The Olympics
This country has hosted the Summer Olympics the most times.
What is the United States?
This basketball player made the #23 jersey legendary.
Who is Michael Jordan?
This sport is the most-watched and played in the world.
What is soccer/football?
In the movie Space Jam, this NBA legend teamed up with the Looney Tunes to defeat the Monstars.
Who is Michael Jordan?
This is the most popular sport in Iran, with its national team competing in the FIFA World Cup multiple times.
What is soccer/football?
This is the only country to have won medals at every modern Olympic Games since 1896.
What is Great Britain?
This soccer player, nicknamed "The Atomic Flea," has won multiple Ballon d'Or awards and played for Barcelona.
Who is Lionel Messi?
This country is known for sumo wrestling as its national sport.
What is Japan?
This sports video game series by EA Sports has been released annually since 1993.
What is FIFA?
This Iranian wrestler won multiple gold medals at the Olympics and World Championships and was known as "The Tiger of Mazandaran."
Who is Gholamreza Takhti?
The Winter Olympics introduced this extreme sport in 1998, made famous by Shaun White.
What is snowboarding?
This tennis star has the most Grand Slam titles in women’s singles history.
Who is Margaret Court or Serena Williams?
The All Blacks are the national team of this country in rugby.
What is New Zealand?
This is the most expensive sports jersey ever sold at auction.
What is Michael Jordan’s 1998 NBA Finals jersey – sold for $10.1M?
This city hosted the 1974 Asian Games, the first time the event was held in the Middle East.
What is Tehran?
This Olympic sport, which originated in Japan, made its debut at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and involves striking, grappling, and kata performances.
What is karate?
This Iranian soccer player, nicknamed "The Persian Gulf's Maradona," scored the most international goals of any male player until Cristiano Ronaldo broke his record.
Who is Ali Daei?
Cricket is the most popular sport in this South Asian country.
What is India?
This sports superstition suggests that athletes who appear on the cover of a famous video game franchise experience a decline in performance or suffer injuries.
What is the Madden Curse?
Iran’s national team won the AFC Asian Cup three times in a row, setting a record that still stands. In what decade did this streak occur?
What is the 1960s and 1970s? – Iran won in 1968, 1972, and 1976
This Iranian weightlifter won gold in the 2000 Olympics and was a national hero.
Who is Hossein Rezazadeh?
This sprinter, known as "The Fastest Man Alive," holds the world record in the 100m and 200m races.
Who is Usain Bolt?
This country’s men's volleyball team won gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, defeating Brazil in the final.
What is France?
In the Rocky movie franchise, this real-life boxer made a cameo in Rocky III and fought Sylvester Stallone’s character in the ring.
Who is Mr. T / Clubber Lang?
Iran’s national volleyball team won its first-ever Asian Championship in this year.
What is 2011?