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Sports Trivia questions, page 1

  1. In 1962, Wilt Chamberlain scored how many points in one NBA game?

    1. 100
    2. 90
    3. 72
    4. 81

  2. The 1992 US 'Dream Team' of NBA stars played at which city's Olympics?

    1. Atlanta
    2. Sydney
    3. Barcelona
    4. Seoul

  3. Swimmer Mark Spitz won seven gold medals at the 1972 Olympics in which city?

    1. Munich
    2. Montreal
    3. Tokyo
    4. Mexico City

  4. Which champion racehorse of 1919-20 lost only once, to a horse aptly named Upset?

    1. Seabiscuit
    2. Citation
    3. Man o' War
    4. Exterminator

  5. Nadia Comaneci scored the first perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics. Which country did she represent?

    1. Soviet Union
    2. Hungary
    3. Bulgaria
    4. Romania

  6. Which horse won the 1973 Triple Crown, taking the Belmont by 31 lengths?

    1. Affirmed
    2. Secretariat
    3. Seattle Slew
    4. Citation

  7. Which legendary coach led Notre Dame in the 1920s and coached the 'Four Horsemen'?

    1. Knute Rockne
    2. Bear Bryant
    3. Amos Alonzo Stagg
    4. Pop Warner

  8. What was Muhammad Ali's name at birth?

    1. Cassius Clay
    2. Floyd Patterson
    3. Archie Moore
    4. Jack Johnson

  9. How many holes make up a standard round of golf?

    1. 9
    2. 24
    3. 12
    4. 18

  10. In 1975, who became the first Black man to win the Wimbledon singles title?

    1. MaliVai Washington
    2. Yannick Noah
    3. Jimmy Connors
    4. Arthur Ashe

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Sports Trivia questions, page 2

  1. Which slugger was nicknamed 'The Sultan of Swat'?

    1. Jimmie Foxx
    2. Ty Cobb
    3. Babe Ruth
    4. Lou Gehrig

  2. The Kentucky Derby is run at which racetrack?

    1. Churchill Downs
    2. Belmont Park
    3. Saratoga
    4. Pimlico

  3. The Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown is in which state?

    1. New York
    2. Massachusetts
    3. Pennsylvania
    4. Ohio

  4. How many points is a touchdown worth in American football?

    1. Six
    2. Three
    3. Five
    4. Seven

  5. Baseball's top pitching award honors a pitcher who won 511 games. Who?

    1. Christy Mathewson
    2. Grover Alexander
    3. Cy Young
    4. Walter Johnson

  6. Michael Jordan won six NBA titles in the 1990s with which team?

    1. Boston Celtics
    2. Chicago Bulls
    3. New York Knicks
    4. Detroit Pistons

  7. Cleveland Browns great Jim Brown played which position?

    1. Quarterback
    2. Running back
    3. Linebacker
    4. Wide receiver

  8. In tennis scoring, what word means zero?

    1. Nil
    2. Duck
    3. Love
    4. Zip

  9. Jesse Owens won four gold medals at which Olympics?

    1. London, 1948
    2. Amsterdam, 1928
    3. Los Angeles, 1932
    4. Berlin, 1936

  10. The NFL's Packers play their home games in which Wisconsin city?

    1. Madison
    2. Green Bay
    3. Appleton
    4. Milwaukee

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Answers

  1. A. 100
  2. C. Barcelona
  3. A. Munich
  4. C. Man o' War
  5. D. Romania
  6. B. Secretariat
  7. A. Knute Rockne
  8. A. Cassius Clay
  9. D. 18
  10. D. Arthur Ashe
  11. C. Babe Ruth
  12. A. Churchill Downs
  13. A. New York
  14. A. Six
  15. C. Cy Young
  16. B. Chicago Bulls
  17. B. Running back
  18. C. Love
  19. D. Berlin, 1936
  20. B. Green Bay

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