Masters?
A: Tiger Woods.
Who was the San Francisco 49ers' first selection in the 1995 NFL
draft?
A: Jerry Rice.
In which branch of the services did Arthur Ashe serve before
becoming a tennis pro?
A: Army.
Who, in the 1967 AFL season, became the first quarterback to pass
more than 4,000 yards?
A: Joe Namath, New York Jets.
In 1998 which British boxer took on Shannon Briggs and Zeljko
Mavrovic?
A; Lennox Lewis.
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