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Not Always First! Trivia Quiz

Everyone remembers the great winners of our time. This quiz explores the people that just missed out on first place.

A multiple-choice quiz by Samwisemac. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Samwisemac

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
315,014

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
388

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which country came in second overall by gold medals in the Beijing Olympics 2008? Hint

Great Britain

China

USA

Russia

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Question 2 of 10

2. Golf: Tiger Woods won his first major, the US Masters in 1997 by a staggering 12 shots. Who came in a distant second? Hint

Tom Kite

Tom Watson

Ernie Els

Bernhard Langer

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Question 3 of 10

3. Soccer: France won their first World Cup at home in 1998 when the tournament
finals were expanded to host 32 teams. Who was overshadowed in the
final? Hint

Italy

Croatia

Brazil

Netherlands

4. 1999 was the year of the treble for Manchester United in English soccer. They
narrowly beat Bayern Munich in the Champions League. Who did they
pip by a single point to win the Premier League? Hint

Arsenal

Liverpool

Chelsea

Newcastle United

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Question 5 of 10

5. Super Bowl XXXI, the Green Bay Packers won after a 29-year wait thanks to MVP
Desmond Howard and quarterback Brett Favre. Who did they beat 35-21 in
the final at New Orleans? Hint

New York Giants

Denver Broncos

New England Patriots

Atlanta Falcons

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Question 6 of 10

6. Tennis: In 2001, wildcard player Goran Ivanisevic stormed to a great victory after three previous lost finals. Who did he defeat in this epic final? Hint

Tim Henman

Pat Rafter

Pete Sampras

Roger Federer

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Question 7 of 10

7. Rugby Union: In 2003, England stormed to victory in Sydney by the narrow margin of 3 points. Who did they topple in the final? Hint

Australia

France

New Zealand

Ireland

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Question 8 of 10

8. Formula One: In 2003, Michael Schumacher took the world title by two points after his teammate took the final race of the season. Who finished second both in this race and in the season? Hint

David Coulthard

Kimi Raikkonen

Jarno Trulli

Ralf Schumacher

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Question 9 of 10

9. Women's U.S. Open Tennis: 2003 was the first time in five years that a Williams sister didn't feature in the final. Who did Justine Henin-Hardenne storm to victory against in straight sets? Hint

Elena Dementieva

Lindsay Davenport

Kim Clijsters

Martina Hingis

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Question 10 of 10

10. Golf: In 1995, the Open Championship at St. Andrews saw big-hitting American
John Daly in a slightly anti-climactic four hole playoff. Who lost out in the infamous road hole bunker on the 17th? Hint

Tiger Woods

Constantino Rocca

Vijay Singh

Corey Pavin

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which country came in second overall by gold medals in the Beijing Olympics 2008?

Answer: USA

This result was widely refuted in America where many news agencies reported the final tally in overall medals.

2. Golf: Tiger Woods won his first major, the US Masters in 1997 by a staggering 12 shots. Who came in a distant second?

Answer: Tom Kite

Tiger's 18-under set a new record of 270 in only his third Masters competition.

3. Soccer: France won their first World Cup at home in 1998 when the tournament finals were expanded to host 32 teams. Who was overshadowed in the final?

Answer: Brazil

Notable for another reason also was Croatia who came an astonishing third in their first World Cup as an independent country.

4. 1999 was the year of the treble for Manchester United in English soccer. They narrowly beat Bayern Munich in the Champions League. Who did they pip by a single point to win the Premier League?

Answer: Arsenal

After taking the league title and the FA Cup in the previous year, Manchester
got their sweet revenge by not allowing Arsenal a single title that
year.

5. Super Bowl XXXI, the Green Bay Packers won after a 29-year wait thanks to MVP Desmond Howard and quarterback Brett Favre. Who did they beat 35-21 in the final at New Orleans?

Answer: New England Patriots

Green Bay failed to defend their title the following year, being beaten by the Denver Broncos in the final.

6. Tennis: In 2001, wildcard player Goran Ivanisevic stormed to a great victory after three previous lost finals. Who did he defeat in this epic final?

Answer: Pat Rafter

Rafter lost in five sets in three hours and one minute after producing some of
his best tennis, but ultimately losing out to the people's favourite.
Goran was forced not to defend his title the following year due to an
arm injury.

7. Rugby Union: In 2003, England stormed to victory in Sydney by the narrow margin of 3 points. Who did they topple in the final?

Answer: Australia

Jonny Wilkinson scored a massive 113 points including 8 drop goals on the way to this victory.

8. Formula One: In 2003, Michael Schumacher took the world title by two points after his teammate took the final race of the season. Who finished second both in this race and in the season?

Answer: Kimi Raikkonen

Michael finished in eighth place in that race, and so it was left to his
teammate Rubens Barrichello to prevent Kimi from taking the title. He did it by all of 11 seconds.

9. Women's U.S. Open Tennis: 2003 was the first time in five years that a Williams sister didn't feature in the final. Who did Justine Henin-Hardenne storm to victory against in straight sets?

Answer: Kim Clijsters

The Williams sisters were kept out of the final until Serena won it in 2008.

10. Golf: In 1995, the Open Championship at St. Andrews saw big-hitting American John Daly in a slightly anti-climactic four hole playoff. Who lost out in the infamous road hole bunker on the 17th?

Answer: Constantino Rocca

The climax of the day was on the 18th when Rocca holed a 65-foot putt to
equal Daly on a total of 282. That year also saw Arnold Palmer play his
final Open Championship.

Source: Author Samwisemac

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