FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!

2006: The Year in Sports Trivia Quiz

2006 was a great year in the sports. How much do you know about it?

A multiple-choice quiz by quikkings711. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
quikkings711

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
247,915

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
722

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Who won the Daytona 500 and then went on to win the Nextel Cup Championship? Hint

Jimmie Johnson

Michael Waltrip

Dale Earnhardt Jr

Jeff Gordon

NEXT>

Question 2 of 10

2. Detroit Red Wings won the Stanley Cup Finals.

True

False

NEXT>

Question 3 of 10

3. Who won the NBA Finals by beating the Dallas Mavericks? Hint

Detroit Pistons

San Antonio Spurs

Miami Heat

Cleveland Cavaliers

NEXT>

Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the MVP of the NBA Finals in 2006? Hint

Dirk Nowitzki

LeBron James

Dwyane Wade

Ben Wallace

NEXT>

Question 5 of 10

5. Who won the FIFA World Cup? Hint

France

Germany

United States

Italy

NEXT>

Question 6 of 10

6. Which player from Germany scored the most goals in the FIFA World Cup? Hint

Miroslav Klose

Ronaldo

Zinedine Zidane

Adriano

NEXT>

Question 7 of 10

7. Who won the Tour de France but was disqualified two months later? Hint

Erik Zabel

Lance Armstrong

Floyd Landis

Andreas Kioden

NEXT>

Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the Italian which was awarded the best youth rider in the Tour de France? Hint

Markus Fothen

Floyd Landis

Matthieu Sprick

Damiano Cunego

NEXT>

Question 9 of 10

9. Where was the 2006 Winter Olympics Games held? Hint

Salt Lake City, USA

Vancouver, Canada

Nagano, Japan

Torino, Italy

NEXT>

Question 10 of 10

10. Which country won the most medals at the Winter Olympics? Hint

United States

Russia

Finland

Germany

(Optional) Create a Free FunTrivia ID to save the points you are about to earn:

Select a User ID:

Choose a Password:

Your Email:

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who won the Daytona 500 and then went on to win the Nextel Cup Championship?

Answer: Jimmie Johnson

It was the first Daytona 500 victory and Nextel Cup title for Jimmie Johnson.

2. Detroit Red Wings won the Stanley Cup Finals.

Answer: False

The highly favored Detroit Red Wings were ousted in the 1st round by the eighth seeded team, Edmonton Oilers.

3. Who won the NBA Finals by beating the Dallas Mavericks?

Answer: Miami Heat

The Miami Heat won the finals, 4-2.

4. Who was the MVP of the NBA Finals in 2006?

Answer: Dwyane Wade

Dwyane Wade was hot in the playoffs, he totaled over 10 three-pointers in the entire playoffs when he only had 9 of them in the regular season.

5. Who won the FIFA World Cup?

Answer: Italy

Italy beat France in the infamous championship game in which a France star player, Zinedine Zidane, was ejected for head-butting an Italian player.

6. Which player from Germany scored the most goals in the FIFA World Cup?

Answer: Miroslav Klose

Miroslav Klose scored 5 goals in the tournament.

7. Who won the Tour de France but was disqualified two months later?

Answer: Floyd Landis

Floyd Landis was the 8th straight American to win it all. Lance Armstrong won 7 straight before he retired from the sport in 2005. He was stripped of all wins in November 2012.
Landis was disqualified two months after the Tour, in August 2006, as both urine samples taken during the Tour were positive for testosterone.

8. Who was the Italian which was awarded the best youth rider in the Tour de France?

Answer: Damiano Cunego

Damiano Cunego won over Markus Fothen by only 38 seconds.

9. Where was the 2006 Winter Olympics Games held?

Answer: Torino, Italy

Torino is located at the foothills of the Alps alongside the border of Italy-France.

10. Which country won the most medals at the Winter Olympics?

Answer: Germany

Germany won the total of 29 medals overall.

Source: Author quikkings711

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor Nightmare before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.