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Sports Trivia For Experts Trivia Quiz

Hard questions about little known sports trivia.

A multiple-choice quiz by morrow. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
morrow

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
69,190

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
748

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Question 1 of 10

1. What image does basketball star Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs have tattooed on his chest? Hint

Joker

Merlin

Batman

Robin

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the first American hockey team to win the Stanley Cup? Hint

Penguins

Blue Jackets

Seahawks

Metropolitans

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who introduced the word caddie to golf? Hint

Mary Queen of Scots

Jack Lemmon

Al Sharpton

Jack Nicholas

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Question 4 of 10

4. As of the year 2001, how many major league baseball teams have won 100 games three years in a row? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who was the first African American to play in a National Basketball Association game? Hint

Chuck Cooper

Jerome Snyder

Nat Clifton

Earl Lloyd

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Question 6 of 10

6. After what baseball player did funnyman Bill Murray name his son? Hint

Daniel Pittman

Pete Rose

Ty Cobb

Ernie Banks

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many Rolls-Royces did heavyweight boxing champ Jack Dempsey buy during his lifetime? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the first player in baseball history to win the seventh and final game of a World Series with a ninth-inning home run? Hint

Ty Cobb

James Sterling

Pete Rose

Bill Mazeroski

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Question 9 of 10

9. By how many strokes did 21-year-old Tiger Woods win the 1997 Masters golf tournament? Hint

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Question 10 of 10

10. Martina Hingis was the first woman to be on the cover of what magazine? Hint

Time

Sports Digest

Sports Illustrated

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What image does basketball star Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs have tattooed on his chest?

Answer: Merlin

He has a joker on his back.

2. What was the first American hockey team to win the Stanley Cup?

Answer: Metropolitans

They won in 1917.

3. Who introduced the word caddie to golf?

Answer: Mary Queen of Scots

She was also the first female golfer. It is from the French word cadet, which meant 'little chief'

4. As of the year 2001, how many major league baseball teams have won 100 games three years in a row?

Answer: 4

The Philadelphia Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, Baltimore Orioles, and the Atlanta Braves.

5. Who was the first African American to play in a National Basketball Association game?

Answer: Earl Lloyd

He did so on October 31, 1950 with the Washington Capitols. He played one day before two other African Americans took the court for NBA teams. The other two were Chuck 'Tarzan' Cooper for the Boston Celtics, and Nat 'Sweetwater' Clinton for the New York Knicks.

6. After what baseball player did funnyman Bill Murray name his son?

Answer: Ernie Banks

Chicago Cub's own Ernie Banks. Bill named his son Homer Banks Murray.

7. How many Rolls-Royces did heavyweight boxing champ Jack Dempsey buy during his lifetime?

Answer: 6

He bought one for each of his successful title fights.

8. Who was the first player in baseball history to win the seventh and final game of a World Series with a ninth-inning home run?

Answer: Bill Mazeroski

For the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1960. They were tied with the New York Yankees 9-9 when he hit a leadoff home run.

9. By how many strokes did 21-year-old Tiger Woods win the 1997 Masters golf tournament?

Answer: 12

This was the largest winning margin in any major golf tournament since 1862. The victory which was a record 18 under par made Woods the youngest player to win the Masters.

10. Martina Hingis was the first woman to be on the cover of what magazine?

Answer: GQ

She is the Czech born tennis phenomenom. She was on the cover in June 1998 and was wearing a very revealing white mini dress.

Source: Author morrow

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