Sport in Connecticut Trivia Quiz

Answer: Hartford Yard Goats

Hartford is the state capital of Connecticut, and, in 2016, a team called the Hartford Yard Goats began play there in the class-AA Eastern League. An affiliate of MLB's Colorado Rockies, the team's unusual nickname has nothing to do with animals, but refers to a small railway locomotive which assembles trains in railroad yards.

Answer: Golf

Formerly known as the Greater Hartford Open, the Travelers Championship has been a stop on the PGA tour since 1952. Held at the TPC River Highlands course, south of Hartford, the tournament traditionally attracts some of the biggest galleries on the PGA tour. Previous champions at the event include Sam Snead, Arnold Palmer and Lee Trevino.

Answer: Walter Camp

Walter Camp attended Yale University and Yale Medical School where he was involved in setting up the Intercollegiate football Association. A head coach at Yale and Stanford, he played a prominent role in devising the rules of American Football.

Answer: Geno Auriemma

The University of Connecticut was founded in Storrs in 1881. The school's basketball squads gained national prominence beginning in the 1990s, with the men's squad winning four national titles between 1999 and 2014, and the women's teams doing even better with eleven national crowns between 1995 and 2016. Geno Auriemma was appointed women's head coach in 1995 to take over a programme that had had only one winning season in their history.

He transformed their fortunes completely as they went on to dominate women's college hoops over the next couple of decades.

Answer: Tennis

Barbara Potter was born in Waterbury in 1961 and turned professional in 1978. She reached the semi-finals of the US Open in 1981. A three-time Wimbledon quarter-finalist, she won six singles titles on the WTA tour, and 19 doubles crowns, mostly with regular partner Sharon Walsh. Injury troubles led to her retirement from the sport in 1989.

Answer: Ivy League

Yale University was founded in New Haven in 1701, making it the third oldest college in the USA. The Bulldogs won 19 versions of the football national title between 1872 and 1927, and were a founder member of the Ivy League in 1954. Although best known for academics, the school still manages to punch above its weight in sports, with the men's lacrosse and ice hockey squads both winning national titles in the 2010s.

Answer: Golf

Julius Boros was born in Fairfield in 1920 and eventually turned pro in 1949. He won his first major at the 1952 US Open, won it again in 1963, and lifted the PGA Championship in 1968. After retiring, he was a leading figure in the establishment of the Senior PGA Tour in 1980.

Answer: Carolina Hurricanes

The Whalers were founded in 1972 as members of the World Hockey Association. Originally known as the New England Whalers, they were based in Boston before moving to Hartford in 1974. In 1979, the WHA folded and the team was admitted into the NHL, changing their name to Hartford Whalers at the same time. Poor attendances and the lack of a new arena led the owners to move the team to North Carolina in 1997.

Answer: Welterweight

Marlon Starling was born in Hartford in 1959, and turned pro in 1979. In 1987, he defeated Mark Breland to win the WBA Welterweight title. He lost the title the following year to Tomas Molinares, however, in 1989, he defeated Lloyd Honeyghan to lift the WBC version. Maurice Blocker defeated Starling in 1990 to take his WBC crown in what would prove to be his final professional bout.

Answer: Uncasville

The Connecticut Sun were originally known as the Orlando Miracle, relocating north from Florida in 2003. Their home is the Mohegan Sun Arena which is located in the Mohegan Sun casino resort in Uncasville, near the city of Norwich. They share the arena with the New England Black Wolves of the National Lacrosse League.

In 2019, the Sun made the WNBA Finals for the first time, losing to the Washington Mystics.