All in the Numbers! Trivia Quiz

Answer: Sachin Tendulkar

Tendulkar achieved this milestone in the first Test in December 2010 against South Africa. The Indian batsman also surpassed 14,500 runs. He broke the record of Brian Lara for the most runs scored in Test cricket in October 2008. Sachin was also the first batsman to score 12,000, 13,000 and 14,000 runs in a career.

Answer: Australia

The Rugby Union World Cup began in 1987 with New Zealand topping runner-up France. Australia won their first World Cup in 1991 over England, then in 1999 took their second cup against France, 35-12.

Answer: Babe Ruth

Ruth played for three teams during his baseball career from 1914-1935. He was a pitcher in his early days, then moved to the outfield so his team could profit from his bat strength, most notably with the New York Yankees. Nicknamed "The Sultan of Swat", he hit 50 home runs in a season four times in his career.

Answer: Al Unser

Al is one part of a long line of Unser drivers in the sport. Al won the 500 in 1970, 1971, 1978, and 1987. Others to win the big race four times were A.J. Foyt and Rick Mears.

Answer: New York Yankees

The Yankees, under the management of Casey Stengel, won five World Series from 1949-1953. They also won four consecutive from 1936-1939. In the 20th century, the Yankees made 36 World Series appearances.

Answer: Detroit Red Wings

The 'Original Six' were there for 25 seasons until the 1967 NHL Expansion took over and added more teams to the league. The Montreal Canadiens was the first team to win 10 Stanley Cups.

Answer: Pittsburgh Steelers

The Steelers made their first appearance and won their first Super Bowl in 1975 in Super Bowl IX. There were many more to follow, including a Super Bowl X win over the Cowboys, Super Bowl XIII over the Cowboys, and XIV over the Rams. Their fifth appearance resulted in a loss to the Cowboys in Super Bowl XXX in 1996. The Steelers' sixth appearance and their fifth win came in Super Bowl XL against the Seahawks, then the magic number 7 appearance created their sixth win against the Cardinals in February 2009.

Washington Redkins were the first to play in seven Super Bowsl. They were there in 1971, 1972, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1993, 1994, and 1996.

Answer: Boston Celtics

The Celtics were a true dynasty in basketball in the early days. From 1959-1966, they pulled off eight consecutive NBA Championships. They were led the by the great Bob Cousy and Bill Russell. Five of those eight wins were on the hands of the Lakers, another powerful NBA franchise.

Answer: Manchester United

Manchester United claimed their first FA Cup post-World War II in 1948 with a 4-2 win over Blackpool. Many more were to follow, but would have to wait until 1963 to bag their second one against Leicester City. They later dominated with cup wins in 1977, 1983, 1985, 1990, 1994, 1996, then their ninth cup in 1999 against Newcastle United.

Answer: Earl Anthony

Earl's trademark was the crew-cut hair style. He won his first of an amazing 43 PBA (Professional Bowlers Association) titles in 1970. Earl won six PBA National Championships, two Firestone Tournament of Champions titles, and two ABC (American Bowling Congress) Masters titles.

Answer: Phil Jackson

Jackson began his NBA endeavors as a player in the 1970s with the New York Knicks. In 1989, Phil took over the Chicago Bulls and Michael Jordan as their coach. All total, Jackson coached the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers, and his 11th coaching ring came in 2009, as the Lakers defeated the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals.

He surpassed Boston's legendary coach Red Auerbach for most coaching crowns. He also passed the Celtics Bill Russell for most titles as a player and a coach combined. Jackson also won two rings as a player with the Knicks.

Answer: Serena Williams

The four Grand Slam tournaments are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. Serena was the defending champion, and won her fifth Australian Open and 12th Grand Slam after defeating Justine Henin 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, in 2010.

Answer: Dan Marino

Marino played his entire 17-season career from 1983-1999 with the Dolphins. In '13' of his seasons, he passed for over 3000 yards. Although he set many records in his NFL career, Dan was never able to take his team to a Super Bowl appearance.

Answer: Roger Federer

Federer tied the record held by Pete Sampras, who won 14 major singles from 1990 to 2002.

Answer: John Force

Force, never at a loss for words, won his 15th title combined between dragsters and funny cars in 2010. It was very improbable that he would return after a terrible 2006 crash, which he suffered what appeared to be career-ending injuries in Texas during a competition. The 61-year old won his first title in 2010 since that crash, making it an unprecedented 15 NHRA crowns.

Answer: Joe Montana

Montana played with the 49ers from 1979-1992. His final two seasons were with the Kansas City Chiefs while wearing the number 19. His most famous hook-up was with wide receiver Jerry Rice, who they both set numerous passing and receiving records with.

Answer: Boston Celtics

The Celtics won their first-ever NBA Championship in 1957 against the St. Louis Hawks. Crowns to follow were from 1959-1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1984, and 1986. Their 17th title came in the 2007-08 season, when they won the finals against the Los Angeles Lakers, four games to two.

Answer: Kyle Busch

Love him or hate him, Kyle is not there for any reason except to win races. After beginning his NASCAR career at 16 years old in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Busch graduated to the Nationwide Series, then the Sprint Cup Series for the big boys. Kyle turned aggressive as a driver, and has received a lot of payback also.

His final win of the 2010 season was the Bristol Motor Speedway. Kyle won three races in 2010 and finished in eighth place of 85 drivers for the season.

Answer: Jonathan Toews

Toews' first season with the Blackhawks was in 2007-08, and was a Rookie of the Year Award nominee. In 2008-09, he became captain of the Chicago team at only 20 years of age. He was a Stanley Cup winner in 2010.

Answer: Chris Gayle

The first-ever world Twenty20 match was held in 2007. Gayle scored the first international T20 century with 117 not out against South Africa.

Answer: Roberto Clemente

Clemente played his entire career with the Pirates from 1955 until his death on December 31, 1972. In his previous season just a few months earlier, Roberto collected his final hit, number 3000 just before the season ended.

Answer: Canton Bulldogs

After the AFPA League folded in 1921, the National Football League was ready to go with 18 teams that participated throughout the 1922 season. The Bulldogs won the first NFL Championship with a 10-0-2 record with the Chicago Bears finishing second, and the Chicago Cardinals in third.

In 1923, Canton repeated as NFL Champions with a record of 11-0-1. The franchise folded after the 1926 season.

Answer: Michael Jordan

Michael "Air" Jordan played for the Bulls under coach Phil Jackson from 1984-1998. Michael set many NBA records and helped the Bulls to six NBA Championships.

Answer: Jeff Gordon

Gordon came up from racing sprint cars into the big time with NASCAR. In 2010, he was racing for the Hendrick Motorsports team, and closed out the season with his 82 career win. That moved him into sixth place all-time, and one race win behind the great Cale Yarborough.

Answer: Barry Bonds

Bonds began his career as a Pittsburgh Pirate in 1986. He won the National League MVP Award in 1990 and 1992 with Pittsburgh, then as a Giant, he won more in 1993, and from 2001-2004. Bonds broke Hank Aaron's home run record of 755, and retired with 762. Barry left baseball in 2007 under a shroud of controversy over illegal substance usage.