Miscellaneous Sports Trivia
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Cycling Trivia
Tour of Spain Most Wins
Category: Cycling TriviaTrivia Question
Who has the most wins in cycling's Tour of Spain?
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Trivia Question Answer The Tour of Spain (Vuelta a Espana) was first held in 1935 and has been an annual event in 1955. In its history, two cyclists have won the event 3 times:
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Countries with the Most Tour De France Wins
Category: Cycling TriviaTrivia Question
The cyclists of what countries have the most Tour de France wins?
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Trivia Question Answer The countries whose cyclists have the most Tour de France wins are:
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First American to Win Tour de France
Category: Cycling TriviaTrivia Question
Who was the first American to win the Tour de France?
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Trivia Question Answer The Tour de France was first run in 1903. It was not until 1986 that the first American, Greg LeMond won the Tour de France. Greg LeMond ended up with a total of three Tour de France Victories (1986, 1989, and 1990). |
Lance Armstrong's First Tour de France Win
Category: Cycling TriviaTrivia Question
When did American cyclist Lance Armstrong first win the Tour de France?
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Trivia Question Answer American cyclist Lance Armstrong first won the Tour de France in 1999. He holds the record for the most Tour de France wins (7), and the most consecutive Tour de France wins (7). He won his last Tour de France in 2005. |
2nd Most Tour de France Wins
Category: Cycling TriviaTrivia Question
American Lance Armstrong holds the record for the most Tour de France wins (7). What cyclist or cyclists are in second place for the most wins?
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Trivia Question Answer Four cyclists are tied in second place with 5 Tour de France wins. They are:
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Tour of Italy Most Wins
Category: Cycling TriviaTrivia Question
Who has the most wins in cycling's Tour of Italy?
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Trivia Question Answer The Tour of Italy (Giro d'Italia) started in 1909 in Milan, Italy. Since the, 3 cyclists are tied with five wins each of the Tour of Italy They are:
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Tour De France Trivia Question
Category: Cycling TriviaTrivia Question
Who was the last Frenchmen to win the Tour De France and when did he do it?
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Trivia Question Answer The Tour De France was last won by a Frenchmen in 1985 when French cyclist Bernard Hinault won it. His winning time was 113 hours 24 minutes 23 seconds. It was the fifth time Hinault won the Tour De France having also won in 1978, 1979, 1981, and 1982. Since then the race has been won by cyclists from Germany, Ireland, Italy, Spain (Miguel Indurain won it five consecutive times from 1991 to 1995), and the United States (Greg LeMond three times in 1986, 1989, 1990; and Lance Armstrong 7 consecutive times in 1999 through 2006). |
Lacrosse Trivia
First NCAA Lacrosse Championships
Category: Lacrosse TriviaTrivia Question
What schools had the first NCAA lacrosse championships for both men and women in all NCAA divisions?
Trivia Question Answer
The first NCAA lacrosse championships were as follows:
- Men
- NCAA Division I: 1971 - Cornell
- NCAA Division II: 1974 - Towson
- NCAA Division III: 1980 - Hobart
- Women
- NCAA Division I: 1982 - Massachusetts
- NCAA Division II: 2001 - C.W. Post
- NCAA Division III: 1985 - TCNJ
First with Back-to-Back Major League Lacrosse Championships
Category: Lacrosse TriviaTrivia Question
What was the first Major League Lacrosse team to win back-to-back championships?
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Trivia Question Answer With their championship victory in 2007, the Philadelphia Barrage became the first team to win back-to-back Major League Lacrosse (MLL) championships (2006, 2007). For more on Major League Lacrosse see: Major League Lacrosse (MLL) |
Most ILF World Lacrosse Championships
Category: Lacrosse TriviaTrivia Question
What country has won the most International Lacrosse Federation (ILF) World Lacrosse Championships?
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Trivia Question Answer The World Lacrosse Championship started as a four-team invitational tournament in 1967. It is competed for every four years. At the last World Lacrosse Championships had teams from 21 nations. Since its inception in 1967, the United States has won the ILF World Lacrosse Championship 8 times (1967, 1974, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, and 2002). Canada has won them twice (1978 and 2006). No other nation has yet won the World Lacrosse Championship. |
Team with Most Major League Lacrosse Championships
Category: Lacrosse TriviaTrivia Question
What Major League Lacrosse (MLL) team has the most championships?
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Trivia Question Answer In its six year history (2001-2006), three teams have won the Major League Lacrosse (MLL) championship. Each of the three teams has won the championship twice, as follows:
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Professional Lacrosse Championships Trivia Question
Category: Lacrosse TriviaTrivia Question
What team or teams have won the most professional Lacrosse Championships?
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Trivia Question Answer The Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League (NLL) have won six NLL Championships (1989, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001). The National Lacrosse League is a professional indoor lacrosse league that was founded in 1997 from the remnants of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League (MILL) whose history it recognizes. It plays its games in December through April. In the other professional lacrosse league, Major League Lacrosse (MLL), the Baltimore Bayhawks (2002, 2005), the Long Island Lizards (2001, 2003), and the Philadelphia Barrage (2004, 2006) are tied with two championships each. MLL is a professional outdoor lacrosse league that plays from May through August. It was founded in 2001. |
Olympics Trivia
Table Tennis as an Olympic Sport
Category: Olympics TriviaTrivia Question
How long has table tennis been an Olympic sport?
Trivia Question Answer
It can go by many different names, gossima, whiff-whaff, flim-flam, or ping-pong, but table tennis has been an Olympic sport since 1988.
Baseball and Softball as an Olympic Sport
Category: Olympics TriviaTrivia Question
When were baseball and softball Olympic sports?
Trivia Question Answer
- Baseball was first an Olympic sport in 1992. It will remain an Olympic sport through the 2008 Olympics but has been removed as an Olympic sport for the 2012 Olympics.
- Softball was first an Olympic sport in 1996. It will remain an Olympic sport through the 2008 Olympics but has been removed as an Olympic sport for the 2012 Olympics.
Lacrosse as an Olympic Sport
Category: Olympics TriviaTrivia Question
When was Lacrosse an Olympic sport?
Trivia Question Answer
Lacrosse was a full medal sport in the 1904 and 1908 Olympics.
- The 1904 Olympics Lacrosse medals were: Gold - Canada (Shamrock Lacrosse Team), Silver - United States, Bronze - Canada (Mohawk Indians)
- The 1908 Olympics Lacrosse medals were: Gold - Canada, Silver - Great Britain, Bronze - None
Lacrosse was an exhibition sport in the 1928, 1932 and 1948 Olympics.
Golf in the Olympics
Category: Olympics TriviaTrivia Question
When was golf an Olympic sport?
Trivia Question Answer
Golf has been in the Olympics only two times. It was in the 1900 and the 1904 Olympics.
- In the 1900 Olympics there was a men's individual and a women's individual competition. The gold medal for the men went to Charles Sands of the United States. The gold medal for the women went to Margaret Ives Abbott of the United States.
- In the 1904 Olympics there were two golf events, men's individual and team competitions. The men's individual gold medal went to George Lyon of Canada. The team gold medal went to the United States.
Beach Volleyball First in Olympics
Category: Olympics TriviaTrivia Question
At which Olympics was beach volleyball first played?
Trivia Question Answer
Competition in beach volleyball was first held at the 1996 Olympics. It has been in every Summer Olympics since (2000, 2004, and 2008).
Olympic Tug of War
Category: Olympics TriviaTrivia Question
When was tug of war a summer Olympic sport?
Trivia Question Answer
Tug of war was an Olympic sport in every Olympics from 1900 to 1920 (1900, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1920). The teams to win medals in the event were Great Britain (2 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze), United States (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze), Sweden (1 gold), Mixed team from Denmark and Sweden (1 gold), France (1 silver), Netherlands (1 silver), and Belgium (1 bronze).
Running Trivia
First Year for Each World Marathon Majors Race
Category: Running TriviaTrivia Question
When was each of the individual World Marathon Majors marathon races first run?
Trivia Question Answer
- 1896 - The Olympic Games Marathon
- 1897 - Boston Marathon
- 1970 - New York City Marathon
- 1974 - Berlin Marathon
- 1977 - Chicago Marathon
- 1981 - London Marathon
- 1983 - IAAF World Championships Marathon
World Marathon Majors
Category: Running TriviaTrivia Question
What marathon races comprise the World Marathon Majors?
Trivia Question Answer
Founded in 2006, the World Marathon Majors consists of the following marathons:
- Boston Marathon - Boston, Massachusetts
- London Marathon - London, England
- Berlin Marathon - Berlin, Germany
- Chicago Marathon - Chicago, Illinois
- New York City Marathon - New York, New York
- IAAF World Championships Marathon (in odd-numbered years)
- The Olympic Games Marathon (in years evenly divisible by four)
Each World Marathon Majors series span 2 years with the 2nd year of a series overlapping the first year of the next.
Back-to-Back Boston Marathon Wins
Category: Running TriviaTrivia Question
Who were the first runners to win back-to-back Boston Marathon's for the men's, women's, and wheelchair divisions?
Trivia Question Answer
The first back-to-back Boston Marathon winners were:
- Women: Roberta Gibb of the United States who won three times in a row in 1966 (3:21:40), 1967 (3:27:17), and 1968 (3:30:00). She set a course record in 1966.
- Men: John Caffery of Canada who won in 1900 (2:39:44) and 1901 (2:29:23) setting course records both times.
- Women's Wheelchair: Candace Cable-Brookes of the United States in 1981 (2:38:41) and 1982 (2:12:43). She set the course record in 1981 and the course and world record in 1982.
- Men's Wheelchair: Jim Knaub of the United States in 1982 (1:51:31) and 1983 (1:47:10). He set course and world records each time.
First Boston Marathon Winner
Category: Running TriviaTrivia Question
Who was the first winner of the Boston Marathon?
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Trivia Question Answer On April 19, 1897 John J. McDermott of New York won the first Boston Marathon with a time of 2:55:10. At that time, the Boston Marathon was a 24.5 mile race from Ashland to Boston. In 1924 the race moved its start to Hopkinton, where it still starts from to this day. In 1927, to conform with Olympic guidelines, the race was lengthened to its current distance of 26 miles, 385 yards. |
Boston Marathon Most Wins
Category: Running TriviaTrivia Question
Who has won the Boston Marathon the most times?
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Trivia Question Answer The individual to win the most Boston Marathons is the Women's wheelchair champion Jean Driscoll who has won the Boston Marathon a total of 8 times. The individuals with the most wins of the Boston Marathon are:
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Sailing Trivia
Country with Second Most America's Cup Wins
Category: Sailing TriviaTrivia Question
The sailing teams of the United States have long dominated the America's Cup. After the U.S., the teams of what nation have won the most America's Cups?
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Trivia Question Answer The most America's Cup wins after the United States are as follows:
2 - New Zealand (1995, 2000) |
America's Cup Held Outside of the United States
Category: Sailing TriviaTrivia Question
The first America's Cup sailing races were held in 1851 off of the Isle of Wright (England). Since its inception, how many times has the America's Cup been competed for outside of the United States?
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Trivia Question Answer The America's Cup was in the United States from 1851 to 1987 when it was lost to Australia. In total, the America's Cup has been held 28 times in the United States. Five times the America's Cup has been competed for outside of the United States in the following places:
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America's Cup Name
Category: Sailing TriviaTrivia Question
Where did the name "America's Cup" come from for the trophy for sailings ultimate event?
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Trivia Question Answer The cup, which was originally named the "Royal Yacht Squadron Cup", was named after the Schooner America, the first boat to win the trophy. The schooner America, which was owned by the New York Yacht Club, bested a field of 15 other yachts by 20 minutes in August of 1851. |
Country of Origin of America's Cup Contenders
Category: Sailing TriviaTrivia Question
The America's Cup, sailing's most famous and coveted trophy, pits the sloops of two countries against each other (the defending champion vs. the qualifying challenger). Has there ever been an America's Cup where a team from the United States was not involved?
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Trivia Question Answer The United States has competed in every America's Cup since its inception in 1851 until the 2000 America's Cup, when the Challenger Luna Rossa of Italy sailed against the defender Team New Zealand. The United States also did not qualify for the 2003 America's Cup which matched Team New Zealand, the defender, against Alinghi, the challenger from Switzerland. Alinghi won. 2000 and 2003 are the only times that the United States has not competed for the America's Cup. |
Soccer Trivia
Most International Soccer Goals
Category: Soccer TriviaTrivia Question
Who holds the record for the most international soccer goals?
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Trivia Question Answer The record for the most international soccer goals is held by Mia Hamm who had 158 goals when when she retired from soccer in 2004. This is the most international goals for any player, male or female. |
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