Fun sports trivia questions and answers.
How many games did the longest Wimbledon men's singles match on
record last?
A: It went 112 games, with Pancho Gonzales beating Charlie Pasarell
22-24, 1-6, 16-14, 6-3, 11-9. It took place in 1969--two years
before the tie breaker was introduced to the game.
What unique player restriction is in effect in both polo and jai
alai?
A: Left-handers are barred from competition.
What was the winning speed when automobile designer Ray Harroun
won the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911?
A: He average 74.59 miles per hour in his marmon Wasp, the only
single-seater in the race and the first car to have a rearview
mirror.
What baseball team was the first to introduce numbers as a
permanent part of their players' uniforms?
A: The New York Yankees, in 1929.
What team always marches last in the opening procession of the
Olympics?
A: The team representing the host nation.
Whose bat was San Francisco Giant slugger Willie Mays using when
he slammed four home runs in a single game in April 1961?
A: Teammate Joe Amalgitano's.
Who said, "It took me 17 years to get 3,000 hits in baseball. I
did it on one afternoon on the golf course"?
A: Hank Aaron.
What football gear did Miami Dolphin running back Woody Bennett
introduce and market in 1983?
A: A lightweight padded girdle to cushion blows.
Where can you find the world's largest collection of baseball
cards--more than 200,000?
A: At the prestigious Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York
City.
What famous American sports figure served a director of physical
fitness for the navy during World War II?
A: Undefeated world heavyweight boxing champion GeneTunney.
What colors were chosen for the five Olympic rings and why?
A: The rings are blue, red, yellow black, and green. They were
chosen because at least one of them appears in the flag of every
nation in the world.
How many sides are there on the rip of a standard tennis racket?
A: Eight.
What vessels were used when the first regattas were held in the
seventeenth century?
A: Gondolas. The regattas were held on the Grand Canal in Venice.
How many field goals and how many free throws did basketball
great Wilt "The Stilt" Chamberlain make in his famous 100-point game
in 1962?
A: Chamberlain, playing for the Philadelphia Warriors, scored 36
field goals and 28 free throws against the New York Knickerbockers
in that historic game.
By what name was Dimitrios Synodinos better known in the sporting
world?
A: Jimmy "the Greek" Snyder--the famous Las Vegas odds maker.
In what city did basket ball's barnstorming Harlem Globetrotters
get their start?
A: In Chicago--home of team organizer Abe Saperstein.
When the New York Knickerbockers became the first baseball club
to adopt an official uniform in 1849, what did team members wear on
their heads?
A: Straw hats. The rest of the uniform consisted of blue woolen
pantaloons and white flannel shirts.
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