One Hit Wonders - In Sport Trivia Quiz

Answer: US Open

Moody, from Oklahoma, turned pro in 1967, and achieved his only tour success at the 1969 US Open. At the Champions Golf Club in Houston, he prevailed by one stroke from Deane Beman, Al Geiberger and Bob Rosburg. He tied for seventh in that year's PGA Championship, the only other occasion when he finished in the top ten of a Major.

Answer: John McEnroe

Lewis was unseeded at Wimbledon in 1983. He saw off ninth seed Steve Denton in the first round in five sets, then proceeded to benefit from the fact that the other seeds in his section of the draw (Guillermo Vilas and Brian Gottfried) were already eliminated before he had to play them.

He outlasted Kevin Curren in a marathon semi-final, before getting his come-uppance in the final; McEnroe outplayed him for the loss of just six games. Lewis would never again come close to winning a grand slam title.

Answer: Detroit Tigers

Mark "The Bird" Fidrych made his first start for the Tigers in May, 1976, beating the Cleveland Indians 2-1. He led the AL in both ERA and complete games, was the starting pitcher in the All-Star game, and was second in the Cy Young Award voting, as well as his winning the Rookie of the Year award. An injury during spring training in 1977 restricted his appearances that year, and his career fizzled out, with just four wins in his last three seasons between 1978 and 1980.

Answer: Evander Holyfield

Douglas, from Ohio, was expected to be little more than a punch bag for Tyson when they met in Tokyo in February, 1990. Recovering form an eighth round knockdown, he sensationally KO'd the champion in the tenth. In October of that year, his place in the sun was over, knocked out by Evander Holyfield in the third round in Las Vegas.

He retired after that fight, although he made a short abortive comeback in the late 1990s.

Answer: Cincinnati Bengals

Woods was a second round draft pick out of UNLV in 1988, and had a stand-out rookie season, rushing for over 1,000 yards as the Bengals went all the way to Superbowl XXIII. They lost to the San Francisco 49ers, despite Woods being the game's leading rusher. Various injury problems meant that season was to be the only highlight of his curtailed pro career.

Answer: Croatia

Majoli was born in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. Aged just 19, she outplayed Hingis in the French Open final of 1997. Her quarter final appearance in Paris the following year would be the last occasion on which she would get past the third round of a grand slam event.

Answer: Daytona 500

Cope, from San Diego, was a NASCAR driver, making his debut in 1982. He had failed to achieve a single top five finish before heading to Daytona in 1990. It looked like Dale Earnhardt would finally earn his first Daytona 500 victory as he had led for most of the race, but an incident on the last lap where he ran over debris, slashing a tire, allowed Cope to sneak past him for the upset win. Cope would win one more race that year, at Dover, but would never win another in a career that ended in 2009.

Answer: Juventus

Schillaci was born in Palermo, Sicily, in 1964, and spent much of his career at Siclian club Messina. He was transferred to Juventus in 1989, helping them to victory in the UEFA Cup in his debut season. He had never been capped by Italy prior to the 1990 World Cup, but proved to be the host nation's main man, scoring six times as they went all the way to the semi-finals.

He only scored once more for his country after that, and ended his career in relative obscurity in the Japanese league.

Answer: Short track speed skating

Bradbury, from Sydney, had won a bronze medal as a relay team member at Lillehammer in 1994, but wasn't expected to feature among the medals at Salt Lake City in 2002. In the 1000m, he was well off the pace when the first four racers all crashed out on the final corner, allowing him to cruise home and collect gold.

The Australian press coined the phrase "doing a Bradbury" to describe such unexpected sporting upsets. He retired from the sport after the games, trying his hand at broadcasting and motor racing.

Answer: Tennis

Frenchman Rene Lacoste won seven tennis grand slam events during the 1920s, while his wife Simone was a leading amateur golfer. Their daughter Catherine, born in 1945, entered the 1967 US Open at The Homestead, Virginia, as an amateur. She proceeded to win the tournament by two strokes from Beth Stone and Susie Berning.

She remained amateur throughout her career and would never win another pro event.