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1
What U.S. President owned a Major League baseball team?
Ronald Reagan
Lyndon Johnson
George W. Bush
Franklin Roosevelt
2
What is the name of this player who is banned for life from baseball?
Mark McGuire
Alex Rodriguez
Pete Rose
Roger Clemens
3
Who did the United States women's soccer team defeat to win the gold medal?
Brazil
Argentina
Germany
France
4
What country did the game of golf originate in?
Scotland
France
Ireland
England
5
Where were the 1st modern Olympic games held?
Paris
Athens
Los Angeles
London
6
What sport adopted the Queensbury rules in the late 1800's?
tennis
boxing
baseball
golf
7
What American athlete embarrased Hitler at the 1936 Berlin Olympics?
Joe Louis
Jim Thorpe
Jesse Owens
Jack Johnson
8
What was Babe Ruth's actual name?
George
Robert
Joe
John
9
Where are the 2026 Winter Olympics going to be held?
Switzerland
Norway
Canada
Italy
10
What man integrated Major League baseball after World War II?
Jackie Robinson
Willie Mays
Josh Gibson
Satchel Paige
11
What was the last of the major sports leagues created?
Major League baseball
National Football League
National Basketball Association
National Hockey League
12
What sport used a set of rules called the "Knickerbocker rules?"
baseball
tennis
football
basketball
13
Which race is not part of the Triple Crown in horseracing?
California Derby
Belmont Stakes
Kentucky Derby
Preakness
14
How did Muhammad Ali lose his boxing championship?
it was discovered he used steroids
boxing officials took it from him
He lost it to Joe Frazier in a boxing match
he never lost it
15
What college won the 1st NCAA basketball championship in 1939?
University of North Carolina
University of Texas
University of Kentucky
University of Oregon
16
What decade did the Super Bowl start?
1960's
1940's
1950's
1970's
17
What sport started in a Massachusetts gymnasium?
Volleyball
Dodgeball
in-door tennis
Basketball
18
Where are the 2028 Summer Olympics going to be held?
Los Angeles
London
Rome
Atlanta
19
What President was an All Star football player at the University of Michigan?
Ronald Reagan
Gerald Ford
George H.W. Bush
Teddy Roosevelt
20
What sports' Hall of Fame is located in Cooperstown, New York
Basketball
Football
Hockey
Baseball
21
What sporting event has the highest t.v. ratings in the U.S.?
the World Cup
the World Series
the Olympics
the Super Bowl
22
What sport did the "Dream Team" play at the 1992 Olympic Games?
volleyball
baseball
basketball
soccer
23
What country is the tennis tournament, Wimbledon, played?
United States
Australia
England
France
24
Who did the U.S. defeat in the famous game called "The Miracle on Ice"?
Soviet Union
Great Britain
Canada
China
25
Why were the Olympics cancelled in 1940 and 1944?
World War One
Cold War
Great Depression
World War II
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What sport did Walter Camp help develop?
hockey
football
basketball
baseball