Sports Trivia Questions
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How many players are on the court in a tennis singles match?
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In which sport should you practice shooting from various points on the court to improve your skills, rather than just from the free-throw line?
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basketball
In which sport does medal play involve counting strokes and match play involve adding up holes to determine the winner?
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golf
What popular sport involves a variant called pitch and putt?
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golf
What sport uses a ball that is approximately 11 inches long and 7 inches wide in the center?
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football
What sport is associated with athletes Mo Vaughn, Greg Vaughn, and Mike Piazza?
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baseball
What sport is commonly associated with Isiah Thomas, Patrick Ewing, and Manute Bol?
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basketball
What is the small, flat area where play begins on each hole in golf, or the peg used to hold up the ball there called?
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tee
Which famous golfer, as a 3-year-old in 1979, broke 50 for 9 holes of golf?
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tiger woods
What is the number of the pin located at the center of the triangle in bowling?
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In Japan, the Hiroshima Toyo Carp, Nankai Hawks, and Hankyu Braves are major teams in which sport?
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baseball
In 1968, to which city did the St. Louis Hawks relocate?
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atlanta
In which sport is a team called the Canadian Maple Leafs?
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hockey
What sport do you play if you are an Oiler, Canuck, Flame, or Nordique?
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hockey
Which Hall of Famer outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals was nicknamed 'Stan the Man' during his playing days?
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stan musial
What British sport, which uses a bat and a ball, is popular in Jamaica, the Bahamas, and Trinidad & Tobago?
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cricket
What game involves scoring 3 points for a 'ringer', 2 points for a 'leaner', and 1 point for landing closest to the stake?
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horseshoes
What is the usual mode of transportation for minor league baseball teams on road trips?
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bus
In which sport are terms like racket, baseline, and backcourt commonly used?
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tennis
In golf, how many strokes under par is an eagle on one hole?
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In 1989, Paul Tagliabue was elected to succeed Pete Rozelle as the commissioner of which professional sport?
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football
What item is tossed to determine which team will choose to kick or receive before an NFL game begins?
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coin
In what sport do large men wearing loincloths compete in a round ring approximately 15 feet in diameter?
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sumo
Which sport is played during the event commonly known as Super Sunday in the United States?
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football
In which sport did Kim Zmeskal and Shannon Miller become the only U.S. women to win the all-around title at the world championships?
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gymnastics
What professional sport do the Vancouver Grizzlies and the Toronto Raptors belong to as the newest franchises?
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basketball
What sport is associated with athletes named Chris Sanders, Barry Sanders, and Deion Sanders?
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football
What 4-letter sport involves hitting a ball with a club and has a name that, when spelled backwards, means to beat harshly?
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golf
Which home team won the inaugural game at Turner Field on April 4, 1997, defeating the visiting Cubs 5-4?
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atlanta braves
In what team sport did Cheryl Miller lead USC to an NCAA title in 1984?
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basketball
Which sport did Emmitt Smith, Barry Sanders, and Dan Marino play?
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football
To which Canadian city did the NHL's Atlanta Flames move in 1980?
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calgary
In rowing, which person falling out of the boat means the crew cannot win?
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coxswain
What is the name of the game that the Irish play in Gaelic, soccer, and rugby versions?
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football
What was the nickname of Alabama coach Paul Bryant, who won 15 bowl games?
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bear
What game involves hitting a shuttlecock over a net?
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badminton
In which British game do fielding positions include wicketkeeper, square leg, and gully?
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cricket
What sport is associated with athletes like John Elway, Lawrence Taylor, and Marcus Allen?
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football
Which coach led the Baltimore Colts for 7 seasons before taking over the Miami Dolphins in 1970?
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don shula
What sport did Tom Kite set a single-season earnings record of $1,395,278 in 1989?
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golf
Who is the pitcher after whom the major pitching award is named, having won a record 511 games?
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cy young
What does the acronym AYSO stand for, which represents an organization thousands of kids participate in every year?
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american youth soccer organization
Which country did Greg Norman represent in the World Cup during his first year as a professional golfer?
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australia
In 1998, Mike Piazza set a short-lived record of 7 years, 91 million in which category?
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salary
Which traditional eastern conference, whose games date back to 1900, was formally organized in 1956?
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ivy league
What pitch in baseball is commonly referred to as a hook due to its hooklike trajectory?
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curveball
What sport is played at The Masters held in Augusta?
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golf
What sport was played by Jose Canseco, Roger Clemens, and Darryl Strawberry?
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baseball
What game did Sir Leonard Hutton, one of England's finest batsmen, later cover as a columnist?
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cricket
What type of hockey shot uses a full backswing to gain more force?
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slapshot
Which event's hall of fame is located in Colorado Springs' American Cowboy Museum?
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rodeo
Which sport is associated with Luc Robitaille, Eric Lindros, and Brett Hull?
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hockey
Which U.S. sprinter and long jumper was named Male Athlete of the Year by Track & Field News from 1982 to 1984?
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carl lewis
What is the better-known name for the International Lawn Tennis Challenge trophy, named after the man who established it?
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davis cup
What sport, specifically in its Greco-Roman form, is very popular in Scandinavia?
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wrestling
Which sport involves terms such as backward short leg, bat, and wicket?
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cricket
What fast-paced game is commonly played 3-on-3 on a half-court in intramural sports?
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basketball
In which sport is the Sentoraru Riigu one of the two associations of teams in Japan?
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baseball
In which sport did Andre Agassi emerge as a new star as a teenager?
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tennis
Which Major League Baseball team called Veterans Stadium their home ballpark?
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philadelphia phillies
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