Fun sports trivia quiz questions.

How long is a standard six-foot-wide shuffleboard court?
A :It's 52 feet long.

What is the average life span of a baseball--in pitches --in the major leagues?
A: Five.

How tall is former Dallas Cowboy defensive end Ed "Too Tall" Jones?
A: He's 6 feet 9 inches tall.

What major league pitcher was ordered to stop wearing hair curlers on the field during practice?
A: Dock Ellis of the Pittsburgh Pirates, in 1973.

In the National Hockey League, how many members of a team are permitted to suit up for a game?
A: Twenty.

What former major league baseball player is the younger brother of tennis great Billie Jean King?
A: Randy Moffitt, who pitched for the San Francisco Giants and the Toronto Blue Jays.

How many feathers are there on a standard badminton shuttlecock?
A: Between 14 and 16, each from 2-1/2 to 2-3/4 inches long, from its tip to the top of the shuttlecock's cork base.

Who was the first woman to serve a grand marshal of the Tournament of Roses parade, first held in 1890?
A: Humorist and syndicated columnist Erma Bombeck, in 1986.

What TV western star was once the highest paid, highest scoring professional lacrosse player in Canadian history?
A: Jay Silverheels--Tonto on " The Lone Ranger."

How many pieces does each player start with in a chess game?
A: Sixteen--a King, a queen, two knights, two bishops, two castles, and eight pawns.

What sport was banned in Scotland in 1457 by King James II, and why?
A: Golf--he claimed it distracted people from the archery practice needed for national defense.

What boxers competed in the first prize fight with a $1 million gate?
A: Heavyweights Jack Dempsey and George Carpentier. Dempsey won the 1921 bout, billed as "The Fight of the Century," with a fourth round knockout.

In what event did Dr. Benjamin Spock compete in the 1924 Paris Olympics?
A: Rowing. He won a gold medal as a member of the Yale team.

What former baseball player, winner of the prestigious jewel-studded Hickok Belt as 1962's Professional Athlete of the Year, lost a court battle with the Internal Revenue Service after claiming the belt as non-taxable income?
A: Los Angeles Dodger shortstop Maury Wills, who was honored for stealing 104 bases.

While visiting Russia in the early 1970s, Phil Esposito and other North American hockey stars removed what they thought was an electronic bugging device from the floor of their Moscow hotel room. What happened?
A: The detached the chandelier in the room below and it went crashing to the floor.

In baseball, how wide is home plate?
A: Seventeen inches.

In 1979 what golfers competed in the first sudden-death playoff in the history of the Masters Tournament?
A: Frank "Fuzzy" Zoeller Jr., Tom Watson and Ed Sneed. Zoeller won.

What pitcher was baseball's first 200-game winner?
A: Hall of Famer Albert G. Spalding, a founder, captain, manager and eventual owner of the Chicago White Stockings (now the Cubs) and the man who started the sporting goods company that still bears his name.

Which Triple Crown race is the shortest?
A: The Preakness, at 1-3/16 miles. The Kentucky Derby is 1-1/4 miles; the Belmont, 1-1/2.

When Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds broke baseball great Ty Cobb's 4,191-hit record on September 11, 1985, what famous ex-slugger said, "If I'd a hit that many singles, I'd a wore a dress"?
A: Mickey Mantle.

What baseball star was the first Little Leaguer voted Most Valuable Player of the Year in the Big leagues?
A: The Philadelphia Phillies' slugging infielder Mike Schmidt, in 1980. He won again in 1981.