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Quiz about 10 Degrees of Jimmy Connors
Quiz about 10 Degrees of Jimmy Connors

10 Degrees of Jimmy Connors Trivia Quiz


The Kevin Bacon game meets tennis bad-boy Jimmy Connors.

A multiple-choice quiz by ctownron. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
ctownron
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
255,217
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
362
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Question 1 of 10
1. In 1974, Jimmy Connors won three Grand Slam mens singles titles. He defeated Ken Rosewall at the U. S. Open and Wimbledon, and which other player at the Australian Open? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In the 1970 U.S. Open, Ken Rosewall defeated Tony Roche in the men's singles final. Who did Roche lose to the previous year at the U.S. Open? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Tony Roche was defeated by fellow Australian tennis player Fred Stolle in the men's singles final of which 1965 Grand Slam event? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Fred Stolle was defeated by fellow Australian Roy Emerson in five Grand Slam men's singles finals. Which is the only Grand Slam title where he did not lose to Emerson in the final? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In the 1962 Grand Slam events (Australian Open, Wimbledon, French Open and U.S. Open), Roy Emerson was defeated by Rod Laver in how many men's singles finals? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Rod Laver and fellow Australian John Newcombe were the first players to win which two Grand Slam titles as an amateur and as a professional? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In 1971, John Newcombe defeated American Stan Smith in which Grand Slam men's singles final? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Stan Smith defeated Czech player Jan Kodes in the 1971 U.S. Open men's singles final. Which University was Smith a three-time All-American? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Czech player Jan Kodes won which Grand Slam men's singles title twice, defeating Zeljko Franulovic in 1970 and Ilie Nastase in 1971? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Ilie Nastase and Jimmy Connors were good friends, often playing doubles together. In 1972, Nastase was the first professional sports figure to sign an endorsement contract with which sporting goods company? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In 1974, Jimmy Connors won three Grand Slam mens singles titles. He defeated Ken Rosewall at the U. S. Open and Wimbledon, and which other player at the Australian Open?

Answer: Phil Dent

Connors was banned from the 1974 French Open and a chance at the tennis Grand Slam because he refused to join the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) union, and instead signed with World Team Tennis (WTT), an organization opposed by the French Tennis Federation.
2. In the 1970 U.S. Open, Ken Rosewall defeated Tony Roche in the men's singles final. Who did Roche lose to the previous year at the U.S. Open?

Answer: Rod Laver

Rosewall won his first U. S. Open in 1956, then won his second 14 years later in 1970. Laver won 1962 and 1969, Newcombe in 1967 and 1973, and Smith in 1973.
3. Tony Roche was defeated by fellow Australian tennis player Fred Stolle in the men's singles final of which 1965 Grand Slam event?

Answer: French Open

Roche won his only Grand Slam title at the 1966 French Open. He lost two other French Open finals in 1965 and 1967.
4. Fred Stolle was defeated by fellow Australian Roy Emerson in five Grand Slam men's singles finals. Which is the only Grand Slam title where he did not lose to Emerson in the final?

Answer: French Open

Stolle lost to Emerson in three 1964 finals (Australian Open, Wimbledon, and U.S. Open) and two 1965 finals (Australian Open, Wimbledon).
5. In the 1962 Grand Slam events (Australian Open, Wimbledon, French Open and U.S. Open), Roy Emerson was defeated by Rod Laver in how many men's singles finals?

Answer: 3

Laver won all Grand Slam events defeating Marty Mulligan at Wimbledon, and Roy Emerson at the Australian Open, French Open and U.S. Open.
6. Rod Laver and fellow Australian John Newcombe were the first players to win which two Grand Slam titles as an amateur and as a professional?

Answer: Wimbledon and U. S. Open

Along with Roy Emerson, Fred Stolle, Tony Roche, and Ken Rosewall, Laver and Newcombe led a dominant era in men's tennis for the Australian's in the 1950s and 1960s.
7. In 1971, John Newcombe defeated American Stan Smith in which Grand Slam men's singles final?

Answer: Wimbledon

Newcombe won seven men's singles Grand Slam titles, his last in 1975 against Jimmy Connors at the Australian Open.
8. Stan Smith defeated Czech player Jan Kodes in the 1971 U.S. Open men's singles final. Which University was Smith a three-time All-American?

Answer: University of Southern California

Smith won two Grand Slam titles in his career (1971 U.S. Open and 1972 Wimbledon).
9. Czech player Jan Kodes won which Grand Slam men's singles title twice, defeating Zeljko Franulovic in 1970 and Ilie Nastase in 1971?

Answer: French Open

Kodes' other Grand Slam men's singles title came in 1973 at Wimbledon when he defeated Alex Matreveli in the final.
10. Ilie Nastase and Jimmy Connors were good friends, often playing doubles together. In 1972, Nastase was the first professional sports figure to sign an endorsement contract with which sporting goods company?

Answer: Nike

Basketball great Michael Jordon may be the most famous, but Ilie Nastase was the first of many top sports figures to sign with Nike.
Source: Author ctownron

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