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Sports Legend: Bobby Jones Trivia Quiz

The first in a series on some of the legends of Sports. First we start with golf's greatest amateur, Bobby Jones.

A multiple-choice quiz by warddw1526. Estimated time: 3 mins.

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warddw1526

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233,916

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. How many times did Jones win the United States Open? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. What year did Jones win his first major championship? Hint

1925

1920

1919

1923

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Question 3 of 10

3. At what age did Jones win his first children's golf championship? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. Jones was the first recipient of what award given out by the Amateur Athletic Union? Hint

Heisman trophy

James E Sullivan Award

Hart Memorial trophy

Wooden Award

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Question 5 of 10

5. Jones achieved what rare record in his last season of competitive golf? Hint

Hit a hole in one

Won all 4 majors in a calendar year

Was ejected from a tournament for fighting

Used his putter off the tee

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Question 6 of 10

6. After retiring from golf, what course did he found and help design? Hint

Royal Birkdale

Spyglass Hill

Augusta National Golf Club

St. Andrews

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Question 7 of 10

7. Jones went to 3 different post-secondary institutions. Which one of these was not one of the schools he attended? Hint

University of Georgia

Harvard

Georgia Institute of Technology

Emory

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Question 8 of 10

8. What eventually restricted Jones to a wheelchair? Hint

A car accident

Lou Gherig's disease

Alzheimer's disease

Syringomyelia

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Question 9 of 10

9. Jones appeared in a series of short instructional films in 1931 titled, "How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones". Which legendary director helmed the films? Hint

Stephen Spielberg

Orson Welles

Elia Lazan

George Marshall

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Question 10 of 10

10. He wrote a part-memoir, part instructional book about golf in his life. What was the title of the book? Hint

"Down the Fairway"

"A Good Walk Spoiled"

"Golf for Dummies"

"My Life in Golf"

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many times did Jones win the United States Open?

Answer: 4

He won the championship four times, and also was the runner-up four times as well.

2. What year did Jones win his first major championship?

Answer: 1923

His first championship came at the Inwood course.

3. At what age did Jones win his first children's golf championship?

Answer: 6

He was a child prodigy at golf.

4. Jones was the first recipient of what award given out by the Amateur Athletic Union?

Answer: James E Sullivan Award

Known as the " Oscar" of sports awards, and older than the Heisman, the AAU Sullivan Award honors the most outstanding amateur athlete in the United States.

5. Jones achieved what rare record in his last season of competitive golf?

Answer: Won all 4 majors in a calendar year

He completed the Grand Slam in 1930, his last season.

6. After retiring from golf, what course did he found and help design?

Answer: Augusta National Golf Club

Once the course was created, he then created the Masters. Jones hosted the even until 1967.

7. Jones went to 3 different post-secondary institutions. Which one of these was not one of the schools he attended?

Answer: University of Georgia

He earned his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, and a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Harvard University. After only one year in law school at Emory University, he passed the bar exam.

8. What eventually restricted Jones to a wheelchair?

Answer: Syringomyelia

Syringomyelia, a fluid-filled cavity in his spinal cord which causes first pain, then paralysis.

9. Jones appeared in a series of short instructional films in 1931 titled, "How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones". Which legendary director helmed the films?

Answer: George Marshall

The movies were not commercially profitable, but many younger golfers have said that they were very informative.

10. He wrote a part-memoir, part instructional book about golf in his life. What was the title of the book?

Answer: "Down the Fairway"

The book, in the words of Sports Illustrated, is "an incontestable classic".

Source: Author warddw1526

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