US Sports
What do Americans call football?
Soccer
What is the name of the American Football championship?
The Super Bowl
Who is the top 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
How many points is a touchdown?
6 points
Who won the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup?
Spain
What Austrian skier returned to the slopes this year?
Marcel Hirscher (although now he's representing the Netherlands)
Name the 7 major leagues in the US? (Name 5/7)
NFL, MLB, NHL, MLS, NWSL, WNBA, NBA
What team won the Super Bowl last year?
Who will host the men's soccer World Cup in 2026?
Canada, The United States and Mexico
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
How many teams are in the NFL? (within 3)
32 teams
Who has the most World Cup wins of any alpine skier in history (both men and women)?
Mikaela Shiffrin
Yes - In 1964 and 1976, both were held in Innsbruck
Name one of the professional sports teams in Seattle?
Seattle Sounders, Seattle Reign, Seattle Storm, Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Mariners, Seattle Kraken
How many people watched the Super Bowl this year? (Be within 5 million)
124 million people
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?
1 - Marco Rossi plays for Minnesota (but another active player, Andre Burakovsky, plays for the Seattle Kraken and was born in Austria, but is Swedish)