Sports Trivia Questions
- In professional baseball, what is the term for when a pitcher throws a game where no opposing player reaches base?
- In professional tennis, what term is used to describe winning the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and the U.S. Open in a single calendar year?
- In rugby union, how many points is a 'try' worth?
- In soccer, how many yellow cards does a player receive in a single match before being shown a red card and sent off?
- In soccer, what is the name of the area in which a goalkeeper can use their hands?
- In soccer, what is the term for when a player scores three goals in a single match?
- In table tennis, what is the minimum number of points needed to win a standard game?
- In tennis, what is the score called when a player wins the point immediately following a deuce?
- In the game of chess, which piece can move in an 'L' shape?
- In the game of cricket, what are the three vertical posts called?
- In the game of darts, what is the highest possible score with a single dart?
- In the game of Rugby Union, how many players are on each team?
- In the NFL, what offensive position—played by stars like Travis Kelce and Mark Andrews—is traditionally associated with jersey numbers in the 80s?
- In what city is the famous 'Maracanã' stadium located?
- In what sport do teams compete for the 'America's Cup'?
- In what sport do teams from Europe and the United States compete for the Ryder Cup?
- In what sport would you perform a 'Fosbury Flop'?
- In what year did the first Super Bowl take place?
- In what year were the first modern Olympic Games held?
- In what year were the first Winter Olympic Games held?
- In which city are the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee located?
- In which city do the Yankees play their home games?
- In which city is the 'Bird's Nest' stadium located?
- In which city is the famous tennis stadium Roland-Garros located?
- In which city is the famous tennis tournament Wimbledon held?
- In which city is the National Baseball Hall of Fame located?
- In which city were the first modern Olympic Games held in 1896?
- In which city were the first modern Olympic Games to be held in the Southern Hemisphere?
- In which country did sumo wrestling originate as a traditional sport?
- In which country did the sport of Curling originate?
- In which country did the sport of golf originate?
- In which country is the Wimbledon tennis tournament held?
- In which Japanese martial art, focused on throwing and grappling, can a competitor win a match instantly by scoring an 'ippon'?
- In which league do the 'Green Bay Packers' play?
- In which Olympic discipline is the pommel horse used?
- In which Olympic sport played on ice would you use a 'puck'?
- In which Olympic team sport is a 'libero' a specialized defensive player who wears a different colored jersey?
- In which sport, along with softball, do the pitcher and catcher form a duo known as the "battery"?
- In which sport is the balance beam one of the four apparatuses used in women's artistic competition?
- In which sport is the 'Claret Jug' awarded to the winner of The Open Championship?
- In which sport would you compete for the 'Heisman Trophy'?
- In which sport would you find terms like 'birdie', 'eagle', and 'albatross'?
- In which sport would you find terms like 'love,' 'deuce,' and 'advantage'?
- In which sport would you perform a slam dunk?
- In which sport would you use a 'sand wedge'?
- In women's artistic gymnastics, who was the first person to be awarded a perfect score of 10.0 in Olympic history?
- Nicknamed 'The Duke of Flatbush,' which Hall of Fame center fielder played for the Dodgers in both Brooklyn and Los Angeles?
- The Indian Premier League (IPL), which generates billions of dollars in revenue and features teams like the Mumbai Indians, is a professional league for which sport?
- The 'Larry O'Brien Trophy' is awarded to the champions of which sports league?
- The "Miracle at Medinah" refers to a famous 2012 comeback victory by the European team in which biennial golf competition?