Sports Trivia

17

Name the northernmost and southernmost cities having teams in major league baseball (whether in the United States or Canada).

5

On Feb. 25, 1964, brash, overconfident phenomenon Cassius Clay gained his first heavyweight boxing title when he knocked out which champion?

12

As a way of showing team support, Green Bay Packer fans wear which Wisconsin-made product on their heads?

17

It developed in the early 1970s simply as a form of exercise. In 1981 it became a competitive sport for individuals and groups. What is it called?

5

On November 13, 2000, the Michigan State basketball team broke what team's 1,270 game winning streak?

12

Which baseball team set an all-time record when they lost 120 games in 1962?

5

In a full-sized baseball field, is the pitcher's rubber located closer to 2nd base, or home plate, or exactly halfway between?

15

In 1908, what was the name of the first black boxer to win the world heavyweight boxing championship?

19

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

11

Women in sports: a. This runner won 3 gold medals at the 1988 Olympics, including setting the world records in the 100 and 200 meter runs? b. This speedskater won the 500 meter gold medal at the 1988 Winter Olympics.

9

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

19

What is the northernmost city to host the Olympic Games?

1

In the 1970's at Oakland's Technical High School, he was a 3-sport star: football, basketball, and baseball. He received two dozen college scholarship offers for football. He went on to become a great star in baseball, playing on a local major league team

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?

14

Which tennis player won the Wimbledon mens' singles championship 7 of the last 8 years of the 20th century?