Sports Trivia Questions XVIFree Trivia Questions - Printable
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What position does NHL hockey great Zdeno Chara play?
a. Goalie
b. Defence
c. Left wing
d. Center
Defence - Zdeno Chara is a Norris Trophy winner.
In what sport would you use a sloop or a cutter?
a. Sailing
b. Snooker
c. Bob sledding
d. Skiing
Sailing - These are both types of sailboats.
Which famous person is credited with the term "Caddie"?
a. John Ball
b. Mary Queen of Scots
c. Jim Barnes
d. Ben Hogan
Mary Queen of Scots - She referred to her assistant cadets in this way.
When was the first baseball game televised?
a. 1952
b. 1963
c. 1939
d. 1946
1939 - This historic game was between Columbia and Princeton.
Who won the men's gold medal in figure skating at the 2006
Olympic Games?
a. Alexei Kulik
b. Evgeni Plushenko
c. Elvis Stojko
d. Victor Petrenko
Evgeni Plushenko - Plushenko won the silver medal in 2002.
In which sport would you hear the terms basket, edge and crud?
a. Archery
b. Swimming
c. NASCAR
d. Skiing
Skiing - A basket is the round circular piece on a ski pole.
Which football great was nicknamed "The Gunslinger"?
a. Drew Brees
b. Wes Welker
c. Jay Cutler
d. Brett Favre
Brett Favre - Brett played quarterback. He spent most of his professional career with the Green Bay
Packers.
In which sport would you use the terms bull calf, high ton, hot
toddy and oche?
a. Table tennis
b. Skating
c. Darts
d. Bowling
Darts - The term oche refers to the line where the player throws from.
Which sport awards the Podoloff Cup?
a. Golf
b. Baseball
c. Tennis
d. Basketball
Basketball - This award is presented to the MVP.
In the national football league, how many balls is the home
team required to provide?
a. 12
b. 24
c. 36
d. 0
24 - As of 2013, there are 32 teams in the NFL.
Which sport would you play at Wimbledon?
a. Golf
b. Horse racing
c. Archery
d. Tennis
Tennis - Wimbledon is located in England.
O. J. Simpson played which sport?
a. Football
b. Boxing
c. Hockey
d. Baseball
Football - O. J. Simpson was often called 'The Juice'.
If you were watching Nadia Comaneci, which sport would you be
watching?
a. Tennis
b. Skiing
c. Gymnastics
d. Skating
Gymnastics - Nadia won three Olympic gold medals.
What is Edson Arantes do Nascimento better known as?
a. Mugsy
b. Pele
c. Wee
d. Star
Pele - Pele was a famous soccer player from Brazil.
In 1949, at the world hockey championship, Denmark was beaten
47 to 0. Who were they playing?
a. Canada
b. America
c. Russia
d. Iceland
Canada - Canada placed second at this tournament.
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