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Quiz about Battle of the Sexes  1
Quiz about Battle of the Sexes  1

Battle of the Sexes [1] Trivia Quiz


Man vs. Woman do battle in the world of sports.

A multiple-choice quiz by ctownron. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
ctownron
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
257,215
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
4 / 10
Plays
389
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Question 1 of 10
1. Chris Evert won 157 professional singles titles in womens tennis. Of the four men listed below, who won more singles titles than Ms. Evert? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Byron Nelson won 52 PGA events during his 14-year career. Of the four women listed below, who has more LPGA/WPGA wins than Mr. Nelson? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. LSU Tiger "Pistol" Pete Maravich left college as the all-time leading scorer in men's NCAA basketball history with 3,667 points. Of the four women listed below, who came the closest to Maravich's 3,667 points during their NCAA career? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. From 1956-64, Russian gymnast Larissa Latynina won 9 Summer Olympic gold medals. Of the four men listed below, who has not joined Ms. Latynina in the 9 gold medal club? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Between the two men and two women listed below, who has won the most Winter Olympic gold medals in cross country skiing? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Swedish figure skater Gillis Grafstrom won 3 Olympic gold medals. Of the two men and two women listed below, who is the another 3-time gold medalist in figure skating? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In the four men's and women's FIFA World Cup soccer tournaments from 1991 to 2006, which statement below is true regarding the teams from Germany? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Julie Krone defeated a host of male jockeys to became the first female jockey to win a Triple Crown race when she won the Belmont Stakes in 1993. What was the name of the horse she rode to victory? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. In the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, which country below won both the mens and womens gold medals in volleyball? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. The most famous "Battle of the Sexes" occurred in 1973 when Billie Jean King defeated "male chauvinist" Bobby Riggs. This was the second match Riggs played against a top female player. Who did he play in the first match? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Chris Evert won 157 professional singles titles in womens tennis. Of the four men listed below, who won more singles titles than Ms. Evert?

Answer: Rod Laver

Laver has 181, Tilden 145, and Rosewall 121.
2. Byron Nelson won 52 PGA events during his 14-year career. Of the four women listed below, who has more LPGA/WPGA wins than Mr. Nelson?

Answer: Patty Berg

Berg has 57, Lopez 48, and King 34.
3. LSU Tiger "Pistol" Pete Maravich left college as the all-time leading scorer in men's NCAA basketball history with 3,667 points. Of the four women listed below, who came the closest to Maravich's 3,667 points during their NCAA career?

Answer: Carol Blazejowski - Montclair State

Blazejowski had 3,199, Miller 3,018, Donovan 2,719, and Lieberman 2,430.
4. From 1956-64, Russian gymnast Larissa Latynina won 9 Summer Olympic gold medals. Of the four men listed below, who has not joined Ms. Latynina in the 9 gold medal club?

Answer: Matt Biondi - USA

Swimmer Biondi won 8 golds and is second only to fellow USA swimmer Spitz. Nurmi and Lewis on their 9 golds in track and field, Nurmi as a middle and long distance runner, and Lewis as a sprinter and long jumper.
5. Between the two men and two women listed below, who has won the most Winter Olympic gold medals in cross country skiing?

Answer: Bjorn Daehlie - Norway

From 1992-98, Daehlie won 8 golds during his Olympic career. The others have all won 5 golds.
6. Swedish figure skater Gillis Grafstrom won 3 Olympic gold medals. Of the two men and two women listed below, who is the another 3-time gold medalist in figure skating?

Answer: Sonja Henie - Norway

Grafstrom won his 3 golds in 1920-24-28. Henie in 1928-32-36. Button, Schafer and Witt are all 2-time gold winners.
7. In the four men's and women's FIFA World Cup soccer tournaments from 1991 to 2006, which statement below is true regarding the teams from Germany?

Answer: Only the German women have won the World Cup

1991 was the first year that women competed in the World Cup. The German women won the World Cup in 2003. The German men did win in 1990, but this question starts in 1991.
8. Julie Krone defeated a host of male jockeys to became the first female jockey to win a Triple Crown race when she won the Belmont Stakes in 1993. What was the name of the horse she rode to victory?

Answer: Colonial Affair

Krone won on Colonial Affair in 1993, but all of the other horses are Belmont winners: A.P. Indy (1992), Tabasco Cat (1994), and Thunder Gulch (1995).
9. In the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, which country below won both the mens and womens gold medals in volleyball?

Answer: U.S.S.R.

Russia swept both golds, Japan won both silvers, Poland won the mens and Czechoslovakia won the womens bronze medals.
10. The most famous "Battle of the Sexes" occurred in 1973 when Billie Jean King defeated "male chauvinist" Bobby Riggs. This was the second match Riggs played against a top female player. Who did he play in the first match?

Answer: Margaret Smith Court

Riggs defeated Court 6-2, 6-1, after which King, who had earlier rejected requests to play Riggs, aggreed to play Riggs and defeated him 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 in front of 30,000 people at the Houston Astrodome. King felt she would set womens tennis back 50 years if she lost the match.
Source: Author ctownron

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