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What sport did Walter Camp help develop?
basketball
hockey
football
baseball
2
What college won the 1st NCAA basketball championship in 1939?
University of Oregon
University of North Carolina
University of Texas
University of Kentucky
3
How did Muhammad Ali lose his boxing championship?
he never lost it
it was discovered he used steroids
boxing officials took it from him
He lost it to Joe Frazier in a boxing match
4
Which race is not part of the Triple Crown in horseracing?
Kentucky Derby
Preakness
California Derby
Belmont Stakes
5
What sport started in a Massachusetts gymnasium?
Volleyball
in-door tennis
Dodgeball
Basketball
6
Why were the Olympics cancelled in 1940 and 1944?
Cold War
Great Depression
World War II
World War One
7
What sport adopted the Queensbury rules in the late 1800's?
boxing
golf
baseball
tennis
8
What decade did the Super Bowl start?
1960's
1970's
1940's
1950's
9
Where were the 1st modern Olympic games held?
Los Angeles
Paris
Athens
London
10
What is the name of this player who is banned for life from baseball?
Alex Rodriguez
Pete Rose
Mark McGuire
Roger Clemens
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What was Babe Ruth's actual name?
Robert
Joe
John
George
12
Where are the 2028 Summer Olympics going to be held?
Rome
Atlanta
London
Los Angeles
13
What sport did the "Dream Team" play at the 1992 Olympic Games?
soccer
baseball
volleyball
basketball
14
What President was an All Star football player at the University of Michigan?
George H.W. Bush
Teddy Roosevelt
Ronald Reagan
Gerald Ford
15
Who did the U.S. defeat in the famous game called "The Miracle on Ice"?
China
Soviet Union
Canada
Great Britain
16
Where are the 2026 Winter Olympics going to be held?
Switzerland
Norway
Canada
Italy
17
What man integrated Major League baseball after World War II?
Willie Mays
Josh Gibson
Jackie Robinson
Satchel Paige
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What sport used a set of rules called the "Knickerbocker rules?"
basketball
tennis
football
baseball
19
What American athlete embarrased Hitler at the 1936 Berlin Olympics?
Jim Thorpe
Jesse Owens
Joe Louis
Jack Johnson
20
What country is the tennis tournament, Wimbledon, played?
France
Australia
England
United States
21
What country did the game of golf originate in?
France
England
Ireland
Scotland
22
What was the last of the major sports leagues created?
National Basketball Association
Major League baseball
National Football League
National Hockey League
23
Who did the United States women's soccer team defeat to win the gold medal?
Argentina
Brazil
France
Germany
24
What sports' Hall of Fame is located in Cooperstown, New York
Football
Basketball
Hockey
Baseball
25
What U.S. President owned a Major League baseball team?
Lyndon Johnson
Ronald Reagan
George W. Bush
Franklin Roosevelt
26
What sporting event has the highest t.v. ratings in the U.S.?
the Olympics
the Super Bowl
the World Series
the World Cup