Trivia-Sports & Games
What two teams play every Thanksgiving?
Cowboys Lions
Term for a score of two over par on a hole
Double Bogey
Who were the first inductees in the Baseball Hall of Fame?
(Ty) Cobb, (Walter) Johnson, (Christy) Mathewson, (Babe) Ruth, (Honus) Wagner (Class of 1936)
What are women's gymnastic events?
(balance) beam floor (exercise) uneven (bars) vault
Award gIven to the top goalscorer of the FIFA World Cup
Golden Boot (Golden Shoe prior to 2010)
What is the name of the NHL MVP trophy?
Hart Memorial (originally known as the Hart Trophy)
What is the name of the Monopoly character "In Jail?"
Jake, the Jailbird
The NBA logo depicts a shilloette of...
Jerry West
"Castling" involves what pieces?
King & Rook
In the NHL, what is awarded to the player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability?
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (formerly known as the Lady Byng Trophy)
What is the name of the AFC championship trophy?
Lamar Hunt Trophy (named in 1984 for the famed AFL founder and Chiefs owner)
What is awarded to the National Basketball Association (NBA) champions?
Larry O'Brien (NBA Championship Trophy; known as the Walter A. Brown Trophy until 1984)
How many stitches in a baseball?
108 (double stitches or 216 single stitches)
What are women's gymnastic events in event order?
vault bars beam floor
NE Patriot tight end convicted of murder...
(Aaron) Hernandez
SF Giants mascot name
Lou Seal (occasionally Crazy Crab)
Folklore name assigned to completing a hole having struck the ball five fewer times than par. In other words, this is what happens when you hole-out a Par 7 with two strokes or shoot a Hole-In-One on a Par Six.
Ostrich
Who was the first African-American Nascar driver?
Wendell Scott
Babe Ruth was originally played what position?
pitcher (94 wins)
In Chess, rows & columns are called...
rank & file
What are the 2017 new Monopoly pieces?
dinosaur penguin rubber duck
Term for a pawn reaching the other side of the board, the 8th rank, and exchaning for a Queen, Rook, Bishop, or Knight.
promotion
In horse racing, what does the code "U" on the tote board indicate?
unseated (rider)
What are the African Big Five trophy animals?
Cape Buffalo (African) Elephant Leopard (African) Lion (Black) Rhino(ceros)
What are the types of Cue Sports (or billiards)?
Carom Pool Snooker
Oakland Raiders mascot name
Rusher Raider
How long is a rugby match?
80 (minutes in 2 40-minute halves)
Rumble in the Jungle
Ali Foreman (Ali by KO in 8th, Kinshasa, Zaire at the time)
Order of tennis grand slam tournaments
Australian Open (mid Jan) French Open (May-Jun) Wimbledon (July) US Open (Aug-Sep)
In competitive swimming, what is order of strokes in the Medley Relay?
Back(stroke) Breast(stroke) Butterfly Freestyle
Who paid for Green Bay's uniforms in 1919?
Indian Packing Company
What are the races of the American Triple Crown?
Kentucky Derby (first Saturday in May @ Churchill Downs) Preakness (Stakes) (third Saturday in May @ Pimlico Race Course) Belmont (Stakes) (held five weeks after the Kentucky Derby and three weeks after the Preakness Stakes, on a Saturday between June 5 and June 11 @ Belmont Park)
When the race winner does his victory lap in the opposite direction (which is clockwise on NASCAR ovals) it is known as a...
Kulwicki (victory lap or Polish victory lap)
Who is the "father" baseball?
(Abner) Doubleday
For whom is the half nelson hold apocryphally named?
(Horatio) Nelson
Who is the sole winner of tennis' Golden Slam?
(Steffi) Graf
Award presented to the best player at each FIFA World Cup finals, with a shortlist drawn up by the FIFA technical committee and the winner voted for by representatives of the media
Golden Ball (Those who finish as runners-up in the vote receive the Silver Ball and Bronze Ball awards as the second and third most outstanding players in the tournament respectively)
What is pro tennis' Golden Slam?
Grand Slam & Olympic gold (medal in same year)
Year March Madness began...
1939
What year did Monday Night Football debut?
1970 (9/21)
What year did the original "Dream Team" compete in the Olympics?
1992
NBA Hall of Fame eligibility period:
4 (a player must be fully retired from play for at least four years, changed from five years in December 2015, while a coach or referee must be fully retired for at least four years or have been active full-time in his/her respective craft on the professional, collegiate or high school level for at least 25 years)
What was Rocky Marciano's professional record?
49-0 (43 by KO)
How many rings are on the Olympic flag?
5
In the NCAA basketball, how many fouls are required to "foul out?"
5
NFL Hall of Fame eligibility period:
5 (a player or coach must have been retired for at least five years. Any other contributor such as a team owner or executive can be voted in at any time)
MLB Hall of Fame eligibility period:
5 (years after retirement, any player with 10 years of major league experience who passes a screening committee is eligible)
Length of an Olympic-sized pool
50m
How many players on a final NFL roster?
53
How many squares on a Rubick's Cube?
54 (6 faces, 9 squares per face)
In the NBA, how many fouls are required to "foul out?"
6
How many squares on a chess board?
64 (8x8 grid)
How many teams have back to back Superbowl wins?
7 (Packers, Dolphins, Steelers twice for 4 wins in 5 years, 49ers, Cowboys, Broncos, Patriots)
How many gold medals did Michael Phelps win at the 2008 Olympics?
8
Thrilla in Manila
Ali Frazier (third and final fight, Ali by TKO)
In hockey, a variation on the hat-trick, wherein a player scores a goal, records an assist, and gets in a fight all in one game is known as a...
Gordie Howe hat trick
What is the name of the Super Bowl trophy?
Vince Lombardi Trophy (named in 1970 for the famed Packers coach)
What is the award presented by the National Hockey League (NHL) to the Eastern Conference champions?
Wales Trophy (aka The Prince of Wales Trophy)
What are men's gymnastic events?
floor (exercise) horizontal (bar) parallel (bars) pommel (horse) (still) rings vault
Slang term for a golf ball buried in a bunker
fried egg
In Bowling, what could 4 strikes in a row be called?
hambone (Any longer string of strikes is referred to by a number affixed to the word "bagger," as in "four-bagger" for four consecutive strikes. ESPN commentator Rob Stone created the name "hambone" to describe four consecutive) strikes)
What material are hockey puck made from?
vulcanized rubber (3 in dia., 1 in thick)
Which league uses the designated hitter rule?
AL
What are the tournaments to win pro golf's Grand Slam
Masters (April) PGA Championship (June) The Open (The British Open Championship) (July) US Open (August, moving to May in 2019) (no one has done this in one year; five golfers have done it over their career)
What colors are found on a Rubick's Cube?
red orange yellow green blue white
Only player to win the Heisman trophy twice...
(Archie) Griffin
Only defensive player to win the Heisman trophy...
(Charles) Woodson
The biennial men's golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States
Ryder Cup
What are the position names in modern ice hockey?
(Forward) Center; right Wing; left Wing; (right and left) Defencemen; Goaltender
Which Baseball Hall of Famer has the most valuable baseball card as of 2018?
(Honus 'Flying Dutchman') Wagner (last sold for $2.8 mil, more than 4 times the 2nd place card)
Who announced the first season of Monday Night Football?
(Howard) Cosell (Keith) Jackson (Don) Meredith (Frank Gifford would take over the play-by-play of Jackson in the 1971 2nd season)
How how many minutes in an NBA quarter?
12
Maximum weight of bowling ball
16 pounds (after drilling)
Number of dimples in a golf ball?
392 (most comon; 300-500)
What is name of the Monopoly mascot?
Rich Uncle Pennybags (or Mr Monopoly or Milburn Pennybags)
What is the name of the NFC championship trophy?
George Halas Trophy (named in 1984 for the famed Bears coach-owner and NFL co-founder)
What are the position names in modern basketball?
Point guard (1); Shooting guard (2); Small Forward (3); Power Forward (4); Center (5)
What is the award presented by the National Hockey League (NHL) to the team that finishes with the most points (i.e. best record) during the NHL regular season?
Presidents trophy
What was the original name of Pac-Man?
Puckman (from the Japanese paku meaning "chomp")
What are colors of Binky, Clyde, Inky & Pinky
Red Orange Blue Pink
How how many minutes in an NCAA basketball quarter?
10
How high are the crossbars on a NFL goal post?
10 feet
How high is the rim of a NBA hoop?
10 feet
How many turns make up a Yahtzee game?
13
Diameter of a basketball hoop?
18 (inches)
Babe Ruth's number...
3 (Red Sox: 1914-1919 Yankees: 1920-1934 Boston Braves: 1935)
How many periods are in an ice hockey game?
3 (20 minutes each)
NHL Hall of Fame eligibility period:
3 (Player and on-ice officials must have not participated in a professional or international game for a minimum of three years to be eligible for nomination; Builders may be "active or inactive")
How many pieces on a chess board?
32
Term for a score of one over par on a hole
Bogey
What teams made up the NHL's Original Six?
Bos (Bruins) Chi (Blackhawks) Det (Red Wings) Mtl (Canadiens) NYR (Rangers) Tor (Maple Leafs)
Who is the "father" of football?
(Walter) Camp
What are the ghost names in Pac-Man?
Blinky Clyde Inky Pinky (Chaser Stupid Fickle Ambusher in Japanese)
Name the members of the Ivy League (alphabetical order)
Brown Columbia Cornell Dartmouth Harvard Princeton UPenn Yale
Who played in the first Monday Night Football game?
Browns (over) Jets (31-21)
In competitive swimming, what is order of strokes in the Individual Medley (IM)?
Butterfly Back(stroke) Breast(stroke) Freestyle
What is the award presented by the National Hockey League (NHL) to the Western Conference champions?
Campbell Bowl (The Clarence S. Campbell Bowl)
What is the unofficial term for a 4-under par shot?
Condor (aka double albatross or triple eagle; only 4 Condors have been recorded and only on par 5 holes)
Term for a score of three under par on a hole
Double Eagle (aka Albatross)
Term for a score of two-under-par on a hole
Eagle
Nickname given to the last player chosen in the NFL draft...
Mr Irrelevent
What it the name of the Monopoly policeman character?"
Officer Mallory
Who is the "father" basketball?
(James) Naismith
Which team is also known as the "Bronx Bombers"?
(NY) Yankees
Who are the Splash Brothers?
(Steph) Curry (Klay) Thompson
In what pro sport does the clock count up not down?
Soccer (Futbol)
49ers mascot name
Sourdough Sam
What is the award presented to the National Hockey League (NHL) champions?
Stanley Cup
The only NFL team that puts its logo on only one side of the helmet
Steelers (the right side; it was temporary to test the look of the logo and became popular)
Oakland A's mascot name
Stomper (elephant)