It's Not Your Time Trivia Quiz

Answer: Miami Dolphins

In 1972, the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Miami Dolphins 24-3. The following year, the Dolphins defeated the Washington Redskins 14-7. This left the Dolphins with an undefeated 14-0 season. Despite this, the Dolphins were largely considered underdogs going into the Super Bowl because of their loss in the prior Super Bowl.

Answer: Boston Red Sox

The Curse of the Bambino came about in 1920 when the Boston Red Sox sold Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees. Prior to this, the Red Sox were seen as a powerhouse in baseball having won five prior championships to which Babe Ruth was considered essential.

However when Babe Ruth was sold, the Red Sox fortunes plummeted. The team did not make another World Series appearance until 1946. They lost three other subsequent World Series finals until they finally won it 2004 by defeating the St. Louis Cardinals.

Answer: China

The United States had won the gold medal in the men'4 x 100m medley relay since the event debuted in 1960, with the exception of 1980 when the U.S. boycotted the Olympics in Moscow. Prior to the 2024 Paris Olympics, controversy surrounded the Chinese swimming team. Dozens of Chinese swimmers had previously tested positive for banned substances but it was later revealed their samples had been contaminated and those who had been banned were reinstated.

This did nothing to relieve allegations of doping amongst the Chinese swimmers. China upset the U.S. in the event, claiming the gold by roughly a half a second. Because of the U.S. loss in this event, swimmer Caleb Dressel broke his streak of gold medal wins.

He had won 9 medals in previous events and Games, all of them gold, with this medal breaking that trend with a silver.

Answer: 2008: Beijing

The U.S. often comes into the event as the favorite and the top qualifier in the preliminary rounds. However beginning in 2008, the U.S. failed to medal in the men's 4 x 100 m relay for five straight Olympics due to a series of baton disqualifications from dropping it to making illegal passes to passing outside of the designated area.

In 2008, both the men and the women's team dropped the baton during a pass which led to instant disqualifications.

Answer: New York Liberty

The first WNBA finals occurred in 1997 when the Comets defeated the Liberty 65-51 in the one-game final. They also defeated the Liberty in 1999 and 2000, winning two games to one and then two games to zero. The Comets also won the 1998 WNBA Championship but the team defeated the Phoenix Mercury. The New York Liberty would go on to lose the WNBA final in 2002 and 2023 as well.

Answer: Portland Rosebuds

The Portland Rosebuds lost to the Montreal Canadiens two games to three. The Portland Rosebuds wound up never winning a Stanley Cup and the team only existed 1914-1918. The team was reformed in 1925 but folded the following year.

Answer: Bernard Hinault

Greg LeMond was the first American to win the Tour de France, which he accomplished in 1986. He would go on to win two more events in 1989 and 1990. However in 1985, LeMond finished second to famed cyclist Bernard Hinault whom would finish second behind LeMond in 1986. LeMond also previously finished 3rd in 1984 behind Hinault in second and Bernard Thevenet in first.

Answer: Venus Williams

Serena Williams defeated her sister, Venus, in all four Grand Slam tennis tournament finales while Venus has only bested Serena in two of them. Serena defeated Venus three times at Wimbledon, once at the French Open, twice at the Australian Open and once at the U.S. Open. Venus defeated Serena once at Wimbledon and once at the U.S. Open.

Answer: Mexico

The Little League World Series was dominated by teams from the USA in the decade following its founding in 1947. In fact despite its name, international teams did not begin playing in the league until 1952. In 1957, a team from Monterrey, Mexico became the first international team to make the Little League finals and subsequently win the tournament.

The team also won the following tournament in 1958.

Answer: Matt Biondi

After his loss to Anthony Nesty of Suriname (who won his country's first ever Olympic medal), Biondi joked that he shouldn't have trimmed his fingernails otherwise he would have won. Biondi's loss was seen as a major upset but he rebounded and won five gold medals in subsequent swimming events and set four world records in the process.