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Harder Sports Nicknames Trivia Quiz

I'll give you a nickname. You choose from the multiple choices the answer you think is correct. If you enjoy this quiz, you would probably like my earlier sports nicknames quiz. You can locate it by clicking on 'root17' (my ID).

A multiple-choice quiz by root17. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
root17

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
17,278

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
15 / 20

Plays
4005

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 20

1. Who is known as 'The Old Professor'? Hint

Connie Mack

Knute Rockne

Casey Stengel

Billy Martin

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Question 2 of 20

2. Who is known as 'Night Train'? Hint

Ray Nitkschke

Bart Starr

Dick Lane

Fred Biletnikoff

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Question 3 of 20

3. Who is known as 'Too Tall'? Hint

Ed Jones

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Mike Rockwood

Wilt Chamberlain

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Question 4 of 20

4. Who is known as the 'The Toe'? Hint

Pete Gogolak

Paul Maguire

Lou Groza

Jan Stenerud

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Question 5 of 20

5. Who is known as 'Deacon'? Hint

Mel Renfro

David Jones

L.C. Greenwood

Jack Youngblood

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Question 6 of 20

6. Who is known as 'Crazylegs'? Hint

Tony Dorsett

Earl Campbell

Kellen Winslow

Elroy Hirsch

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Question 7 of 20

7. Who is known as 'Earl the Pearl'? Hint

Earl Strom

Bob Petit

Vernon Monroe

Elgin Baylor

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Question 8 of 20

8. Who is known as 'The Rocket' (in ice hockey)? Hint

Patrick Roy

Ken Dryden

Maurice Richard

Ron Hall

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Question 9 of 20

9. Who is known as the 'Galloping Ghost'? Hint

Jim Thorpe

Tony Dorsett

Harold 'Red' Grange

Earl Campbell

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Question 10 of 20

10. Who is known as 'Bunny'? Hint

Bjorn Borg

John McEnroe

Jimmy Connors

H. W. Austin

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Question 11 of 20

11. Who is known as 'Goose' (the original one)? Hint

Leon Allen Goslin

Ralph Kiner

Ted Williams

Harmon Killebrew

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Question 12 of 20

12. Who is known as 'Lefty'? Hint

Bob Feller

Bob Lemon

Sandy Koufax

Vernon Gomez

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Question 13 of 20

13. Who is known as 'Whitey'? Hint

Ralph Kiner

Al Kaline

Robin Roberts

Edward Ford

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Question 14 of 20

14. Who is known as the "Flying Dutchman"? Hint

Arky Vaughan

Honus Wagner

Walter Johnson

Ty Cobb

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Question 15 of 20

15. Who is known as 'Sandy'? Hint

Early Wynn

Bob Lemon

Warren Spahn

Sanford Braun

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Question 16 of 20

16. Who is known as 'Rusty'? Hint

Dale Earnhardt

Russell Wallace

Jeff Burton

Jeff Gordon

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Question 17 of 20

17. Who is known as 'Golden Wheels'? Hint

Jerry Rice

Earl Campbell

Tony Dorsett

Elbert Dubenion

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Question 18 of 20

18. Who is known as 'Dandy'? Hint

Dan Rooney

Don Maynard

Don Meredith

Dan Dierdorf

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Question 19 of 20

19. Who is known as 'Mailman'? Hint

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Earl Strom

Larry Bird

Karl Malone

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Question 20 of 20

20. Who is known as 'Ace'? Hint

Fred Biletnikoff

Ray Nitkschke

Mel Blount

Clarence Parker

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is known as 'The Old Professor'?

Answer: Casey Stengel

2. Who is known as 'Night Train'?

Answer: Dick Lane

3. Who is known as 'Too Tall'?

Answer: Ed Jones

Ed 'Too Tall' Jones stood 6' 9' and was an all-star defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys. He went into pro boxing on national television in 1979 and won, then added five more wins before returning to the gridiron. Like Rocky Marciano, 'Too Tall' retired undefeated.

4. Who is known as the 'The Toe'?

Answer: Lou Groza

5. Who is known as 'Deacon'?

Answer: David Jones

6. Who is known as 'Crazylegs'?

Answer: Elroy Hirsch

7. Who is known as 'Earl the Pearl'?

Answer: Vernon Monroe

8. Who is known as 'The Rocket' (in ice hockey)?

Answer: Maurice Richard

In football, Raghib Ismail is known as 'Rocket.'

9. Who is known as the 'Galloping Ghost'?

Answer: Harold 'Red' Grange

10. Who is known as 'Bunny'?

Answer: H. W. Austin

11. Who is known as 'Goose' (the original one)?

Answer: Leon Allen Goslin

In baseball, Richard Gossage is also known as 'Goose.'

12. Who is known as 'Lefty'?

Answer: Vernon Gomez

13. Who is known as 'Whitey'?

Answer: Edward Ford

14. Who is known as the "Flying Dutchman"?

Answer: Honus Wagner

Wagner was one of the Baseball Hall of Fame's five original inductees in 1936. in 1905, he became the first baseball player to have his signature branded into a Louisville Slugger baseball bat.

15. Who is known as 'Sandy'?

Answer: Sanford Braun

You probably know him as Sandy Koufax. Born Sanford Braun, he took the name of his stepfather, attorney Irving Koufax.

16. Who is known as 'Rusty'?

Answer: Russell Wallace

17. Who is known as 'Golden Wheels'?

Answer: Elbert Dubenion

18. Who is known as 'Dandy'?

Answer: Don Meredith

19. Who is known as 'Mailman'?

Answer: Karl Malone

Malone got his nickname the 'Mailman' from a Louisiana sportswriter who noted 'he always delivers.'

20. Who is known as 'Ace'?

Answer: Clarence Parker

Source: Author root17

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