Sports Trivia

15

Possibly the most common last name in the Baseball Hall of Fame is Robinson: can you give the four first names of the people named Robinson?

9

Can you name the first black man to manage in the World Series?

4

Which pair of brothers played in the Major League baseball all-star game during the 1990's?

19

In what city that relatively recently hosted the Olympics was the hockey stadium built totally inside a mountain?

17

Which country besides the United States produces the largest number of Major League baseball players?

15

Can you name the Australian aborigine who won the Wimbledon Women's singles tennis championship in 1980?

18

Is Mike Tyson unbeatable? On February 10, 1990, in the heavyweight championship fight in Tokyo, this boxer knocked out Mike Tyson in the tenth round, the only fighter ever to defeat Tyson for the heavyweight boxing crown. Who was he?

15

Football fans in 1999 were saddened by the death of the NFL's all-time leading rusher, called "sweetness" for his smooth moves and pleasant nature. Who was he?

17

What are the nicknames of each of these college football teams? a. Notre Dame b. Penn State c. Florida State d. Purdue e. Georgetown

9

In 1976 at what Olympic city did Nadia Comaneci score a perfect 10 in gymnastics?

13

In 1936 Adolf Hitler's theory of Aryan supremacy was upset when a certain black American athlete defeated his German stars, winning four gold medals in running and long jump at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. Who was he?

13

The modern rules of which sport were drawn up at Cambridge University in 1848?

19

In the 1980 film Raging Bull, Robert DeNiro played the role of which boxer?

2

Women in sports: Which female was the first Olympic gymnast to receive a perfect "10" rating from the judges - in the 1976 Olympics?

3

In what two sports can a "perfect game" occur?