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Pro Sports MVPs Trivia Quiz

These are questions related to various MVP award winners in the four major sports. Hope you have fun with this one!

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

Author
K-Rahk

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
218,885

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
329

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first player in NFL history to win an MVP award in his final season? Hint

Y.A. Title

Jim Brown

Barry Sanders

Sammy Baugh

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the first recipient of the NBA's most valuable player award not to be named one of the NBAs 50 greatest players? Hint

Oscar Robertson

Rick Barry

Bob McAdoo

Dave Cowens

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who won the Hart trophy as the NHLs most valuable player for the 1994-95 season? Hint

Eric Lindros

Jaromir Jagr

Mark Messier

Mario Lemieux

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Question 4 of 10

4. In 75 years of MLB between 1930 and 2005, how many triple crown winners failed to win a season MVP in the same season that they won the triple crown? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. In the first 40 Super Bowls, how many defensive players have won the NFL's MVP award? Hint

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many times did Randall Cunningham walked away with the NFLs season MVP award? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many consecutive years did Wayne Gretzky win the Hart trophy as the NHLs MVP? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these players had taken home the most NBA MVP awards? Hint

Wilt Chamberlain

Kareem Abdul Jabbar

Bill Russell

Michael Jordan

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Question 9 of 10

9. In the year of the pitcher in 1968, two men had career years, taking home not only Cy Young awards, but also their league's respective MVP awards as well. Can you name them? Hint

Denny McLain and Bob Gibson

Bob Gibson and Jim Palmer

Juan Marichal and Luis Tiant

Tom Seaver and Jim Palmer.

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Question 10 of 10

10. Add up Jimmie Foxx, Mike Schmidt, Joe DiMaggio, Roy Campanella and Yogi Berra. How many Major League baseball season MVP awards did these five men possess all together? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first player in NFL history to win an MVP award in his final season?

Answer: Jim Brown

Brown won the 1965 MVP award in his final season before moving on to his film career.

2. Who was the first recipient of the NBA's most valuable player award not to be named one of the NBAs 50 greatest players?

Answer: Bob McAdoo

All of these players did win an MVP award, but only McAdoo was not selected as one of the 50 greatest.

3. Who won the Hart trophy as the NHLs most valuable player for the 1994-95 season?

Answer: Eric Lindros

The leader of "The Legion of Doom", Lindros used incredible size, agility, and John LeClair to claim the prize.

4. In 75 years of MLB between 1930 and 2005, how many triple crown winners failed to win a season MVP in the same season that they won the triple crown?

Answer: 4

Ted Williams won two Triple Crowns, and didn't win the MVP in either year, losing in 1942 to Joe Gordon and in 1947 to Joe DiMaggio. Chuck Klein won the 1933 National League Triple Crown, but lost the MVP to Carl Hubbell. And finally, Lou Gehrig won the 1934 AL Triple Crown, but lost the MVP to Mickey Cochrane.

5. In the first 40 Super Bowls, how many defensive players have won the NFL's MVP award?

Answer: 3

Alan Page won with Roger Staubach in 1971. Merlin Olson with Ken Stabler won in 1974. And finally, Lawrence Taylor was the league's unanimous choice in 1986.

6. How many times did Randall Cunningham walked away with the NFLs season MVP award?

Answer: 3

The quarterback Cunningham won MVPs in 1988, 1990, and 1998.

7. How many consecutive years did Wayne Gretzky win the Hart trophy as the NHLs MVP?

Answer: 8

Gretzky took the award home from 1980-1987. In four of those seasons, 'the great one' scored over 200 points!

8. Which of these players had taken home the most NBA MVP awards?

Answer: Kareem Abdul Jabbar

Lew Alcindor, later changing his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won six MVPs. Russell and Jordan won five each, and the mighty Wilt won four.

9. In the year of the pitcher in 1968, two men had career years, taking home not only Cy Young awards, but also their league's respective MVP awards as well. Can you name them?

Answer: Denny McLain and Bob Gibson

McLain won an incredible 31 games for the American League's Detroit Tigers, while Gibson posted an astounding 1.12 ERA for the NLs St. Louis Cardinals. It was fitting that both teams made the World Series that year.

10. Add up Jimmie Foxx, Mike Schmidt, Joe DiMaggio, Roy Campanella and Yogi Berra. How many Major League baseball season MVP awards did these five men possess all together?

Answer: 15

Each one of these great players won three.

Source: Author K-Rahk

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