FunTrivia Sports Mix: Vol 8 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Mario Lemieux

A quinella is achieved when a hockey player scored five goals in five different ways. Mario Lemieux of the Pittsburgh Penguins has the distinction of being the first player to record quinella in the NHL when he scored an even-strength goal, a power-play goal, a short-handed goal, a penalty shot goal, and an empty netter against the New Jersey Devils on December 31, 1988.

Question by player pomophagist44

Answer: Ralph Samuelson

American born Ralph Samuelson (1904-1977) invented the sport of water skiing and first performed it for the public in 1922. Initially he tried using wooden barrel staves as his skis, but when they weren't successful, designed and made his own from pine instead.

Unfortunately, Ralph didn't take out a patent on his invention and it was scooped up and commercialised by Fred Waller of New York.

Question by player Creedy

Answer: Boxing

Your neighbor is telling you that he is a professional boxer. A pugilist is someone who fights with his fists and practices the art of pugilism. This is an old term that has generally been replaced by the term boxer.

Question by player dcpddc478

Answer: silks

Silks are awarded as a rite of passage in the jockey's first race and are initially in white. Thereafter the jockey wears the registered colours of trainer or owner who employs him or her.

Question by player surdoux

Answer: Speed skating

During his winning Olympiad, as well as winning every long track speed skating race, Heiden also set four Olympic records and one world record.


Question by player Rowena8482

Answer: white horse

The Denver Broncos won two Super Bowls in the 1990s - in 1997 when they beat the Green Bay Packers 31-24 and in 1998 when they beat the Atlanta Falcons 34-19. Both games saw a Bronco voted as MVP - Terrell Davis in 1997 and John Elway in 1998.

Question by player linkan

Answer: 16 pounds (7.26 kg)

The shot put has been a part of the Summer Olympics for men since 1896 and for women since 1948. One of the most famous shot put athletes was Randy Barnes who set a world record with a put of 75.9 feet (23.12 meters) in 1990. Technically bowling balls have no lower limit for weight but they cannot exceed 16 pounds. Most professionals use a 16 pound ball, rather than a 15 pound ball, as the higher mass creates greater pin action.

Question by player Triviaballer

Answer: Ty Cobb

Cobb was born in Narrows, Georgia in 1886. He began his major league career playing center field for the Detroit Tigers in 1905 where he remained for 22 seasons. He ended with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1928. While active, he set 90 league records. He passed away in 1961 at age 74.

Question by player debodun

Answer: Phillip Hughes

Kim, Merv and Phillip Hughes all played cricket for Australia, but it was Phillip Hughes who died after being struck in the neck by a bounced delivery. Christopher Hughes is one of the Eggheads on the UK tv show of the same name.

Question by player wonkatriv

Answer: Curt Schilling

Curt had an ankle injury that was bleeding through his sock. Like a real hero, he stepped on the mound anyway and shut down the rival Yankees in Game 6 of the 2004 ALCS.

Question by player San13623