The First Trivia Quiz

Answer: 1896

The modern Olympic Games, sometimes known as the Olympics, are major international athletic events that feature summer and winter sports competitions. Thousands of athletes compete in a range of competitions. The Olympic Games are normally held every four years (every leap year). The first Olympic games were held in Athens and were won by Athens, Greece.

Answer: 1930

The FIFA World Cup often called the World Cup, is an international football competition (soccer). The estimated audience for the 2006 Final was 715.1 million (Italy beat France). The FIFA World Cup was not held in 1942 and 1946 because of the Second World War. The first FIFA World Cup was won by Uruguay.

Answer: 1877

Wimbledon, sometimes known as The Championships or just Wimbledon, is the world's oldest tennis tournament and is widely regarded as the most prestigious. Wimbledon is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments. Wimbledon is played in London, England UK. Wimbledon is the only major tournament still held on grass, the classic tennis surface. Maud Watson won the first championship in the lady's singles.

Answer: 1903

The Tour de France is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. It consists of 21 stages, each lasting a day, spread out over 23 days. While the race's route changes from year to year, the race's format remains the same and always finishes in Paris.

The race was initially held in 1903 in order to boost newspaper sales. The winner of the first Tour de France was Maurice Garin.

Answer: 1934

The Masters Tournament (also known as The Masters or The US Masters outside of North America) is one of professional golf's four major championships. Every year, the tournament is held at Augusta National Golf Club in the southeastern United States. Bobby Jones, an amateur champion, and Clifford Roberts, an investment banker, founded the Masters.

The winner of the first US Masters was Horton Smith.

Answer: 1861

The Melbourne Cup is Australia's most famous annual thoroughbred horse race. It is held on the first Tuesday in November at Flemington Racecourse. It was initially run over two miles (3.219 km), but when Australia adopted the metric system in 1972, it was rounded to 3,200 meters.

It is known locally as "the race that stops the nation". The winner of the first Melbourne Cup was Archer, ridden by John Cutts.

Answer: 1975

The Cricket World Cup (officially known as ICC Men's Cricket World Cup) is the international championship of One Day International (ODI) cricket. The Cricket World Cup is held every four years. The first Cricket World Cup was held in England. The winner of the first Cricket World Cup was the West Indies.

Answer: 1967

The Super Bowl is the annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL). The game was created for the 1966 season as part of a merger deal between the NFL and the rival American Football League (AFL) to allow their top teams to compete for a championship.

It is frequently referred to as the "big game". The winner of the first Super Bowl, played in January 1967, was the Green Bay Packers.

Answer: 1959

The Daytona 500 is an annual NASCAR Cup Series motor race held at Daytona International Speedway at Daytona Beach, Florida. It is 500 miles (805 km) long. The race is also known as "The Great American Race" or the "Super Bowl of Stock Car Racing". The race requires 200 laps to complete. The winner of the first Daytona 500 was Lee Petty.

Answer: 1903

The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in North America. Played between the champion teams of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). The Commissioner's Trophy is awarded to the winning team in the World Series championship game, determined by a best-of-seven playoff.

The winner of the first World Series was the Pittsburgh Pirates. They beat the Boston Americans (which later became the Boston Red Six) 5-3 in the then nine-game series.