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Quiz about Sports General
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Sports General Trivia Quiz


These are a mixed bag of pretty easy sports questions hope you enjoy

A multiple-choice quiz by donkong. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
donkong
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
2,964
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
1544
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Question 1 of 10
1. The first man to break 4 minutes in the mile was _________ ? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Who won the fastest (average speed) Indianapolis 500 in history? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. How old was Mike Tyson when he first won a part of the World Heavyweight Championship? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which United States figure skater has won the most U.S. Championships? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Who is the all-time leading scorer in NCAA men's basketball (Division I)? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race commemorates a famous midwinter emergency mission to get medical supplies to Nome, Alaska in 1925 for what epidemic? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Who held the Olympic record for the men's 100m dash before it was broken by Usain Bolt in 2012? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. The nickname of Texas Christian University is: Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Nolan Ryan is the well-known strikeout king of Major League Baseball with over 5700 career strikeouts - but who is second on the career list? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which of the following has won two National League batting titles? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The first man to break 4 minutes in the mile was _________ ?

Answer: Roger Bannister

3:59.4 at the Iffley track in Oxford in 1954.
2. Who won the fastest (average speed) Indianapolis 500 in history?

Answer: Arie Luyendyk

185.987 mph in 1990.
3. How old was Mike Tyson when he first won a part of the World Heavyweight Championship?

Answer: 20

1986 - He knocked out Trevor Berbick-who looked scared to death - in the 2nd round at Las Vegas.
4. Which United States figure skater has won the most U.S. Championships?

Answer: Dick Button

Button won 7 consecutive times-- Fleming won 5--Boitano 4--Hamill 3
5. Who is the all-time leading scorer in NCAA men's basketball (Division I)?

Answer: Pete Maravich

Pistol Pete averaged an astounding 44.2 points per game en route to scoring 3667 points for Louisiana State University from 1968-1970
6. The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race commemorates a famous midwinter emergency mission to get medical supplies to Nome, Alaska in 1925 for what epidemic?

Answer: Diphtheria

Stretching from Anchorage to Nome the course covers between 1151 and 1161 miles.
7. Who held the Olympic record for the men's 100m dash before it was broken by Usain Bolt in 2012?

Answer: Donovan Bailey

9.84 Seconds in the 1996 Olympics (Johnson ran a 9.79 in 1988 but was disqualified for testing positive for steroids in 1988). Usian Bolt ran 9.63 seconds in 2012.
8. The nickname of Texas Christian University is:

Answer: Horned Frogs

Located in Fort Worth
9. Nolan Ryan is the well-known strikeout king of Major League Baseball with over 5700 career strikeouts - but who is second on the career list?

Answer: Roger Clemens

Clemens surpassed Steve Carlton for the number two spot in 2004 with the Astros.
10. Which of the following has won two National League batting titles?

Answer: Larry Walker

Hitting over .400 at Coors Field - Walker has hit .363 and .379 the past two years for the Colorado Rockies.
Source: Author donkong

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