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Quiz about 2006 The Year in Sports
Quiz about 2006 The Year in Sports

2006: The Year in Sports Trivia Quiz


2006 was a great year in the sports. How much do you know about it?

A multiple-choice quiz by quikkings711. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
quikkings711
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
247,915
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
724
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Question 1 of 10
1. Who won the Daytona 500 and then went on to win the Nextel Cup Championship? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Detroit Red Wings won the Stanley Cup Finals.


Question 3 of 10
3. Who won the NBA Finals by beating the Dallas Mavericks? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who was the MVP of the NBA Finals in 2006? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Who won the FIFA World Cup? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which player from Germany scored the most goals in the FIFA World Cup? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Who won the Tour de France but was disqualified two months later? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Who was the Italian which was awarded the best youth rider in the Tour de France? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Where was the 2006 Winter Olympics Games held? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which country won the most medals at the Winter Olympics? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who won the Daytona 500 and then went on to win the Nextel Cup Championship?

Answer: Jimmie Johnson

It was the first Daytona 500 victory and Nextel Cup title for Jimmie Johnson.
2. Detroit Red Wings won the Stanley Cup Finals.

Answer: False

The highly favored Detroit Red Wings were ousted in the 1st round by the eighth seeded team, Edmonton Oilers.
3. Who won the NBA Finals by beating the Dallas Mavericks?

Answer: Miami Heat

The Miami Heat won the finals, 4-2.
4. Who was the MVP of the NBA Finals in 2006?

Answer: Dwyane Wade

Dwyane Wade was hot in the playoffs, he totaled over 10 three-pointers in the entire playoffs when he only had 9 of them in the regular season.
5. Who won the FIFA World Cup?

Answer: Italy

Italy beat France in the infamous championship game in which a France star player, Zinedine Zidane, was ejected for head-butting an Italian player.
6. Which player from Germany scored the most goals in the FIFA World Cup?

Answer: Miroslav Klose

Miroslav Klose scored 5 goals in the tournament.
7. Who won the Tour de France but was disqualified two months later?

Answer: Floyd Landis

Floyd Landis was the 8th straight American to win it all. Lance Armstrong won 7 straight before he retired from the sport in 2005. He was stripped of all wins in November 2012.
Landis was disqualified two months after the Tour, in August 2006, as both urine samples taken during the Tour were positive for testosterone.
8. Who was the Italian which was awarded the best youth rider in the Tour de France?

Answer: Damiano Cunego

Damiano Cunego won over Markus Fothen by only 38 seconds.
9. Where was the 2006 Winter Olympics Games held?

Answer: Torino, Italy

Torino is located at the foothills of the Alps alongside the border of Italy-France.
10. Which country won the most medals at the Winter Olympics?

Answer: Germany

Germany won the total of 29 medals overall.
Source: Author quikkings711

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