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The Ultimate Sports History Quiz - Statistics
General Stats
- This quiz has been taken 77 times
- The average score is 57 of 123
Answer Stats
| Year | Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| 1903 | This cycling events takes place for the first time, covering a total distance of 2482 kilometers | Tour de France | 83%
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| 1900 | This german football club, one of the biggest in the world, is founded on | Bayern München | 80%
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| 1904 | This governing body of international football is founded in Paris | FIFA | 75%
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| 2019 | At age 43 this golf icon wins his first major title in 11 years | Tiger Woods | 75%
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| 2010 | For the first time, the FIFA world cup is held on this continent | Africa | 73%
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| 2022 | This player finally adds a World Cup trophy to his 7 Ballon d'Ors | Lionel Messi | 72%
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| 1914 | This baseball legend makes his debut for the Boston Red Sox | Babe Ruth | 70%
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| 2020 | This global sports icon dies in a helicopter crash | Kobe Bryant | 70%
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| 2014 | At the world cup in their own country, Brazil loses 7:1 to this nation | Germany | 69%
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| 2008 | This US athlete becomes the most decorated olympian of all time | Michael Phelps | 69%
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| 2021 | The Olympic Summer Games "2020" take place in this city | Tokyo | 69%
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| 2009 | This man sets a new world record at the 100m dash at 9.58 seconds | Usain Bolt | 69%
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| 1973 | This martial arts icon dies in Hongkong | Bruce Lee | 67%
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| 1996 | This boxer bites off a piece of Evander Holyfield's ear | Mike Tyson | 67%
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| 2015 | In women's tennis, ______ ______ wins all grand slam titles except the the US Open | Serena Williams | 67%
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| 1969 | Bill Russell wins his __th and last NBA Championship. A record that was never broken. | 11 | 66%
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| 1917 | How many teams played at the beginning of the first NHL season? | 4 | 66%
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| 1995 | After almost two years playing baseball, this sports icon returns to the NBA | Michael Jordan | 66%
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| 1922 | A british expedition attempts the first ascent of this mountain. 7 people die | Mount Everest | 66%
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| 1980 | The U.S. defeats this superpower in a politically charged hockey game | Soviet Union | 66%
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| 2003 | Roger Federer wins his first Grand Slam title at this legendary tournament | Wimbledon | 66%
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| 2012 | This Country beats the World Record for men's 4x100m | Jamaica | 64%
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| 1906 | The "Reds" from this english city win their second title | Liverpool | 64%
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| 1925 | This New York team joins the NFL. They won 4 Super Bowls between 1986 and 2011 | New York Giants | 64%
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| 1930 | What nation won the first FIFA World Cup? | Uruguay | 64%
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| 2013 | This irish fighter nicknamed "The notorious" makes his UFC debut | Conor McGregor | 63%
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| 2018 | The first team to win 100 points in a Premier League season | Manchester City | 63%
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| 1970 | This brazilian football sensation, nicknamed "o rei"/"the king" wins his third world cup | Pelé | 63%
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| 1949 | The inaugural season of this professional stock car racing | NASCAR Strictly Stock | 61%
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| 1956 | This Spanish football club becomes the first European Cup champion | Real Madrid | 61%
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| 1979 | This athlete, known as "The Great One" scores his first NHL goal | Wayne Gretzky | 61%
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| 1934 | The Yomiuri Giants of Tokyo, are officially founded, as first professional japanese club in this sport | Baseball | 59%
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| 1986 | "The hand of god" goalscorer | Diego Maradona | 59%
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| 1910 | This country wins the first Five Nations tournament in rugby history | England | 59%
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| 1960 | This NBA team moved from Minnesota to California | Lakers | 59%
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| 1909 | The record in this long distance running discipline was broken twice in three months | Marathon | 59%
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| 2000 | With the 199. Pick in the 2000 NFL draft, the New England Patriots select ___ ____ | Tom Brady | 59%
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| 1946 | The newly founded 49ers and the relocated Rams become the first professional sports teams in this U.S. State | California | 58%
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| 1908 | This Illinois baseball team wins the World Series. It will be their last for 108 years | Chicago Cubs | 58%
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| 1936 | This man wins 4 gold medals at the Berlin Olympics | Jesse Owens | 58%
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| 1997 | Craig MacTavish is the last NHL player not to wear this | Helmet | 56%
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| 2005 | This American cyclist wins his 7th Tour de France in a row | Lance Armstrong | 56%
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| 2016 | With the odds of 5000–1, this team wins the Premier League | Leicester City | 56%
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| 1913 | Pierre de Coubertin designs this famous Flag | Olympic flag | 56%
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| 1975 | Muhammad Ali faces Joe Frazier in the "Thrilla in _____" | Manila | 55%
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| 2017 | The Atlanta Falcons blow the biggest lead in Super Bowl history against this team | New England Patriots | 55%
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| 1976 | Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci is recognized to be the first to score this | Perfect 10 | 55%
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| 1992 | Football: The European Cup changed its name to this | UEFA Champions League | 55%
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| 1984 | This NFL team relocates from Baltimore to Indianapolis | Colts | 53%
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| 1967 | This team wins the first ever Super Bowl | Green Bay Packers | 53%
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| 1991 | Magic Johnson is diagnosed with this | HIV | 53%
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| 1944 | In the most lopsided game in NHL history, the Detroit Red Wings beat the Rangers __-0 | 15 | 52%
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| 1983 | The Narendra Modi Stadium, the highest capacity stadium in the world, is built for this sport | Cricket | 52%
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| 1933 | This club wins its 5th Serie A title | Juventus | 52%
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| 1918 | After World War I, this pandemic prevents the sports world from returning to its old glory | Spanish flu | 52%
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| 1962 | The only person to ever record a 100 point game in NBA history | Wilt Chamberlain | 52%
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| 1943 | The New York Yankees win the World Series against this St. Louis team | Cardinals | 50%
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| 1911 | The inaugural race of this prestigious american motorsports event takes place | Indy 500 | 50%
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| 2004 | This Formula 1 driver wins his 7th (5th in a row) title | Michael Schumacher | 50%
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| 1905 | After fatal injuries in college football, this US President calls upon the game's authorities to reform it | Theodore Roosevelt | 50%
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| 1989 | This NBA great, known for his unstoppable Skyhook, retires | Kareem Abdul-Jabar | 48%
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| 1954 | _____ beats Cambridge in the 100th Boat Race | Oxford | 48%
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| 1966 | England win their only World Cup whilst scoring a controversial goal in this stadium | Wembley | 48%
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| 1923 | Opening of this legendary stadium nicknamed "The Cathedral of Baseball" | Yankee Stadium | 48%
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| 1978 | The Amateur Boxing Championships are held in Belgrade, capital city of this former country | Yugoslavia | 48%
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| 2011 | The first european player to win NBA MVP | Dirk Nowitzki | 47%
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| 1974 | Who lost to Muhammad Ali in the boxing match known as the "Rumble in the jungle"? | George Foreman | 47%
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| 1972 | 11 Israeli athletes are killed during the Olympics in this city | Munich | 47%
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| 1999 | This skater sticks worlds first "900" at the X Games in San Francisco | Tony Hawk | 47%
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| 1935 | This award, given to the best college football player is created | Heisman Trophy | 44%
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| 1939 | This baltic state wins the EuroBasket 1939 | Lithuania | 44%
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| 1931 | Golfer Billy Burke wins this major championship | U.S. Open | 44%
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| 1951 | This NBA exhibition game is first played. | All-Star Game | 42%
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| 1993 | This Canadian hockey team wins its 24th Stanley Cup (most of all NHL teams) | Montreal Canadiens | 42%
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| 1987 | Coventry City beat this team north London team in the FA Cup Final | Tottenham Hotspur | 42%
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| 2001 | This Ravens LB wins Super Bowl MVP | Ray Lewis | 41%
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| 1938 | André Lagache, winner of the first edition of this french endurance sports car race, dies | 24 Hours of Le Mans | 39%
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| 1957 | This legendary football stadium opens as "City Stadium" in Green Bay, Wisconsin | Lambeau Field | 39%
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| 1964 | The Olympic Games in Tokyo see the first competition in this japanese sport | Judo | 38%
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| 1955 | A "Silver Arrow" of this manufacturer explodes at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, killing 84 people | Mercedes | 38%
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| 2023 | Michael Smith beats Michael van Gerwen to win his first World Championship in this sport | Darts | 36%
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| 2002 | Pat Tilman turns down a $3 million contract to join the ____ | Army | 34%
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| 1907 | The longest automobile race in history started in this east asian city. The finish line awaited the pilots in Paris, 14,994 kilometers from the start | Beijing | 34%
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| 1985 | This german athlete becomes youngest ever winner of a gentlemen's singles Wimbledon Championships title | Boris Becker | 34%
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| 1919 | This teamsport, mainly popular in Europe, is invented by a german teacher | Handball | 34%
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| 1928 | This stadium, home to the French Open, is built in Paris | Stade Roland Garros | 34%
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| 1977 | This NFL team wins for the first time after loosing 26 straigh | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 34%
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| 1940 | In the biggest win and highest score in NFL history the _____ ____ defeat Washington 73-0 in the championship game | Chicago Bears | 33%
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| 1945 | Just 9 days after the end of WW2, this german football player nicknamed "Der Kaiser" is born | Franz Beckenbauer | 33%
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| 1968 | The Fosbury Flop revolutionizes this sport | High Jumping | 33%
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| 1932 | The Olympic Winter Games were held in this town in upstate New York | Lake Placid | 33%
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| 1926 | India, ___ ______ and West Indies are elected as Full Members of the Imperial Cricket Conference. | New Zealand | 33%
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| 1958 | This chess player wins the US Championships at the age of 14 | Bobby Fisher | 31%
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| 1901 | Royal Albert Hall in London hosts the first of these muscle-centered events | Bodybuilding | 31%
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| 1988 | This man becomes the first British ski jumper at the Olympics | Eddie the Eagle | 31%
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| 1953 | _____ _____ and Tenzing Norgay become the first people to reach the peak of Mount Everest | Edmund Hillary | 31%
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| 1912 | Electronic _____ and the photo finish are first used at the Stockholm Olympics. | timing | 31%
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| 1916 | This south american football confederation was founded | CONMEBOL | 30%
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| 1971 | 6 Rangers fans die and over 200 are injured at Ibrox Stadium in this city | Glasgow | 30%
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| 1982 | Steve Davis achieved the first recognised maximum break in professional competition, which was also the first in a televised match. What sport is described here? | Snooker | 30%
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| 1947 | The Philadelphia _______ become the first NBA champions (even though the NBA was only founded in 1949) | Warriors | 30%
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| 1981 | In the 70th edition of this Tennis tournament the USA beats Argentina | Davis Cup | 28%
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| 1963 | This Russian chess grandmaster is born | Garri Kasparov | 28%
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| 1952 | Fausto Coppi wins the Tour the France and this other competition | Giro d'italia | 28%
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| 1937 | American Football: The first _____ Bowl Classic is played in Dallas. | Cotton | 27%
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| 1961 | The Civic Arena in Pittsburgh becomes the first stadium with this feature | Retractable roof | 27%
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| 1941 | The german football league is won by this non german team for the only time in history | SK Rapid Wien | 27%
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| 1902 | John Arthur Jarvis wins the meeting in Vienna as the first swimmer to use this technique | crawl | 25%
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| 1942 | Portuguese footballer Eusébio is born in this modern day country | Mozambique | 25%
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| 1924 | The first Winter Olympics are held in this french town | Chamonix | 23%
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| 1994 | Ayrton Senna dies in a tragic accident in this italian city | Imola | 22%
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| 2007 | This Washington Redskins safety is killed at his house in Miami | Sean Taylor | 22%
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| 1965 | This paddle sport is invented in Bainbridge Island, Washington | Pickleball | 20%
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| 1927 | The first ____ Olympiad takes place in London. International competition between "White and Black" | Chess | 17%
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| 1948 | This Swiss town hosts the Winter Games | St. Moritz | 17%
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| 2006 | This golfer known as "The Great Fijian" is elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame | Vijay Singh | 17%
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| 1998 | This nation beats Canada to become the first Olympic champion in curling | Switzerland | 16%
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| 1950 | This Italian man becomes the first Formula 1 champion | Giuseppe Farina | 14%
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| 1915 | Because of the war, the olympic comittee leaves Paris to settle in this city | Lausanne | 14%
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| 1929 | This italian swimmer and actor is born as Carlo Pedersoli | Bud Spencer | 11%
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| 1921 | This boxer meets Georges Carpentier in the "Battle of the Century" | Jack Dempsey | 11%
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| 1920 | The Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe is awarded for the first time in this sport | Horse racing | 8%
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| 1990 | Titouan Lamazou becomes the first ever champion of this single-handed (solo) non-stop round the world yacht race. | Vendée Globe | 3%
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