Sports History Trivia Questions
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In which sport did Tom Watson begin playing professionally after graduating from Stanford with a psychology degree in 1971?
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golf
Which legendary Green Bay Packers leader coached high school football in Englewood, New Jersey, until he was 34?
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vince lombardi
At which iconic stadium did Knute Rockne famously urge his team to 'win one for the Gipper'?
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yankee stadium
In 1936, a team from Universal Studios comprised nearly half of the U.S. basketball squad for what major international sports event?
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olympic games
Who won a total of $4,002,598 in 1999 by playing tennis?
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andre agassi
What name was given to a modified version of baseball by a YMCA official in 1926?
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softball
Which sport was developed by James Naismith at the YMCA Training School in Springfield, Mass.?
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basketball
In which sport did Bob Molitor at Spalding pioneer the change from white to yellow balls?
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tennis
What American League baseball team did the Washington Senators become after moving to Bloomington in 1961?
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minnesota twins
Who was the College Basketball Player of the Year in 1979 and joined the Celtics the same year?
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larry bird
Who invented the 'Rope-A-Dope' technique to tire his opponents in boxing?
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muhammad ali
Which retired Chicago Bull made headlines in 1994 by signing a minor league contract with the White Sox?
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michael jordan
Who won the NCAA title in the broad jump in 1940 and later joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947?
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jackie robinson
In 1998, the NBA Nuggets from which city had a dismal 11-71 record, unlike their victorious NFL Broncos?
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denver
Which baseball team from St. Louis holds the second most World Series titles after the New York Yankees?
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cardinals
What playing piece in badminton was traditionally made with a cork and feathers before plastic versions were available?
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shuttlecock
Which famous boxer threw his 1960 light heavyweight boxing gold medal into the Ohio River?
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muhammad ali
Which country hosted the first modern Olympics in 1896?
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greece
What sport features the oldest race known as the 'Doggett's Coat and Badge contest' which began on the Thames River in 1715?
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rowing
In which largest Minnesota city was the first softball league organized in 1900?
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minneapolis
In which Russian city did Nadia Comaneci compete in her second Olympics?
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moscow
Who became the first golfer in 1986 to win the Masters tournament in three different decades?
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jack nicklaus
Which racquet sport's court built during the reign of Henry VIII is still used today at Hampton Court Palace?
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tennis
What championship game, first played in 1967, was originally called the AFL-NFL World Championship Game?
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super bowl
Teddy Roosevelt said, 'In life, as in' what sport, 'the principle to follow is: hit the line hard'?
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football
Which Major League Baseball team had 8 members throw the 1919 World Series?
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chicago white sox
What amateur boxing organization was initially sponsored by the Chicago Tribune Charities?
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golden gloves
In which Massachusetts race did runner Joan Benoit win the womens division in both 1979 and 1983?
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boston marathon
Which famous tennis player's father was convicted by a German court for failing to pay taxes of $7.4 million on her tennis earnings?
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steffi graf
Which North American country invented the sport of ringette for women in 1963?
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canada
In 1984, what did Jesse Owens' granddaughter Gina Hemphill carry as part of the Olympics?
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torch
Which athlete was named 1971's best amateur athlete in the U.S. on February 29, 1972, and went on to win 7 Olympic gold medals?
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mark spitz
Who became the first president of the American Professional Football Association in 1920?
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jim thorpe
Which swimmer's 1926 English Channel swim record was broken by Florence Chadwick on August 8, 1950?
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gertrude ederle
Which Texas team's wide receiver, Michael Irvin, was the target of a murder plot by an ex-cop who pleaded guilty in 1996?
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dallas cowboys
Who was the Yankee owner whose first sports venture was the Cleveland Pipers semipro basketball team?
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george steinbrenner
What color was traditionally required for proper tennis attire in the past?
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white
Who became only the second African-American woman to win the singles title at Wimbledon in 2000?
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venus williams
What marathon, founded in 1897, holds the title of the world's oldest annual marathon?
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boston marathon
Who was the first modern black major leaguer and the first black player inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame?
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jackie robinson
In which sport is Christy Mathewson, who played as a fullback for the Pittsburgh Stars in 1902, better known as a star?
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baseball
Which basketball player had his No. 33 retired by the Boston Celtics in a special ceremony in February 1993?
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larry bird
Who is the principal owner of the New York Yankees born on July 4, 1930?
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george steinbrenner
What equestrian team sport is believed to have originated in Persia?
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polo
To which city did the Boston Braves relocate in 1953?
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milwaukee
Who was replaced by Jimmy Johnson as the Dallas Cowboys coach in February 1989?
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tom landry
For which sport did Ted Tinling design fashions and write about in a book called 'White Ladies'?
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tennis
Who is the famous tennis player and rival of Billie Jean King, known for his autobiography titled 'Tennis is My Racket'?
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bobby riggs
What is the height of Wilt Chamberlain, rounded to the nearest foot?
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Who was nicknamed 'Sir Charles' and was part of the gold-medal-winning 1992 U.S. 'Dream Team'?
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charles barkley
In which sport did a strike cause a complete stop in activities on August 12, 1994?
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baseball
Who began his tenure as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers in 1959, marking the start of a significant era in football?
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vince lombardi
Which trophy, first presented in 1893, was donated by the governor-general of Canada?
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stanley cup
What formation did deaf players at Gallaudet develop during a football game to conceal their hand signals?
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huddle
Which Boston Celtic retired after 13 seasons, prompting sports fans to bid farewell in 1992?
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larry bird
Which bowl game was held in New Orleans' Tulane Stadium from 1935 through 1974?
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sugar bowl
Which owner of the New York Yankees fired Billy Martin five times?
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george steinbrenner
In 1893, Lord Stanley of Preston awarded a trophy to the top Canadian team in which sport?
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hockey
Who was famously known by the nickname 'Tom Terrific' in baseball?
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tom seaver
Who held the heavyweight boxing title from 1937 to 1949, the longest reign in history?
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joe louis
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