Sports Trivia Questions XIII

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Until their home stadium was renamed Ameriquest Field, what team played at The Ballpark?

       a. California Angels
       b. Florida Marlins
       c. Texas Rangers
       d. Arizona Diamondbacks


It took him an extra six games to do it, but in 2004, the Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki broke the single season hits record set by which St Louis Brown, 84 years earlier?

       a. Babe Ruth
       b. George Sisler
       c. Ty Cobb
       d. Fleet Walker


Which of these was not one of Montreal's NHL teams, but was the team in Quebec City decades before the Nordiques came along?

       a. Bulldogs
       b. Canadiens
       c. Wanderers
       d. Maroons


What sport has an infield playing surface that is called a diamond?

       a. Baseball
       b. Soccer
       c. Football
       d. Rugby


In 1969, what player was the inaugural award recipient of the NBA Finals MVP Award?

       a. Jerry West
       b. Willis Reed
       c. Lew Alcindor
       d. Wilt Chamberlain


Who was the last fighter to have won a "world" championship under the London Prize Ring Rules in 1882?

       a. William "Bendigo" Thompson
       b. Paddy Ryan
       c. John L. Sullivan
       d. Jack Broughton


Under the guidance of which manager did Liverpool win the double of the English First Division and the FA Cup in 1986?

       a. Kenny Dalglish
       b. Teddy Sheringham
       c. Alex James
       d. Bobby Charlton


Name the first known female golfer seen playing golf, shortly after the death of her husband?

       a. Duchess Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria
       b. Mary, Queen of Scots
       c. Princess Marguerite of Burgundy Princess
       d. Marie Therese of France


Which specific competition in badminton was first introduced in the Olympic Games in 1996?

       a. Women's competition
       b. Mixed doubles
       c. Women's Doubles
       d. Men's Doubles


In which sport is there a metal board called a 'telltale', 48.3cm high at the bottom of the front wall?

       a. Wallyball
       b. Handball
       c. Squash
       d. Racquetball


Which tournament started with Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia playing against one another before it expanded to a competition of sixteen teams?

       a. Egyptian Soccer Cup
       b. Africa Cup of Nations
       c. Egyptian Super Cup
       d. Afro-Asian Cup of Nations


Women's field hockey was introduced as an Olympic sport for the first time in which Olympic games?

       a. 2000 Sydney
       b. 1972 West Germany
       c. 1980 Moscow
       d. 1960 Rome


What award is won based on votes by coaches and captains of international teams?

       a. FIFA World Cup Trophy
       b. Golden Boot
       c. FIFA World Player of the Year
       d. National Amateur Cup


In 1964, who became the first driver to win the world title on both two and four wheels?

       a. Rubens Barrichello
       b. Richie Ginther
       c. John Surtees
       d. Jenson Button


Which game was known as shovegroat or shovel penny in the fifteenth century?

       a. Shuffleboard
       b. Table Tennis
       c. Air Hockey
       d. Foosball




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