Basketball
This team won the first championship after the NBA/ABA merger. (1976-77)
Who are the Portland Trailblazers?
In 1995, this team beat the Cleveland Indians in the World Series. This was the first World Series after the the strike that cancelled the 1994 MLB season.
Who are the Atlanta Braves?
The Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10 in the first ever Super Bowl back in the 1966 NFL season. Name the team that beat the Oakland Raiders 33-14 in the second ever Super Bowl.
In 2014, this player scored the game-winning goal in the FIFA World Cup final for Germany.
Who is Mario Gotze?
These two teams faced off in Super Bowl 50.
Who are the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos?
Who is David Robinson?
This former NL MVP made an appearance in season nine of "The Office." Ironically, this player shares both the same first and last name as a main character from the show.
Who is Ryan Howard?
In 2002, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers won their only championship in franchise history. The Buccaneers throttled this team 48-21 in the Super Bowl.
Who are the Oakland Raiders?
Before playing for Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo spent 6 years playing for this Premier League team.
What is Manchester United?
This player won NBA Finals MVP in 2007 as a member of the team that swept LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the championship series.
Who is Tony Parker?
This player is the only player in NBA history to win NBA Finals MVP as a rookie.
Who is Magic Johnson?
This perennial, yet controversial, all-star has finished top 10 in NL MVP voting in every season since 2015.
Who is Nolan Arenado?
This San Francisco 49ers legendary wide receiver can be credited with making what is known as "The Catch" in the 1981 NFC Championship game against the Dallas Cowboys.
Who is Dwight Clark?
In 1958, this player became the youngest player to ever play, and score a goal, in a World Cup Final match.
Who is Pele?
Since 2010, the Boston Red Sox won two world championships, in 2013 and 2018. Name the two players to win World Series MVP for the Sox in the 2010s.
Who are Steve Pearce and David Ortiz?
This historic power forward averaged 29 points and 17 rebounds en route to becoming a member of the only team to beat Bill Russell's Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals. (1957-58)
This player holds the record for most hits in a single season with 262. Name the player that set the record, and the year in which he set it.
The GOAT, Tom Brady, played college football at this college.
What is Michigan?
Zlatan Ibrahimovic was born in this country, making this his nationality.
What is Sweden(Swedish)?
Since the league's creation, 5 players in NBA history have won rookie of the year despite not playing in the league in the year they were drafted. Name 2 of those 5 players.
Who are Ben Simmons, Blake Griffin, David Robinson, Larry Bird, and Jerry Lucas?
In 2017, the Golden State Warriors played their first season with newly acquired superstar, Kevin Durant. The team finished 67-15 and won the NBA Finals. This was the historic playoff record the Warriors finished with by the end of the postseason.
*Hint: Win total is 16, obviously*
What is 16 wins and 1 loss?
This year is credited as the year in which the inaugural MLB season was played.
*Hint: Pre-1900*
What is 1876?
This legendary safety, retired in 2013, holds the record for longest interception return in NFL history.
*Hint: Member of the team that won the Super Bowl in the 2011 NFL season*
Who is Ed Reed?
This country holds the record for most consecutive World Cup tournament appearances with 21, ranging from 1930-2018.
*Hint: This country has won 5 world championships*
What is Brazil?
Name the 6 team names that appear in multiple professional sports leagues in America.
*Hint: 2 are NFL/MLB, 2 are NHL/NFL, 1 is NBA/NHL, and 1 is NHL/MLB*
What are the Cardinals, Giants, Jets, Kings, Panthers, and Rangers?