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Venus Williams' Orbit Trivia Quiz

See if you know what goes on in Venus' orbit.

A multiple-choice quiz by Ynaes716. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Ynaes716

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
195,688

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
501

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. At what age did Venus start playing tennis? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is Venus' full name? Hint

Venus Ebony Williams

Venus Starr Ebony Williams

Venus Ebony Starr Williams

Venus Starr Williams

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the name of Venus' interior design company that she opened in 2003? Hint

V-Ebony Interiors

Venus Williams Interiors

Venus Interiors

V-Starr Interiors

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Question 4 of 10

4. Venus has four sisters- what are their names? Hint

Yetunde, Isha, Lyndrea, Serena

Chantelle, Oracene, Jacqueline, Serena

Chantelle, Yetunde, Oracene, Serena

Isha, Jacqueline, Chantelle, Serena

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who did Venus defeat in the 2001 U.S. Open Final? Hint

Lindsay Davenport

Serena Williams

Justine Henin

Martina Hingis

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Question 6 of 10

6. When Venus first started on the WTA, who was her mentor? Hint

Zina Garrison

Pam Shriver

Gabriela Sabatini

Mary Joe Fernandez

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Question 7 of 10

7. Whom did Venus lose to at the 2004 Wimbledon Championships? Hint

Karolina Sprem

Anastasia Myskina

Lisa Raymond

Lindsay Davenport

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Question 8 of 10

8. In Venus' first professional WTA tournament, which former world #1 player did she take to three sets before falling? Hint

Steffi Graf

Monica Seles

Martina Navratilova

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicarrio

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who overtook Venus' #1 ranking in the world in 2002? Hint

Jennifer Capriati

Martina Hingis

Lindsay Davenport

Serena Williams

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was the farthest round Venus made it to in Grand Slams in 2004? Hint

Quarterfinals

Semi-finals

Final

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. At what age did Venus start playing tennis?

Answer: 4

Venus first picked up a tennis racket at age four in 1984. Her father wanted to mold Venus and her sister into tennis superstars and got started on her early.

2. What is Venus' full name?

Answer: Venus Ebony Starr Williams

Venus' parents gave her two middle names. Venus says her favorite part of her name is the double r in Starr.

3. What is the name of Venus' interior design company that she opened in 2003?

Answer: V-Starr Interiors

Venus' company specializes in residential design and is located in Palm Beach and Jupiter Florida.

4. Venus has four sisters- what are their names?

Answer: Yetunde, Isha, Lyndrea, Serena

Venus is the fourth oldest of the five sisters. Yetunde was born in 1972, Isha in 1974, Lyndrea in 1978, and Serena in 1981. Tragically, in September of 2003, Venus' oldest sister Yetunde was murdered.

5. Who did Venus defeat in the 2001 U.S. Open Final?

Answer: Serena Williams

Venus beat her in straight sets 6-2, 6-4. This was the fifth straight time Venus defeated her sister. Prior to this match, they had only gone to three sets once at Key Biscayne 1999 in the finals.

6. When Venus first started on the WTA, who was her mentor?

Answer: Pam Shriver

Pam and Venus became good friends through the mentoring system. In one of their first matches together, Pam and Venus teamed up to take on Serena and Zina Garrison in an exhibition match, and Venus and Pam won.

7. Whom did Venus lose to at the 2004 Wimbledon Championships?

Answer: Karolina Sprem

Venus lost to the Croatian 6-7(5) 6-7(6), in a very controversial match where the Chair Umpire awarded Sprem an extra point without noticing.

8. In Venus' first professional WTA tournament, which former world #1 player did she take to three sets before falling?

Answer: Arantxa Sanchez-Vicarrio

At the Oakland tournament in 1994, Venus came out strong and took the first set easily at 6-2. She was up a break in the second set when Sanchez-Vicarrio pulled her game together, and took the match 2-6, 6-3, 6-0.

9. Who overtook Venus' #1 ranking in the world in 2002?

Answer: Serena Williams

At the 2002 Wimbledon Championships, when Serena advanced to the finals to face Venus, she had taken over Venus' #1 spot in the rankings regardless of the results of the final. Venus was the first ever African American female to become #1 in the world.

10. What was the farthest round Venus made it to in Grand Slams in 2004?

Answer: Quarterfinals

Venus made it to the quarters of the French Open where she lost to eventual winner Anastasia Myskina of Russia in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4.

Source: Author Ynaes716

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