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Quiz about Battles for the Cup
Quiz about Battles for the Cup

Battles for the Cup Trivia Quiz


Many sports offer Cups as trophies to the winners. Can you identify these?

A multiple-choice quiz by shvdotr. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
shvdotr
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
379,380
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
450
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. One cup awarded to the winner of a collegiate football game is the Apple Cup. Which in-state and in-conference rivals play for this trophy each year? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. The Algarve Cup and the Cyprus Cup take place at the same time every year. France won the latter in 2012 and 2014, while England won in 2013 and 2015. The U.S. won the Algarve Cup, played in Portugal, nine times between 2003 and 2015. Which national teams compete for these cups in the world's most popular sport? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. While the Borg-Warner Trophy is given to the winner of the Indy 500, to what closely related competition was the BorgWarner Manufacturers' Challenge Cup (replaced by the AMSOIL Cup in 2010) awarded? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers, and Calgary Flames play for the Stanley Cup. For what cup do the Montreal Alouettes, Toronto Argonauts, Edmonton Eskimos, and Calgary Stampeders play for? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Named for Norwegian-American manufacturer Karsten Solheim, the Solheim Cup was first held in 1990, when the USA beat Europe. Similar to the Ryder Cup, the Solheim Cup pits a USA team versus a European team in what sport? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. The America's Cup is perhaps yachting's greatest prize. But, from 1983, to challenge the holder of the America's Cup, another racing series had to be won. What is the name of the prize that went to the winner of the America's Cup Challenger Series during that time? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which of the following claims to be the oldest continuing horse race in the world? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. The Mann Cup, Ross Cup, and Founders Cup are awarded to Canadian men's championship teams at three levels in the sport that in 1859 was declared Canada's "National Game." Which sport is this that dates back to 1100 AD? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. New Zealand and Australia play for the Bledisloe Cup. England and Scotland play for the Calcutta Cup. South Africa and Wales play for the Prince William Cup. Which sport, regarded as New Zealand's national sport and closely related to the All Blacks and the haka, are these cups awarded in? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. The Queen's Cup in England, the Cote d'Azur Cup in St. Tropez, Argentina's Diamond Cup, the Brazil Gold Cup, the Dubai Silver Cup, and the St. Moritz Silver Cup on Snow, are all awarded to winners of what sport's world tour? Its world championships are conducted once every three or four years. Argentina was the first nation to win four world championships (1987, 1992, 1998, 2011). Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. One cup awarded to the winner of a collegiate football game is the Apple Cup. Which in-state and in-conference rivals play for this trophy each year?

Answer: U. of Washington and Washington State

The State of Washington is the largest producer of apples in the United States, producing 42% of the nation's crop, and in 1989, the state government declared the apple to be the official state fruit. The two state schools have been playing each other since 1900 (Huskies of U-Dub (UW) vs. Wazzu's (WSU's) Cougars).

The winner was awarded the Governor's Cup from 1934 to 1961, but the trophy was renamed the Apple Cup in 1962.
2. The Algarve Cup and the Cyprus Cup take place at the same time every year. France won the latter in 2012 and 2014, while England won in 2013 and 2015. The U.S. won the Algarve Cup, played in Portugal, nine times between 2003 and 2015. Which national teams compete for these cups in the world's most popular sport?

Answer: women's soccer

It was said that the winner of the Algarve Cup, begun in 1994, was cursed in that they could never win the FIFA Women's World Cup in the same year. That "curse" was forever broken in 2015 when the USA Women's team won both. The Cyprus Cup is an invitation-only tournament played annually in Cyprus since 2008.
3. While the Borg-Warner Trophy is given to the winner of the Indy 500, to what closely related competition was the BorgWarner Manufacturers' Challenge Cup (replaced by the AMSOIL Cup in 2010) awarded?

Answer: Off-Road Auto Racing

The AMSOIL Cup race takes place each Labor Day weekend at Crandon International Raceway in Crandon, Wisconsin, an off-road short course facility that hosts the "World Championship Off-Road Races." The facility is located in the Wisconsin Northwoods on a 400-acre site known as the "Big House."
4. The Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers, and Calgary Flames play for the Stanley Cup. For what cup do the Montreal Alouettes, Toronto Argonauts, Edmonton Eskimos, and Calgary Stampeders play for?

Answer: Grey Cup

The Grey Cup game is the championship game for each season of the Canadian Football League, Canada's highest level of American-style football. Although many of the CFL teams have been playing each other since the 1920s, the league officially came into being in 1958.

The Grey Cup is the nation's largest annual sports event. CFL teams other than those in the question include the Hamilton Tiger Cats, Ottawa Redblacks, BC (British Columbia) Lions, Saskatchewan Roughriders, and Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
5. Named for Norwegian-American manufacturer Karsten Solheim, the Solheim Cup was first held in 1990, when the USA beat Europe. Similar to the Ryder Cup, the Solheim Cup pits a USA team versus a European team in what sport?

Answer: women's golf

The Solheim Cup tournament was begun in 1990 to be played every even-numbered year. Following the 9/11 attacks of 2001, the tournament was played in 2002 but shifted to odd-numbered years beginning in 2003.
6. The America's Cup is perhaps yachting's greatest prize. But, from 1983, to challenge the holder of the America's Cup, another racing series had to be won. What is the name of the prize that went to the winner of the America's Cup Challenger Series during that time?

Answer: Louis Vuitton Cup

The first winner of the Louis Vuitton Cup was Australia II, who went on to beat the holder Liberty (NY Yacht Club, USA). It was the first loss by the holder since 1851, when the NY Yacht Club beat the Royal Yacht Squadron (UK). The 132 year gap was the longest any sports trophy had been successfully defended.
7. Which of the following claims to be the oldest continuing horse race in the world?

Answer: Doncaster Cup

The Doncaster Gold Cup race was first run in 1766 at the Doncaster Racecourse in the large market town of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. The Doncaster Cup is the final leg of Britain's Stayers Triple Crown ("stayers" being race horses specializing in races over long distances), the other two races being the Gold Cup and the Goodwood Cup. Run in September, it is run over 2 miles and 2 furlongs.

The Melbourne Cup began in 1861, the Ayr Gold Cup (in Ayr, Scotland) in 1804, and the Breeders' Cup (USA) in 1984.
8. The Mann Cup, Ross Cup, and Founders Cup are awarded to Canadian men's championship teams at three levels in the sport that in 1859 was declared Canada's "National Game." Which sport is this that dates back to 1100 AD?

Answer: lacrosse

In the lacrosse game developed by the Iroquois before Europeans arrived in America, one village would play against another with possibly more than 100 players on each side and on a course up to a mile long. The Iroquois called the game "the little brother of war."
9. New Zealand and Australia play for the Bledisloe Cup. England and Scotland play for the Calcutta Cup. South Africa and Wales play for the Prince William Cup. Which sport, regarded as New Zealand's national sport and closely related to the All Blacks and the haka, are these cups awarded in?

Answer: rugby union

The sport of rugby originated in the 1830s in England at Rugby School in Rugby, Warwickshire. The three cups in our question are awarded in games of rugby union (15 players per side), which differs from rugby league football (13 players per side). Other forms of rugby include rugby sevens (7 players per side). There are also other rule differences aside from the number of players.

"All Blacks" is the official nickname of the "New Zealand national men's rugby union team." Besides New Zealand, rugby union is also the national sport of Fiji, Madagascar, Samoa, Tonga, and Wales.
10. The Queen's Cup in England, the Cote d'Azur Cup in St. Tropez, Argentina's Diamond Cup, the Brazil Gold Cup, the Dubai Silver Cup, and the St. Moritz Silver Cup on Snow, are all awarded to winners of what sport's world tour? Its world championships are conducted once every three or four years. Argentina was the first nation to win four world championships (1987, 1992, 1998, 2011).

Answer: polo

Polo originated in Persia sometime between the Sixth Century BC and the First Century AD. Modern polo is played by two teams of four players on horseback.

As an Olympic sport, gold medals were awarded in 1900, 1908, 1920, 1924, and 1936, with Britain winning in '08 and '20 and Argentina in '24 and '36. The two gold medal game teams in 1900 were both mixed UK-USA teams.
Source: Author shvdotr

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