Smart Cookie Trivia Logo
Smart Cookie Trivia

Famous Athletes Trivia Questions

Total Questions: 26

Which professional basketball player is commonly known as 'Shaq'?

Very Easy
Click to reveal answer

shaquille o'neal

Which renowned boxer, originally named Cassius Clay, had his first professional fight in 1960?

Very Easy
Click to reveal answer

muhammad ali

Which Houston Rockets star's surname means 'Being on top' in Yoruba, his native language?

Very Easy
Click to reveal answer

hakeem olajuwon

Who is the baseball player known as 'Mr. October' and holds the record for most home runs in a single World Series?

Very Easy
Click to reveal answer

reggie jackson

What nickname is given to the Rockets' Hakeem Olajuwon, who is known for being a nightmare for opposing teams?

Very Easy
Click to reveal answer

dream

Which sport's Hall of Fame includes Vernon Louis Gomez, better known as Lefty?

Very Easy
Click to reveal answer

baseball

Who was nicknamed 'Babe' and became an All-American high school basketball player at age 16?

Very Easy
Click to reveal answer

babe didrikson zaharias

Which famous golfer, known for his time at Western High School in Anaheim, is considered an 'A' student and has a notable record in the sport?

Very Easy
Click to reveal answer

tiger woods

Which Olympic medalist, known for his diving skills, mentioned that he might transition to theater after competing in the 1988 games?

Very Easy
Click to reveal answer

greg louganis

Which boxer, named after singer Ray Charles, retired for the fourth time in 1991?

Very Easy
Click to reveal answer

sugar ray leonard

Which professional golfer is famously known as 'The Golden Bear'?

Easy
Click to reveal answer

jack nicklaus

Which boxing champion's tough upbringing in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn is famously associated with the phrase 'FUHGEDDABOUDIT'?

Easy
Click to reveal answer

mike tyson

Who is the legendary boxer and minister of Islam chronicled in 'King of the World' as 'The Rise of an American Hero'?

Easy
Click to reveal answer

muhammad ali

Who is the beautiful figure skater, formerly known as 'The Brooke Shields of East Germany'?

Easy
Click to reveal answer

katarina witt

Who was nicknamed the 'King of the Courts' in the world of tennis?

Easy
Click to reveal answer

billie jean king

In which sport did Bertha Tickey, also known as 'Blazing Bertha', pitch 757 winning games?

Easy
Click to reveal answer

softball

Who is the athlete known both as 'Flo Jo' and 'Dee Dee', with the real name Delorez?

Easy
Click to reveal answer

florence griffith joyner

Who is the American tennis star whose father was an Olympic boxer for Iran?

Medium
Click to reveal answer

andre agassi

Which German player won three out of four major women's tennis titles in the years 1993, 1995, and 1996?

Medium
Click to reveal answer

steffi graf

What is the more commonly known name of the retired, world-famous soccer player Edson Arantes do Nascimento?

Medium
Click to reveal answer

pelé

Jan Stephenson has been compared to Marilyn Monroe in which sport?

Medium
Click to reveal answer

golf

Which Olympic runner, who won 3 gold medals in 1988 and recently retired to pursue writing and acting, is known by the nickname 'Flo-Jo'?

Medium
Click to reveal answer

florence griffith joyner

Who is often referred to as the greatest female athlete of all time and won a gold medal in the 1932 Olympics?

Hard
Click to reveal answer

babe didrikson zaharias

Which hockey player is famously known as 'The Great One'?

Hard
Click to reveal answer

wayne gretzky

Which sportscaster and former quarterback from Shreveport led the Steelers to Super Bowl titles in '75, '76, '79, and '80?

Hard
Click to reveal answer

terry bradshaw

Which athlete ran races against cars and horses for money after winning 4 gold medals in the 1936 Olympics?

Hard
Click to reveal answer

jesse owens

Page 1 of 1
Back to All Categories