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Sports General Trivia Quiz

These are a mixed bag of pretty easy sports questions hope you enjoy

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

Author
donkong

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
2,964

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The first man to break 4 minutes in the mile was _________ ? Hint

Steve Ovett

John Walker

Roger Bannister

Sebastian Coe

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who won the fastest (average speed) Indianapolis 500 in history? Hint

Jacques Villeneuve

A.J. Foyt

Eddie Cheever

Arie Luyendyk

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Question 3 of 10

3. How old was Mike Tyson when he first won a part of the World Heavyweight Championship? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which United States figure skater has won the most U.S. Championships? Hint

Dick Button

Brian Boitano

Peggy Fleming

Dorothy Hamill

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who is the all-time leading scorer in NCAA men's basketball (Division I)? Hint

Michael Jordan

Shaquille O'Neal

Wilt Chamberlain

Pete Maravich

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race commemorates a famous midwinter emergency mission to get medical supplies to Nome, Alaska in 1925 for what epidemic? Hint

Diphtheria

Measles

Typhoid

Rubella

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who held the Olympic record for the men's 100m dash before it was broken by Usain Bolt in 2012? Hint

Jesse Owens

Ben Johnson

Donovan Bailey

Carl Lewis

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Question 8 of 10

8. The nickname of Texas Christian University is: Hint

Longhorns

Horned Frogs

Aggies

Missionaries

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Question 9 of 10

9. Nolan Ryan is the well-known strikeout king of Major League Baseball with over 5700 career strikeouts - but who is second on the career list? Hint

Roger Clemens

Cy Young

Tom Seaver

Sandy Koufax

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following has won two National League batting titles? Hint

Jeff Kent

Willie Stargell

Larry Walker

Maury Wills

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The first man to break 4 minutes in the mile was _________ ?

Answer: Roger Bannister

3:59.4 at the Iffley track in Oxford in 1954.

2. Who won the fastest (average speed) Indianapolis 500 in history?

Answer: Arie Luyendyk

185.987 mph in 1990.

3. How old was Mike Tyson when he first won a part of the World Heavyweight Championship?

Answer: 20

1986 - He knocked out Trevor Berbick-who looked scared to death - in the 2nd round at Las Vegas.

4. Which United States figure skater has won the most U.S. Championships?

Answer: Dick Button

Button won 7 consecutive times-- Fleming won 5--Boitano 4--Hamill 3

5. Who is the all-time leading scorer in NCAA men's basketball (Division I)?

Answer: Pete Maravich

Pistol Pete averaged an astounding 44.2 points per game en route to scoring 3667 points for Louisiana State University from 1968-1970

6. The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race commemorates a famous midwinter emergency mission to get medical supplies to Nome, Alaska in 1925 for what epidemic?

Answer: Diphtheria

Stretching from Anchorage to Nome the course covers between 1151 and 1161 miles.

7. Who held the Olympic record for the men's 100m dash before it was broken by Usain Bolt in 2012?

Answer: Donovan Bailey

9.84 Seconds in the 1996 Olympics (Johnson ran a 9.79 in 1988 but was disqualified for testing positive for steroids in 1988). Usian Bolt ran 9.63 seconds in 2012.

8. The nickname of Texas Christian University is:

Answer: Horned Frogs

Located in Fort Worth

9. Nolan Ryan is the well-known strikeout king of Major League Baseball with over 5700 career strikeouts - but who is second on the career list?

Answer: Roger Clemens

Clemens surpassed Steve Carlton for the number two spot in 2004 with the Astros.

10. Which of the following has won two National League batting titles?

Answer: Larry Walker

Hitting over .400 at Coors Field - Walker has hit .363 and .379 the past two years for the Colorado Rockies.

Source: Author donkong

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