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Quiz about The Odd One Out Male Sporting Legends

The Odd One Out - Male Sporting Legends Quiz

From the given descriptions on the sporting legends, identify the odd one out.

A multiple-choice quiz by sw11. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
sw11

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
404,331

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these legendary footballers did not win the FIFA World Cup? Hint

Bobby Charlton

Diego Maradona

Pele

Johan Cruyff

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these four tennis legends did not win all the four Grand Slam titles? Hint

Mats Wilander

Rafael Nadal

Roger Federer

Novak Djokovic

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these golfing legends failed to win all the four major titles?
Hint

Jack Nicklaus

Arnold Palmer

Gary Player

Tiger Woods

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these sprinters did not win 100m and 200m gold medals at the Olympics? Hint

Jesse Owens

Usain Bolt

Maurice Greene

Carl Lewis

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of these world heavyweight boxing champions did not win a gold medal at the Olympic Games? Hint

Muhammad Ali

Mike Tyson

Joe Frazier

George Foreman

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these Formula One racing legends won only one world title? Hint

Jackie Stewart

James Hunt

Ayrton Senna

Alain Prost

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these cycling legends did not win a Tour de France title in the 20th century? Hint

Eddy Merckx

Alberto Contador

Miguel Indurain

Bernard Hinault

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these swimming aces won less than eight gold medals at the Olympics? Hint

Michael Phelps

Matt Biondi

Ryan Lochte

Mark Spitz

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which badminton legend failed to win a gold medal in men's singles at the Olympics? He won three successive silver medals. Hint

Lin Dan

Lee Chong Wei

Chen Long

Taufik Hidayat

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which British snooker player did not win the World Snooker Championship title in the 1980s and 1990s? He finished runner-up on six occasions. Hint

Steve Davis

Jimmy White

Stephen Hendry

John Parrott

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these legendary footballers did not win the FIFA World Cup?

Answer: Johan Cruyff

Johan Cruyff, the brilliant Dutch master was the only one who was not a FIFA World Cup winner. The Dutch team captained by him in 1974 lost in the Cup Final to West Germany. Bobby Charlton was a winner in 1966, Pele was a 3-time winner in 1958, 1962 and 1970, and Maradona won in 1986.

2. Which of these four tennis legends did not win all the four Grand Slam titles?

Answer: Mats Wilander

Mats Wilander of Sweden won 7 Grand Slam titles: 3 Australian Open (1983, 1984, 1988), 3 French Open (1982, 1985, 1988) and 1 US Open (1988). He failed to win Wimbledon, reaching the quarter-final stage in 1987, 1988 and 1989.

3. Which of these golfing legends failed to win all the four major titles?

Answer: Arnold Palmer

Arnold Palmer won the 7 major titles: 4 Masters (1958, 1960, 1962, 1964), 1 US Open (1960) and 2 British Open (1961, 1962). The only major he failed to win was the PGA Open.

4. Which of these sprinters did not win 100m and 200m gold medals at the Olympics?

Answer: Maurice Greene

Maurice Greene won the 100m gold medal at 2000 Sydney Olympics. Usain Bolt, possibly the greatest sprinter of all times won the 100m and 200m in 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2012 London Olympics and 2016 Rio Olympics. Carl Lewis won the 100m and 200m at 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Jesse Owens won the 100m and 200m at 1936 Berlin Olympics.

5. Which of these world heavyweight boxing champions did not win a gold medal at the Olympic Games?

Answer: Mike Tyson

Tyson was the only one who was not an Olympic gold medal winner. Ali won the gold medal in 1960 at Rome, Frazier in 1964 at Tokyo and Foreman in 1968 at Mexico City.

6. Which of these Formula One racing legends won only one world title?

Answer: James Hunt

British racer James Hunt won his only world title in 1976. Jackie Steward of Great Britain won 3 titles in 1969, 1971 and 1973. Brazilian ace Ayrton Senna won in 1988, 1990 and 1991. Alain Prost of France won 4 titles in 1985, 1986, 1989 and 1993.

7. Which of these cycling legends did not win a Tour de France title in the 20th century?

Answer: Alberto Contador

Alberto Contador won 2 titles in 2007 and 2009. Eddy Merckx, Miguel Indurain and Bernard Hinault won 5 titles each in the 20th century

8. Which of these swimming aces won less than eight gold medals at the Olympics?

Answer: Ryan Lochte

The list of multiple Olympic gold medal winners is dominated by U.S. swimmers. Ryan Lochte won 6, Matt Biondi won 8, Mark Spitz won 9 and Michael Phelps is way ahead of everyone at 23.

9. Which badminton legend failed to win a gold medal in men's singles at the Olympics? He won three successive silver medals.

Answer: Lee Chong Wei

Malaysian ace Lee Chong Wei lost three successive finals to Lin China of China in 2008 and 2012. He beat his nemesis Lin Dan in the semi-final in 2016, but lost to another Chinese player, Chen Long, in the final. Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia won the gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympic.

10. Which British snooker player did not win the World Snooker Championship title in the 1980s and 1990s? He finished runner-up on six occasions.

Answer: Jimmy White

English player Jimmy White lost his first final in 1984 to compatriot Steve Davis. He was defeated by Scottish player Stephen Hendry in 1990, 1992, 1993 and 1994. English player John Parrott defeated him in 1991.

Source: Author sw11

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