Sports History Trivia Questions
Total Questions: 161
Which golfer made a remarkable comeback to win the 1950 U.S. Open after surviving a near-fatal car accident?
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ben hogan
Which coach led the Dolphins and Colts to a record of 6 Super Bowl appearances?
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don shula
What is the name of the pro football team that started as the Dallas Texans before relocating to Missouri?
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kansas city chiefs
Which school won the 1997-98 NCAA basketball title by achieving the largest second-half comeback in Finals history?
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kentucky
Which sport faced calls for a ban following the death of lightweight Duk Koo Kim in November 1982?
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boxing
Which hockey team won their fifth consecutive Stanley Cup in 1960?
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montreal canadiens
Which former world heavyweight champion joined the Marine Reserves in 1997 but quit after 11 days?
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riddick bowe
Which club located in lower Manhattan is known for awarding the Heisman Trophy?
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downtown athletic club
Which north African country is the birthplace of world champion runner Hassiba Boulmerka, who was denounced for showing her legs?
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algeria
Which middleweight boxing champion announced his retirement again on May 27, 1987?
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sugar ray leonard
Which sportscaster was drafted by the NFL Eagles but never played due to a knee injury?
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john madden
Which comical basketball team's first trip was to a town 50 miles from Chicago on January 7, 1927?
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harlem globetrotters
Who is credited with the inspirational quote, 'Win this one for the Gipper'?
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knute rockne
Which wife of baseball star Ray Knight was inducted into the LPGA Hall of Fame in July 1987?
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nancy lopez
Which manager achieved the most World Series game victories?
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casey stengel
Which sport were the three highest-paid athletes in 1990 associated with, according to Forbes Magazine?
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boxing
Which American tennis player became the first woman to reach $1 million in career prize money in 1976?
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chris evert
Which former Atlanta Braves slugger was honored with the NAACP's Spingarn Medal in 1976?
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hank aaron
Which Dallas Cowboy took off his cleats to dance with the Ft. Worth Ballet in April 1988?
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herschel walker
Which team acquired Georgetown's Patrick Ewing as the first pick in the 1985 NBA Draft Lottery?
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new york knicks
Who is the American athlete who set a long jump record in 1935 that remained unbroken for 25 years?
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jesse owens
In which city was the Braves baseball franchise located from 1876 to 1952?
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boston
Which quarterback-kicker scored a record 2,002 points over his 26-year pro football career?
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george blanda
Which track and field athlete won a gold medal in 1968 by going over the high bar backwards?
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dick fosbury
Who is the only jockey to have ridden two Triple Crown winners, Whirlaway and Citation?
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eddie arcaro
What is the more commonly known name of the baseball figure Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy?
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connie mack
What is the full name of the athlete known by the nickname 'Crazylegs'?
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elroy hirsch
Which American athlete won 122 consecutive races in the 400-meter hurdles between 1977 and 1987?
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edwin moses
Which eastern team did the 1969 'Miracle' Mets defeat in the World Series?
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baltimore orioles
Who was honored with a ticker-tape parade in New York City after winning the decathlon and pentathlon in 1912?
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jim thorpe
Which art form, previously taught by Jackson Haines, contributed its moves to figure skating in the 19th century?
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ballet
Who was baseball's first and longest-serving commissioner, with the middle name Mountain?
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kenesaw mountain landis
Who is credited with creating the football helmet and also known for inventing basketball?
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james naismith
Who is the only player in baseball history to have more than 1,000 career stolen bases?
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rickey henderson
In which country, where it is also considered a national game, was the sport of lacrosse named and developed?
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canada
In 1979, which baseball team had 'We Are Family' as their theme song with Willie Stargell, also known as Pops, as their hero?
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pittsburgh pirates
Who is the former baseball commissioner that is a distant relative of frontiersman Jim Bowie?
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bowie kuhn
Who became the official baseball commissioner in July 1998 after serving as the acting commissioner for 6 years?
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bud selig
Who is the top-ranked female tennis player who was attacked during a match in Germany in April 1993?
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monica seles
Which American athlete is the only one to have won the Olympic decathlon title twice, achieving this feat in 1948 and 1952?
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bob mathias
What is the name of the London stadium that has hosted both soccer cup finals and the Live Aid concert?
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wembley stadium
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