🏈 Sports trivia questions

1. A player who hits a single, double, triple, and home run in one game has hit for the what?

   Answer

   The cycle · from Sports Bar Showdown

2. Which NBA team's dunk-filled early-2010s teams were nicknamed "Lob City"?

   • Oklahoma City Thunder
   • Phoenix Suns
   • Golden State Warriors
   • Los Angeles Clippers
   Answer

   Los Angeles Clippers · from Sports Nicknames

3. In soccer, what rule stops attackers from lurking behind the last defender?

   • Advantage
   • Offside
   • Obstruction
   • Handball
   Answer

   Offside · from Sports Rules & Terminology

4. Baseball's best hitters win the Slugger award named for which metal?

   Answer

   Silver · from Sports Trophies & Awards

5. True or false: Notre Dame players slap a 'Play Like a Champion Today' sign on the way to the field.

   Answer

   True · from College Sports Traditions

6. Kabaddi is hugely popular, with its own pro league, in which country?

   • India
   • Brazil
   • Egypt
   • Poland
   Answer

   India · from Bizarre Sports & Silly Contests

7. How many points is a touchdown worth in American football, before any extra point?

   • 6
   • 3
   • 7
   • 8
   Answer

   6 · from Sports Bar Showdown

8. Which Australian tennis great was nicknamed "Rocket"?

   • Rod Laver
   • Roy Emerson
   • Ken Rosewall
   • Lleyton Hewitt
   Answer

   Rod Laver · from Sports Nicknames

9. True or false: In volleyball, a team may touch the ball up to three times before sending it over.

   Answer

   True · from Sports Rules & Terminology

10. Which award has honored America's top amateur athlete since 1930?

    • Babe Didrikson Award
    • Jim Thorpe Trophy
    • James E. Sullivan Award
    • Jesse Owens Award
    Answer

    James E. Sullivan Award · from Sports Trophies & Awards

11. Florida State's Chief Osceola rides an Appaloosa named what?

    • Traveler
    • Warpath
    • Thunder
    • Renegade
    Answer

    Renegade · from College Sports Traditions

12. The World Stone Skimming Championships are held on a tiny island in which country?

    • Scotland
    • Ireland
    • Wales
    • Norway
    Answer

    Scotland · from Bizarre Sports & Silly Contests

13. How many points did Wilt Chamberlain score in his record 1962 NBA game?

    • 81
    • 100
    • 92
    • 110
    Answer

    100 · from Sports Bar Showdown

14. Which UFC light heavyweight is known as "Bones"?

    • Jon Jones
    • Anderson Silva
    • Daniel Cormier
    • Chuck Liddell
    Answer

    Jon Jones · from Sports Nicknames

15. In basketball, what's a shot that drops through touching only the net?

    Answer

    Swish · from Sports Rules & Terminology

16. Since 1967, how many Cy Young Awards are given out each season?

    • One
    • Three
    • Two, one per league
    • Four
    Answer

    Two, one per league · from Sports Trophies & Awards

17. Florida's cheer 'Two bits, four bits' was led for decades by a fan in what outfit?

    • A tuxedo
    • Overalls
    • A shirt and tie
    • A gator suit
    Answer

    A shirt and tie · from College Sports Traditions

18. What is the point of 'extreme ironing'?

    • Ironing clothes in wild, remote places
    • Ironing shirts as fast as possible
    • Lifting the heaviest iron
    • Pressing clothes blindfolded
    Answer

    Ironing clothes in wild, remote places · from Bizarre Sports & Silly Contests

19. Which team won the first Super Bowl, played in January 1967?

    • Kansas City Chiefs
    • New York Jets
    • Green Bay Packers
    • Dallas Cowboys
    Answer

    Green Bay Packers · from Sports Bar Showdown

20. Which Super Bowl-winning coach was nicknamed "Chucky" for his resemblance to a horror-movie doll?

    • Mike Holmgren
    • Sean Payton
    • Jon Gruden
    • Bill Cowher
    Answer

    Jon Gruden · from Sports Nicknames

21. What do you call a basket made while being fouled, earning a bonus free throw?

    • An and-one
    • A plus-shot
    • A bonus bucket
    • A three-point play-in
    Answer

    An and-one · from Sports Rules & Terminology

22. At the Masters, who traditionally helps the new champion into the green jacket?

    • The runner-up
    • A U.S. president
    • The previous year's champion
    • The club's oldest member
    Answer

    The previous year's champion · from Sports Trophies & Awards

23. What trophy goes to the best of Army, Navy and Air Force in football?

    • Secretary's Cup
    • Liberty Bell Trophy
    • Commander-in-Chief's Trophy
    • Admiral's Trophy
    Answer

    Commander-in-Chief's Trophy · from College Sports Traditions

24. In the 'Estonian carry' used in wife carrying, how is the wife held?

    • Upside down across the back
    • Cradled in the arms
    • Piggyback style
    • Sitting on the shoulders
    Answer

    Upside down across the back · from Bizarre Sports & Silly Contests

25. In bowling, what is three strikes in a row called?

    Answer

    Turkey · from Sports Bar Showdown

26. Which Panamanian boxer was feared as "Hands of Stone"?

    • Julio César Chávez
    • Roberto Durán
    • Alexis Argüello
    • Salvador Sánchez
    Answer

    Roberto Durán · from Sports Nicknames

27. How long is a standard NHL rink?

    • 180 feet
    • 250 feet
    • 220 feet
    • 200 feet
    Answer

    200 feet · from Sports Rules & Terminology

28. True or false: A new Masters champion may take the green jacket home for a year.

    Answer

    True · from Sports Trophies & Awards

29. True or false: Lafayette vs. Lehigh is college football's most-played rivalry.

    Answer

    True · from College Sports Traditions

30. Bossaball mixes volleyball and soccer on an inflatable court featuring what?

    • Trampolines
    • A water pool
    • Moving walkways
    • A foam pit
    Answer

    Trampolines · from Bizarre Sports & Silly Contests

31. True or false: An NFL field measures 100 yards between the goal lines.

    Answer

    True · from Sports Bar Showdown

32. True or false: "Fed Express" was a nickname of Rafael Nadal.

    Answer

    False · from Sports Nicknames

33. What is it called when a runner on third breaks for home with the pitch, counting on the batter to bunt?

    • Safety squeeze
    • Suicide squeeze
    • Hit-and-run
    • Delayed steal
    Answer

    Suicide squeeze · from Sports Rules & Terminology

34. True or false: The Heisman Trophy is cast in bronze.

    Answer

    True · from Sports Trophies & Awards

35. True or false: Florida State did the 'Tomahawk Chop' before the Atlanta Braves' fans did.

    Answer

    True · from College Sports Traditions

36. In 'welly wanging', competitors throw what kind of footwear?

    Answer

    Wellington boots · from Bizarre Sports & Silly Contests

37. What letters-and-number nickname does Cristiano Ronaldo go by?

    Answer

    CR7 · from Sports Nicknames

38. True or false: In basketball, a player may dribble with both hands at the same time.

    Answer

    False · from Sports Rules & Terminology

39. Golf's Walker Cup pits U.S. amateurs against which team?

    • Canada
    • Europe
    • Great Britain and Ireland
    • Australia
    Answer

    Great Britain and Ireland · from Sports Trophies & Awards

40. South Carolina's team takes the field to the theme from which movie?

    • The Natural
    • 2001: A Space Odyssey
    • Rocky
    • Star Wars
    Answer

    2001: A Space Odyssey · from College Sports Traditions

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