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FunTrivia Sports Mix: Vol 2 Trivia Quiz

A mix of 10 Sports questions, submitted by 10 different FunTrivia players! The first few questions are easy, but the last couple are tough!

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

Author
FTBot

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
408,005

Updated
Jan 26 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
539

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Question 1 of 10

1. As children we are taught not to steal, or take things that are not our own. Which sport allows players to 'steal bases'? Hint

tennis

football

baseball

basketball

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Question 2 of 10

2. SOCCER. This woman played as a goalie for the Seattle Reign women's soccer team. She also played for the USA national team in the Olympics and the World Cup (2007, 2011). Who was this goalie? Hint

Mia Hamm

Joan Rivers

Kristine Lilly

Hope Solo

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the name of the world famous sled dog race that starts every year in Willow, Alaska? Hint

Idolatry

Idiom

Idiotic

Iditarod

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Question 4 of 10

4. In United States basketball, the most well known female league is abbreviated as what? Hint

FNBA

WNBA

LNBA

GNBA

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Question 5 of 10

5. TRACK & FIELD: Josy Barthel's surprise win at the 1952 Olympics in the 1500-meter race was such a shock that the Olympic orchestra, not having the sheet music for which country's national anthem, simply improvised it? Hint

Luxembourg

Japan

Canada

France

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Question 6 of 10

6. BASEBALL- What position did the great Cy Young play? Hint

First Base

Catcher

Center Field

Pitcher

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Question 7 of 10

7. RUGBY LEAGUE- Which of these is an honour given to the most outstanding rugby league player each year, as voted by Super League players themselves? Hint

Man of Plastic

Man of Bronze

Man of Wood

Man of Steel

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Question 8 of 10

8. BASEBALL: What is a "beanball"? Hint

slang for a home run

a ballpark snack

a pitch thrown at the batter's head

a training ball filled with beans

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Question 9 of 10

9. ROWING: Rowing races are conducted over a 2,000 metre course, with several different configurations of rowers. Which of these categories would cover the distance the quickest? Hint

Quad sculls

Lightweight single sculls

Coxed pairs

Eights

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which city was the first to host the Summer Olympic Games three times? Hint

London

Los Angeles

Athens

Paris

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. As children we are taught not to steal, or take things that are not our own. Which sport allows players to 'steal bases'?

Answer: baseball

Stealing a base is when a runner on base successfully tries to get to the next base while the pitcher is pitching.

Question by player HappyCamper48

2. SOCCER. This woman played as a goalie for the Seattle Reign women's soccer team. She also played for the USA national team in the Olympics and the World Cup (2007, 2011). Who was this goalie?

Answer: Hope Solo

Hope Solo was a two-time Olympic gold medalist in 2008 and 2012. She first played for the U.S national team in 2000. She earned over 100 caps for USA.
Mia Hamm (retired 2004) and Kristine Lilly (retired 2010) were strikers.

Question by player tritran5555

3. What is the name of the world famous sled dog race that starts every year in Willow, Alaska?

Answer: Iditarod

The Iditarod was first run in 1973. Sled dog racing is one of the few sports in which men and women compete against each other. While the trail has varied, it has always been grueling, dangerous, and cold. Wind chill factors of -100F (-73C) have been experienced.

Question by player dcpddc478

4. In United States basketball, the most well known female league is abbreviated as what?

Answer: WNBA

The Women's National Basketball Association is the highest women's league in US basketball. In 2009, it consisted of 13 teams and its motto is, "Expect Great". It is a spin-off of the men's National Basketball Association.

Question by player dim_dude

Answer: Luxembourg

The top two contenders for the gold medal were a German athlete and an American athlete, the national anthems of which the orchestra was surely ready to play. After Barthel surged at the end of the race, he crossed the finish line and won the gold medal. Overcome with emotion (Luxembourg had only ever won a silver medal in the history of the Olympics previously), Barthel stood atop the podium as the orchestra improvised a national anthem seemingly from thin air.

Question by player trident

6. BASEBALL- What position did the great Cy Young play?

Answer: Pitcher

Young played in the majors from 1890-1911 and recorded a remarkable 511 career wins.

Question by player cardsfan_027

7. RUGBY LEAGUE- Which of these is an honour given to the most outstanding rugby league player each year, as voted by Super League players themselves?

Answer: Man of Steel

Man of Steel was started in 1977 in the days before Super League. It was originally the rugby league press who voted for this player but, since 2008, it is the other Super League players who make their choice. Ellery Hanley was the first to win the Man of Steel award three times (playing for Bradford Northern in 1985, and for Wigan in 1987 and 1989).

A player from St Helens won the award every year from 2000 to 2008 except for 2003 and 2004.

Question by player Kenners158

8. BASEBALL: What is a "beanball"?

Answer: a pitch thrown at the batter's head

Slang terms for a person's head, including "bean," "noggin," and "coconut" are ancient and common. Dating back to at least 1905, "bean" was in use in baseball slang, as a verb, specifically meaning to throw a pitch which hits a batter in the head. Such a pitch thus became a "bean ball." The term generally connotes a deliberate attempt to hit the batter as an act of retaliation, intimidation or plain malice, as opposed to a "brush back" pitch, designed to move a batter back from the plate for strategic advantage.

Question by player Nealzineatser

9. ROWING: Rowing races are conducted over a 2,000 metre course, with several different configurations of rowers. Which of these categories would cover the distance the quickest?

Answer: Eights

Prior to the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, the record for the Men's Eights (5m:18.68s) was almost a minute and a half faster for the largest team, over the single scull rower (6m 41.03s). The Quads (5m 32.26s) and Pairs (6m 33.26s) were proportionally spread between the extremes.

Question by player ozzz2002

10. Which city was the first to host the Summer Olympic Games three times?

Answer: London

London hosted the Olympics in 1908, 1948 and 2012. Athens was the venue in 1896 and 2004 (plus the unofficial 1906 "Intercalated" Games), Paris in 1900 and 1924 while LA hosted in 1932 and 1984.

Question by player buchok

Source: Author FTBot

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