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USA Grab Bag Trivia Quiz

An all multiple choice quiz about a mixture of sports in the USA. I hope that you have fun! :-)

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

Author
Nightmare

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
241,440

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1469

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. This Major League pitcher retired with the most wins in baseball, but unfortunately lost the most also. Who was he? Hint

Sandy Koufax

Roger Craig

Walter Johnson

Cy Young

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Question 2 of 10

2. Long Beach, California began their racing career in the city in 1975 racing Formula 5000. In 1976, they ran their first Formula One race. In 1984, they switched to the Champ Car series and watched which driver win it? Hint

Mario Andretti

Gordon Johncock

Danny Sullivan

Jimmy Vasser

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which NCAA basketball coach took the Indiana Hoosiers to a national title in 1981 and 1987? Hint

John Wooden

Tom Lasorda

Mike Krzyzewski

Bob Knight

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Question 4 of 10

4. In what year saw horses race in the first Kentucky Derby? Hint

1901

1954

1937

1875

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Question 5 of 10

5. This 1998 Motorcycle Hall of Fame inductee was the first to win motorcycle racing's Grand Slam. Who was he? Hint

Dick Mann

Eddie Mulder

Skip Van Leeuwen

Art Cross

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which NFL running back broke Walter Payton's career rushing yardage record? Hint

Eric Dickerson

Emmitt Smith

Shaun Alexander

Tom Matte

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the following Professional Bowlers Association members competed in the most championship final rounds in his career? Hint

Walter Ray Williams Jr.

Ray Bluth

Don Carter

Earl Anthony

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which Nascar driver was the first to win three consecutive season championships? Hint

Cale Yarborough

Richard Petty

Lee Petty

Bobby Allison

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which woman tennis player won at Wimbledon in 2000? Hint

Margaret Smith-Court

Martina Hingis

Chris Everett

Venus Williams

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following teams was the first to call Los Angeles, California, their home town? Hint

Los Angeles Rams

Los Angeles Angels

Los Angeles Dodgers

Los Angeles Lakers

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This Major League pitcher retired with the most wins in baseball, but unfortunately lost the most also. Who was he?

Answer: Cy Young

Young played for 22 seasons in the National and American League. He retired in 1911 with 511 career wins, but also lost 316. He lost more games than the great Tom Seaver won. Seaver retired with 311 wins.

Answer: Mario Andretti

Not only did Andretti win the inaugural race driving a Lola-Cosworth, but won three of the first four races run in Long Beach. The other winner in the first four was his son, Michael.

3. Which NCAA basketball coach took the Indiana Hoosiers to a national title in 1981 and 1987?

Answer: Bob Knight

Mike Krzyzewski coached Duke, Wooden the UCLA Bruins, and Lasorda was a baseball manager. Bobby Knight was mostly known for his temper tantrums on the court.

4. In what year saw horses race in the first Kentucky Derby?

Answer: 1875

Aristides won the first Derby in 1875. In 1986, and at age 54, jockey Willie Shoemaker won his fourth Kentucky Derby by riding Ferdinand to the wire.

5. This 1998 Motorcycle Hall of Fame inductee was the first to win motorcycle racing's Grand Slam. Who was he?

Answer: Dick Mann

In 1971, Mann won all forms of the AMA Grand National Championship by winning the mile, half-mile, short track, TT and road racing.
Dick was a two-time AMA Grand National Champion, and won the Daytona 200 in 1970.

6. Which NFL running back broke Walter Payton's career rushing yardage record?

Answer: Emmitt Smith

Smith played 13 of his 15 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys. Emmitt rushed for a career 18,355 yards. He retired as an Arizona Cardinal in 2004.

7. Which of the following Professional Bowlers Association members competed in the most championship final rounds in his career?

Answer: Earl Anthony

The left-hander competed in 144 finals throughout his great career. Anthony was known for his trademark crew cut, 41 professional titles, and his six Bowler of the Year awards. He died in 2001.

8. Which Nascar driver was the first to win three consecutive season championships?

Answer: Cale Yarborough

Cale won his championships in 1976, 1977, and 1978.

9. Which woman tennis player won at Wimbledon in 2000?

Answer: Venus Williams

This created Venus' first Grand Slam title in 2000. The sister of Serena Williams, Venus defeated Lindsay Davenport in the finals, 6-3 and 7-6.

10. Which of the following teams was the first to call Los Angeles, California, their home town?

Answer: Los Angeles Rams

The Angels were a MLB expansion team in 1961. The Dodgers moved from Brooklyn, New York in 1958, and the Lakers were playing in Minneapolis. The Rams were the first, and moved from Cleveland in 1946 to play in Los Angeles. The Rams later took their business to St. Louis in 1995.

Source: Author Nightmare

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