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Quiz about Sport Stars of the South
Quiz about Sport Stars of the South

Sport Stars of the South Trivia Quiz


In the challenging field of athletics, great contenders have transported their screaming spectators to a different world in entertainment. For most of the crowd, it is more than a pastime, it is an obsession. See how ardent of a sports buff you are!

A multiple-choice quiz by lilady. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
lilady
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
311,345
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
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Avg Score
7 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. This three-meter springboard diver was born in Langdale, Alabama. Who was the gold medal winner at the Montreal Olympics in 1976? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which legendary baseball player born in Lucas, Arkansas, was recognized as the greatest pitchers during the 1930s? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. A former first baseman in Major League Baseball, who was the man who had held the record for the most consecutive errorless games from 1983 until 1985? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who had become one the most notable professional boxers at the age of 19, but died in poverty at the age of 67? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. From Shreveport, Louisiana, who was the former World Champion motorcycle racer that initially exhibited his competitive speed at the age of four? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which extraordinary SEC basketball player from Hickory, Mississippi, was drafted by the New York Knicks in 1955? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. This NASCAR idol kept his mass of admirers congregated to support his wild rivalry on the track. Who was this driver #3 that never needed an excuse to pressurize any opponent for the checkered flag? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. This African-American South Carolina native became the first woman to compete on the world tennis tour. Who was the female athlete of the year in 1957? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which sportswoman recovered from a childhood paralysis and became the first female to win three Olympic Gold Medals as a track and field contender? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which former quarterback led the Dallas Cowboys to two championship games only to lose to Vince Lombardi's Green Bay Packers in 1966 and 1967? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This three-meter springboard diver was born in Langdale, Alabama. Who was the gold medal winner at the Montreal Olympics in 1976?

Answer: Jennifer Chandler

Jennifer Chandler was born on June 13, 1959. She demonstrated her diving competition skills in 1975, when she won the gold medal at the Pan American games, and again in 1976 at the Olympic Games. At the climax of her spring boarding career, a bad back caused Chandler to retire at age 21.
2. Which legendary baseball player born in Lucas, Arkansas, was recognized as the greatest pitchers during the 1930s?

Answer: Dizzy Dean

Dean, who was born on January 16, 1910, played for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1930 to 1937. In a single game, he struck out 17 Chicago Cubs, which set a National League record. He made the All-Star team in four consecutive years 1934 through 1937. Dean was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953.
3. A former first baseman in Major League Baseball, who was the man who had held the record for the most consecutive errorless games from 1983 until 1985?

Answer: Steve Garvey

Steven Patrick Garvey played for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1969 to 1982. He then switched to the MLB team, San Diego Padres, playing from 1983 until 1987. Garvey was born December 22, 1948, in Tampa.
4. Who had become one the most notable professional boxers at the age of 19, but died in poverty at the age of 67?

Answer: Sugar Ray Robinson

According to his birth certificate, Walker Smith Jr., better known as, "Sugar Ray" Robinson, was born May 3, 1921, in Ailey, Georgia. Other famous boxers such as Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali, and Sugar Ray Leonard, all proclaimed him as the greatest boxer of all-time.

After a short period of retirement, he returned to the ring in 1958 and regained the middleweight championship title. Robinson died on April 12, 1989. The International Boxing Hall of Fame inducted him in 1990.
5. From Shreveport, Louisiana, who was the former World Champion motorcycle racer that initially exhibited his competitive speed at the age of four?

Answer: Freddie Spencer

Spencer, who was called Fast Freddie by his fans, was born December 20, 1961. By executing his break-neck speed, he won three world championships in the 250cc and 500cc Grand Prix World Championships in 1985. His lifelong dream was achieved when he won the Belgium 500cc Grand Prix on July 4, 1982. Freddie retired from his competitive cycling career in 1996.
6. Which extraordinary SEC basketball player from Hickory, Mississippi, was drafted by the New York Knicks in 1955?

Answer: Denver Brackeen

Charlie Denver Brackeen was born February 10, 1931. He was an all-state player while in high school, and then in 1949, he enlisted in the Mississippi National Guard and enrolled at East Central Junior College. While there, he was chosen most valuable player in the nation and many other merits.

His distinctive awards became insurmountable when he attended the University of Mississippi. He received the SEC Player of the Year, SEC's Most Valuable Player awards and was chosen as All-American, just to name a few.

In 1955, the New York Knicks drafted Brackeen where he professionally played center for the NBA team until 1958. Afterwards, he returned home and served as the basketball coach at his alma mater. He was inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 1982 as well as numerous others over the years.

In his military career, he ascended to Brigadier General with just as many honors and medals as he had in playing on the court. Denver lost his battle with cancer on May 29, 2006 at the age of 75.
7. This NASCAR idol kept his mass of admirers congregated to support his wild rivalry on the track. Who was this driver #3 that never needed an excuse to pressurize any opponent for the checkered flag?

Answer: Dale Earnhardt

Dale was born April 29, 1951, in Kannapolis, North Carolina, where he grew up in a poverty way of life. However, he changed that with his successful 26-year career, winning 76 races. Dale was nicknamed the Intimidator for inflicting damage along his way, yet sustaining plenty of his own. Named Driver of the Year five times, he was cited as being one of the most popular and all-time top drivers in stock car history. Earnhardt led his team to victory by claiming the title of seven-time Winston Cup champion. On February 18, 2001 at Daytona 500, the racing world lost their legendary #3 hero because of an accident on the last lap.

His family accepted his induction into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2002.
8. This African-American South Carolina native became the first woman to compete on the world tennis tour. Who was the female athlete of the year in 1957?

Answer: Althea Gibson

This excellent tennis champion was born in Silver, South Carolina, near Sumter, on August 25, 1927. Her accomplishments included being the first to win a Grand Slam title in 1956, and earning a title when she won the All-England Women's singles at Wimbledon in 1957. Determined to keep her title, she once again won at the U.S. Open and Wimbledon Championship in 1958.

She retired from her illustrious career in 1962. Gibson was inducted into the National Lawn Tennis Hall of Fame and the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1971.

At the age of 76, she died on September 28, 2003.
9. Which sportswoman recovered from a childhood paralysis and became the first female to win three Olympic Gold Medals as a track and field contender?

Answer: Wilma Rudolph

Wilma Glodean Rudolph was born June 23, 1940, in Clarksville, Tennessee. She contracted infantile paralysis, a form of polio, which forced her to wear a brace for her twisted right leg and foot. In 1952, at the age of 12, she overcame her crippling handicap and emerged as one of America's most powerful and fastest female sprinters.

In the summer of 1960 at the Olympics in Rome, Italy, she won her titles when she ran the 100-meter dash in a remarkable eleven seconds flat. She set a new Olympic record at 23.2 seconds in the 200-meter dash. Last, but not least, Rudolph set a world record in the 400-meter relay for 44.5 seconds. Astonishingly, she did all this by running on a sprained ankle! She was inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame in 1983, and later into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1994. Wilma died with cancer in 1994, at the age of 54.
10. Which former quarterback led the Dallas Cowboys to two championship games only to lose to Vince Lombardi's Green Bay Packers in 1966 and 1967?

Answer: Don Meredith

Joseph Don Meredith was born in Mount Vernon, Texas, on April 10, 1938. He was contracted in 1960 as the first quarterback for the newly organized team, the Dallas Cowboys, which was headed by Coach Tom Landry. "Dandy Don", the nickname given to him by his squad, was credited with the Bert Bell Award as, "Pro Player of the Year" in 1966 with several more honors to proceed.

After Meredith retired from the legendary Texas team in 1968, he joined the commentator cast in 1970. The trendy trio partners of sportscasters for "ABC's Monday Night Football" also included Frank Gifford and Howard Cosell.

He retired from that occupation in 1984. Meredith was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 1977.
Source: Author lilady

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