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1960 in Sports Trivia Quiz

I was born in 1960, so I thought I would delve into the record books to find out some of the things that happened in the world of sports in that year.

A multiple-choice quiz by Dizart. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Dizart

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
292,129

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
543

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Question 1 of 10

1. Soccer: One of the most famous European Cup Finals of all time took place in 1960, when Real Madrid defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 7-3. At which stadium did this game take place? Hint

Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid

Wembley Stadium, London

Hampden Park, Glasgow

Parc des Princes, Paris

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Question 2 of 10

2. Summer Olympics: Anita Lonsbrough of Great Britain won a gold medal in which sport? Hint

Swimming

Gymnastics

Track

Modern Pentathlon

3. Baseball: The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Yankees to win the World Series, courtesy of a 9th inning home run by Bill Mazeroski in game seven. Which Yankee pitcher was on the mound? Hint

Whitey Ford

Ralph Terry

Bob Turley

Art Ditmar

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Question 4 of 10

4. Golf: Which golfer won 2 majors in 1960, the Masters and US Open? Hint

Jack Nicklaus

Arnold Palmer

Gary Player

Billy Casper

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Question 5 of 10

5. American Football: Which rival league to the NFL commenced play in 1960? Hint

American Football League

United States Football League

World Football League

All-American Football Conference

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Question 6 of 10

6. Winter Olympics: Which American resort hosted the event in 1960? Hint

Crested Butte

Lake Placid

Squaw Valley

Aspen

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Question 7 of 10

7. Ice Hockey: Which team won their fifth successive Stanley Cup in 1960? Hint

Detroit Red Wings

Toronto Maple Leafs

Montreal Canadiens

New York Rangers

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Question 8 of 10

8. Tennis: Which Australian won the men's singles at both Wimbledon and the US Championships? Hint

Rod Laver

Neale Fraser

Ken Rosewall

Roy Emerson

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Question 9 of 10

9. Basketball: The Boston Celtics were begining a period of domination under coach Red auerbach. Which team did they defeat in the 1960 NBA finals? Hint

Minneapolis Lakers

Philadelphia Warriors

Fort Wayne Pistons

St. Louis Hawks

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Question 10 of 10

10. Motor Sports: Which driver won his second successive Formula 1 driver's championship in 1960? Hint

Mike Hawthorn

Jack Brabham

Graham Hill

Jim Clark

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Soccer: One of the most famous European Cup Finals of all time took place in 1960, when Real Madrid defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 7-3. At which stadium did this game take place?

Answer: Hampden Park, Glasgow

127,621 people packed into Hampden to seee Real Madrid win their 5th successive European crown. Ferenc Puskas scored four times for the Spanish giants, with Alfredo Di Stefano also scoring a hat-trick.

2. Summer Olympics: Anita Lonsbrough of Great Britain won a gold medal in which sport?

Answer: Swimming

19 year old Lonsbrough, from Huddersfield in Yorkshire, won the 200m Breaststroke in Rome, with two German swimmers, Witrud Urselmann and Barbara Gobem, taking silver and bronze respectively.

Answer: Ralph Terry

Mazeroski's homer gave the Pirates their first World series title since 1925. In 2008, the Yankees paid their first visit to Pittsburgh since that famous game, and Mazeroski was invited to throw out the ceremonial first pitch.

4. Golf: Which golfer won 2 majors in 1960, the Masters and US Open?

Answer: Arnold Palmer

Palmer finished one shot ahead of Ken Venturi at the Masters, and then won the US Open at Cherry Hills by 2 strokes from Jack Nicklaus. He then came within one stroke of a 3rd major at St Andrews, losing the British Open by a single stroke to Kel Nagle. Jay Hebert won the final major of the season, the USPGA.

5. American Football: Which rival league to the NFL commenced play in 1960?

Answer: American Football League

The first champions of the AFL were the Houston Oilers, who defeated the Los Angeles Chargers 24-16 in the championship game at Jepperson Stadium. The Philadelphia Eagles were NFL champions in this year.

6. Winter Olympics: Which American resort hosted the event in 1960?

Answer: Squaw Valley

Squaw Valley is located near Tahoe City, California, in the Sierra Nevada mountains. The USSR finished the games as leading medal winners with 21, including 7 golds. Lake Placid hosted the Winter Olympics in 1932 and 1980.

7. Ice Hockey: Which team won their fifth successive Stanley Cup in 1960?

Answer: Montreal Canadiens

The Canadiens, coached by Toe Blake, swept the Maple Leafs 4-0 to win the trophy for the 12th time in their history.

8. Tennis: Which Australian won the men's singles at both Wimbledon and the US Championships?

Answer: Neale Fraser

Fraser beat Laver in four sets in the Wimbledon final, and then beat the same opponent in straight sets at Forest Hills. Laver won the Australian Open in this year, with Nicola Pietrangeli triumphing at the French Open.

9. Basketball: The Boston Celtics were begining a period of domination under coach Red auerbach. Which team did they defeat in the 1960 NBA finals?

Answer: St. Louis Hawks

The Celtics won their second successive title in seven games, winning the deciding game 122-103.

10. Motor Sports: Which driver won his second successive Formula 1 driver's championship in 1960?

Answer: Jack Brabham

Driving for the Cooper-Climax team, Australian Brabham won five successive races, in Holland, Belgium, France, Britain and Portugal, and finished the season 9 points ahead of Bruce McLaren.

Source: Author Dizart

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