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1
What sport adopted the Queensbury rules in the late 1800's?
baseball
tennis
boxing
golf
2
What President was an All Star football player at the University of Michigan?
Gerald Ford
Ronald Reagan
George H.W. Bush
Teddy Roosevelt
3
What sport used a set of rules called the "Knickerbocker rules?"
tennis
basketball
football
baseball
4
Where are the 2028 Summer Olympics going to be held?
Atlanta
London
Rome
Los Angeles
5
How did Muhammad Ali lose his boxing championship?
it was discovered he used steroids
He lost it to Joe Frazier in a boxing match
boxing officials took it from him
he never lost it
6
What U.S. President owned a Major League baseball team?
Franklin Roosevelt
Lyndon Johnson
Ronald Reagan
George W. Bush
7
Who did the U.S. defeat in the famous game called "The Miracle on Ice"?
Great Britain
China
Soviet Union
Canada
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What sport did Walter Camp help develop?
basketball
football
baseball
hockey
9
What American athlete embarrased Hitler at the 1936 Berlin Olympics?
Jim Thorpe
Joe Louis
Jesse Owens
Jack Johnson
10
Why were the Olympics cancelled in 1940 and 1944?
Great Depression
World War One
World War II
Cold War
11
What sports' Hall of Fame is located in Cooperstown, New York
Basketball
Baseball
Football
Hockey
12
What man integrated Major League baseball after World War II?
Josh Gibson
Willie Mays
Jackie Robinson
Satchel Paige
13
Where are the 2026 Winter Olympics going to be held?
Italy
Norway
Switzerland
Canada
14
What sport started in a Massachusetts gymnasium?
Volleyball
Dodgeball
in-door tennis
Basketball
15
What country did the game of golf originate in?
France
England
Ireland
Scotland
16
Where were the 1st modern Olympic games held?
Paris
London
Los Angeles
Athens
17
Who did the United States women's soccer team defeat to win the gold medal?
Germany
France
Brazil
Argentina
18
What sporting event has the highest t.v. ratings in the U.S.?
the World Cup
the World Series
the Olympics
the Super Bowl
19
What decade did the Super Bowl start?
1970's
1940's
1950's
1960's
20
Which race is not part of the Triple Crown in horseracing?
Kentucky Derby
Preakness
California Derby
Belmont Stakes
21
What college won the 1st NCAA basketball championship in 1939?
University of Kentucky
University of Texas
University of North Carolina
University of Oregon
22
What sport did the "Dream Team" play at the 1992 Olympic Games?
baseball
soccer
volleyball
basketball
23
What was the last of the major sports leagues created?
Major League baseball
National Football League
National Hockey League
National Basketball Association
24
What was Babe Ruth's actual name?
George
Robert
John
Joe
25
What is the name of this player who is banned for life from baseball?
Mark McGuire
Roger Clemens
Pete Rose
Alex Rodriguez
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What country is the tennis tournament, Wimbledon, played?
England
France
United States
Australia