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U.S. Sports Challenge Trivia Quiz

A nice mix of sports. Hope you enjoy the challenge.

A multiple-choice quiz by warddw1526. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
warddw1526

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
231,272

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which heavyweight boxing champion held the championship for 4478 days? Hint

Joe Louis

Mike Tyson

Muhammad Ali

Floyd Patterson

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which NBA player that was drafted right from high school, co-starred in the 2004 movie, "The Perfect Score"? Hint

Carmelo Anthony

Ray Allen

Darius Miles

Brent Barry

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the first lefthanded boxer to become the heavyweight champion? Hint

Sonny Liston

Marvin Hagler

Jimmy Ellis

Michael Moorer

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Question 4 of 10

4. 14 year old soccer phenom Freddy Adu made headlines by signing a six-year deal with Major League Soccer. In which country was Adu born? Hint

Jamaica

Ghana

Nigeria

Cameroon

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Question 5 of 10

5. In February 2004, Jake Delhomme of the Carolina Panthers became the 2nd undrafted quarterback to start the Super Bowl. Who was the first? Hint

Trent Dilfer

Brett Favre

Brad Johnson

Kurt Warner

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the first Olympic Athlete to win a gold medal at both the Summer and Winter Games? Hint

Bobby Barnett

Lefty Louis

Jerry Jackson

Eddie Eagan

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the first woman to win the Iditarod Sled Dog Race in Alaska? Hint

Susan Butcher

Libby Dole

Naomi Wolf

Libby Riddles

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which US city is the site of the International Motorsports Hall of Fame? Hint

Darlington, South Carolina

Talladega, Alabama

Watkins Glen, New York

Englishtown, New Jersey

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Question 9 of 10

9. Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky played for four National Hockey League teams in his career. Which of these teams was not one of them? Hint

Phoenix Coyotes

Los Angeles Kings

St. Louis Blues

New York Rangers

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which pro hockey team used its fourth round selection in the 1984 draft to pick baseball pitcher Tom Glavine? Hint

New Jersey Devils

Vancouver Kings

Atlanta Thrashers

Los Angeles Kings

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which heavyweight boxing champion held the championship for 4478 days?

Answer: Joe Louis

Louis won the title by beating James J Braddock on June 22, 1937, and he retired with the championship on September 27, 1950.

2. Which NBA player that was drafted right from high school, co-starred in the 2004 movie, "The Perfect Score"?

Answer: Darius Miles

Miles had a role in the 2004 movie The Perfect Score, as a high school basketball star who needed to achieve a qualifying SAT score to attend St. John's University, closely paralleling his real life situation coming out of high school. His character attended college at the conclusion of the movie.

3. Who was the first lefthanded boxer to become the heavyweight champion?

Answer: Michael Moorer

Moorer won the title when he defeated Evander Holyfield. He lost the title on his first defense to George Foreman.

4. 14 year old soccer phenom Freddy Adu made headlines by signing a six-year deal with Major League Soccer. In which country was Adu born?

Answer: Ghana

In his first season as a professional, Adu complained about playing time, and finished the year with five goals and three assists while playing in all 30 regular season games.

5. In February 2004, Jake Delhomme of the Carolina Panthers became the 2nd undrafted quarterback to start the Super Bowl. Who was the first?

Answer: Kurt Warner

Prior to signing with the St. Louis Rams, Warner played for the Green Bay Packers and the Iowa Barnstormers of the Indoor Football League.

6. Who was the first Olympic Athlete to win a gold medal at both the Summer and Winter Games?

Answer: Eddie Eagan

He won a gold medal in the light heaveyweight division in boxing at the 1920 Olympics, and was part of the gold medal winning team in the four-man bobsled in 1932.

7. Who was the first woman to win the Iditarod Sled Dog Race in Alaska?

Answer: Libby Riddles

While Libby eventually moved to Alaska so she could train more, she is originally from Wisconsin. She won the race in 1985.

8. Which US city is the site of the International Motorsports Hall of Fame?

Answer: Talladega, Alabama

It was founded in 1982 by William France Sr., the founder of NASCAR, and is located adjacent to Talladega Superspeedway.

9. Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky played for four National Hockey League teams in his career. Which of these teams was not one of them?

Answer: Phoenix Coyotes

Gretzky began his NHL career with the Edmonton Oilers before being traded to the Kings, and then to the Blues. He signed as a free agent with the Rangers. After retiring as a player, he became a coach with the Coyotes.

10. Which pro hockey team used its fourth round selection in the 1984 draft to pick baseball pitcher Tom Glavine?

Answer: Los Angeles Kings

Glavine's decision to play baseball worked out for him. He has received the Cy Yound award multiple times in his career.

Source: Author warddw1526

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