Sport is hugely popular, of course, and is a great source of statistics and trivia. But just how wide is your knowledge of all things sporting? Find out with these great free sports trivia questions and answers.
20 Sports Trivia Questions
1. Which is the only American Football team to go a whole season undefeated, including the Super Bowl?
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The Miami Dolphins, in 1972.
2. How many NBA championships did Michael Jordan win with the Chicago Bulls?
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Six.
3. Which is the only team to play in every soccer World Cup tournament?
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Brazil.
4. Raging Bull, the classic 1980 movie is about which real life boxer?
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Jake LaMotta.
5. At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, gymnast Nadia Comaneci became the first gymnast to score a perfect 10. Which country was she representing?
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Romania.
6. Which American Football team won the first two Super Bowls (in 1967 and 1968)?
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The Green Bay Packers.
7. How is soccer player Edson Arantes do Nascimento better known?
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Pele.
8. Who has won more tennis grand slam titles, Venus Williams or Serena Williams?
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Serena Williams.
9. Which two racing drivers hold the record for the most Formula One World Drivers’ Championship wins, with seven titles?
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Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton.
10. Which NFL team appeared in four consecutive Super Bowls from 1991 – 1994 and lost them all?
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Buffalo Bills.
11. Which Jamaican sprinter won gold medals at the 100m, 200m and 4 x 100m relay at three consecutive Olympic Games from 2008 – 2016?
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Usain Bolt.
12. Which boxer inflicted Muhammad Ali’s first defeat in professional boxing?
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Joe Frazier, in 1971.
13. Which golf tournament did Tiger Woods win by 12 strokes in 1997 to record his first major championship win?
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The Masters.
14. Which two NFL teams have won the most Super Bowls with 6 wins each?
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Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots.
15. In horse racing, the Triple Crown is awarded to a horse which wins which three races?
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The Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes.
16. Which country won the first ever soccer World Cup in 1930?
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Uruguay.
17. Which Australian tennis player is the only player to complete the Grand Slam (winning all four major titles in the same season) on two occasions?
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Rod Laver, in 1962 and 1969.
18. Who is the NFL’s all-time leading rusher?
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Emmitt Smith of the Dallas Cowboys with 18,355 yards.
19. Which country has produced the most Formula One World Championship winning drivers?
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The United Kingdom, with ten different winners.
20. Which baseball player holds the record for the most home runs in a single season?
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Barry Bonds, with 73 home runs in 2001.
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