Sports Trivia

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Every year both the Associated Press and Sports Illustrated choose their "athlete of the year." These athletes can come from any sport: golf, tennis, swimming, football, etc. However, in 1980, both the Associated Press and Sports Illustrated chose not an

12

Which three golfers, all born in 1912, are credited with making the game into the popular pastime it is today?

3

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

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?

17

All time major-league baseball leaders. a. Which player had the highest lifetime batting average? b. Which player had the most lifetime RBI's? c. Which pitcher holds the record for most lifetime wins?

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

A National Basketball Association star from 1975-1989, he became the all-time leading scorer in 1984. Who is he?

20

What team won the championship of the Woman's National Basketbal Association each of its first four years of existence, beginning in 1996-97?