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Quiz about 2001 A Sports Year In Review
Quiz about 2001 A Sports Year In Review

2001: A Sports Year In Review Trivia Quiz


A quiz about some of the highlights in sports in 2001.

A multiple-choice quiz by sportcon. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
sportcon
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
62,035
Updated
Feb 21 24
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
9 / 15
Plays
1446
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Question 1 of 15
1. On January 3rd, which bowl game pitted Oklahoma against Florida State for the national championship? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. What team did the Baltimore Ravens beat on January 28th to win Super Bowl XXXV? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. On February 18th Dale Earnhardt was killed on the last lap of the Daytona 500. Whose car bumped him? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. Which female golfer became the first woman to shoot a 59 in competition on March 16th? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. On April 22nd Hasim Rahman knocked out Lennox Lewis to win the WBC and IBF versions of the heavyweight championship. Where did the fight take place? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. Which horse won the 2001 Kentucky Derby on May 5th? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. What team did the Los Angeles Lakers beat on June 15th to win their second straight NBA championship? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. Which female tennis player won Wimbledon for the second straight year on 7th July 2001? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. Which golfer won the British Open to capture his first major championship on July 22nd? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. On July 31st, All-Pro tackle Korey Stringer collapsed after the morning session of two-a-day practices. He died the following day. For which team did Korey Stringer play? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. On October 4th the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers to tie a major league record for the most wins in a season with 116. Which team did they tie? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. On October 5th Barry Bonds hit two home runs to break the major league record of 70 in one season. On October 7th he hit his final home run of the season. How many home runs did Bonds hit in 2001? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. On November 15th Roger Clemens was named the American League Cy Young award winner. How many Cy Young awards has Clemons won? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. Who won his fourth Winston Cup Series Championship with a 6th place finish in Atlanta on November 18th? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. On December 8th, Eric Crouch was named the winner of the 2001 Heisman Trophy. Couch quarterbacked which college team? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. On January 3rd, which bowl game pitted Oklahoma against Florida State for the national championship?

Answer: Orange Bowl

Oklahoma, a 10 and a half point underdog, beat Florida State 13-2.
2. What team did the Baltimore Ravens beat on January 28th to win Super Bowl XXXV?

Answer: New York Giants

Baltimore won 34-7 in Tampa.
3. On February 18th Dale Earnhardt was killed on the last lap of the Daytona 500. Whose car bumped him?

Answer: Sterling Marlin

Michael Waltrip, Earnhardt's teammate, won the race.
4. Which female golfer became the first woman to shoot a 59 in competition on March 16th?

Answer: Annika Sorenstam

Sorenstam went on to win the Standard Register Ping tournament in Phoenix, one of her 8 wins in 2001.
5. On April 22nd Hasim Rahman knocked out Lennox Lewis to win the WBC and IBF versions of the heavyweight championship. Where did the fight take place?

Answer: Johannesburg, South Africa

Rahman knocked Lewis out in the 5th round. Lewis returned the favor on November 17th.
6. Which horse won the 2001 Kentucky Derby on May 5th?

Answer: Monarchos

Monarchos ran the second fastest Derby ever. Point Given won the Preakness 2 weeks later and the Belmont on June 9th.
7. What team did the Los Angeles Lakers beat on June 15th to win their second straight NBA championship?

Answer: Philadelphia 76ers

Shaq was named MVP for the second straight year.
8. Which female tennis player won Wimbledon for the second straight year on 7th July 2001?

Answer: Venus Williams

Williams beat Justin Henin in 3 sets.
9. Which golfer won the British Open to capture his first major championship on July 22nd?

Answer: David Duval

Duval won at Royal Lytham and St. Anne's.
10. On July 31st, All-Pro tackle Korey Stringer collapsed after the morning session of two-a-day practices. He died the following day. For which team did Korey Stringer play?

Answer: Minnesota Vikings

Stringer's death was attributed to heat stroke, the first such death in NFL history.
11. On October 4th the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers to tie a major league record for the most wins in a season with 116. Which team did they tie?

Answer: 1906 Chicago Cubs

12. On October 5th Barry Bonds hit two home runs to break the major league record of 70 in one season. On October 7th he hit his final home run of the season. How many home runs did Bonds hit in 2001?

Answer: 73

Bonds hit the record breaker off Chan Ho Park of the Dodgers.
13. On November 15th Roger Clemens was named the American League Cy Young award winner. How many Cy Young awards has Clemons won?

Answer: 6

Clemons was the first starting pitcher ever to win the award without having pitched a complete game all season.
14. Who won his fourth Winston Cup Series Championship with a 6th place finish in Atlanta on November 18th?

Answer: Jeff Gordon

When he won, Gordon joined Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt as the only drivers to win more than 3 championships.
15. On December 8th, Eric Crouch was named the winner of the 2001 Heisman Trophy. Couch quarterbacked which college team?

Answer: Nebraska

Crouch joined Johnny Rogers and Mike Rozier as Heisman winners from Nebraska.
Source: Author sportcon

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