Sports Trivia!

Question 1

What is Memorial Stadium's seating capacity?

Accepted Answer

60,670

Question 2

Liz Carmouche took part in the first women's fight in UFC history. Who did she lose to?

Accepted Answer

Ronda Rousey

Question 3

What was the most recent year in which the MLB World Series did not take place?

Accepted Answer

1994

Question 4

What pitcher holds the record for most completed games in his MLB career?

Accepted Answer

Cy Young

Question 5

What is Canada's national summer sport?

Accepted Answer

Lacrosse

Question 6

How many NBA championships did Michael Jordan win with the Chicago Bulls?

Accepted Answer

6

Question 7

Who was the first player to ever rush 1,000 yards in a single football season?

Accepted Answer

Beattie Feathers

Question 8

What Olympic event includes positions such as the flamingo, crane, and fishtail?

Accepted Answer

Synchronized Swimming

Question 9

What country is the only team to play in every World Cup?

Accepted Answer

Brazil

Question 10

What city is set to host the 2020 Summer Olympics?

Accepted Answer

Tokyo

Question 11

What winter sport combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting?

Accepted Answer

Biathlon

Question 12

Who was the first MLB player to have his number retired?

Accepted Answer

Lou Gehrig

Question 13

What was the first NCAA basketball team to win 100 consecutive games?

Accepted Answer

Connecticut Huskies Women's

Question 14

Who holds the NFL single-season record for touchdown receptions?

Accepted Answer

Randy Moss

Question 15

David Beckham last played for which team?

Accepted Answer

Paris Saint-Germain

Question 16

How long was the longest singles match in recorded tennis history?

Accepted Answer

11 hours, 5 minutes

Question 17

What is the name of the Chicago WNBA team?

Accepted Answer

Sky

Question 18

Which University of Illinois alum was the first International Olympic Committee president from 1952-1972?

Accepted Answer

Avery Brundage

Question 19

How many members are there in a NASCAR pit crew?

Accepted Answer

5

Question 20

In 1943 during WWII, the NFL's Steelers and Eagles were forced to combine teams. What was their new team called?

Accepted Answer

Steagles

Question 21

Who was the first gymnast to score a perfect 10 score?

Accepted Answer

Nadia Comaneci

Question 22

Which NFL quarterback has won the most Super Bowls?

Accepted Answer

Tom Brady

Question 23

Who was the first boxer to beat Muhammad Ali in a professional boxing match?

Accepted Answer

Joe Frazier

Question 24

Which is the only NFL team to go a whole season undefeated, including playoffs and the Super Bowl?

Accepted Answer

Miami Dolphins

Question 25

Three consecutive strikes in the same game while bowling is called what?

Accepted Answer

Turkey

Question 26

Which of these events first allowed women to compete at the Olympics?

Accepted Answer

Tennis

Question 27

Who is the sponsor of the National Spelling Bee?

Accepted Answer

Scripps

Question 28

What team drafted Kobe Bryant in the 1996 NBA draft?

Accepted Answer

Charlotte Hornets

Question 29

What was the first NHL team to win back-to-back Stanley Cup titles?

Accepted Answer

Ottawa Senators

Question 30

In the Sandlot, who tells Benny Rodriguez "Heroes get remembered, but legends never die"?

Accepted Answer

Babe Ruth

Question 31

What team, who won the 1966 NCAA Basketball Championship, was the film Glory Road based on?

Accepted Answer

Texas Western College

Question 32

Usain Bolt won gold medals in the 100m, 200m, and the 4x100m relay at how many consecutive Summer Olympic Games?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 33

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, played what sport professionally?

Accepted Answer

Soccer

Question 34

What golfer was known as "The Golden Bear"?

Accepted Answer

Jack Nicklaus

Question 35

What Chicago Bears running back was known as the "Galloping Ghost"?

Accepted Answer

Harold "Red" Grange

Question 36

Who banned Table Tennis from 1930 to 1950?

Accepted Answer

Soviet Union

Question 37

Alaska and what other US state have never sent a school to the NCAA Basketball Tournament in March?

Accepted Answer

Maine

Question 38

Which country won the first World Cup in 1930?

Accepted Answer

Uruguay

Question 39

Which race is NOT a part of the Triple Crown in horse racing?

Accepted Answer

Breeders' Cup

Question 40

Push, Floater, and Wipe are terms used in which team sport?

Accepted Answer

Volleyball

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