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1990s All-American Sports Trivia Quiz

How much do you remember about sports from the last decade of the second millenium?

A multiple-choice quiz by brewster76. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
brewster76

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
300,510

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. 1990: One of boxing's biggest upsets occurred on February 11 in Tokyo, when the heavily-favored Mike Tyson was knocked out in the 10th round by which virtually unknown fighter? Hint

James "Buster" Douglas

Trevor Berbick

Evander Holyfield

Michael Spinks

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Question 2 of 10

2. 1991: This college football team went undefeated with regular season wins over #9 Nebraska and #7 California, then beat #4 Michigan in the 1992 Rose Bowl on their way to a co-national championship. The team's quarterback, Billy Joe Hobert, was taken in the second round in 1993 NFL draft while his cross-state rival Drew Bledsoe was the #1 overall pick. What was this championship team? Hint

Miami University Hurricanes

University of Oklahoma Sooners

USC Trojans

University of Washington Huskies

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Question 3 of 10

3. 1992: The U.S. missed a 1-2-3 finish in women's figure skating at the Winter Olympic Games in France, when this woman, who was the first to land a triple axel in competition, took home the silver medal. Name her. Hint

Linda Fratianne

Midori Ito

Katarina Witt

Oksana Baiul

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Question 4 of 10

4. 1993: The NFL pulled Super Bowl XXVII from its originally chosen venue at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona, and instead the game was played at the Rose Bowl. What was the reason for this change? Hint

Objection by NFL players that Arizona did not observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day

The ASU Sun Devils were scheduled to play there in the Fiesta Bowl on the same day

Tempe had experienced record flooding

The stadium wasn't completed by December 31 as contracted

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Question 5 of 10

5. 1994: Sports Illustrated's 1994 swimsuit edition was the first to feature three covergirls. They were Kathy Ireland, Rachel Hunter, and which woman who was the first to make a record five SI cover appearances? Hint

Elle MacPherson

Giselle Bundchen

Christie Brinkley

Cheryl Tiegs

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Question 6 of 10

6. 1995: April 23rd marked the death of this legendary sports broadcaster who was famous for his signature catch-phrase, "I'm just telling it like it is", and being the first to announce the murder of John Lennon. Do you know him? Hint

"Dandy" Don Meredith

Chris Schenkel

Jim McKay

Howard Cosell

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Question 7 of 10

7. 1996: This 27-year old tennis phenom missed a second Grand Slam sweep when an injury forced her to withdraw from the Australian Open. Billie Jean King has called her the greatest women's player of all-time. Do you know this tennis great who also married a former #1 ranked men's player in 2001? Hint

Monica Seles

Chris Evert

Martina Navratilova

Steffi Graf

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Question 8 of 10

8. 1997: 21-year old Tiger Woods became the youngest champion, the first African-American or Asian-American and had the highest margin of strokes in winning which golf tournament? Hint

US Open

British Open

PGA Championship

The Masters

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Question 9 of 10

9. 1998: What happened on September 20th in Baltimore? Hint

The street in front of Memorial Stadium was re-named Johnny Unitas Way

Cal Ripken's streak of playing consecutive games ended

14-year old Tara Lipinski became the youngest woman to win a professional skating event

The Baltimore Ravens played their first game

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Question 10 of 10

10. 1999: This "mid-major" college was the darling of the NCAA Division 1 Basketball Tournament, making it to the Elite Eight where they took eventual champion UConn down to the wire in a tough 67-62 loss. Now considered a perennial powerhouse, alumni of the school include NBA players John Stockton, Adam Morrison, Dan Dickau and Ronny Turiaf. Name the college. Hint

Winthrop

Xavier

Gonzaga

Davidson

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 1990: One of boxing's biggest upsets occurred on February 11 in Tokyo, when the heavily-favored Mike Tyson was knocked out in the 10th round by which virtually unknown fighter?

Answer: James "Buster" Douglas

In his first defense of the title, Douglas lost in the 3rd round to Evander Holyfield and retired from boxing. Don't feel too sorry for him, though - he reportedly took home millions in the Holyfield bout.

Answer: University of Washington Huskies

Washington tied with Miami as National Champions for the 1991-92 season. Billy Joe Hobert was drafted by the Los Angeles Raiders and also played for Buffalo, New Orleans, and Indianapolis. Drew Bledsoe was the starting QB for New England from 1993-2002 where he was a four-time Pro Bowl player.

Answer: Midori Ito

Kristi Yamaguchi won the Olympic title at the '92 Games with Nancy Kerrigan placing 3rd and Tonya Harding 4th. When Ito failed to bring home the Gold, she made a public apology to the people of Japan. She and Yamaguchi were the first Asian women to win Olympic figure skating medals. Linda Fratianne won the silver medal for the US in 1980 Olympics. East German Katarina Witt was the gold medalist at both the '84 and '88 Games. Oksana Baiul narrowly bested Kerrigan to win the gold in '94.

Answer: Objection by NFL players that Arizona did not observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Though chosen in 1990 to host the 1993 Super Bowl, the NFL Players Association voted to boycott Arizona when that state's voters failed to approve the holiday recognizing Dr. King. In a subsequent election, Arizona voters adopted the holiday and the NFL awarded Super Bowl XXX (1996) to Tempe.

Answer: Elle MacPherson

MacPherson graced the cover of SI's swimsuit edition with solo appearances in 1986-1988, as well as the trio picture referenced in the question and also in a 2006 group cover shot with fellow former SI models Hunter, Veronica Varekova, Rebecca Romijn, Daniela Pestova, Elsa Benitez, Carolyn Murphy, and Yamila Diaz.

Answer: Howard Cosell

Cosell was one of the original commentators on Monday Night Football along with Meredith and Keith Jackson. He announced Lennon's death during the live broadcast of the Dolphins-Patriots game on December 8, 1980. Cosell resigned from "MNF" before the 1984-85 season after he was vilified for his comment the previous season about running back Alvin Garrett, who he referred to as a "little monkey".

His public criticism of professional boxing is credited with leading to reforms that protected the health of the fighters.

Answer: Steffi Graf

Steffi Graf married fellow tennis star Andre Agassi in 2001. Navratilova was almost 40 in 1996, Evert was 41. In 1993, a crazed fan of Graf's rushed the court at a tournament in Germany and stabbed her rival, Monica Seles, who recovered but didn't play professionally for two years.

8. 1997: 21-year old Tiger Woods became the youngest champion, the first African-American or Asian-American and had the highest margin of strokes in winning which golf tournament?

Answer: The Masters

Woods didn't win another of these four major tournaments until 1999. His unique ethnic make-up is 1/4 black, 1/4 Thai, 1/4 Chinese, 1/8 white and 1/8 American-Indian. In a 1997 appearance on "Oprah", Woods referred to himself as "Cablinasian", a combination of Caucasian, Black, (American) Indian, and Asian.

9. 1998: What happened on September 20th in Baltimore?

Answer: Cal Ripken's streak of playing consecutive games ended

Ripken voluntarily pulled himself from the Oriole's lineup prior to the last home game of the 1998 season. He stated he wanted to end the streak on his own terms and not have any postseason speculation about his playing status. His consecutive starts numbered 2632, besting previous record holder Lou Gehrig by 502 games.

Answer: Gonzaga

Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington plays in the West Coast Conference which consists primarily of Catholic schools on the Pacific Coast. John Stockton is perhaps the best known former "Zag", having set NBA records for career assists and steals during his 20 year career with the Utah Jazz.

His statue stands outside of Energy Solutions Arena in Salt Lake City. Ronny Turiaf was a second round pick for the Los Angeles Lakers in 2005. He signed with Golden State in 2008. Adam Morrison tied with Duke's J.J. Redick as the US Basketball Writers' Association 2006 Player of the Year.

He was the third overall pick in the '06 draft by the Charlotte Bobcats. Dickau was taken by Sacramento as the 28th overall pick in the first round of the '02 draft.

He was traded several times with his longest stint in Atlanta (2002-4).

Source: Author brewster76

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