Sports Trivia Quiz Questions
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What is the fastest that the wind speed can be for an outdoor 100-meter dash result to count as a record?
A. 2 meters per second -
In 1989 Javier Sotomayor of Cuba became the first man to clear what height in a high jump competition?
A. 8 feet -
What is the name of the first U.S. president to throw out a baseball at a baseball game?
A: William Howard Taft -
Who shot a record 59 in one round at the Memphis Open in 1977?
A. Al Geiberger -
Where can one find the best sports trivia quiz questions with answers?
A. Trivia Country! -
Who is the only baseball player to lead in home runs for seven consecutive years?
A. Ralph Kiner -
If a bookmaker lists the odds on a baseball game as 8 to 5, how much would you have to bet on the favorite in order to win $5?
A. $8 -
Who holds the record for playing in the most baseball games in the American League?
A. Carl Yastrzemski -
What year was Tiger Stadium, the oldest ball park in the major leagues, built?
A. 1901 -
What year was it that women were first allowed to watch sumo wrestling matches?
A. 1778 -
What player set records as the youngest major league player both to lead a league in home runs and hit 100 career home runs?
A. Tony Conigliaro -
One of the records that Steve Largent held when he retired from professional football in 1989 was for catching the most touchdown passes in a career. How many touchdown passes did Steve catch?
A. 100 -
What woman was the first female athlete to win over $100,000 in a single season in any sport?
A. Billie Jean King -
What college football team won the national championship, based on the Associated Press poll of sportswriters, the most often during the 1980's including the 1989-90 season?
A. Miami -
What happened in Babe Ruth's major league debut in 1915?
A. He pitched for the Boston Red Sox and won -
In the 1980s, Louise Ann Bowles, a 50-year-old interior designer from Honolulu, Hawaii, caught a Pacific blue marlin that surpassed the women's world record on 80 pound-test line for this fish. Approximately how much did the fish weigh?
A. 950 pounds -
Where did the Grey Cup trophy for the championship of Canadian football get its name?
A. It was donated by a governor-general of Canada named Grey. -
In his major league baseball career, who stole home the most times?
A. Ty Cobb -
Whose record did Joe Montana break when he had the highest rating for a quarterback ever in the 1989 season?
A. Milt Plum -
What major league pitcher was the first to throw three one-hitters in a space of four consecutive starts?
A. Dave Stieb -
Which football team had over 700 wins through 1990 in Division I-A college football?
A. Michigan
