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Quiz about 1969 An Amazing Year in Sports
Quiz about 1969 An Amazing Year in Sports

1969: An Amazing Year in Sports Quiz


Many people remember 1969 as the year man first stepped foot onto another world. Let's see if you can remember what happened in the world of sports that year.

A multiple-choice quiz by RedHook13. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
RedHook13
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
396,926
Updated
Jun 12 23
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
250
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Question 1 of 10
1. In January, 1969, a quarterback nicknamed Broadway Joe played amazingly during the Super Bowl. Can you name the team he played for? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. One of the most amazing NHL teams in history captured one of their many Stanley Cup championships in 1969. Which team was this? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Sadly in 1969, the boxing community would lose an amazing fighter in a plane crash. Which boxer was it? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The NBA finals in 1969 featured yet another amazing matchup between two notorious rivals. Which two were they? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which of the following amazing races was won by famed driver Mario Andretti in 1969? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. An amazing Brazilian soccer/football player named Edson Arantes do Nascimento scored his 1,000th goal in 1969. What other name did he go by?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 7 of 10
7. San Francisco Giants pitcher Gaylord Perry had an amazing day on July 20, 1969, the same day Neil Armstrong landed on the moon. What did he do that was so amazing?
Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Two Australians amazed the tennis scene in 1969. Rod Laver captured the Grand Slam for the men. Margaret Court ended up one win short for the women. Which tournament did she not win? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which amazing coach, whose name appears on the Super Bowl trophy, coached his last NFL game in 1969?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname )
Question 10 of 10
10. Which Major League Baseball team earned their "Amazin'" nickname in 1969? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In January, 1969, a quarterback nicknamed Broadway Joe played amazingly during the Super Bowl. Can you name the team he played for?

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.
2. One of the most amazing NHL teams in history captured one of their many Stanley Cup championships in 1969. Which team was this?

Answer: Montreal Canadiens

The Montreal Canadiens were founded in 1909 and is one of the six original teams of the National Hockey League. They are also one of the most successful teams of the NHL, having captured 24 Stanley Cup championships between 1915 and 1993. In 1969, the Canadiens swept the St. Louis Blues in four games to claim their 16th Stanley Cup championship.

Despite losing, it was the Blues second appearance in the Stanley Cup championship after debuting as an expansion team in 1967. In 1967, the size of the NHL doubled from six teams to twelve.
3. Sadly in 1969, the boxing community would lose an amazing fighter in a plane crash. Which boxer was it?

Answer: Rocky Marciano

Rocco Francis Marchegiano (aka Rocky Marciano) was an American professional boxer from Brockton, Massachusetts. He was born on September 1, 1923 and was given the nickname "The Brockton Blockbuster". He held the world heavyweight championship from 1952-1956. Rocky Marciano went undefeated having won all 49 of his professional bouts before he retired in 1956. Sadly Rocky Marciano was killed when a small aircraft he was traveling on crashed in Des Moines, Iowa on August 31, 1969. Marciano was 45 years old when he died.
4. The NBA finals in 1969 featured yet another amazing matchup between two notorious rivals. Which two were they?

Answer: Boston Celtics & Los Angeles Lakers

The Boston Celtics were the team to beat in the 1960s. They had competed in the NBA Finals every year from 1957-1969, winning 11 of them under the leadership of legendary coach Red Auerbach. In 1969, the Celtics defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA championship.

The Celtics and Lakers have the most famous rivalry in the NBA having faced each other in the Finals twelve times in the history of the NBA.
5. Which of the following amazing races was won by famed driver Mario Andretti in 1969?

Answer: Indianapolis 500

Mario Andretti is an American race car driver who immigrated from Italy in 1955. Andretti won the United States Auto Club championship in 1965, 1966 and 1969. However, despite his successes in the sport in general, Mario Andretti captured only one win at the Indianapolis 500 (1969) after having competed in the race 29 times. Mario Andretti won the Daytona 500 in 1967. Andretti was inducted into the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame in 1986.
6. An amazing Brazilian soccer/football player named Edson Arantes do Nascimento scored his 1,000th goal in 1969. What other name did he go by?

Answer: Pele

Edson Arantes do Nascimento is one of the most famous soccer/football players in history. He was more commonly known as Pele. He debuted with the Santos FC in Brazil in 1956. He would later help the Brazilian national team claim three FIFA World Cup championships (1958, 1962 and 1970). Pele scored his 1,000th goal on November 19, 1969 when his Santos FC club faced off against the Vasco Da Gama football club in Rio de Janeiro.

He retired in 1977 accumulating a total of 1,281 goals in his career.
7. San Francisco Giants pitcher Gaylord Perry had an amazing day on July 20, 1969, the same day Neil Armstrong landed on the moon. What did he do that was so amazing?

Answer: Hit a home run

Gaylord Perry was a Hall of Fame pitcher for the San Francisco Giants. While Gaylord Perry had a stellar pitching record, his batting skills was one of the worst in the league. Perry's former manager Alvin Dark had allegedly joked about Perry's hitting to a reporter in 1963 saying, "Mark my words, a man will land on the moon before Gaylord Perry hits a home run." Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin touched down on the Moon on July 20, 1969 at 12:17 pm PST. Later in the day, Gaylord Perry would hit his first career home run during a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
8. Two Australians amazed the tennis scene in 1969. Rod Laver captured the Grand Slam for the men. Margaret Court ended up one win short for the women. Which tournament did she not win?

Answer: Wimbledon

The Grand Slam in tennis is comprised of four major events, the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. In 1969, Australians Rod Laver and Margaret Court dominated the scene. Rod Laver won all four tournaments for the men. Margaret Court, however, only won three of the four for the women.

She lost to British tennis player Ann Jones in the semifinal round of the Wimbledon tournament in England. American tennis star Billie Jean King would go on to defeat Jones in the final round.
9. Which amazing coach, whose name appears on the Super Bowl trophy, coached his last NFL game in 1969?

Answer: Vince Lombardi

Vince Lombardi (1913-1970) is one of the most recognized coaches in NFL history. He led his team to the NFL Championship five times in his career, most notably leading the Green Bay Packers to victory in Super Bowls I and II. On December 21, 1969, Vince Lombardi coached his last game losing to the Dallas Cowboys 20-10 as the head coach of the Washington Redskins. Lombardi would die of colon cancer less than a year later.

The Super Bowl trophy was later dedicated to Vince Lombardi after his death in 1970.
10. Which Major League Baseball team earned their "Amazin'" nickname in 1969?

Answer: New York Mets

From their debut in 1962 up until 1969, the New York Mets were considered one of the worst teams in the league. They lost a major league record 120 games in their first season alone and lost more than 100 games in four of their next six seasons. In 1969, the Mets would earn their Amazin' nickname by ending the 1969 regular season with a league leading 100-62 record and then moving on to claim their first World Series victory, defeating the Baltimore Orioles in five games.

Their performance in 1969 earned them the "Miracle Mets" nickname as well.
Source: Author RedHook13

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