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Quiz about Harder Sports Nicknames
Quiz about Harder Sports Nicknames

Harder Sports Nicknames Trivia Quiz


I'll give you a nickname. You choose from the multiple choices the answer you think is correct. If you enjoy this quiz, you would probably like my earlier sports nicknames quiz. You can locate it by clicking on 'root17' (my ID).

A multiple-choice quiz by root17. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
root17
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
17,278
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
15 / 20
Plays
4004
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: BarbaraMcI (17/20), Guest 66 (9/20), Johnmcmanners (20/20).
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Question 1 of 20
1. Who is known as 'The Old Professor'? Hint


Question 2 of 20
2. Who is known as 'Night Train'? Hint


Question 3 of 20
3. Who is known as 'Too Tall'? Hint


Question 4 of 20
4. Who is known as the 'The Toe'? Hint


Question 5 of 20
5. Who is known as 'Deacon'? Hint


Question 6 of 20
6. Who is known as 'Crazylegs'? Hint


Question 7 of 20
7. Who is known as 'Earl the Pearl'? Hint


Question 8 of 20
8. Who is known as 'The Rocket' (in ice hockey)? Hint


Question 9 of 20
9. Who is known as the 'Galloping Ghost'? Hint


Question 10 of 20
10. Who is known as 'Bunny'? Hint


Question 11 of 20
11. Who is known as 'Goose' (the original one)? Hint


Question 12 of 20
12. Who is known as 'Lefty'? Hint


Question 13 of 20
13. Who is known as 'Whitey'? Hint


Question 14 of 20
14. Who is known as the "Flying Dutchman"? Hint


Question 15 of 20
15. Who is known as 'Sandy'? Hint


Question 16 of 20
16. Who is known as 'Rusty'? Hint


Question 17 of 20
17. Who is known as 'Golden Wheels'? Hint


Question 18 of 20
18. Who is known as 'Dandy'? Hint


Question 19 of 20
19. Who is known as 'Mailman'? Hint


Question 20 of 20
20. Who is known as 'Ace'? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who is known as 'The Old Professor'?

Answer: Casey Stengel

2. Who is known as 'Night Train'?

Answer: Dick Lane

3. Who is known as 'Too Tall'?

Answer: Ed Jones

Ed 'Too Tall' Jones stood 6' 9' and was an all-star defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys. He went into pro boxing on national television in 1979 and won, then added five more wins before returning to the gridiron. Like Rocky Marciano, 'Too Tall' retired undefeated.
4. Who is known as the 'The Toe'?

Answer: Lou Groza

5. Who is known as 'Deacon'?

Answer: David Jones

6. Who is known as 'Crazylegs'?

Answer: Elroy Hirsch

7. Who is known as 'Earl the Pearl'?

Answer: Vernon Monroe

8. Who is known as 'The Rocket' (in ice hockey)?

Answer: Maurice Richard

In football, Raghib Ismail is known as 'Rocket.'
9. Who is known as the 'Galloping Ghost'?

Answer: Harold 'Red' Grange

10. Who is known as 'Bunny'?

Answer: H. W. Austin

11. Who is known as 'Goose' (the original one)?

Answer: Leon Allen Goslin

In baseball, Richard Gossage is also known as 'Goose.'
12. Who is known as 'Lefty'?

Answer: Vernon Gomez

13. Who is known as 'Whitey'?

Answer: Edward Ford

14. Who is known as the "Flying Dutchman"?

Answer: Honus Wagner

Wagner was one of the Baseball Hall of Fame's five original inductees in 1936. in 1905, he became the first baseball player to have his signature branded into a Louisville Slugger baseball bat.
15. Who is known as 'Sandy'?

Answer: Sanford Braun

You probably know him as Sandy Koufax. Born Sanford Braun, he took the name of his stepfather, attorney Irving Koufax.
16. Who is known as 'Rusty'?

Answer: Russell Wallace

17. Who is known as 'Golden Wheels'?

Answer: Elbert Dubenion

18. Who is known as 'Dandy'?

Answer: Don Meredith

19. Who is known as 'Mailman'?

Answer: Karl Malone

Malone got his nickname the 'Mailman' from a Louisiana sportswriter who noted 'he always delivers.'
20. Who is known as 'Ace'?

Answer: Clarence Parker

Source: Author root17

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