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Wimbledon History Trivia Quiz

Tennis is not just the players, and Wimbledon is no different to any other major tournament, but the following quiz relates to all the players who have graced the hallowed 'turf' at Wimbledon over the years, from 1877 onwards. Let's play!

A multiple-choice quiz by Engadine. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Engadine

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
138,465

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
6 / 15

Plays
1212

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Question 1 of 15

1. Who was the first non-British player to win the Men's Singles Championship at Wimbledon? Hint

Arthur Gore

Gerald Patterson

Anthony Wilding

Norman Brookes

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Question 2 of 15

2. In which of the following years did two Frenchmen oppose each other in the 'fight' for the title of Men's Singles Champion? Hint

1922

1911

1924

1916

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Question 3 of 15

3. How old was the American Bill Tilden, when he won his third Men's Singles Championship? Hint

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Question 4 of 15

4. How many years in a row did Suzanne Lenglen of France, win the Ladies Singles Championship at Wimbledon in the 1910's and 1920's? Hint

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Question 5 of 15

5. Which US female player, dominated the Ladies Singles at Wimbledon during the late 1920's? Hint

Mary K Browne

Dorothy Round

Helen Jacobs

Helen Wills

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Question 6 of 15

6. Named Woman Athlete of the Year in 1957 in the U.S., was which of the following tennis players? Hint

Helen Wills Moody

Maureen Connolly

Althea Gibson

Louise Brough

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Question 7 of 15

7. Which New Zealand player won four Singles Championships in a row in the early 1910's? Hint

Jack Crawford

Laurie Doherty

Anthony Wilding

Maurice McLoughlin

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Question 8 of 15

8. Who was the first U.S. woman to win the tennis Grand Slam? Hint

Althea Gibson

Maureen Connolly

Helen Wills

Shirley Fry

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Question 9 of 15

9. Who was the first unseeded player to play in a final of the Men's Singles Championship (seedings were introduced in 1927)? Hint

Arthur Nielsen

Wilmer Allison

Fred Perry

Rod Laver

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Question 10 of 15

10. Who was the first Australian female to win the Ladies Singles Championship at Wimbledon? Hint

Ann Haydon Jones

Evonne Goolagong

Margaret Smith

Juliette Atkinson

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Question 11 of 15

11. Which of these Australian tennis player was nicknamed 'Muscles'? Hint

Lew Hoad

Ken Rosewall

Rod Laver

Patrick Rafter

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Question 12 of 15

12. Which of the following Dutch tennis players, competed in a Singles Championship at Wimbledon between 1970 and 1990? Hint

Richard Krajicek

Tom Okker

Betty Stove

Sjeng Schalken

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Question 13 of 15

13. Between the years of 1956 and 1971, how many different Australians won the Men's Singles Championship at Wimbledon? Hint

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Question 14 of 15

14. In which years did Billie Jean King win her first and last Ladies Singles Championship at Wimbledon? Hint

1966 and 1974

1965 and 1976

1966 and 1975

1965 and 1974

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Question 15 of 15

15. Which age was Virginia Wade, when she won the Ladies Singles Championship at Wimbledon? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first non-British player to win the Men's Singles Championship at Wimbledon?

Answer: Norman Brookes

Norman Brookes was Australian. However, in the Ladies Singles Championships, May Sutton (later Bundy) from the US, became the first non-British player to ever win Wimbledon, when she took the title in 1905. She also won in 1907, the same year as Norman Brookes.

2. In which of the following years did two Frenchmen oppose each other in the 'fight' for the title of Men's Singles Champion?

Answer: 1924

In 1924, Jean Borotra and Rene Lacoste played in the final in a match that went to five sets. Borotra won in 1924, but in 1925 he again played Lacoste, with Lacoste winning in four sets.

3. How old was the American Bill Tilden, when he won his third Men's Singles Championship?

Answer: 38

One of America's greatest ever players, Bill Tilden won at Wimbledon in 1920-21 and again in 1930 at the ripe old age of 38.

4. How many years in a row did Suzanne Lenglen of France, win the Ladies Singles Championship at Wimbledon in the 1910's and 1920's?

Answer: 5

She won in 1919-20-21-22-23. When she first won in 1919, out of the five matches she won, four were two setters. She won again in 1925, but retired from amateur sport in 1926.

5. Which US female player, dominated the Ladies Singles at Wimbledon during the late 1920's?

Answer: Helen Wills

Married in 1930, she then played under the name, Wills-Moody (later Roark). She won eight Wimbledon Ladies Singles Championships in 1927-28-29, 1930, 1932-33, 1935, and 1938. She is considered one of the all time best.

6. Named Woman Athlete of the Year in 1957 in the U.S., was which of the following tennis players?

Answer: Althea Gibson

Althea Gibson was the first black American to win a Singles Championship at Wimbledon, and combined her excellence in tennis with excellence in golf, winning the US Open in the same year. She also won at Wimbledon in 1958.

7. Which New Zealand player won four Singles Championships in a row in the early 1910's?

Answer: Anthony Wilding

From 1910 to 1913, Anthony Wilding was unbeatable, but in 1914 he met his 'match' in Norman Brookes from Australia, who beat him easily in only three sets.

8. Who was the first U.S. woman to win the tennis Grand Slam?

Answer: Maureen Connolly

Maureen Connolly won the Australian Championship, the French Championship, Wimbledon, and the U.S. Championship in one calendar year, 1953.

9. Who was the first unseeded player to play in a final of the Men's Singles Championship (seedings were introduced in 1927)?

Answer: Wilmer Allison

Wilmer Allison from the U.S. played against Bill Tilden in 1930, and lost in three sets.

10. Who was the first Australian female to win the Ladies Singles Championship at Wimbledon?

Answer: Margaret Smith

In 1963, Margaret Smith (later Court) was the first Australian female to win at Wimbledon, and in 1970 she became the second female, after Maureen Connolly from the U.S., to win the Grand Slam of tennis.

11. Which of these Australian tennis player was nicknamed 'Muscles'?

Answer: Ken Rosewall

Ken Rosewell had a remarkable tennis career, but in the Men's Singles Championships at Wimbledon he was very unlucky. He appeared in his first Wimbledon final in 1954 (he lost). In 1956 he was defeated by Lew Hoad in the final, in 1970 he lost to John Newcombe, and in 1974 he was defeated by Jimmy Connors.

12. Which of the following Dutch tennis players, competed in a Singles Championship at Wimbledon between 1970 and 1990?

Answer: Betty Stove

In 1977, Virgina Wade of Great Britain defeated Betty Stove in three sets, to take the Ladies Singles Championship at Wimbledon.

13. Between the years of 1956 and 1971, how many different Australians won the Men's Singles Championship at Wimbledon?

Answer: 6

Lew Hoad won the Men's Singles Championship in 1956-57, Ashley Cooper 1958, Neale Fraser 1960, Rod Laver 1961-62, Roy Emerson 1964-65, John Newcombe 1967, Rod Laver again in 1968-69, and John Newcombe again in 1970-71.

14. In which years did Billie Jean King win her first and last Ladies Singles Championship at Wimbledon?

Answer: 1966 and 1975

Billie Jean Moffitt King won six singles tiles at Wimbledon: 1966-67-68, 1972-73 and in 1975.

15. Which age was Virginia Wade, when she won the Ladies Singles Championship at Wimbledon?

Answer: 31

Sarah Virginia Wade defeated Betty Stove of the Netherlands in three sets in 1977, just over a week before her 32nd birthday. She learned to play tennis in South Africa where she grew up.

Source: Author Engadine

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