FunTrivia Sports Mix: Vol 26 Trivia Quiz

Answer: California and Hawaii

With its home body based mostly in California in the 21st century, dog surfing, which undoubtedly began as a bit of fun, is now considered a world championship event, and has been held annually in California since 2016. Dogs either surf with a human, surf alone, or surf with another canine on the board.

The judging standards for these events are based on the size of the wave in question, the length of the ride, and the confidence of the dog during its ride.

Question by player Creedy

Answer: Jack Russell

Jack Russell MBE, recognisable by his trademark battered sunhat, retired in 2009 after twenty-eight years in the game. He debuted for Gloucestershire in 1981, and stayed with them until 2004; however, a back injury forced him to retire five years later.

He had a reputation as an eccentric, even stating that he wanted his hands to be preserved in formaldehyde! As well as playing cricket for England, he gained a reputation for being a talented artist, with his own gallery in Chipping Sodbury, featuring paintings of animals (alas, no Jack Russell terriers), landscapes, and - unsurprisingly - people playing cricket.

Question by player Kankurette

Answer: Rope-a-dope

A safety is when an offensive ball carrier (usually the QB) is tackled in their own end zone. A blitz is when a defensive back or a linebacker is used to rush the opposing team's quarterback. Bomb is used to describe a long attempt at a forward pass. Rope-a-dope is a boxing term, used when a boxer assumes a defensive position (perhaps literally against the ring's ropes) in order to allow the opponent to land a series of heavy blows, thus perhaps tiring out that opponent.

It is said to have originated from Muhammad Ali.

Question by player ArlingtonVA

Answer: Ukraine

Klitschko came into worldwide fame after his fight with then champ Lennox Lewis in 2003. He nearly beat Lewis and claimed the WBC Heavyweight title. Since that fight, he has held both the WBC and the WBO Heavyweight titles.

Question by player Anton

Answer: Prairie dog

Although considered "old-fashioned" and/or "archaic" in the 21st century, the name for the Amarillo Minor League Baseball team was selected as a result of the combined efforts of a fan-based contest and the suggestions of the sports-marketing group hired by the team.

The main logo of the Sod Poodles shows a prairie dog in a cowboy hat, peeking out of the ground with a blade of prairie grass in its mouth. And, yes, the term "sod poodle" can refer to the offspring of breeding a miniature poodle with a standard poodle. Those dogs are more commonly called "sodas".

Question by player cowboybluedog

Answer: caber toss

The caber toss is possibly the most recognizable symbol of the Highland Games. This event is not for the faint of heart. The caber is similar to a telephone or power pole, approximately 16-20 feet long, weighing an average of 100-plus pounds. Competitors are judged on how closely their throws approximate the ideal 12 o'clock toss on an imaginary clock.

Question by player robert326

Answer: Rod Laver

Rod Laver ranked #1 for seven years during the 1960s. Rod is thought to be one of the best tennis players of all-time.

Question by player airjer28

Answer: Secretariat

When Secretariat won the U.S. Triple Crown in 1973, he became the first racehorse to do so in over 25 years. He set new race records at all three events. He is considered by most to be one of the greatest thoroughbred race horses of all time.

Question by player dcpddc478

Answer: Ronnie O' Sullivan

Ronnie O' Sullivan, nicknamed "The Rocket", achieved this feat in 5 minutes and 20 seconds and even dropped his chalk when he was only in the middle of his break. He did this in the first round of the 1997 World Championship in Sheffield.

Question by player NielD

Answer: constantly switched racket hand

Backhand a bit weak and able to use both hands? Then why not just switch the racket over to your other hand when the ball comes into the backhand court and belt it back as a forehand? Beverly Baker Fleitz's unusual solution to a perennial tennis problem took her to the Wimbledon final in 1955, where she lost to fellow American Louise Brough.

She reached four other career grand-slam semi-finals but had to retire from Wimbledon the following year at the quarter-final stage due to a pregnancy-related illness.

As an ambidextrous player, she is not quite unique. Russian Yevgeniya Kulikovskaya reached the women's world's top 100 in 2003 playing the same disconcerting style.

Question by player Carti