Hold the Trophy High: Part I Trivia Quiz

Answer: Golf

The Claret Jug, also known as The Golf Champion Trophy, is presented to the winner of The Open Championship, often known as the British Open. This tournament is one of the four golfing majors. The awarding of the Claret Jug dates from 1872.

Answer: Rugby Union

The Calcutta Cup is the trophy that England and Scotland compete for annually in Rugby Union. The cup is named after a rugby match played between England and a team of players made up from Scotland, Ireland and Wales in Calcutta, India in 1872. The traditional meeting between England and Scotland to compete for the Calcutta Cup began in 1878.

Answer: Baseball

The Commissioner's Trophy is presented each year to the winner of the World Series of Major League Baseball (MLB). It is the only main trophy of the four major sports in North America (NHL, NBA, NFL and MLB) not named after an individual.

The trophy did not receive its current name until 1985, however, the trophy has been awarded since 1967. The trophy weighs approximately 14 kilos (30 pounds) and is made of sterling silver. A new trophy is made each year.

Answer: Soccer

The FIFA World Cup Trophy has been awarded to the winning team of the FIFA World Cup association football tournament held every four years. From 1930-1970 the Jules Rimet Trophy was awarded, but that was won outright by Brazil in 1970 (after they won it for the third time). In 1974, it was replaced by a new trophy named the FIFA World Cup Trophy.

Answer: US College Football

More commonly known as the Heisman Trophy, it is awarded annually to the most outstanding college footballer in the USA. The trophy is named after the athletic director of the Downtown Athletic Club, John Heisman. The trophy was first awarded in 1935 to Jay Berwanger (1914-2002) and in 1936 he became the first player to be drafted into the first draft of the NFL.

Many legends in the Pro Football Hall of Fame were Heisman Trophy winners.

Answer: Aviation/Ballooning

The Harmon Trophy is a set of three trophies originally awarded annually to the world's outstanding aviator, aeronaut (balloonist/airship pilot) and aviatrix (female aviator). The trophy was established in 1926 by the wealthy balloonist and aviator, Clifford B. Harmon.

The first winners of the trophies were: Aviator - Lt. Col. Georges Pelletier d'Oisy (France), Aeronaut - General Umberto Nobile (Italy) and Aviatrix - Lady Mary Bailey (UK).

Answer: Aussie Rules Football

The Brownlow Medal is awarded annually to the "fairest and best" player in Australian rules football, i.e. in the Australian Football League (AFL).

The medal was first presented in 1924 and is named after Charles Brownlow (1861-1924) who was a former player and then an administrator of the game from 1885-1923. After each game umpires give their votes as to the fairest and best three players and at the end of the season the player (or players) with the most votes is awarded the medal. There have been a number of players that have won this prestige medal on three occasions, however, the first player to do so was Haydn Bunton Snr (1931, 1932 and 1935) from the Fitzroy Football Club.

Answer: Horse racing

The Woodlawn Vase is the trophy given each year to the winning owner of the Preakness Stakes, which is held in Baltimore, Maryland. The vase was first awarded in 1861 and stands over 30 inches in height and is made of solid sterling silver.

Answer: Ice hockey

The Stanley Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the NHL team play-off winner. The cup is named after Lord Stanley of Preston (1841-1908) who was then the Governor General of Canada. The cup was first awarded in 1893 to the Montreal HC. Each year the winning players, management, coaches and staff are engraved on the chalice.

There are five bands that can accommodate 13 winners. The oldest bands are removed when the chalice is full and are stored in the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Answer: Tennis

The Davis Cup is an international team event in men's tennis. The competition began in 1900 between Great Britain and the USA. The cup is named after Dwight F. Davis (1879-1945) who was an American tennis player and politician. He was the Secretary of War from 1925-1929.

He was runner-up in the men's singles of the US Open (1898 and 1899) and runner-up in the men's singles at Wimbledon in 1901. He won the Men's Doubles at the US Open on three occasions. In 1981 the format of the competition was changed to a league system, which allowed the 16 nations in the top "world group" to compete for the cup each year.

In the first 100 years of the Davis Cup (1900-1999) the United States won the cup 31 times and Australia 27. Great Britain were third with 9 wins.