Sports Trivia Questions XI

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In 1989, Cuba's Javier Sotomayor was the first person to clear eight feet in what sport?

       a. Pole vault
       b. Long jump
       c. High jump
       d. Hammer toss


Greg Maddux threw just 78 pitches in nine innings in 1997. But the record is 58, hurled by Red Barret for the same team. Which team gave us both Barret and Maddux?

       a. Braves
       b. Cubs
       c. Red Sox
       d. Dodgers


At first, I tried to correct the false story that Hitler refused to shake my hand in 1936. Eventually, I gave up and even started using the anecdote in my motivational speeches. Who am I?

       a. Jesse Owens
       b. Joe Louis
       c. Babe Ruth
       d. Red Grange


Wrongly credited with saying, "Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing," this legendary Packers coach actually said, "Winning isn't everything, but wanting to is" and explained, in his 1970 biography, "I sure as hell didn't mean for people to crush human values and morality." Who was he?

       a. Vince Lombardi
       b. Mike Ditka
       c. Knute Rockne
       d. Tom Landry


At the 1912 Olympics, who reportedly replied, "Thanks, king," when Sweden's Gustav V told him that he was "the greatest athlete in the world"?

       a. Babe Ruth
       b. Jim Thorpe
       c. Babe Didrikson
       d. Red Grange


He was nicknamed Red, and fans called him the Galloping Ghost. In 1925, he ignited national interest in the NFL when George Halas signed him to the Chicago Bears. Who was he?

       a. Red Grange
       b. Knute Rockne
       c. George Gipp
       d. Jim Thorpe


Which of these was not one of the names of Toronto's NHL team, but was the name of Hamilton's briefly existing franchise?

       a. Arenas
       b. St Pats
       c. Tigers
       d. Maple Leafs


In 1904, what city's Olympics included "Anthropology Days", in which "costumed members of the uncivilized tribes" competed in such demeaning events as mud throwing?

       a. Paris
       b. London
       c. St Louis
       d. Athens


What black pitcher was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1971, despite a losing record in Major League Baseball?

       a. Satchel Paige
       b. Rollie Fingers
       c. Cy Young
       d. Nap Lajoie


As of 2012, all of these events are part of the Commonwealth Games, but which one is also part of the Olympics?

       a. Squash
       b. Badminton
       c. Lawn bowling
       d. Rugby sevens


In 2010, Brooklyn Decker made the cover of Sports Illustrated, thanks to its swimsuit issue, although what husband of hers didn't make the cover at all that year?

       a. Lamar Odom
       b. Tom Brady
       c. Andy Roddick
       d. Derek Jeter


Who broke Ivan Lendl's record and went on to be #1 ranked for a record 286 weeks?

       a. Rod Laver
       b. Jimmy Connors
       c. Pete Sampras
       d. John McEnroe


Nolan Ryan only pitched in one World Series. For which team?

       a. Astros
       b. Mets
       c. Rangers
       d. Angels


From 1900 to 1973, every winner of the Davis Cup was one of the four countries that hosted a Grand Slam event. But in 1974, the pattern broke, when what country won by default when India refused to play it for political reasons?

       a. South Africa
       b. Pakistan
       c. Soviet Union
       d. China


On April 13, 1984, Pete Rose made baseball history when he became the first player since Ty Cobb to pound out 4000 hits. What team was he playing for at the time?

       a. Montreal Expos
       b. Philadelphia Phillies
       c. Cincinnati Reds
       d. New York Mets




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