World Sports by Year Trivia

1. What soccer player, born in the protectorate of French Morocco in 1933, and set a record in 1958 by scoring 13 goals in one FIFA World Cup tournament?

From Quiz May They Rest in Peace (Sports) - March 2023

Answer: Just Fontaine

Just Fontaine was born in Marrakech and he moved to Casablanca to attend college. Fontaine played professionally for USM Casablanca (1950-1953), Nice (1953-1956) and Reims (1956-1962) and he scored more than 200 goals over his senior career. However, Fontaine went down in the record books for his stellar play at the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden. Fontaine scored 13 goals in France's six games including an incredible four goals in the third-place game against West Germany. Just Fontaine died in the early morning of March 1, 2023 at the age of 89.

From Quiz May They Rest in Peace (Olympians) - March 2023

Answer: Fosbury flop

Dick Fosbury was born in Portland, OR, USA in 1947 and he started experimenting with different high jump techniques while in high school. Fosbury was deterred by the straddle technique, in which jumpers were face down and lifted their legs sequentially over the bar. He then developed what would be called the Fosbury flop in which jumpers run diagonally toward the bar, jump clearing the bar backwards head-first and then curve their bodies and lift their legs to get the whole body past. While Fosbury was in high school, the landing surface was changed to padded mats rather than a wood chip pit. Obviously landing on one's back on a padded mat was much more comfortable than wood chips or sand so during the 1960s most colleges and high schools switched to padded mats. Fosbury's gold medal at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics prompted many other high jumpers to utilize the Fosbury flop. Dick Fosbury died on March 12, 2023 at the age of 76.

From Quiz May They Rest in Peace (Sports) - February 2023

Answer: Jack Sheedy

Jack Sheedy was born in East Fremantle, WA in 1926 and his Australian rules football playing career began in 1944 with South Melbourne. However, Sheedy became a legend in Western Australia as he became the first player in the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL) to play in more than 300 games. Sheedy had nicknames including "Mr. Football" and "The Reverend" and he was elected to the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2001. Jack Sheedy died on February 23, 2023 at the age of 96.

From Quiz May They Rest in Peace (Sports) - January 2023

Answer: Alpine skiing

Rosi Mittermaier had a stellar year in 1976 as she won the Alpine Ski World Cup as well as gold medals at the Winter Olympics in the downhill and slalom disciplines and silver in the giant slalom. Mittermaier made her professional skiing debut in 1967 at the age of just 16 and after her amazing season in 1976 she retired at just 25 years old. After her skiing career, Mittermaier wrote several non-fiction books and designed clothing for winter sports. Rosi Mittermaier died from cancer on January 4, 2023, at the age of 72.

From Quiz The First

Answer: 1896

The modern Olympic Games, sometimes known as the Olympics, are major international athletic events that feature summer and winter sports competitions. Thousands of athletes compete in a range of competitions. The Olympic Games are normally held every four years (every leap year). The first Olympic games were held in Athens and were won by Athens, Greece.

From Quiz The Year in Sports: 1892

Answer: Yale Bulldogs

The championship was one of 15 won by the Bulldogs during the 19th century. Coach Walter Camp led the team to a 13-0 record for the season. The team outscored its opponents 429-0. Highlights of the season included a 6-0 away win against Harvard University on November 19. From 1884 to 1914, the team played home games at Yale Field.

From Quiz World of Sports in 2019

Answer: First ever 2 tries in the 3 finals

South Africa beat England 32-12, scoring two tries in the three final matches they played. The previous two wins in 1995 over New Zealand (15-12 ) and 2007 over England (15-6) were by penalty kicks. The tournament (9th edition) was hosted by Japan from September 20th to November 2nd.

From Quiz The Year in Sports: 1896

Answer: Princeton Tigers

Lafayette (11-0-1) and Princeton (10-0-1) ended the season with very similar records. An October 7 meeting between the two teams ended in a 0-0 tie. Among its 11 victories, Lafayette only gave up points to Penn and Navy. Princeton had a similar experience in its ten victories, with only Carlisle and Army scoring against the Tigers.

From Quiz The Year in Sports: 1891

Answer: Dumbarton and Rangers

While all eight teams played during the 1890-91 season, Dumbarton and Rangers (Glasgow) shared the title with identical records of 13 wins, 2 draws, and 3 losses. Dumbarton scored 61 goals for and 21 goals against while Rangers scored 58 goals for and 25 goals against. The league also included 3rd LRV (Glasgow), Cowlairs, and Heart of Midlothian (Edinburgh). Renton was expelled from the league mid-season. Cowlairs was removed from the league after the conclusion of the season.

From Quiz 1969: An Amazing Year in Sports

Answer: New York Jets

Super Bowl III was played on January 12, 1969 at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. It was the first championship game to use the name "Super Bowl" as Super Bowl's I and II were simply known as the AFL-NFL World Championship Game before the name "Super Bowl" was adopted. Super Bowl III was contested between the New York Jets of the American Football League and the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League. New York Jets quarterback Broadway Joe Namath led his team to a 16-7 upset over the favored Baltimore Colts. Despite not throwing a single touchdown, Joe Namath was named the MVP of the game.

From Quiz World of Sports in 2018

Answer: Norway

Norway and Germany finished on 14 gold medals, but Norway just managed to pip Germany to top place by winning 14 silver medals against Germany's 10. Canada was third on 11, with USA fourth winning 9 gold medals. Russia was banned from the Games due to doping. Winter Olympic Games XXIII was hosted by South Korea at Pyeongchang from 9th to 25th February, attended by 92 nations.

From Quiz The Year in Sports: 1890

Answer: Yale University

The answers, along with Harvard (home of the Crimson), would be some of the schools that would officially form the Ivy League in 1954. Yale University (13-1), home of the Bulldogs, also defeated many of its 1890 opponents by huge margins. The 1890 Yale-Harvard game would be held at neutral site Springfield, MA. Cornell University (8-4), home of the Big Red, would lose to Harvard in Cambridge, 77-0. Dartmouth University (4-4), home of the Big Gree, would play Harvard twice. Dartmouth would lose 43-0 at Harvard and 77-0 at Dartmouth. Harvard did not play Princeton University during the 1890 season.

From Quiz Sports in 2017

Answer: Masters

Sergio Garcia beat Justin Rose in a playoff after 72 holes to win his first major title after 74 attempts. He became the third Spanish player to win the Masters, after Seve Ballesteros and Jose Maria Olazabar. Garcia (born 9 January 1980) turned professional in 1999 after shooting the lowest amateur score in the 1999 Masters. His first title came in his sixth start as a professional, in July 1999 at the Irish Open.

From Quiz 2016: What an Incredible Year in Sport

Answer: Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt (Jamaica) achieved what was termed the "triple triple" meaning the 100m, 200m and 4 x 100m Relay gold medals at three consecutive Olympics (2008, 2012 and 2016), 9 gold medals in just 9 events. Michael Phelps (USA) won a total of 23 gold medals from 2004-2016. He won the 200m individual medley (swimming) gold medal at four consecutive Olympics plus gold medals in the 100m and 200m butterfly at three consecutive Olympics. Mo Farah (GB) won gold at the 5000m and 10000m at London 2012 and Rio 2016, a total of four gold medals. Kaori Icho (JPN) became the first female in any individual Olympic sport to win four consecutive gold medals. She achieved this feat in freestyle wrestling from 2004-2016. In January 2017 the 2008 team were stripped of their medals when one of the team tested positive for a banned substance (the blood sample of Nesta Carte was retested).

From Quiz Drive Down Memory Lane in the 1920s

Answer: Bill Tilden

William "Big Bill" Tilden would go on and capture 15 Major single titles in tennis including 10 Grand Slams. William's won his last major title at the same place he made history, Wimbledon winning it again in 1930.

From Quiz No Fuel, No Fire ... No Worries!

Answer: Men's BMX

Maris Strombergs was the inaugural winner of the men's BMX Gold Medal when the event was introduced at the 2008 Beijing Games. He won the 2012 BMX final race for the medals in a time of 37.576, just edging out the Australian rider Sam Willoughby who took silver in a time of 37.929. Willoughby, however, would enjoy his own moment of glory in 2012 by winning the UCI BMX World Championships. This question was created by team member zonko.

From Quiz 2011 Champions: Year in Review

Answer: Pittsburgh Steelers

Based out of Green Bay, Wisconsin, the Packers won the Superbowl for the "second time", the first being in 1996 (Superbowl XXXI) against the New England Patriots (the Packers won Super Bowls I and II in January 1967 and January 1968 although, at that time, it was called the NFL-AFL Championship Game).. The game against the Steelers looked like it was going to be a blowout when Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers threw a touchdown pass to Jordy Nelson that was quickly followed up with an interception by Nick Collins that was also run in for a touchdown. After the first quarter, Green Bay was up 14-0. Pittsburgh didn't just lay down and die, though, picking up 10 points of their own in the second quarter. Green Bay's 7 points in that quarter put the show at 21-10 at the half in favor of the Packers. The Steelers fought back in the third quarter with a touchdown, while blanking the Packers for 15 minutes and pulling to within four points. A touchdown by the Packers early in the fourth, though, was all that was needed to secure the victory, although a few more points were recorded by both teams to put the final tally at 31-25.

From Quiz Worldwide Sports in the 1990s

Answer: John McEnroe

On January 21, McEnroe was handling Mikael Pernfors of Sweden in the fourth round, when John played his 'McEnroe being McEnroe' act again, and was thrown out of the tournament. Later, he stated that he thought that they were playing by the previous season's rules, giving players four warnings. The new rule which took effect three weeks earlier, stated that a player would be expelled after three displays of unsportsmanlike conduct.

From Quiz 2010 Champions: Year in Review

Answer: Saints 31 - Colts 17

A number of records were set or tied in this edition of the Super Bowl. Garrett Hartley of the Saints became the first Super Bowl kicker to kick three 40+ yard field goals. Drew Brees tied Tom Brady's 2004 record of 32 completed passes. The Saints tied the Washington Redskins' 1988 record for the largest deficit (10 points) overcome to win. The Colts also tied a record when they scored on a 96-yard touchdown drive, tying the Chicago Bears' 1986 record.

From Quiz Deaths in Sports: 2010

Answer: Harry Carpenter

Carpenter was a sports broadcaster for the BBC from the 1950s to the 1990s. He appeared on many television shows including "Sportsnight" and "Grandstand". He also covered the Olympic Games. Harry's expertise was in boxing.

From Quiz Sports in 2010 [2]

Answer: Scotland

Although of Italian descent, Franchitti was born and raised in Scotland. His 2010 win was his second Indianapolis 500 victory, the first coming in 2007. His wife, movie star Ashley Judd, was on hand to celebrate his win with him.

From Quiz Sports in 2010 [1]

Answer: Roger Federer

This win gave Federer his sixteenth grand slam title. The wrong choices are the other three semi-finalists; the three of them all came into the tournament with no grand slam titles, making Federer's accomplishment at winning sixteen all the more impressive.

From Quiz 1989 Sports Champions

Answer: Calgary

The Calgary Flames won their first-ever Stanley Cup title to cap off the 1988-1989 National Hockey League season. The Flames, led by stars such as Al MacInnis and Joey Mullen, defeated the Montreal Canadiens, four games to two in the final series. The Flames had earlier defeated the Vancouver Canucks in the first round of the playoffs. The Edmonton Oilers lost to the Los Angeles Kings in the first round of the playoffs.

From Quiz Sporting Centenaries

Answer: Virginia Wade

Wade defeated top seed Chris Evert in the semi-finals, then, with the Queen watching from the royal box, beat Dutchwoman Betty Stove 4-6 6-3 6-1 in the final. She would prove to be the last British winner of the event in the 20th century. The men's singles final saw Bjorn Borg defeat Jimmy Connors in a five-set thriller.

From Quiz We Are The Champions: 1981

Answer: AZ'67

It was the last time in the 20th century that the title did not go to PSV, Ajax or Feyenoord. AZ'67 (as it was called then), lost just once and scored 101 goals in 34 matches. Ajax ended up 12 points behind (but was the only one to beat AZ), Utrecht a surprising third and Feyenoord pipped PSV on goal difference for fourth place.

From Quiz We Are The Champions: 1980

Answer: Ajax

They had a three point advantage of Alkmaar side AZ'67.

From Quiz Sporting Events of 1998

Answer: Shane Warne

Shane Warne's 300th test-wicket victim was South Africa's Jacques Kallis.

From Quiz World of Champions

Answer: 1983

On 25th June 1983, India beat the West Indies by 43 runs to become cricket's world champs at Lord's in London, England. The team, which comprised of Kapil Dev and Sunil Gavaskar amongst others, posted a score of 183 all out, while the Windies could only manage 140. Brazilian, Nelson Piquet won his second Formula One title with 59 points, just two points ahead of second placed Alain Prost. Carl Lewis posted a time of 10.07 seconds to win the 100 metres World title in 1983, to go alongside a length of 8.55 metres in the long jump which he also won that year.

From Quiz Winners of the 1970s

Answer: Baltimore Orioles

The MLB World Series is an annual event held yearly since 1903. The Baltimore Orioles were established in 1901 as the Milwaukee Brewers. They were renamed the St. Louis Browns in 1902, and in 1954, underwent a third name change, becoming the Baltimore Orioles. The Baltimore Orioles won the World Series in 1970 against the Cincinnati Reds 4 to 1.

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