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USA Sports 2010 Trivia Quiz

Let's see how well your memory is when it comes to USA sports in 2010.

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

Author
AllanAllan

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
327,965

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
333

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Question 1 of 10

1. At the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, American 23rd seed John Isner took 11 hours and 5 minutes to defeat this Frenchman 6-4, 3-6, 6-7(9-7), 7-6(7-3), 70-68 over three days on court 18 in the first round. Who was this Frenchman? Hint

Fabrice Santoro

Marton Fucsovics

Nicolas Mahut

Arnaud Clement

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Question 2 of 10

2. At the 2010 NBA Finals, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Boston Celtics 4-3 in a 7 game series. In game 2 of the series, Ray Allen of the Boston Celtics made 8 three-pointers. In the following game, how many three-pointers did Allen make? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. At the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the U.S National Soccer Team was knocked out in round 16 after Ghana scored an extra time winner courtesy of Asamoah Gyan. With 3 goals, who was the USA's top goal scorer? Hint

Michael Bradley

Clint Dempsey

Landon Donovan

Herculez Gomez

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Question 4 of 10

4. On February 7, 2010, the New Orleans Saints defeated the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 at Super Bowl XLIV. Who was named the Super Bowl MVP? Hint

Drew Brees

Marques Colston

Peyton Manning

Hank Baskett

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Question 5 of 10

5. At the 2010 Indianapolis 500, British driver Dario Franchitti of Chip Ganassi Racing won having led 155 laps. What position did notable American female driver, Danica Patrick finish? Hint

23rd

2nd

6th

13th

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Question 6 of 10

6. On June 2, 2010, Armando Galarraga pitched a near perfect game for the Detroit Tigers against the Cleveland Indians. The game was shrouded in controversy after the umpire ruled that Indians' shortstop Jason Donald reached first base safely even though replays clearly showed he was out therefore costing Galarraga a perfect game and a no hitter. Who was the umpire in midst of this controversy? Hint

Jim Joyce

Gary Darling

Bob Davidson

Tim McClelland

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Question 7 of 10

7. At the 2010 NHL Eastern Conference semi-finals in a seven game series, the Philadelphia Flyers came from 3-0 down to win the series 4-3 against which team? Hint

Montreal Canadiens

Chicago Blackhawks

Washington Capitals

Boston Bruins

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Question 8 of 10

8. Following his extra-marital affairs, American golfer Tiger Woods finished tied in what position at the 2010 U.S. Open? Hint

2nd

11th

7th

4th

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Question 9 of 10

9. The 2010 Winter Olympics were held in Vancouver, Canada. What position did the U.S. finish in the gold medal tally? Hint

5th

1st

3rd

2nd

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Question 10 of 10

10. At the 2010 Kentucky Derby, 3 to 1 favourite Lookin at Lucky finished 2nd.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Nicolas Mahut

The Isner-Mahut marathon created some extraordinary statistics, there were a total of 215 aces from both players, 112 from Isner and 103 from Mahut. Mahut held serve 68 times in the final set. Mahut won 502 points to Isner's 478. The final set itself lasted 8 hours and 11 minutes. For some comparison, Serena Williams spent 8 hours 36 minutes over 7 matches to win the 2010 Wimbledon women's singles title.

Answer: 0

Having made 8 three-pointers in game 2 of the series, the following game Allen was ironically 0-8 in three-point attempts. The Lakers would defeat the Celtics 91-84 that game.

Answer: Landon Donovan

Donovan's first goal came against Slovenia when the Slovenians were 2-0 up, and the game ended 2-2. His second goal was the winning goal against the Algerians which the U.S won 1-0. His third goal was the equaliser against Ghana which forced the game into extra time, Ghana would win 2-1 in extra time.

4. On February 7, 2010, the New Orleans Saints defeated the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 at Super Bowl XLIV. Who was named the Super Bowl MVP?

Answer: Drew Brees

Having won the NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award in 2004, six years later in 2010, Drew Brees became a Super Bowl winner and MVP.

5. At the 2010 Indianapolis 500, British driver Dario Franchitti of Chip Ganassi Racing won having led 155 laps. What position did notable American female driver, Danica Patrick finish?

Answer: 6th

Racing for Andretti Autosport, Danica Patrick finished 6th in the 2010 Indianapolis 500, having finished 3rd in the 2009 Indianapolis 500.

Answer: Jim Joyce

Following the controversial call, Joyce and Galarraga embraced each other the following day with Joyce tearfully apologising. In 2010, ESPN Magazine released results indicating that a poll of 100 current MLB players voted Joyce as the best umpire of the MLB.

7. At the 2010 NHL Eastern Conference semi-finals in a seven game series, the Philadelphia Flyers came from 3-0 down to win the series 4-3 against which team?

Answer: Boston Bruins

The previous incident an NHL team had won a seven games series from 3-0 down was the 1975 New York Islanders, who defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 in the quarterfinals. The Flyers would reach the 2010 Stanley Cup final losing to the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 in a seven game series.

8. Following his extra-marital affairs, American golfer Tiger Woods finished tied in what position at the 2010 U.S. Open?

Answer: 4th

Having scored 74-72-66-75, Tiger tied 4th with fellow American Phil Mickelson who had scored 75-66-73-73. Northern Irish golfer Graeme McDowell won the 2010 U.S Open which was also his first major championship.

9. The 2010 Winter Olympics were held in Vancouver, Canada. What position did the U.S. finish in the gold medal tally?

Answer: 3rd

Canada won 14 gold medals and were first. Germany won 10 gold medals and were second. The U.S. won 9 gold medals and were third. However, in terms of overall medals (Gold, Silver & Bronze), the U.S won the most with 37, Germany won 30, and Canada won 26.

10. At the 2010 Kentucky Derby, 3 to 1 favourite Lookin at Lucky finished 2nd.

Answer: False

Lookin at Lucky jockeyed by Garrett Gomez finished 6th from post 1. Whilst Super Saver jockeyed by Calvin Borel won from post 4, having started with 15 to 1 odds.

Source: Author AllanAllan

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