Super Mario World Trivia Quiz

Answer: 3

Mario Andretti was the first driver to win the award, as it happens, in 1967. He also won it in three different decades, with the other two awards being in 1978 and 1984. He was also the first racing driver to win IndyCar races in four decades, his last win being in 1993.

He has competed in and won various types of motor race, including NASCAR, IndyCar, Formula One (for Parnelli, Lotus and Alfa Romeo) and the World Sportscar Championship. His sons Michael and Jeff are also racing drivers, as is his nephew John.

Answer: Croatia

Mario Mandzukic's clubs include Bayern Munich, Wolfsburg and Juventus, where he has been part of several cup and league-winning squads. Mandzukic scored a memorable goal from an overhead kick in the 2017 Champions' League final against Real Madrid, although unfortunately for him, Real Madrid went on to win 4-1.

He was first called up for Croatia under Slaven Bilic in 2007, and retired in August 2018 after the World Cup final, in which Croatia lost to France (he had scored 33 goals for them). He won the Croatian Footballer of the Year award in 2012 and 2013.

Answer: Road bicycle racing

Mario Aerts is a road bicycle racer who competed in the Tour de France five times (1999, 2000, 2001, 2007 and 2008). He also raced in the Giro d'Italia in 2007 and the Vuelta a Espańa in 2005 and 2006. Though he has never won any of the grand tours, he did win a few smaller races, such as the Eurométropole in 1997 (back when it was known as the Circuit Franco-Belge), the Grand Prix d'Isbergues in France (1996), La Flčche Wallonne in Belgium (2002) and the Giro della Provencia de Lucca in Italy (2001).

He retired in 2011 due to heart problems.

Answer: Miami Heat

A student at the University of Kansas, Almario 'Mario' Chalmers was picked 34th in the second round of the NBA 2008 draft, but was then traded to Miami Heat, where he stayed until the 2014-15 season. He originally wore the number 6, but changed to 15, his college number, when LeBron James signed in 2010.

He won the NBA Championship with Miami Heat in the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons. In 2015, he signed for Memphis Grizzlies, though an achilles injury kept him from playing in 2016. He rejoined the Grizzlies in 2017, and transferred to Virtus Bologna, Italy's oldest basketball team, in the Italian LBA first division.

Answer: Striker

Throughout his career, Mario Kempes played for various teams, including Valencia, River Plate. He was a key player in Argentina's 1978 World Cup victory against the Netherlands, scoring two of their three goals, and received both the Golden Boot, as the tournament's top goalscorer, and the Golden Ball.

He also won South American Footballer of the Year that same year. He was capped 43 times for Argentina in total. After he retired in 1994, he managed various teams, including Bolivian clubs Blooming and The Strongest, and Venezuelans Mineros de Guayana.

He later became a commentator for ESPN Deportes, the Spanish ESPN channel.

Answer: Manchester City

Mario Balotelli is as well-known for his antics off the pitch as he was for his performances on it, such as accidentally setting his house on fire with a firework and throwing darts at a youth team player during training. He played for Roberto Mancini at Inter Milan, but had a troubled relationship with Mancini's successor, Jose Mourinho; Mourinho recalled a match against Rubin Kazan where he begged Balotelli not to get into trouble after Balotelli was booked in the first half, due to a shortage of attacking players, only for Balotelli to be sent off in the 46th minute. Mancini and Balotelli were reunited when Balotelli moved to Manchester City in 2010; Balotelli was the player who provided the assist that saw Sergio Aguero score the winning goal against QPR, causing City to win the 2011-12 Premier League title. He was also Man of the Match in the 2011 FA Cup final.

Incidentally, Balotelli has also played for Liverpool; he joined the side in 2014, while Brendan Rodgers was in charge. After being loaned to AC Milan, he joined Nice in 2016.

Answer: Mario Lemieux

Often considered to be one of ice hockey's all-time greats, Mario Lemieux - nicknamed 'Le Magnifique' and 'Super Mario' - played for the Pittsburgh Penguins for several seasons, winning the Stanley Cup with them in 1991 and 1992. He also featured in several all-star games. In 1993 he was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma, and missed several games. He retired in 1997, but returned to the rink in 2000 against the Toronto Maple Leafs. When the Penguins suffered from financial problems in the late '90s, Lemieux bought them, rescuing them from bankruptcy. As a player-owner, he played for the Penguins until 2006. He also represented Canada in international hockey.

As for the other Marios, Mario González is a Mexican boxer, Mario Delas is a Croatian basketball player and Mario Manningham is an American football player.

Answer: Borussia Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund won the Bundesliga title for two successive seasons, 2010-2011 and 2011-2012, under the leadership of Jürgen Klopp. In the latter season, they also did the double when they beat in the DFB-Pokal final, where they beat Bayern Munich 5-2. Götze, an attacking midfielder, was part of both squads, and also played for Dortmund in the 2013 Champions' League final, although they lost to Bayern Munich. Bayern Munich went on to sign him in April 2013 for 37 million, making him one of Germany's most expensive footballers.

He returned to Dortmund in the 2016-17 season. He also scored the winning goal for Germany in the 2014 World Cup final.

Answer: Houston Texans

Mario Williams was a defensive end, and attended North Carolina State University. He was the first overall pick in the 2006 NHL draft and went on to play for Houston Texans for six seasons, where he won the Pro Bowl in 2008 and 2009. He signed for the Buffalo Bills in 2012, where he spent four seasons, and joined Miami Dolphins in 2016.He was named in the All-Pro First Team in 2014.

Answer: Montreal Canadiens

Quebec native Mario Tremblay - real name Joseph Mario Tremblay - spent his entire playing career with Montreal Canadiens, and played on the right wing. As a junior ice hockey player, he started out with the Montreal Bleu Blanc Rouge before being signed by Montreal Canadiens in 1974.

He spent twelve years there, and came back as head coach in 1995. He was nicknamed 'le bleuet bionique', or 'the Bionic Blueberry'. After retiring, he became a pundit for Montreal Canadiens games on RDS, a Quebec sports channel.

His nephew Pascal Trépanier is also an ice hockey player.