General Sports Trivia
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General Sports Trivia Questions
Most Consecutive Championships
Category: General Sports TriviaTrivia Question
Of the 4 major North American Sports (baseball, basketball, football, and hockey), what sports team has won the most consecutive championships?
Trivia Question Answer
The crown for the most consecutive championships goes to basketball's Boston Celtics, who won 8 championships in a row from from 1959 to 1966. The crown for the 2nd most consecutive championships goes to 2 teams - baseball's New York Yankees with 5 World Series Championships from 1949 to 1953, and the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League who had 5 consecutive Grey Cup Championships from 1978 to 1982.
First Class in International Women's Sports Hall of Fame
Category: General Sports TriviaTrivia Question
The International Women's Sports Hall of Fame was founded by the Women's Sports Foundation in 1980. It's goal is to recognize female athletes and coaches who have made history in women's sports. Who were the inductees in its first year of operation, 1980?
Trivia Question Answer
In 1980 the International Women's Sports Hall of Fame inducted its first class: Inducted that year were:
- Billie Jean King - Tennis
- Eleanor Holm* - Swimming
- Althea Gibson* - Tennis
- Amelia Earhart* - Aviator
- Gertrude Ederle* - Swimming
- Patty Berg* - Golf
- Wilma Rudolph* - Track & Field
- Janet Guthrie - Auto Racing
- Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias* - Golf, Track
* Deceased
Play in World Series and Super Bowl
Category: General Sports TriviaTrivia Question
Who is the first player to play in both a World Series and in the Super Bowl?
Trivia Question Answer
Deion Sanders played in the 1992 World Series with the Atlanta Braves. In the 1992 World Series, which the Braves lost to the Toronto Blue Jays (4-2), Sanders played in four games, hit .533 with 4 runs, 8 hits, 2 doubles, and 1 RBI.
Deion Sanders also played in Super Bowl XXIX (1994) with San Francisco, and Super Bowl XXX (1995) with the Dallas Cowboys earning two Super Bowl championship rings.
Sanders is also the only player to hit a home run in the MLB and score a touchdown in the NFL in the same week (in 1989).
Best Record for Major Sports
Category: General Sports TriviaTrivia Question
What team owns the best regular season record for the four major American sports (baseball, basketball, hockey, and football)?
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Trivia Question Answer The teams with the best regular season records were:
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1st Sports Illustrated Cover
Category: General Sports TriviaTrivia Question
Who was on the cover of the first Sports Illustrated issue?
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Trivia Question Answer The first Sports Illustrated came out on August 16 1954. Pictured on the cover was the Milwaukee Braves Eddie Mathews at bat in Milwaukee County Stadium. |
Hall of Fame Pitchers on Harlem Globetrotters
Category: General Sports TriviaTrivia Question
Which two Hall-of-Fame baseball pitchers once played with the Harlem Globetrotters?
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Trivia Question Answer Bob Gibson and Ferguson Jenkins were members of the Harlem Globetrotters at various stages of their careers. Gibson was part of the team as a young athlete before his baseball career blossomed. Jenkins played with the Globetrotters briefly after his MLB career was finished, largely as a promotional stunt. |
Dates When No Games are Scheduled
Category: General Sports TriviaTrivia Question
What are the only two days in the calendar year when games are never played in any of the four major league sports (NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLB)?
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Trivia Question Answer The day immediately prior to and the day immediately following Major League Baseball's All-Star Game are the only two dates during which none of the four major league sports ever have games scheduled. Every other date during the calendar year is a potential game day for one or more of the leagues. |
Oldest Sports Hall of Fame
Category: General Sports TriviaTrivia Question
Of the major North American Sports (baseball, basketball, football, hockey, and soccer), which sport has the oldest hall of fame?
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Trivia Question Answer The halls of fame from the oldest to the newest are:
For more on halls of fame see: Sports Halls of Fame - By Sport |
Best Movie Academy Awards for Sports Movies
Category: General Sports TriviaTrivia Question
Since 1975, three sports movies have won the Academy Award for the Best Picture. Name those three movies.
Trivia Question Answer
The three sports movies to win the Best Picture Oscar since 1975 are:
- Million Dollar Baby
(2004) - a boxing movie
- Chariots of Fire
(1981) - a running movie
- Rocky
(1976) - a boxing movie
Worst Professional Sports Teams
Category: General Sports TriviaTrivia Question
What were the worst professional sports teams ever among the four major North American sports - baseball, basketball, football, and hockey?
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Trivia Question Answer The worst baseball, basketball, football, and hockey teams ever were:
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Dual Sport Champion (Baseball/Basketball)
Category: Baseball Trivia/Basketball TriviaTrivia Question
Who is the only person in professional sports history to play and win world championships in both Major League Baseball (MLB) and the National Basketball Association (NBA)?
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Trivia Question Answer Gene Conley (MLB Stats, NBA Stats), the only player to sustain successful careers in both MLB and the NBA, was a member of the 1957 Milwaukee Braves (MLB) championship team and also a member of three Boston Celtics (NBA) championship teams (1958/59, 1959/60, 1960/61). Conley was a pitcher who compiled a 91-96 record over 11 baseball seasons and also pitched for the Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Red Sox. He was also the winning pitcher in the 1954 All Star Game. |
Professional Teams with the Same Name Including CFL & MLS
Category: General Sports TriviaTrivia Question
When you add the Canadian Football League (CFL) and Major League Soccer (MLS) to the four major sports in North America (MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL), how many teams have the same name?
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Trivia Question Answer There are five pairs of teams among the four major sports in North America (MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL) with the same name. When you add the CFL and MLS to the mix the number of teams with the same name increases to seven. They are:
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Professional Teams with the Same Name
Category: General Sports TriviaTrivia Question
Of the four major sports in North America (MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL), how many teams have the same name?
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Trivia Question Answer There are five pairs of teams among the four major sports in North America (MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL) with the same name. They are:
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Woman Named Sporting News Man of the Year
Category: General Sports TriviaTrivia Question
Who is the only woman to have been named The Sporting News Man of the Year?
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Trivia Question Answer In 1988, female athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee was named The Sporting News Man of the Year. She is the only woman to ever have been selected for that honor. |
Black Athletes in Halls of Fame Trivia Question
Category: General Sports TriviaTrivia Question
When and who was the first black athlete inducted into the Hall of Fame for each of the major North American Sports (baseball, basketball, football, and hockey)?
Trivia Question Answer
The first black athletes inducted into the baseball, basketball, football, and hockey hall of fame were:
- Baseball - Jackie Robinson in 1962
- Basketball - Robert L. Douglass in 1972
- Football - Emlen Tunnell in 1967
- Hockey - Grant Fuhr in 2003
Hall of fame reading:
Professional Sports Work Stoppage Trivia Question
Category: General Sports TriviaTrivia Question
What are the longest work stoppages in modern professional sports history?
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Trivia Question Answer Since MLB's work stoppage in 1994/1995 there have been four additional major work stoppages in professional sports. These stoppages listed in order of length are:
Clearly the NHL has had the most tumultuous labor relations. |
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