Hard Sports Trivia Quiz Questions
In which US state were the last summer Olympics of the century
held?
A: Georgia.
Who beat Tim Henman in his first Wimbledon singles semifinal?
A: Pete Sampras.
Who did Billie Jean King beat in the famous battle of the sexes
in 1973?
A: Bobbie Riggs.
Who inflicted Nigel Benn's first defeat as a professional?
A: Chris Eubank.
Which movie star was an Austrian Junior Olympic Weightlifting
Champion?
A: Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Who was non-playing captain of the US Davis Cup team in '81 and
'82?
A: Arthur Ash.
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A: Trivia Country!
Who back in 1920, was the first football player to be traded?
A: Bob Nash.
What relation was Flo Jo to Jackie Joyner Kersee?
A: Sister-in-law.
How long was swimmer Michelle Smith-de Bruin banned for
attempting to manipulate a drugs test?
A: 4 years.
In which sport did Andy Thomson become a world champion?
A: Bowls.
Yuan Yuan was caught carrying drugs for which Chinese team?
A: Swimming.
Which legendary American golfer played his last British Open in
1995?
A: Arnold Palmer.
Which grand slam did Pete Sampras not win in the 20th century?
A: French.
Which tennis star married sportsman Andy Mill?
A: Chris Evert.
In which decade did Martina Navratilova take US citizenship?
A: 1980s.
How was Mildred "Didrikson better known?
A: Babe Zaharias.
Who beat Carl Lewis's best time of 9.86 seconds for the 100
meters?
A: Leroy Burrell.
What was the first venue of the Breeders Cup?
A: Hollywood Park, LA.
Which future tennis pro won the US Collegiate champion ship in
12971?
A: Jimmy Connors.
Who won a record ninth Wimbledon singles title in 1990?
A: Martina Navratilova.
On which course does the Kentucky Derby take place?
A: Churchill Downs.
At which venue did Sandy Lyle win the British Open?
A: Sandwich.
Which American was the youngest male Olympic gold medalist when
he won in 1948?
A: Bob Mathias.
In women's field hockey, which country has won the most World
Cups?
A: Netherlands.
Name France's last Wimbledon men's singles winner of this
century.
A: Yvon Petra.
Who trained the first European-trained horse to win one of the
Triple Crown races?
A: Dermot Weld.
Who was the oldest US Open golf champion of the 20th century?
A: Hale Irwin.
Who did Hubert Green beat to win the US PGA Championship in 1985?
A: Lee Trevino.
Who devised the Breeder's Cup?
A: John Gaines.
Which team lost the first Super Bowl of the 1980s?
A: Los Angeles Rams.
Which was the last horse before Nijinsky to win the English
Triple Crown of 2000 Guineas, Epsom Derby and St. Leger?
A: Bahram.
Which team won baseball's first World Series of the 60s?
A: Pittsburg Pirates.
Who was the first woman tennis player born in the US to win the
US Open after Chris Evert's 1984 triumph?
A: Lindsay Davenport.
Which Bond movie used Stoke Poges golf club for some location
shots?
A: Goldfinger.
How many races did Ed Moses win in succession between '77 and
'87?
A: 122.
What distance is the Breeders' Cup Sprint?
A: Six furlongs.
What number did Flo Jo have on her vest when she won in Seoul?
A: 569.
Which team won the most Super Bowls in the 1980s?
A: San Francisco 49ers.
In which events did Gert Fredriksson win six Olympic gold
medals?
A: Canoeing.
Anton Geesink was the first non-Japanese judoka to win a judo
world championship, but which country did he come from?
A: Netherlands.
Who was the defending champion when Chris Evert first won
Wimbledon singles?
A: Billie Jean King.
Who was Super Bowl MVP in successive years in 1967 and 1968?
A: Bart Star.
Who won the most men's US Open tennis titles in the 20th century?
A: Bill Tilden.
How many of his 45 races did Mike Hawthorn, a former Formula One
motor racing world champion, win?
A: Three.
Which sporting star had dogs called Roland and Garros?
A: Arantxa Sanchez Vicario.
In which decade were the Badminton Horse Trials first held?
A: 1940s.
