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Here are sports trivia questions about tennis, golf, soccer, baseball, basketball, and football.
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General sports trivia questions and answers
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What is it?Answer:Indianapolis 500.
Trivia Question:What was the biggest margin of victory ever in a Triple Crown race?Answer:31 lengths.
Trivia Question:What sport did bank robber John Dillinger play?Answer:Baseball.
Trivia Question:The dimples on a golf ball give in traction on the terrain.
How many dimples does an average golf ball have?Answer:336.
Trivia Question:What golfer was known as The Golden Bear?Answer:Jack Nicklaus.
Trivia Question:How long are players allowed to search for their ball?Answer:5 minutes.
Trivia Question:Who was the first winner of the U.S. Womens Open?Answer:Patty Berg.
Trivia Question:What golfer invented the modern sand wedge?Answer:Gene Sarazen.
Trivia Question:Who was named PGA Tour Rookie of the Year in 1996?Answer:Tiger Woods.
How fast did her ball go?Answer:127.4 miles per hour.
Trivia Question:How many minutes was the longest recorded point in the history of tennis?Answer:29 minutes.
Trivia Question:What year was the first-ever Wimbledon tournament held?Answer:1877.
Trivia Question:What year was tennis originally introduced as an Olympic sport?Answer:1896.
Trivia Question:What is the term for a zero score in tennis?Answer:Love.
Trivia Question:What material was first used to cover baseballs?Answer:Cowhide.
Trivia Question:How many total minutes of action are there in an average baseball game?Answer:18 minutes.
What was that sport?Answer:Cricket.
Trivia Question:This openly gay player was the first ever to be drafted by an NFL team.
What was his name?Answer:Michael Sam.
Trivia Question:This player kicked a record-breaking punt against the Denver Broncos in 1969.
What was his name?Answer:Steve ONeal.
Trivia Question:In 1982, how many games made up the NFL regular-season schedule?Answer:9 games.
What was the team?Answer:The Miami Dolphins.
Trivia Question:Which Hall of Fame NFL player went by the nickname Sweetness?Answer:Walter Payton.
Trivia Question:What team won 3 Super Bowls in the 1990s?Answer:Dallas.
Trivia Question:How many NBA championships did Michael Jordan win with the Chicago Bulls?Answer:Six.
Trivia Question:Who holds the record in basketball for the most fouls?Answer:Kareem Abdul.
Trivia Question:What team owns the longest winning streak in NBA history?Answer:Los Angeles Lakers.
Trivia Question:The first-ever soccer World Cup was won by what country?Answer:Uruguay.
Trivia Question:In what country did Mia Hamm learn to play soccer?Answer:Italy.
Trivia Question:What was the fastest goal in World Cup history?Answer:10.8 seconds.
Trivia Question:Who was the first World Cup mascot?Answer:World Cup Willie.
Trivia Question:The Olympics are held every how many years?Answer:Four years.
Trivia Question:How many Olympic games were held in countries that no longer exist?Answer:Three.
Trivia Question:What is the Olympic motto?Answer:Faster, higher, stronger.
Trivia Question:What country boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics?Answer:The United States.
Trivia Question:Who eight gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics?Answer:Michael Phelps.
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