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A Year in Sports [3] Trivia Quiz

Another in a series of sporting events that happened in a certain year. Lots of hints, and you just pick the year. I hope that you have fun! :-)

A multiple-choice quiz by Nightmare. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Nightmare

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
250,640

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

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Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. This was a year for Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh Pirates won their second World Series of the decade. In the Super Bowl, the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Cowboys, 35-31. In the NCAA Basketball Championship, Michigan St. beat Indiana State, 75-64. Which year was this? Hint

1998

1979

1951

1966

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Question 2 of 10

2. This year saw the NCAA Basketball Championship pitting Duke against Arizona. The Diamondbacks won the World Series. In the Stanley Cup, Colorado beat New Jersey. Also, the Kentucky Derby Champion was Monarchos. Which sports year was this? Hint

1989

1947

1968

2001

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Question 3 of 10

3. The women's Wimbledon saw Martina Navratilova beat Chris Evert Lloyd in the finals. For the men, Boris Becker beat Kevin Curren. Oklahoma was the NCAA Football Champions with their 11-1 record. And finally, Spend A Buck won the Kentucy Derby. Which year was this? Hint

1985

1967

2002

1950

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Question 4 of 10

4. This year saw the Cardinals, along with their NL MVP Dizzy Dean, go all the way to the World Series. While Cavalcade was the Kentucky Derby Champion, Peace Chance won the Belmont. In the World Cup, Italy defeated Czechoslovakia in overtime. What was the year? Hint

1934

1981

1966

1915

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Question 5 of 10

5. Texas was the NCAA Football Champions in this year. The White Sox stopped a World Series drought. At Wimbledon, Roger Federer defeated Andy Roddick, 6-2, 7-6 (7-2), and 6-4. In the Super Bowl, the Patriots beat the Eagles. Which year did all this happen? Hint

2005

1978

1992

1959

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Question 6 of 10

6. In this year, the Kentucky Derby Champion was Chateaugay. The Dodgers skunked the Yankees in the World Series. The Wimbledon women's champion was Margaret Smith, who defeated Billie Jean Moffitt. Finally, in an exciting NCAA Basketball Championship game, Loyola-IL beat Cincinnati. Which year did this happen? Hint

1963

1949

1988

1926

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Question 7 of 10

7. This year saw the great Ted Williams win his final MVP for the Red Sox. It also saw the Yankees win the first of five consecutive World Series. The Minneapolis Lakers were the NBA Champions. Ponder won the Kentucky Derby while finishing second to Capot at Belmont. The NCAA Football Champions was Notre Dame with their perfect 10-0 season. Which year was this? Hint

1966

1928

1985

1949

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Kentucky Derby champion was His Eminence in this year. The Winnipeg Victorias were the Stanley Cup champions. Harvard and Michigan shared the title for NCAA Football champions. This year also saw a new league enter baseball. The league was called the American League. Which year was this? Hint

1888

1918

1869

1901

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Question 9 of 10

9. Due to war, there were no Wimbledon tournaments held. Whirlaway won the horse racing Triple Crown, the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont Stakes. It also saw Joe DiMaggio win his second of three MVPs for baseball. Which year was this? Hint

1963

1930

1941

1952

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Question 10 of 10

10. The first World Series was played in this year. Also in baseball, and it would never be solved, the death of Ed Delahanty occurred. The Stanley Cup winners was the Ottawa Silver Seven. Finally, Judge Himes was the Kentucky Derby Champion while Flocarline was the fourth fillie in history to win the Preakness. Which year was it? Hint

1882

1921

1944

1903

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: 1979

The Pirates' Willie Stargell was the World Series MVP in their win over the Orioles. Terry Bradshaw was the MVP of Super Bowl XIII.

Answer: 2001

Duke won the championship with their 82-72 win over Arizona. The Diamondbacks won their first World Series in franchise history with their four games to three win over the Orioles. Colorado won the Cup four games to three.

Answer: 1985

Martina took her title with matches of 4-6, 6-3, and 6-2. It wasn't quite that easy for Becker, as he endured 6-3, 6-7, 7-6, and 6-4. Also in 1985, the Royals defeated the Cardinals in the World Series.

Answer: 1934

1934 was the only year that Dean won a MVP. The Cardinals beat the Tigers, four games to three. In a closely fought World Cup match, Italy won it 2-1.

Answer: 2005

New England beat Philadelphia, 24-21. The White Sox won their first World Series since 1917 with their win over the Astros.

Answer: 1963

The Dodgers and Sandy Koufax were too much for Whitey Ford and the Yankees, as the Los Angeles club put the pinstripes down, four games to none. Cincinnati lost the NCAA Championship in a thriller, 60-58 in overtime.

Answer: 1949

Williams won his two MVPs in 1946 and 1949. The Yankees beat the Dodgers in the World Series. The Yankees were managed by the legendary Casey Stengel.

Answer: 1901

The American League began with eight teams. They were the Chicago White Sox who won the first pennant, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, Washington Senators, Cleveland Blues, and the Milwaukee Brewers. Also in 1901, Charlotte Sterry was the Wimbledon women's champion.

Answer: 1941

Whirlaway also won the Lawrence Realization Stakes and the Travers Stakes in 1941. He was also the Eclipse Horse of the Year. He was horse of the year in 1942 also. The Yankees also beat the Dodgers in the World Series. It was manager Joe McCarthy's sixth of eight World Series titles with New York.

Answer: 1903

The Hall of Famer, Ed Delahanty of the Washington Senators, died when he fell off Niagara Falls on July 2. Was he pushed, was it an accident, or was it suicide? The incident will never come to closure. Since the Preakness began, Flocarline was the fourth of 52 fillies to win it. In the inaugural World Series, the Boston Pilgrims defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates, five games to three.

Source: Author Nightmare

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