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Question 1

Andrew "Rube" Foster was known for his involvement in which baseball institution?

  • A
    International League
  • B
    Negro leagues
  • C
    National League
  • D
    American League

Question 2

In 1989, Commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti banned which player from baseball?

  • A
    Darryl Strawberry
  • B
    Rollie Fingers
  • C
    Dwight Gooden
  • D
    Pete Rose

Question 3

In 1947, who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball?

  • A
    Frank Robinson
  • B
    Jackie Robinson
  • C
    Larry Doby
  • D
    Satchel Paige

Question 4

Chipper Jones spent his entire Major League Baseball career as a member of which team?

  • A
    Los Angeles Dodgers
  • B
    Atlanta Braves
  • C
    New York Mets
  • D
    Cleveland Indians

Question 5

Which gymnast was the first American woman to win the all-around gold medal at the Olympics?

  • A
    Mary Lou Retton
  • B
    Nastia Liukin
  • C
    Carly Patterson
  • D
    Gabby Douglas

Question 6

Which female tennis player famously beat the former men's champion Bobby Riggs in what is known as the Battle of the Sexes?

  • A
    Monica Seles
  • B
    Margaret Court
  • C
    Billie Jean King
  • D
    Chris Evert

Question 7

What pictured former NFL head coach is a Hall of Fame inductee for his playing career?

  • A
    Marv Levy
  • B
    Mike Ditka
  • C
    Bud Grant
  • D
    Joe Gibbs

Question 8

Babe Ruth began his Major League Baseball career as a member of which team?

  • A
    Chicago Cubs
  • B
    New York Giants
  • C
    Boston Red Sox
  • D
    Washington Senators

Question 9

Which Baseball Hall of Famer is known as "The Say Hey Kid"?

  • A
    Willie Mays
  • B
    Barry Bonds
  • C
    Hank Aaron
  • D
    Babe Ruth

Question 10

What NHL player holds the record for most goals in a season, including playoffs?

  • A
    Paul Coffey
  • B
    Gordie Howe
  • C
    Mario Lemieux
  • D
    Wayne Gretzky

Question 11

Which baseball player is known as the "Iron Man"?

  • A
    Cal Ripken Jr.
  • B
    Manny Ramirez
  • C
    Miguel Tejada
  • D
    Craig Biggio

Question 12

Who won the only gold medal in the 1968 Olympics for the U.S.?

  • A
    Peggy Fleming
  • B
    Diane Holum
  • C
    Mary Meyers
  • D
    Jenny Fish

Question 13

Who is the only player to have played for the MLB and NFL at the same time?

  • A
    Deion Sanders
  • B
    Drew Henson
  • C
    Brian Jordan
  • D
    Tim Tebow

Question 14

Which driver is the only female to have won an IndyCar Series race?

  • A
    Janet Guthrie
  • B
    Sara Christian
  • C
    Danica Patrick
  • D
    Sarah Fisher

Question 15

Which NFL player is the only one to have won five Super Bowls for the same team?

  • A
    Tom Brady
  • B
    Terry Bradshaw
  • C
    Joe Montana
  • D
    Charles Haley

Question 16

How many home runs did Babe Ruth have in his career?

  • A
    725
  • B
    320
  • C
    531
  • D
    714

Question 17

Which NBA player holds the record for the most points scored in a career?

  • A
    Kareem Abdul-Jabaar
  • B
    Michael Jordan
  • C
    Karl Malone
  • D
    Kobe Bryant

Question 18

Which beach volleyball duo won 21 consecutive Olympic matches and earned three straight Olympic gold medals?

  • A
    Lauren Fendrick and Brooke Sweat
  • B
    Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings
  • C
    April Ross and Kerri Walsh Jennings
  • D
    Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst

Question 19

Which NFL player holds the record for the most completed field goals in a career?

  • A
    Matt Stover
  • B
    Gary Anderson
  • C
    Neil Rackers
  • D
    Morten Andersen

Question 20

To which fighter did Ronda Rousey suffer her first loss after winning 12 consecutive MMA fights?

  • A
    Bethe Correia
  • B
    Amanda Nunes
  • C
    Alexis Davis
  • D
    Holly Holm

Question 21

Which American track and field star was the first to win four gold medals in a single Olympics games?

  • A
    Carl Lewis
  • B
    Alvin Kraenzlein
  • C
    James Lightbody
  • D
    Jesse Owens

Question 22

Which NASCAR driver holds the record for most wins?

  • A
    Dale Earnhardt
  • B
    Lee Petty
  • C
    Jeff Gordon
  • D
    Richard Petty

Question 23

Which NBA player holds the record for the highest career regular-season scoring average?

  • A
    LeBron James
  • B
    Michael Jordan
  • C
    Magic Johnson
  • D
    Kareem Abdul Jabbar

Question 24

How many PGA tour victories did Jack Nicklaus win during his career?

  • A
    56
  • B
    18
  • C
    25
  • D
    73

Question 25

How many Grand Slams has Venus Williams played?

  • A
    16
  • B
    79
  • C
    7
  • D
    14

Question 26

Until 2013, this soccer player held the record for the number of goals in international competition for both men and women.

  • A
    Mia Hamm
  • B
    Carli Lloyd
  • C
    Abby Wambach
  • D
    Hope Solo

Question 27

Which NBA player holds the record for the most seasons playing for a single team during an entire career?

  • A
    John Stockton
  • B
    Reggie Miller
  • C
    Tim Duncan
  • D
    Kobe Bryant

Question 28

How many world titles has Kelly Slater won?

  • A
    3
  • B
    11
  • C
    7
  • D
    13

Question 29

Which NFL quarterback holds the record for the most passes attempted in a career?

  • A
    Brett Favre
  • B
    Dan Marino
  • C
    John Elway
  • D
    Drew Bledsoe

Question 30

Which soccer goalkeeper holds the most career clean sheets record in the U.S?

  • A
    Emma Byrne
  • B
    Stina Lykke Petersen
  • C
    Melissa Barbieri
  • D
    Hope Solo

Question 31

How many career strikeouts did Nolan Ryan have?

  • A
    4,562
  • B
    4,758
  • C
    5,714
  • D
    5,321

Question 32

Which famous tennis player reached Number 8 singles player in the world despite never winning a singles title thanks to her achievements playing doubles?

  • A
    Anna Kournikova
  • B
    Venus Williams
  • C
    Martina Hingis
  • D
    Maria Sharapova

Question 33

Which triple Olympic gold medalist in track and field also suffered from severe asthma?

  • A
    Lolo Jones
  • B
    Florence Griffith Joyner
  • C
    Jackie Joyner-Kersee
  • D
    Allyson Felix

Question 34

How many Grand Slam men's championship titles does Roger Federer have?

  • A
    10
  • B
    30
  • C
    20
  • D
    15

Question 35

Which MLB player holds the record for the most grand slams in a career?

  • A
    Manny Ramirez
  • B
    Alex Rodriguez
  • C
    Lou Gehrig
  • D
    Eddie Murray

Question 36

For which individual event does Missy Franklin currently hold a world record?

  • A
    100-meter freestyle
  • B
    200-meter backstroke (long course)
  • C
    200-meter breastroke
  • D
    100-meter butterfly

Question 37

Which figure skater was the youngest woman to win an Olympic gold medal in the singles event at 15 years old?

  • A
    Tara Lipinski
  • B
    Nancy Kerrigan
  • C
    Michelle Kwan
  • D
    Kristi Yamaguchi

Question 38

How many overall World Cup championships has Lindsey Vonn won?

  • A
    5
  • B
    4
  • C
    8
  • D
    2

Question 39

Who was the first player signed to the WNBA?

  • A
    Lisa Leslie
  • B
    Rebecca Lobo
  • C
    Cynthia Cooper
  • D
    Sheryl Swoopes

Question 40

How many World Cups did Pele help Brazil win over the course of his career?

  • A
    4
  • B
    3
  • C
    5
  • D
    2

Question 41

How many fights did Muhammad Ali win by knockout in his career?

  • A
    37
  • B
    42
  • C
    8
  • D
    56

Question 42

Who was the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal for the marathon?

  • A
    Joan Benoit
  • B
    Rosa Mota
  • C
    Grete Waitz
  • D
    Katherine Switzer

Question 43

Which WNBA player was the first to be named the MVP for the regular season, all-star game and playoff in the same season?

  • A
    Sheryl Swoopes
  • B
    Lisa Leslie
  • C
    Tamika Catchings
  • D
    Candace Parker

Question 44

Which female golfer was the first to play against men in a PGA tour event?

  • A
    Mickey Wright
  • B
    Babe Didrikson
  • C
    Nancy Lopez
  • D
    Juli Inkster

Question 45

Which tennis player is the only one to have held the number one ranking in both doubles and singles for more than 200 weeks?

  • A
    Billie Jean King
  • B
    Serena Williams
  • C
    Chris Evert
  • D
    Martina Navratilova

Question 46

How many gold medals did Carl Lewis win at the Olympics?

  • A
    9
  • B
    3
  • C
    4
  • D
    7

Question 47

How many NFL records does Jerry Rice hold?

  • A
    45
  • B
    36
  • C
    25
  • D
    17

Question 48

How many international golf tournaments did Annika Sörenstam win before she retired in 2008?

  • A
    72
  • B
    90
  • C
    120
  • D
    10

Question 49

How many Olympic medals does Allyson Felix have?

  • A
    6
  • B
    9
  • C
    4
  • D
    3

Question 50

Who is the most decorated female athlete in the history of the Winter Olympic games?

  • A
    Bonnie Blair
  • B
    Peggy Fleming
  • C
    Lindsey Vonn
  • D
    Kristi Yamaguchi

Question 51

How many records does Wilt Chamberlain hold?

  • A
    62
  • B
    68
  • C
    72
  • D
    76

Question 52

At what age did Maria Sharapova first reach the number one world ranking for singles tennis?

  • A
    2010
  • B
    2007
  • C
    2005
  • D
    2012

Question 53

How many Olympic gold medals does Usain Bolt win in his Olympic career?

  • A
    7
  • B
    6
  • C
    9
  • D
    8

Question 54

Which early figure skating champion won gold in three Olympics and helped increase the popularity of the sport through a later career in films?

  • A
    Kristi Yamaguchi
  • B
    Michelle Kwan
  • C
    Tara Lipinski
  • D
    Sonja Henie

Question 55

How many Wimbledon Championship singles titles does Pete Sampras have?

  • A
    3
  • B
    8
  • C
    6
  • D
    7

Question 56

Which American runner is the only man to win the 200 m and 400 m race in the same Olympic Games?

  • A
    Michael Johnson
  • B
    Jesse Owens
  • C
    Usain Bolt
  • D
    Carl Lewis

Question 57

Who was the first NBA player in history to have a unanimous vote for his MVP award?

  • A
    Shaquille O'Neal
  • B
    Tim Duncan
  • C
    Stephen Curry
  • D
    Michael Jordan

Question 58

Which WNBA player was the first to win Rookie of the Year and MVP in the same season?

  • A
    Sheryl Swoopes
  • B
    Sue Bird
  • C
    Lisa Leslie
  • D
    Candace Parker

Question 59

How many Grand Slam titles does Serena Williams have?

  • A
    72
  • B
    23
  • C
    39
  • D
    14

Question 60

How many world records has Michael Phelps set?

  • A
    16
  • B
    39
  • C
    5
  • D
    27

Question 61

Which soccer player has joined Mia Hamm as the only American woman player to both assist 20 and score 20 goals in the same calendar year?

  • A
    Abby Wambach
  • B
    Calri Lloyd
  • C
    Tobin Heath
  • D
    Alex Morgan

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