You are looking for something new to do at your next event or party with the family? Try trivia! This is fun and exciting for everyone. No matter your age, gender or number of participants in the game, it is fun! Trivia can be enjoyed by all ages and is available anywhere.
It’s great fun to learn trivia about sports because nearly everyone is familiar with it. Although you might not be a huge hockey fan, how much do you know about the sport of sailing and skating? Most people have knowledge about one type of sport. To enjoy trivia about sports, you don’t have to be the biggest fan. These fifty trivia questions, which I’ve compiled on a variety of sports, are available for you to print. Take a test of your knowledge, or the knowledge of your friend. Enjoy!
1. Linford Christie, a Briton was prohibited from participating in this sport for 2 years?
A: 100 m Dash, because he was positive for drugs.
2: What country’s whole team was prohibited from competing in the Paralympics held in Sydney?
A: Spain. They were found entering the games with non-handicapped athletes.
3. Which athlete is the sportsman who has appeared on Sports Illustrated’s cover the most?
A: Michael Jordan. He has featured on the cover 47 times.
4: Is there a man who can play both an NFL and MLB game simultaneously in one day?
A: Deion Sanders
5. Which countries are not missing the Olympic games of today?
A: Australia and Greece
6: Who is the goalie who holds the record of the most regular-season wins?
A: Patrick Roy
7: What’s the max weight of a golfball?
A: 1.6oz
8: How many feathers is an Olympic badminton bird made of?
A: 14
9: Which professional sport did John Dillinger, a bank robber, play?
A:
10: Was there a single person who was elected to the both the baseball and football halls-of-fame?
A: Cal Hubbard
11: Wayne Levi is the first to win a PGA event using a color ball. Which color was it?
A: Orange
12: Which event in track and/or field is prohibited in high schools of every state, except Rhode Island?
A: Hammer throw
13: Only three European nations have won the world cup of soccer. These are their names.
A: West Germany and England, as well as Italy.
14: Was the St. Patricks an NHL team?
A: Toronto Maple Leafs
15: Is there a sport other than baseball that uses the phrase “homerun”?
A: Cricket
16: Which sport has the Maurice Podoloff Award Trophy?
A: It is for the best basketball player
17: How many parts make up a soccerball?
A: 32
18: How many stitching are on a baseball?
A: 108
19 Who was the first parachutist to be a woman?
A: Jean Genvieve Granerin, 1799. She jumped from an air-filled balloon.
20. Which sport is the most viewed in the world and why?
A: Soccer, (football).
21. What sport is the most popular in the world?
A: Fishing.
22. In which year was boxing legalized in the United States?
A: 1901
23. Which edible substance is found in golf ball balls?
Honey
24. Who is the baseball player with the record for most stolen bases within a single season.
A: Rickey Henderson
25. The record for the longest streak of hitting in baseball is held by who?
A: Joe DiMaggio, 56 games.
26. Who is the basketball player with the highest number of career rebounds?
A: Wilt chamberlain
27. The record for most fouls in basketball is held by who?
A: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 4657.
28. Who is the basketball player with the highest number of blocked shots?
A: Hakeem Olajuwon 3830.
29. What year did the Ice Dancing be included in the World Championship?
A: Paris 1952.
30: The record holder for most homeruns per season is (30).
Barry Bonds, he broke the record in 2001.
31. Who took silver in the Men’s World Figure Skating Championship in February 1902?
A: Madge Siers-Cave. It was not a women’s event and it wasn’t even a rule for men that a female could compete.
32. Who is the first woman who won the women’ s World Figure Skating Championships
A: Madge Siers-Cave won the award in 1906
33: Name the stadium in which the Houston Astros are playing?
A: Minute Maid Park
34: What is the Houston Astros’ sport?
A:
35: Who won the Gold Medal in Men’s Beach Volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
A: USA. The Rogers/Dalhausser team defeated Team Brazil to win gold.
36. The record holder of the NHL’s most goals is who?
A: Wayne Gretzky got 894 points.
37. In what sport do you refer to reefing or furling?
A: Sailing
38. What sport wins the Ryder Cup in golf?
A: Golf
39: The record holder for most NHL goals per season is
A: Wayne Gretzky. He scored 92 goals during the 81-82 campaign.
40: How many American football players play on each side of the ball?
Canadian football has 12 players.
41. James Naismith was credited for inventing this sport.
A: Basketball. The rules for the original game were just 13
42: What sport is the one that has three key rules?
A: Basketball. This was created in 1936 to decrease contact between players.
43: Basketball: Where is the line of free throws from the net?
A: 15ft or 4.6m
44. How long does a football match last?
A: 60 minutes.
45. In what sport could you possibly find a trapeze or a dagger in your hand?
A: Sailing.
46. Which country was host to the 2008 Olympics.
A: Beijing China was the host of the Olympics.
47: What sport is the winner of the Winston Cup
NASCAR
48: Which sport did Sonny Liston compete in?
A: He used to be a boxer and was heavy-weight.
49: Affirmed won the Triple Crown in 1978. He was also his regular jockey.
A: Steve Cauthen was the youngest jockey to ever win the Triple Crown.
50: How many gold medals did the 2008 Summer Olympics award?
A: Michael Phelps at swimming.