FunTrivia Sports Mix: Vol 16 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Australian Football League

The 2008 Grand Final was the 112th annual championship game of the Australian Football League. The Hawthorn Hawks defeated Geelong to win it all, and Luke Hodge of Hawthorn was presented the Norm Smith Medal.

Question by player Nightmare

Answer: United States

The U.S. won 46 gold medals, runner up Great Britain had 27. China was third with 26 and Russia closed out the top four with 19. Host Brazil had 7.

The U.S. had the most silver (37) and bronze (38) to easily win the medal count with 121. China was second with 70 total medals. Great Britain had 67 and Russia had 56.

Question by player Shadowmyst2004

Answer: Jack Nicklaus

Jack earned the nickname in college at Ohio State. He came from Upper Arlington whose mascots are the Golden Bears. Norman is the Great White Shark, Woods is known as Tiger and Johnny Weismuller is best known as Tarzan, to round out the jungle.

Question by player DavidUrquart

Answer: Brazil

Brazil can't compete in the Euros as they aren't in Europe. Still one of the best sides in the world, Brazil are a South American team.

Question by player caz231231

Answer: Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant is a well known American basketball player. His father, Joe Bryant, was also a professional basketball player and later on coached various teams. Kobe was named after the Kobe beef - a particular type of beef derived from the Wagyu cattle bred in the Hyogo Prefecture in Japan. Kobe Bryant has the middle name of Bean which was taken from his father's nickname of "Jellybean".

Question by player zorba_scank

Answer: The Masters

The Masters, the first Grand Slam open played each calendar year, was established in 1934 in Augusta, Georgia. The Masters may be best remembered for the winner being given a green jacket which has been awarded since 1949.

Question by player bottle_rocket

Answer: Lebron James

James, arguably the biggest high school basketball player in history, had a highly anticipated debut after being the first overall draft pick of the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2003. He did not disappoint in this game, his first year or his entire career, becoming one of the best basketball players in NBA history.

Question by player Newcastle29

Answer: Western Collegiate Hockey Association

The Seawolves joined the Western Collegiate Hockey Association in 1993 after appearing in three straight NCAA tournaments.

Question by player akacesfan

Answer: Bobby Pearce

Bobby Pearce went on to win the gold in the single sculls at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics and won the gold again at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. He also had success at the Empire Games and in the Diamond Sculls at the Henley Royal Regatta before turning professional and becoming the World Professional Sculling Champion. Pearce spent his later years as a resident of Canada.

Question by player rb6359

Answer: Goalkeeper

Hope Solo has played for several US teams, including Philadelphia Charge, Seattle Sounders and Atlanta Beat, as well as Olympique Lyonnais in France. She has been capped over 200 times for the US national women's team, and won WPS Goalkeeper of the Year in 2009.

She attracted controversy in the 2016 Olympics after a penalty shootout against Sweden in the quarter finals, where she called the Swedish team 'cowards' because of their defensive tactics.

Question by player Kankurette