1960s Sports Moments - Statistics

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Hint Answer % Correct
1964 Boxer nicknamed 'The Greatest' wins his first World Heavyweight Championship Muhammad Ali
89%
1966 This country hosts and wins it's first FIFA World Cup England
84%
1968 First African-American man to win a Tennis Major Arthur Ashe
76%
1960 Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia wins Africa's first Olympics Gold in which event? Marathon
76%
1960 Team that wins their 5th European Cup in a row in Football Real Madrid
66%
1969 A Canadian team wins the Stanley Cup for the 9th time in the 1960s, name either of the Canadian teams that won the Cup from 1960-1969 Toronto Maple Leafs / Montreal Canadiens
66%
1968 High Jumper Dick Fosbury wins a Gold Medal and revolutionises the event with this new technique Fosbury flop
63%
1960 Constantine II wins a Gold Medal in Sailing at the Olympics. Which country was he King of 4 years later? Greece
63%
1962 Player that scored 100 points in a single NBA game for the Philadelphia Warriors Wilt Chamberlain
63%
1964 Golfer that becomes the first 4-time champion of the Masters Tournament Arnold Palmer
61%
1960 Country that ended India's run of 6 consecutive gold medals to secure Men's Hockey Olympic Gold Pakistan
61%
1967 Winner of the Super Bowl I game Green Bay Packers
58%
1962 Tennis player that wins the first Calendar-year Grand Slam winning all 4 events in singles Rod Laver
58%
1965 An iconic photo shows Muhammad Ali standing over which boxer? Sonny Liston
53%
1962 Baseball player that wins his 3rd (AL) MVP Award Mickey Mantle
50%
1961 Anton Geesink becomes the first non-Japanese World Judo Champion. Which country was he from? Netherlands
50%
1968 NFL coach who wins 2nd Super Bowl and 5th NFL Championship Vince Lombardi
50%
1967 The first British team to win a European Cup Celtic
45%
1963 Dynamo Moscow footballer that becomes the first goalkeeper to win the Ballon D'Or Lev Yashin
39%
1961 Baseball player hits 61 Home runs in 1961 to overtake Babe Ruth's annual record of 60 Roger Maris
39%
1964 NHL player opens this coffee and doughnut shop in Hamilton, Ontario Tim Hortons
39%
1960 Baseball player that hits his 521st and final home run Ted Williams
37%
1969 Second Baseball player to hit 600 Home Runs Willie Mays
37%
1960 Name the player that scored 4 goals in the final of the above Ferenc Puskás
34%
1966 First African-American coach in NBA history Bill Russell
32%
1965 British F1 driver wins his 2nd World Championship Jim Clark
29%
1967 Age of Maureen Wilton who ran a World Record Women's Marathon in 1967 13
26%
1960 Canadian Ice Hockey player that retires with 544 NHL goals Maurice Richard
26%
1968 First man to officially break the 10-second barrier in 100m Jim Hines
18%
1968 First Cricketer to play 100 Test matches Colin Cowdrey
13%
1964 Gymnast that wins a record 9th Olympic Gold Medal in Gymnastics Larisa Latynina
13%
1967 Tennis player who wins a 5th consecutive Australian Championship Roy Emerson
13%
1964 First 5-time champion of the Tour de France, winning 4 in a row 1961-1964 Jacques Anquetil
11%
1963 American Golfer becomes first 4-time champion of the LPGA Championship Mickey Wright
5%
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