FunTrivia Sports Mix: Vol 15 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Bjorn Borg

Borg won 11 Grand Slam singles titles during his relatively short pro career between 1974 and 1981.

Question by player Annaid

Answer: American football

The term "pigskin" usually refers to a football. Obviously, it is a reference to that fact that footballs were made from the skin of a pig. At one time, inflated pig bladders were used as a cheap alternative.

Question by player dcpddc478

Answer: Kentucky

The Kentucky Derby is the first leg held at Churchill Downs in Louisville. The Preakness Stakes is the second leg held at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. The Belmont Stakes is the third and final leg held at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.

Question by player Chumsy17

Answer: Greece

According to legend, a Greek messenger ran all the way from the Battle Marathon to Athens in 490 BC. He ran the 24 miles without rest, announced the Greek victory over the Persians, and fell down dead. The first modern Olympics marathon was run 1896 in Athens. The distance has been standardised for athletics at slightly more than 26 miles.

Question by player Annaid

Answer: The (U.S.) Masters

The Masters is played each spring at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta Georgia. Founded by golf pioneer Bobby Jones in 1933 and designed by Alister MacKenzie, Augusta National is one of the most exclusive private clubs in the USA. All three of golf's other majors move among several locations.

Question by player Fred73

Answer: Baseball

WWII devastated Major League Baseball. Over 500 players were either drafted or volunteered for military service; many were killed or wounded. Most branches of the military formed their own baseball teams, which went on tour to raise morale and sell war bonds.

In 1944, the Army and Navy met in what was called the "Service World Series". Navy completely dominated the Army, winning the first six games, and nine out of eleven overall. The games were very popular with the public and military alike.

Question by player daver852

Answer: Michael Chang

Michael Te Pei Chang was born in Hoboken, NJ in February 1972 to Taiwanese immigrants Joe and Betty Chang. He had a distinguished career as a junior player, winning the USTA Junior Hard Court singles (his first national title) at the age of twelve. He turned pro at 15, won his first top-level tournament in San Francisco several months later, and then defeated number 3 seed Stefan Edberg in five sets to win the French Open in June, 1989.

It would be the only Grand Slam title of his career, though he remained a consistent presence in the ATP top ten throughout the 1990s, reaching a career high of number 2 and contesting three other major finals. Chang retired in 2003 and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2008.

Question by player bszpak

Answer: His eyes are highly sensitive to light

When Tony Sparano was a teenager, he was a fry cook. A small explosion caused scalding hot grease to fly into and burn his eyes. Since he recovered, he has always had a high sensitivity to light and wore sunglasses practically all the time, even during Miami's night games.

Question by player jman26

Answer: Hammer

Curling is a game played in ends. Similar to shuffleboard the stones are thrown in turn toward the center or button of the circular target called the house. Teams alternate turns and one team gets to throw the last rock and that is called the hammer because of the strategic advantage for the opportunity to break up the other teams play to that point.

Question by player golfer46

Answer: 1978

Affirmed was the 11th horse in history to win the Triple Crown. The big three consists of the Preakness Stakes, Kentucky Derby, and the Belmont Stakes. 1978 rejuvenated horse racing with the Affirmed-Alydar rivalry.

Question by player Nightmare