Kings of Sport! Trivia Quiz

Answer: Swimming

Michael Fred Phelps II was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1985. In 2021, he was the Olympic athlete with the most medals: 28 gold medals, of which 13 were obtained in individual competitions. He started swimming when he was 7 years old, partially influenced by his sisters who also swam and also for him to burn away his excessive energy. When he was 10 to 11 he was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). He became a winning athlete due the combination of skill, physical ability and hard work. He has the nickname "Flying Fish".

Do you know that the actor Johnny Weissmuller who played Tarzan in countless movies is also considered one of the "kings" of swimming, having won 8 gold medals in the 1924 and 1928 Olympics?

Answer: Running

Usain St. Leo Bolt was born in 1986 in Jamaica. He always liked sports and when he attended primary school he started to show his sprinter potencial. He is the only athlete to have won the 100-meter and 200-meter Olympic medals in three consecutive Olympics.

He is considered the greatest sprinter in history, based on the 100 meters sprint, the fastest person in human history. Usain's nickname is "Lightning Bolt". Bolt, besides being his last name, means to move suddenly, to move rapidly. Have you looked in the dictionary to find out what your last name means?

Answer: Tennis

Roger Federer was born in Switzerland in 1981 and is considered one of the best tennis players of his time by the ATP - Association of Tennis Professionals - along with Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

Federer started playing tennis at the age of 8 and became the Swiss junior champion at 14 years old. He has a record of 237 consecutive weeks as World Number 1 and has finished as the year-end Number 1 five times. He speaks four languages fluently and is recognized for his philanthropic work. His nicknames are Federal Express, FedEx, Swiss Maestro and King Roger. He is the first living person to be celebrated on a Swiss coin. Do you know the name of the Swiss currency?

Answer: Golf

Eldridge Tony Woods, known as Tiger Woods, was born in 1975 and since his childhood was led to play golf by his father. From an early age he became a prodigy. At age 15, in 1991, Woods became the youngest winner of the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship. In 1996, after winning his third U.S. Amateur title, he left Stanford University and became a professional player. Since then he has drawn attention for his performance. He has been ranked Number 1 in the world for more weeks than any other player and has been awarded the PGA Player of the Year 11 times.

Physical and family problems had a major impact on his professional life and he stayed out of the list of the great players in the world for some years. At the age of 43, Woods won his first major in 11 years at the 2019 Masters. He has won 15 professional major golf championships and 82 PGA Tour events. In 2021, Tiger Woods suffered a serious accident which could possibly hinder his professional golfing career.

Answer: Soccer

Lionel Andrés Messi was born in Argentina in 1987. When he was 6 years old he joined the Newell's Old Boys, a club that stood out for supporting junior categories. At the age of 10, Messi was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency, a fact that required treatment without which his career as a player would have been compromised. As his parents and neither his Argentine club could afford the treatment, he was taken to Spain where he joined the youth academy maintained by Barcelona, where he could also finish his growth hormone treatment.

From 2000 to 2021 Messi was linked to "Futbol Club Barcelona", where he won numerous awards and cups, including 7 "Ballon D'Or" and 6 "European Golden Shoes". In 2021 he left Barcelona. Messi is the captain of the Argentina national soccer team. Messi and the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, who also had a difficult childhood, have been enchanting us with their football for about 20 years. Do you know what Messi's nickname, "La Flea", means in English?

Answer: Auto racing

Lewis Hamilton was born in England in 1985 and from a young age was coached to be a pilot. At age 5 his father gave him a radio-controlled car. His father worked hard so Hamilton could dedicate himself to the sport. He joined the McLaren and Mercedes-Benz Young Driver Support Program, where he developed his skills.

In 2007, he joined the select Formula One club. In his rookie season he came second in the championship and won 4 races. In 2008, he won his first World Championship, showing the world his talent.

In 2021, Hamilton got his 7th title and equaled Michael Schumacher in Formula One world titles and he holds absolute records in several aspects, such as the most pole positions. Do you know how many kilometers are covered on average in a Formula 1 race?

Answer: Motorcycle riding

Valentino Rossi was born in Italy in 1979 and followed the career of his father, Graziano Rossi, who was a motorcycle racer. His first passion was karting, using a vehicle his father redesigned with increasingly powerful engines. After winning the regional kart championship in 1990, he started riding the mini moto and gradually started racing in other categories. In 1996, he raced in the Grand Prix in the 125cc category; the following season he won his first World Championship. Valentino is the youngest rider to win the World Championship in all three classes 125GP, 250 GP and the 500GP/MotoGP.

He is considered to be the greatest and one of the most successful motorcycle racers of all time, with nine Grand Prix World Championships, seven of which are in the premier class. He is the only road racer who has participated in more than 400 Grands Prix.

Answer: Cycling

Alberto Contador Velasco, born in Spain in 1982, discovered cycling at age of 14, thanks to his older brother. He competed as an amateur in his teens and debuted as a professional in 2003. In 2004 he suffered a fall during a race and underwent brain surgery to remove a blood clot. Luckily, he had an excellent recovery and the following year returned to the tracks.

In 2007, he joined the elite of road cycling, when he won his first Tour de France. Contador won all three Grand Tours (Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España), more than once each.

He was stripped of his 2010 Tour de France and 2011 Giro d'Italia titles due to doping offenses. In 2017, Contador retired from competitive racing.

Answer: American football

Thomas Edward Patrick Brady, Jr. known as Tom Brady, was born in the United States in 1977. He is a NFL football quarterback who spent the 20 seasons of his professional career with the New England Patriots, where he was the central figure from 2001 to 2019. Until 2021, Tom Brady won seven Super Bowl Championships and was named five times the game's Most Valuable Player (MVP).

He is the only quarterback to win the Super Bowl in three different decades. The specialized press considers him the best quarterback in NFL history.

Answer: Basketball

The American Kobe Bean Bryant (1978-2020) was the son of an NBA - National Basketball Association player. From the age of 6 to 13 he lived with his family in Italy, where his father went to play basketball. His entire life was devoted to basketball and he spent his entire 20 year career playing for the Los Angeles Lakers. He was the first guard in NBA history to play 20 seasons. Unfortunately, his career was cut short with his death in a plane crash in 2020.

He gave himself the nickname "Black Mamba" because he would like to have the snake's ability to "strike with 99% accuracy at maximum speed, in rapid succession". He won numerous titles and medals and in 2018 he won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for 2017's "Dear Basketball", which he wrote and narrated. Have you ever watched this movie?