Sports Trivia

19

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

20

The person who spent the longest time in a New York baseball uniform, played for the New York Giants for 22 years from the 1920's to 1940's. Who is he?

9

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

4

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

7

The first college football game took place in 1869, between two colleges in New Jersey. Which two teams played this first game?

2

What is the name of the position in the game of cricket which corresponds to "pitcher" in the game of baseball?

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?

17

The term Alpine skiing refers to downhill skiing. The term Nordic skiing refers to what?

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?

3

On March 2, 1962, the all time record for points scored in a single NBA basketball game was set, when what great athlete scored how many points?

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

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?

19

Feb. 25, 1964, young boxing phenomenon Cassius Clay first gained the heavyweight title when he knocked out which champion?