Sports Trivia

Question 1

Who created the game of basketball?

Accepted Answer

James Naismith

Question 2

What 1990 championship sporting event attracted a TV audience of one billion people?

Accepted Answer

The World Cup

Question 3

What was the 1st televised sport in America?

Accepted Answer

Baseball

Question 4

What teams played in the 1st World Series?

Accepted Answer

Pirates & Red Sox

Question 5

At what position did Babe Ruth start his career?

Accepted Answer

Pitcher

Question 6

In what year did Tiger Woods begin his professional golf career?

Accepted Answer

1996

Question 7

What was the first non US country to win the Little League World Series?

Accepted Answer

Mexico

Question 8

What team did Babe Ruth coach for a year?

Accepted Answer

Dodgers

Question 9

In what city will the 2016 Summer Olympics be held?

Accepted Answer

Tokyo

Question 10

What hockey team did Wayne Gretzky play for in the 1980s?

Accepted Answer

Edmonton Oilers

Question 11

Who has the record for the most home runs in a single season?

Accepted Answer

Barry Bonds

Question 12

What two teams played in the 1st Super Bowl?

Accepted Answer

Packers & Chiefs

Question 13

What is the maximum amount of time you can look for a golf ball?

Accepted Answer

5 minutes

Question 14

What type of ball was basketball played with until 1929?

Accepted Answer

Soccer Ball

Question 15

What sport used the term home run before baseball?

Accepted Answer

Cricket

Question 16

What is the exact diameter of a hockey puck?

Accepted Answer

3 inches

Question 17

Who scored the most points in an NBA game?

Accepted Answer

Wilt Chamberlain

Question 18

What sport does the Oklahoma City Thunder play?

Accepted Answer

Basketball

Question 19

What is the last event of the Decathlon?

Accepted Answer

1500 m

Question 20

Who is this player that has the most hits but was kicked out of the game?

Accepted Answer

Pete Rose

Question 21

In what Central American City did this protest occur?

Accepted Answer

Mexico City

Question 22

What football team is know as the "Aints" when on a losing streak?

Accepted Answer

Saints

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