US Sports
What do Americans call football?
Soccer
Where are the 2026 Olympics being held?
Milan and Cortina, Italy
Who is the highest paid athlete in the United States? (Hint: Basketball player)
LeBron James - $41.2 million salary, $80 million from advertisements
What are the 3 most popular sports in Austria? (Name 2/3)
Soccer, Alpine skiing, Ice Hockey
What are the three most popular sports in the US? (Name 2/3)
American Football, Baseball, Basketball
What country has the most successful mens cross country skier (10 gold medals)?
Norway
What city will host the Summer 2028 Olympics?
Los Angeles, California
Who is the most successful alpine Austrian Skier?
Marcel Hirscher
Name the 7 major leagues in the US? (Name 5/7)
NFL, MLB, NHL, MLS, NWSL, WNBA, NBA
Where will the Summer 2028 Olympics be?
Los Angeles
Who won the 2023 Women's World Cup?
Spain
What Austria soccer player, plays for Real Madrid? (hint: he is captain of the Austrian National Team)
David Alaba
Name one of the professional sports teams in Seattle?
Seattle Sounders, Seattle Reign, Seattle Storm, Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Mariners, Seattle Kraken
What year was the first Paralympic games?
1960
Who has the most World Cup wins of any alpine skier in history?
Mikaela Shiffrin
When was the last time Austria qualified for the World Cup (men's soccer)?
1998
Which American Athlete has the most Olympic Medals of all time? (Hint: the sport is swimming)
Michael Phelps
What country has the most winter Olympic medals ever?
U.S. (over 3,000 medals)
What is the only sport that has been played on the moon?
Golf - in 1971 Apollo 14 astronauts Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell hit a golf ball on the moon
How many Austrians are playing in the NHL in the US?
2 - Marco Rossi and Marco Kasper