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10 Questions about Miscellaneous Sports | Sports

A moderately difficult quiz testing your knowledge in 10 different sports.

A multiple-choice quiz by mycroft. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
mycroft

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
25,962

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1033

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What city were the Braves located in immediately before Atlanta? Hint

Washington

Boston

Minneapolis

Milwaukee

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which NFL teams merged in 1943-1944? Hint

Bears-Packers

Bears-Lions

Steelers-Eagles

Giants-Redskins

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which English football (soccer) team won a rare 'triple' - League Championship, FA Cup, and Champions' League Cup - in 1999? Hint

Arsenal

Manchester United

Liverpool

Crystal Palace

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which country has won the second most Davis Cups (behind the USA) as of 2001? Hint

Great Britain

Australia

Spain

Czechoslovakia-Czech Republic

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which NBA team has appeared in the most finals (through the 1999-2000 season)? Hint

Celtics

Lakers

Bulls

Knicks

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which Soviet sprinter won the 100m and 200m Olympic Gold medals in 1972? Hint

Alexei Nemov

Valery Borzov

Vladimir Putin

Sergei Bubka

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Question 7 of 10

7. Entering the 2000-2001 season, who was the last player not named Gretzky, Lemieux, or Jagr to lead the NHL in scoring? Hint

Bryan Trottier

Brett Hull

Mike Bossy

Marcel Dionne

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which college football team has the best alltime winning percentage, through the 2000 season? Hint

Michigan

Nebraska

Alabama

Notre Dame

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which college basketball team has won the most NCAA championships(through 2000)? Hint

Duke

UCLA

North Carolina

Kentucky

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Question 10 of 10

10. Now that Tiger Woods has become the second player to win three grand slams in one year, who was the first player to accomplish this feat? Hint

Ben Hogan

Arnold Palmer

Walter Hagen

Jack Nicklaus

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What city were the Braves located in immediately before Atlanta?

Answer: Milwaukee

The Braves moved from Boston to Milwaukee in 1953, then to Atlanta in 1966.

2. Which NFL teams merged in 1943-1944?

Answer: Steelers-Eagles

They merged due to the player shortage caused by WWII, and were known as the Steagles.

3. Which English football (soccer) team won a rare 'triple' - League Championship, FA Cup, and Champions' League Cup - in 1999?

Answer: Manchester United

Manchester United is believed to be the most valuable sports franchise in the world - the British government disallowed Rupert Murdoch's {$1.0} billion (yes, that's right) bid to buy the team in 2000.

4. Which country has won the second most Davis Cups (behind the USA) as of 2001?

Answer: Australia

Australia has won 20 Davis Cups, to 31 for the USA.

5. Which NBA team has appeared in the most finals (through the 1999-2000 season)?

Answer: Lakers

The Celtics have won the most titles (16), but the Lakers have appeared in more finals (25 vs. 19).

6. Which Soviet sprinter won the 100m and 200m Olympic Gold medals in 1972?

Answer: Valery Borzov

Borzov is the only sprinter listed. Nemov is a gymnast who won the all around gold in the 2000 Olympics, Putin is the President of Russia (as of Jan. 2001), and Bubka is the greatest pole vaulter of all time.

7. Entering the 2000-2001 season, who was the last player not named Gretzky, Lemieux, or Jagr to lead the NHL in scoring?

Answer: Marcel Dionne

The year was 1980 - Gretzky's rookie season.

8. Which college football team has the best alltime winning percentage, through the 2000 season?

Answer: Notre Dame

Notre Dame is at .753, while Michigan is second at .746, Alabama is third at .719, and Nebraska is fourth at .707.

9. Which college basketball team has won the most NCAA championships(through 2000)?

Answer: UCLA

UCLA has won 11 championships, well ahead of second place Kentucky (7).

10. Now that Tiger Woods has become the second player to win three grand slams in one year, who was the first player to accomplish this feat?

Answer: Ben Hogan

Hogan did it in 1953.

Source: Author mycroft

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