Baseball
What is the record for homeruns in a single season?
a. 73
b. 60
c. 61
d.75
a. 73
Who scored the first three-point basket in NBA history?
a. Gene Stump
b. Larry Bird
c. Chris Ford
d. Wilt Chamberlain
c. Chris Ford (October 12, 1979)
Which NFL team has a logo on only one side of their helmet?
a. Steelers
b. Bengals
c. Titans
d. 49ers
a. Steelers
Who is England’s all time leading scorer in World Cup history?
a. Gary Lineker
b. Geoff Hurst
c. Jimmy Greaves
d. Bobby Charlton
a. Gary Lineker – Lineker scored 10 FIFA World Cup goals for England in his career. In the 1986 World Cup, he received the Golden Boot, the only Englishman to ever win it. He is also the only player to have been the top scorer in England with 3 different clubs.
Who roared to NHL stardom as "the Golden Jet"?
a. Gordie Howe
b. Wayne Gretzky
c. Bobby Orr
d. Bobby Hull
d. Bobby Hull
The 1981 baseball season was the first season to be interrupted by a strike, causing a split season. This marked the first time in history that the team with the best regular season record failed to make the playoffs. What team was this?
a. Mets
b. Astros
c. Reds
d. Brewers
c. Reds
What jersey number was Larry Bird?
a. 21
b. 11
c. 33
d. 41
c. 33
Who holds the best rookie passer rating in NFL history?
a. Joe Montana
b. Robert Griffin III
c. Matthew Stafford
d. Dak Prescott
d. Dak Prescott (104.9)
What is the minimum number of players per team that FIFA allows during a soccer game?
a. There is no minimum required by the official rules.
b. 6 players
c. 7 players
d. 8 players
c. 7 players
Who is the all-time NHL penalty minute leader?
a. Bob Probert
b. Tie Domi
c. Tiger Williams
d. Chris Nilan
c. Tiger Williams (3,971 penalty minutes)
Which of these statistics is context-dependent?
a. OBP
b. OPS+ (on-base plus slugging adjusted)
c. WPA (Win Probability Added)
d. wRC+ (weighted Runs Created adjusted)
c. WPA
Who was the first player in NBA history to win the MVP award in back to back seasons?
a. Michael Jordan
b. Magic Johnson
c. Kobe Bryant
d. Bill Russel
d. Bill Russell - who won the MVP award in the 1958-1960 season, and 3 in a row in 1960-1961 season, ‘61-’62, and ‘62-’63.
What Motown singer tried out for the Detroit Lions?
a. Marvin Gaye
b. Stevie Wonder
c. Smokey Robinson
d. Lionel Richie
a. Marvin Gaye (bulked up 30 pounds to play tight-end, but did not make the team. However, some players did background vocals for his 1971 hit, "What's Going On".
Which country was the first to win a gold medal in men’s soccer at the Olympics?
a. Spain
b. Argentina
c. Ghana
d. Great Britain
d. Great Britain – in the 1900 Paris Olympics, Great Britain became the first to win the gold in men’s soccer. Though they would win 2 more gold medals in 1908 and 1912, they have not won since then.
Who is the leading point producer in NHL history?
a. Jaromir Jagr
b. Wayne Gretzky
c. Gordie Howe
d. Mark Messier
b. Wayne Gretzky (2,857 points)
In the 2010s decade, who was the first player to win the MVP and Cy Young Award in the same season in the National League?
a. Tim Lincecum
b. Johnny Cueto
c. Clayton Kershaw
d. Zack Greinke
c. Clayton Kershaw
Who won the first NBA Championship?
a. The Boston Celtics
b. The Minneapolis Lakers
c. Rochester Royals
d. The Chicago Stags
b. The Minneapolis Lakers (beat the Syracuse Nationals 4 games to 2 in 1950 to win the first NBA championship. They went on to win 4 of the first 5 championships before they moved to LA in 1960.)
Who was the first player to rush for 1,000 yards in one season?
a. Joe Perry
b. Jim Brown
c. Beattie Feathers
d. Steve Van Buren
c. Beattie Feathers (1,004 yards in 1934 season)
What is the oldest soccer club in history according to FIFA?
a. The Football Club of Edinburgh (Scotland)
b. TSV 1860 Munchen (Germany)
c. Sheffield F.C. (England)
d. Melbourne Football Club (Australia)
c. Sheffield F.C. (Established October 24, 1857 and played their first matches between club members, married men against bachelors.)
Which NHL team is NOT known for throwing dead animals on the ice?
a. Florida Panthers (rats)
b. Nashville Predators (catfish)
c. Detroit Red Wings (octopus)
d. San Jose Sharks (sharks)
d. San Jose Sharks (sharks)
Among players with at least 250 stolen bases in their career, who has the most doubles?
a. Barry Bonds
b. Alex Rodriguez
c. Craig Biggio
d. Tris Speaker
c. Craig Biggio (668 doubles, 414 stolen bases)
How many rules did Dr. Naismith originally write for his new game of basketball?
a. 5
b. 13
c. 27
d. 42
b. 13 – Naismith invented the game of basketball at age 30 in 1891. Originally, there was no dribbling, dunking, 3-pointers, and goal tending was legal.
Which player holds the NFL record for longest interception return?
a. Ed Reed
b. Eric Berry
c. Ronnie Lott
d. Deion Sanders
a. Ed Reed (107 yards in 2008)
When legendary manager Bobby Robson signed a young Christiano Ronaldo for Barcelona, which club did he sign him from?
a. Santos
b. AZ Alkmaar
c. PSV Eindhoven
d. Sporting Lisbon
c. PSV Eindhoven
What NHL player won the most Stanley Cups?
a. Sidney Crosby
b. Steve Yzerman
c. Henri Richard
d. Wayne Gretzky
c. Henri Richard (11 Stanley Cups)