Sports trivia questions
2484 multiple-choice Sports trivia questions with four options and the answer.
- In 2002, this nation stunned some of soccers big names to reach the semi finals of the World Cup.
- In 1954, this nation, widely believed to be the greatest team of all time, were stunned by West Germany in the final.
- In 1983, N.C. State had to win the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament to be included in the National Collegiate Athletic Association field. What three teams did they defeat to win the tournament?
- Lorenzo Charles hit the game winning shot in the 1983 NCAA Championship, but what was the name of the player who put up the famous air ball?
- In 1986, the North Carolina State University Football team defeated the highly ranked South Carolina team on a miracle Hail Mary pass. Which receiver caught that pass?
- North Carolina State won the 1974 National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball championship, defeating which team?
- What former North Carolina State coach was buried in a cemetery overlooking the highway so he could see his boys off to play?
- Which of these players was not among the starting five in the North Carolina State University 83 basketball championship team?
- In 1987, North Carolina State University defeated what team in the longest basketball game of the year, played in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament?
- From 1880 to 1903 only two perfect games were thrown. Who were the two winning pitchers?
- This great pitcher threw the first perfect game of the 20th century.
- Which of these is not the name of a pitcher who threw a perfect game?
- Big Don No-Hit Larson pitched a perfect game for the Yankees. What was extra special about his perfect game?
- A perfect game was pitched for the Philadelphia Phillies on June 21, 1964. What was extra special about this game?
- For which team did Jim Catfish Hunter pitch a perfect game?
- May 15, 1981 saw a perfect game involving the Toronto Blue Jays and the Cleveland Indians. Who was the winning pitcher?
- In the September 30, 1984 game between the California Angels and the Texas Rangers, Mike Witt threw a perfect game. What was the final score?
- Jim Quick umpired a perfect game on September 16, 1988. Tom Browning was the winning pitcher for the home team. The game was played at Riverfront Stadium. Name the wining team.
- A thirty-six year old pitcher threw a perfect game for the Montreal Expos on July 28, 1991. Who was the wining pitcher?
- On July 28, 1994 a perfect game was pitched in Arlington, Texas. This time the Rangers beat the Angels. Who was the wining pitcher?
- What country did the first skater to land a single Salchow skate for?
- History was made in 1988 when this man became the first skater to land a retified quadruple in competition.
- This Russian figure skater never won a major title before becoming Olympic Champion in 1994.
- Who is the first man to land a quadruple-triple combination?
- This American skater with a spellbinding jumping ability became the first man to land 3 quads in the same program in the year 2000.
- What historic jump combination was first done by Evgeni Plushenko?
- Although it was first done in 1988, the mens quad was not successfully landed in Olympic Games until 1998. Which lucky figure skater has his name in the history books for this achievement?
- The now-commonplace triple Axel-triple toe loop combination was first done by which Olympic champion?
- How many different Figure Skating World Champions in the mens division were there from 1995 to 2005?
- This person is considered the most important man in the world of golf. Without him, PGA Tour events get very low TV ratings.