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FunTrivia Sports Mix: Vol 25 Trivia Quiz

A mix of 10 Sports questions, submitted by 10 different FunTrivia players! The first few questions are easy, but the last couple are tough!

A multiple-choice quiz by FTBot. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
FTBot

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
416,859

Updated
Jun 22 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
288

Last 3 plays: boodlebopper (7/10), chianti59 (9/10), Guest 136 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. DARTS - Nicknames are a mainstay in Darts, which Dutch player is best known under the moniker of 'Barney'? Hint

Phil Taylor

Raymond van Barneveld

Kevin Painter

James Wade

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Question 2 of 10

2. WHICH DECADE - Which decade saw England defeat W.Germany in extra time in the FIFA World Cup, boxer Cassius Clay win a Gold Medal in the Olympics, and Indianapolis 500 drivers Eddie Sachs and Dave MacDonald die in a fiery crash? Hint

1980s

1960s

1940s

1920s

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Question 3 of 10

3. HORSE RACING - What is the name of the two wheeled lightweight cart used in horse racing? Hint

Sulky

Sullen

Moody

Gloomy

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Question 4 of 10

4. TENNIS - Which German tennis star, one-half of a famous couple associated with former American tennis ace Andre Agassi, won the Ladies' Wimbledon Single finals on seven occasions between 1988 and 1996? Hint

Anna Kournikova

Martina Hingis

Steffi Graf

Lindsay Davenport

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Question 5 of 10

5. OLYMPIC GAMES - Which Olympic Track and Field star had to forfeit his two gold medals because he played semi-pro baseball? [He was a Native American.] Hint

Jim Thorpe

Jesse Owens

Rafer Johnson

Bob Mathais

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Question 6 of 10

6. NAME THE SPORT - Debuting on television in 1939, what sport was the first to have a live broadcast in the USA? Hint

basketball

soccer

football

baseball

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Question 7 of 10

7. U.S. SPORTS - What is generally known as "the most exciting two minutes in sports"? Hint

Indianapolis 500

Kentucky Derby

Super Bowl

Stanley Cup

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Question 8 of 10

8. NAME THE SPORT - What sport is known as "Chess on Ice"? Hint

Lacrosse

Curling

Ice hockey

Jai Alai

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Question 9 of 10

9. NAME THE SPORT - Herb Elliott, an Australian athlete, of the 1950s and 1960s, is best known for what discipline? Hint

Swimming

Shot put and discus

Tennis

Middle distance running

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Question 10 of 10

10. BASEBALL - The team colors of the New York Mets pay tribute to the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants, both of which left New York for California a few years before the Mets franchise began in 1962. What are those colors known as? Hint

Dodger Blue and Giants Orange

Dodger Yellow and Giants Violet

Dodger Green and Giants Red

none of these

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. DARTS - Nicknames are a mainstay in Darts, which Dutch player is best known under the moniker of 'Barney'?

Answer: Raymond van Barneveld

The man called 'Barney', Raymond van Barneveld, began his career at age 17, starting out with the BDO and winning a total of four world titles between 1998 to 2005 before making his move to the PDC in 2006 for a greater challenge. Within a year, 'Barney' took his first PDC world title, beating Phil 'The Power' Taylor in the final.

Question by player Abby_91

Answer: 1960s

England won the World Cup in 1966, 4-2 in extra time. Cassius Clay (later Muhummad Ali) won Gold in 1960. Sachs and MacDonald died in the 1964 Indy 500 after the second lap incident that involved seven cars.

Question by player Nightmare

3. HORSE RACING - What is the name of the two wheeled lightweight cart used in horse racing?

Answer: Sulky

The Sulky is used for harness racing throughout the world, as well as for transport in rural areas. Smaller Sulkies are also in use pulled by dogs.

Question by player surdoux

Answer: Steffi Graf

Steffi Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles. In 1988, she became the first player to attain the 'Golden Slam', winning the U.S., French, Australian Open, and Wimbledon, together with Gold at the Seoul Olympics. Andre Agassi won the Men's Singles title at Wimbledon in 1992.

Question by player demurechicky

5. OLYMPIC GAMES - Which Olympic Track and Field star had to forfeit his two gold medals because he played semi-pro baseball? [He was a Native American.]

Answer: Jim Thorpe

Jim Thorpe won both the Pentathlon (5 events) and the Decathlon (10 events) in the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm. When it was determined that he had played semi-pro baseball (essentially for room and board), he was stripped of those medals. In 1983, 30 years after his death, his medals were restored. The others are all Gold medal winners from the USA.

Question by player lowtechmaster

6. NAME THE SPORT - Debuting on television in 1939, what sport was the first to have a live broadcast in the USA?

Answer: baseball

May 17, 1939 was the first ever televised sporting event in U.S. history. The baseball game pitted Princeton against Columbia in a college contest. Princeton won 2-1.

Question by player Shadowmyst2004

7. U.S. SPORTS - What is generally known as "the most exciting two minutes in sports"?

Answer: Kentucky Derby

This famous horse race is run every Spring (first Saturday in May) in Louisville, Kentucky, and is the first leg of the Triple Crown of horse racing. The first horse to break 2 minutes was Secretariat in 1973.

Kentucky Derby -- 1 1⁄4-mile (2.0 km) at Churchill Downs.
Preakness Stakes -- 1 3⁄16-mile (1.9 km) at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.
Belmont Stakes -- 1 1⁄2-mile (2.4 km) Belmont Park in Elmont NY.

Question by player BroncoRR

8. NAME THE SPORT - What sport is known as "Chess on Ice"?

Answer: Curling

Curling, because of the mental acuity involved. This game, which is played on ice, consists of sliding big flat stones across the frozen surface. You are aiming towards a bullseye. There are players called sweepers who use brooms to get the stone to go in certain directions.

Question by player dcpddc478

9. NAME THE SPORT - Herb Elliott, an Australian athlete, of the 1950s and 1960s, is best known for what discipline?

Answer: Middle distance running

Herb Elliott was a middle distance runner who in 1958 set the world record for the mile run, being 3:54 and only months later setting the 1500 metres world record, at 3.36.0. Elliott won the gold medal at the Rome Olympics in 1960 for the 1500 metres race.

As for running the mile race, during Elliott's active period he never lost a race, and in that time achieved 36 wins. What an achievement.

Question by player ClaudiaCat

Answer: Dodger Blue and Giants Orange

New York lost both of its National League franchises and the Mets, upon joining the National League, chose these colors to attract fans of those relocated teams.

Question by player SJM2015

Source: Author FTBot

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