USA Sports: 2001 Trivia Quiz

Answer: It ended in a tie.

After 11 innings, both teams ran out of pitchers. Commissioner Bud Selig declared the game over, to a chorus of boos. Fans in Milwaukee chanted: "Let them play!" and "Refund!". Sportswriters called it: "A humiliation for baseball", "The worst All‑Star Game ever played" and "A crisis of credibility".

The backlash was so intense that MLB eventually changed the All‑Star Game format.

Answer: Sapporo Dome (Japan)

Built for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the Sapporo Dome's silver, spaceship‑like exterior made it instantly recognizable worldwide. Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid, Spain, was built in 1947 and was refurbished in 2023-24 to also have a retractable pitch.

The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, was built in 2019 and also has a retractable pitch, as well as the world's first micro‑brewery inside a stadium. Trump's Dump, more commonly known as Trump Plaza Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, (no, not the ballroom in Washington DC) was opened in 1984 and demolished by City Order in 2021 after pieces started falling off and it was declared unsafe.

Answer: Jaromir Jagr

Jagr finished with 121 points (three more than Sakic). Jágr wears the number 68, which he has worn through his entire career, in honour of the Prague Spring that occurred in Czechoslovakia in 1968 and his grandfather, who died while in prison that same year and had earlier been imprisoned for opposing the collectivization of his farm in the post-war Communist takeover of Czechoslovakia.

Answer: Barry Bonds

Bonds' 2001 season wasn't just the record - it was one of the most dominant offensive seasons in baseball history, featuring a .863 slugging percentage and an OPS over 1.275. Starting in 2003 Bonds was accused of taking performance enhancing drugs but all available sources confirm that he never failed an MLB drug test and was never disciplined by MLB for steroid use or any other rules violation.

Answer: Serena Williams

The most famous women's sporting event of 2001 - based on global visibility, cultural impact, and media coverage - was the 2001 US Open Women's Singles Final, where Venus Williams defeated her sister Serena Williams in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4. This match was historic because it was the first US Open women's final ever broadcast in American prime time, drawing massive national and international attention.

Answer: Cleveland

The Cleveland Browns moved to Baltimore in 1996, but NFL football returned to Cleveland in 1999 with a new franchise. The Cleveland Browns moved to Baltimore primarily because owner Art Modell faced major financial problems tied to Cleveland Stadium and felt the city was not providing the support or funding he needed.

Answer: Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods' 2001 season was defined by the completion of the historic Tiger Slam and a dominant run of victories that kept him the world's top golfer. The single most important fact: in April 2001, he won the Masters and became the only golfer in history to hold all four major titles simultaneously.

Answer: Tampa Bay

The halftime show for Super Bowl XXXV was headlined by Aerosmith and NSYNC, with special appearances by Britney Spears, Mary J. Blige, and Nelly.
Baltimore Ravens beat NY Giants by a score of 34-7 to win their first Super Bowl.

Answer: Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Xtreme won the first (and only) championship of the original 2001 XFL, defeating the San Francisco Demons 38-6 in the Million Dollar Game on April 21, 2001.
XFL was a joint venture between WWE and NBC. It folded after just one season.

Answer: Olivier Panis

At the 1997 Canadian Grand Prix, Panis suffered a violent crash that broke both legs. He missed seven races, and although he returned, he was never quite the same physically.