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Jersey Number 13 popular trivia quiz

Match Quiz

10 Qns

These players found the number 13 lucky as it was on their backs during their careers. Match the description on the left to the player on the right from various U.S. sports. Good luck!

Easier, 10 Qns, Triviaballer, Aug 22 16

Easier
Triviaballer

772 plays

Sports Time

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Time clocks in sports

Many sports use a time clock for different reasons. This quiz will examine different sports that do, do not, and sometimes use a time clock.

Average, 10 Qns, grisham, Jan 12 23

Average
grisham
Jan 12 23
245 plays

Sports By The Numbers

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Here is a general look at numbers in sports, not only including, but going well beyond statistics.

Easier, 10 Qns, SeventyFiveBN, Dec 05 18

Easier
SeventyFiveBN
Dec 05 18
1356 plays

The Retired 33

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

These questions are about athletes who have had their number 33 retired.

Average, 10 Qns, Robert907, Nov 08 13

Average
Robert907

409 plays

Famous Numbers Throughout Sports

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This quiz is about the professional sports athletes and their numbers. In this quiz I will tell you the number for the team, or just the person's name. You will tell me what his/her number was.

Average, 10 Qns, chawpshawp, Dec 11 09

Average
chawpshawp
730 plays

Numbers Across the Board

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

An all multiple choice quiz about numbers in professional sports in the U.S. Test your wide knowledge with this one. :-)

Average, 10 Qns, Nightmare, Jan 31 05

Average
Nightmare

826 plays

Retired Numbers

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This is a quiz about retired numbers of players in MLB, NFL, NBA, and NHL.

Tough, 10 Qns, reinelt62, Mar 27 07

Tough
reinelt62
619 plays

By Their Numbers

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Each question in this quiz deals with players associated with the number of the question. Good luck!

Tough, 10 Qns, KAREDEVF1, Nov 12 08

Tough
KAREDEVF1
487 plays

Numbers in Sports

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Any real sports enthusiast would know all about the numbers in sports. I knew these numbers off the top of my head. Do you think you can compare to me? I doubt it!

Tough, 10 Qns, slicknick, Nov 11 10

Tough
slicknick
1329 plays

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Numbers Game No. 3

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

The third installment of what's on players' backs.

Average, 10 Qns, bcgcolts, Feb 15 10

Average
bcgcolts
858 plays

Quick Question

Isiah Thomas wore the number 11 throughout his entire NBA career, and his whole college career at which Big Ten school?

From Quiz "The Number 11"

11.

Numbers Game No. 11

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Test your knowledge of what's on the players' backs.

Average, 10 Qns, bcgcolts, Aug 26 03

Average
bcgcolts
716 plays

12.

Sports Math 101

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This is the introductory level of sports math! This quiz will feature numbers from one sport, and when added together with another, will equal a Nascar driver's car number.

Tough, 10 Qns, Treasurehunter, Apr 20 07

Tough
Treasurehunter
516 plays

13.

Athletes and Numbers

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

See if you can match the jersey numbers to these USA athletes. Good luck.

Very Difficult, 10 Qns, tweezerjam, Sep 20 11

Very Difficult
tweezerjam
529 plays

14.

The Number 11

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This quiz is on those athletes who wore the number 11.

Average, 10 Qns, jgrangers2, Nov 27 07

Average
jgrangers2
427 plays

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Sports Numbers 2001

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Quiz on athlete's jersey numbers in 2001.

Average, 10 Qns, the_gladiator, May 29 09

Average
the_gladiator
638 plays

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Numbers Game No. 5

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

They say that one is the loneliest number, but let's focus on the number 5 for this quiz, the fifth installment of the numbers game.

Average, 10 Qns, bcgcolts, Aug 26 03

Average
bcgcolts
543 plays

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Numbers Game No. 4

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This 4th installment concentrates on the 2002 MLB All-Star game in Milwaukee.

Tough, 10 Qns, bcgcolts, Feb 22 10

Tough
bcgcolts
662 plays

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Numbers Game No. 2

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Hopefully the sequel is as good as the original.

Tough, 10 Qns, bcgcolts, Aug 26 03

Tough
bcgcolts
503 plays

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Numbers Game I

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

It's simple I give you the name of the athlete, you give me the jersey number he wore.

Tough, 10 Qns, kingjl1978, Aug 26 03

Tough
kingjl1978
643 plays

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Numbers Game II

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

I give you a number or a statistic, and you give me the name of the athlete or team, as the case may be, which corresponds to that number.

Tough, 10 Qns, kingjl1978, Aug 26 03

Tough
kingjl1978
556 plays

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Which Number Did He Wear?

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

I'll supply the player and the team, you tell what number that player wore for that team.

Difficult, 10 Qns, 417myrtle, Jul 27 04

Difficult
417myrtle
464 plays

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Sports Math

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Some people know sports. Some people know math. Do you know both?

Difficult, 10 Qns, mickeygreeneyes, Apr 20 07

Difficult
mickeygreeneyes
638 plays

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Sport Jersey Math: 2002

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This quiz is an easy one. It has players from NFL, NBA and MLB. Just add or subtract them as asked. Good luck!

Difficult, 10 Qns, BrittAri, May 21 10

Difficult
BrittAri
368 plays

USA Sports by Numbers Trivia Questions

1. The Pittsburgh Pirates retired the number 33 for which Hall of Famer whose baseball card sold for $2.8 million in 2007?

From Quiz The Retired 33

Answer: Honus Wagner

Wagner won eight batting titles and was one of the first five members of the Hall of Fame in 1936. After his playing career, Wagner served as a coach for the Pirates for 39 years. The near mint condition card was the highest price ever for a baseball card.

2. Who had the number 9 retired by the Atlanta Hawks?

From Quiz Famous Numbers Throughout Sports

Answer: Bob Pettit

Bob Pettit played 11 seasons in the NBA. He was also the first one to receive the MVP Award, which he received in the 1955-56 season.

3. Brett Favre's Jersey number, plus the number of possible games in the World Series equals which Nascar driver's 2007 number?

From Quiz Sports Math 101

Answer: Denny Hamlin (11)

4+7=11. Denny Hamlin won the 2006 Nascar Nextel Cup Rookie of the Year award.

4. Who was the first NHL player to have their jersey number retired league-wide?

From Quiz Retired Numbers

Answer: Wayne Gretzky

Wayne Gretzky's number 99 jersey was retired league-wide in the NHL in 1999, recognizing him as arguably the greatest hockey player ever.

5. The number 1 was worn on the jersey of retired Hall of Fame baseball player Ozzie Smith. What was his nickname?

From Quiz Sports By The Numbers

Answer: The Wizard of Oz

Ozzie Smith played shortstop for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1982 to 1986. He won the Gold Glove award 13 times and made the All-Star team 15 times. He was nicknamed "The Wizard of Oz" because of the combination of his athletic and acrobatic abilities on defense.

6. For which Pac-10 college did Drew Bledsoe wear the number 11 for?

From Quiz The Number 11

Answer: Washington State

After his college career, Bledsoe was the first overall draft pick of the New England Patriots in the 1993 draft.

7. Which 2004 Minnesota Viking wore the number 84?

From Quiz Numbers Across the Board

Answer: Randy Moss

Moss missed three games in the 2004 season due to injuries. He caught 49 passes in the season, and took a backseat to Burleson who had 68. The Vikings were 8-8 in the regular season.

8. AL starting centerfielder Torii Hunter wore this number.

From Quiz Numbers Game No. 4

Answer: 48

Hunter's first appearance in the mid-summer classic. Hunter won a gold glove in 2001.

9. This 2001 Detroit Lions Quarterback wore number 10?

From Quiz Numbers Game No. 2

Answer: Charlie Batch & Batch

Considered by many to have been the best quarterback to come from Eastern Michigan University.

10. Super Bowl MVP Tom Brady wore number ____ ?

From Quiz Numbers Game No. 11

Answer: 12

This Michigan alumni made it big in Super Bowl 36 against the Rams.

11. George Mikan of the Minneapolis Lakers wore which number?

From Quiz Which Number Did He Wear?

Answer: 99 & ninetynine & ninety nine & ninety-nine

Mikan is generally regarded as the first dominating 'big man' in the fledgling NBA.

12. The following are different time limits in the NBA except for one:

From Quiz Sports Time

Answer: 13 second

The following exist in the NBA: 3 second violation for a player on offense to be in the paint; 5 second limit to inbound the ball; 10 seconds to move the ball upcourt.

13. The NHL Montreal Canadiens retired the number 33 for which Hall of Fame goaltender?

From Quiz The Retired 33

Answer: Patrick Roy

Roy won two Stanley Cups with Montreal before moving on to the Colorado Avalanche winning two more. The Avalanche have also retired Roy's number 33.

14. The New York Yankees retired Lou Gehrig's number. What was his number?

From Quiz Famous Numbers Throughout Sports

Answer: 4

Lou Gehrig (also known as "the Iron Horse") set a record for most career grand slams with 23, acquiring them from 1923-1939. He died at a young age of 37 from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

15. The 2006 Super Bowl number, minus the number of American League teams in 2007 equals who?

From Quiz Sports Math 101

Answer: Jamie McMurray (26)

40-14=26. Jamie McMurray's first career victory came in only his second Nextel Cup start.

16. The number 2 represents which players position on the scorecard in baseball?

From Quiz Sports By The Numbers

Answer: Catcher

Hall of Fame catchers include Johnny Bench, Yogi Berra, Roy Campanella, and Carlton Fisk.

17. Mark Messier was one of the most successful hockey players of all-time, winning the Stanley Cup on 6 different occasions. How many did he win with the Edmonton Oilers?

From Quiz The Number 11

Answer: 5

Messier won the Stanley Cup 5 times with the Oilers, then went on to win his 6th with the New York Rangers.

18. Which number did soccer sensation Mia Hamm wear in 2004?

From Quiz Numbers Across the Board

Answer: 9

Hamm put women's soccer back on the map in the United States with her participation on the USA Olympic team. She retired in 2004.

19. Staying with the NFL, this New York Giants starting QB wore number 5.

From Quiz Numbers Game No. 5

Answer: Kerry Collins

Once a finalist for the Heisman Trophy, Collins helped lead the G-Men to Super Bowl 35 in Tampa. Hostetler wore 15, Brunner wore 12, and Brown wore 17.

20. AL pitcher Mark Beurhle wore number _____ .

From Quiz Numbers Game No. 4

Answer: 56

This third year player won 16 games in 2001 and had become the ace of the White Sox staff.

21. Tiger and Dodger World Series hero Kirk Gibson wore this number.

From Quiz Numbers Game No. 3

Answer: 23

Kirk was part of the 1984 Tiger and 1988 Dodgers World Series championships. His dramatic home run in game 1 of the '88 series ranks as one of the top series moments.

22. In his career with the Seahawks, Chiefs, and Bears, this QB wore number 17?

From Quiz Numbers Game No. 2

Answer: Dave Krieg & Krieg

Krieg hails from Milton College, which no longer exists!

23. Diamondbacks hurler Randy Johnson wore number ___ ?

From Quiz Numbers Game No. 11

Answer: 51

Johnson was traded from Montreal to Seattle in 1989 for Mark Langston.

24. Tobin Rote of the Green Bay Packers wore this number on his jersey.

From Quiz Which Number Did He Wear?

Answer: 18

He played for the Lions as well.

25. How many yards did O.J. Simpson rush for in 1973?

From Quiz Numbers in Sports

Answer: 2,003

26. When a ball goes out of bounds in the NBA, the clock stops automatically. When does the clock start again?

From Quiz Sports Time

Answer: When a player touches it inbounds

When a player touches it inbounds the game clock continues. It can take a couple of seconds once the inbounding player throws (or rolls) the ball until another player actually touches it but the clock will not start until the ball is touched. However, after a score, the clock starts immediately as soon as the the ball reenters the playing area. In January 2023, Ja Morant (Grizzlies) took 27 seconds to touch the ball after it was rolled to him slowly in a match against the Hornets. Those seconds were officially a part of the game. No-one from the Hornets came to defend him (to "force" him to pick up the ball).

27. Which university situated in Chapel Hill retired basketball player Antawn Jamison's number 33?

From Quiz The Retired 33

Answer: North Carolina

Jamison played for the Norh Carolina Tar Heels from 1995-98, winning the College Player of the Year in 1998. Jamison was drafted by the Toronto Raptors and was immediately traded to the Golden State Warriors for North Carolina teammate Vince Carter.

28. Dale Earnhardt, who had the number 3 on his car, was killed at which race track?

From Quiz By Their Numbers

Answer: Daytona International Speedway

Killed in 2001, Earnhardt ran 766 races over 27 years. He won seven Winston Cups and his life inspired the ESPN movie, "3".

29. The number of teams in the NCAA Tournament (after the play-in game), minus the number of teams in the National League equals which driver?

From Quiz Sports Math 101

Answer: Jimmie Johnson (48)

64-16=48. Jimmie Johnson won the 2005 Daytona 500 under direction of crew chief Darian Grubb.

30. Steve Spurrier won the Heisman Trophy while donning the number 11 as the quarterback for the University of Florida Gators in which year?

From Quiz The Number 11

Answer: 1966

Spurrier won college football's most prestigious award in 1966 at the helm of the Florida Gators. He went on to have a 9-year NFL career before beginning a career in coaching.

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