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Sports Scandals Quiz

Name the athletes involved in these notorious scandals.
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Last updated: August 28, 2018
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First submittedJuly 23, 2010
Times taken32,737
Average score55.6%
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Scandal
Athlete
Allegedly killed Nicole Brown and Ronald Goldman
O.J. Simpson
Ran a dog-fighting operation
Michael Vick
Took steroids and then broke baseball's all-time and single-season home run records
Barry Bonds
Bet on baseball games while managing the Reds
Pete Rose
Temporarily quit the PGA tour after multiple extra-marital affairs were revealed
Tiger Woods
Conspired to attack a rival figure skater
Tonya Harding
Accused of three murders in the Boston area, convicted of one
Aaron Hernandez
Scored a goal with his hand in a World Cup game against England
Diego Maradona
Knocked his fiancée unconscious in an elevator
Ray Rice
Hits his 4 year old son with a switch
Adrian Peterson
Bit opposing soccer players on three separate occasions
Luis Suárez
Bit Evander Holyfield's ear
Mike Tyson
Took steroids. Stripped of 100m dash gold medal in 1988
Ben Johnson
Made it rain in a strip club, and then assaulted a stripper who tried to collect his $1 bills
Pacman Jones
Stripped of seven Tour de France titles after doping investigation
Lance Armstrong
Shot himself in the leg
Plaxico Burress
Headbutted an Italian player during World Cup finals
Zinedine Zidane
Had a fake girlfriend
Manti T'eo
44 Comments
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Level ∞
Jun 2, 2013
Updated
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Level ∞
Oct 9, 2014
Sadly, recent events have made another update seem necessary
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Level 81
Jun 18, 2013
Tried a lot of different things for T'eo but none of them were right.
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Level 66
Nov 2, 2013
You should accept "Catfish" as an answer.
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Level 60
Jun 19, 2013
"pacman" should be acceptable. its clear that is someone is typing in pacman they know who it is. also don't see why teo is on here lol
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Level 20
Jun 19, 2013
I kept trying Saurez for the hand ball goal because I thought it was talking about a more recent World Cup.

But I then realized the quiz was probably referring to the "Hand of God" game, but I couldn't remember the guy's name. This was the only one I missed.

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Level 74
Oct 25, 2016
Suarez actually stopped a goal with his hand.
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Level 85
Feb 16, 2017
As would any other footballer worth his salt in that same situation. Notice what Jorge Fucile (#4) was attempting to do right alongside Suarez. BAT THE BALL WITH HIS HANDS. Only, Fucile missed. Even Asamoah Gyan of Ghana said after the match that he would've done the exact same thing in that situation. Concede the penalty, take the red card and whatever suspension results and hope for a miracle from your goalkeeper to get you to penalties.
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Level 59
Jul 16, 2019
Geez dude, calm down. He never said someone shouldn't do that, even though it is against the rules it is a good strategy.
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Level 76
Oct 10, 2014
I was a Maradona/Argentina fan. I was 9 at the time.
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Level 70
Nov 7, 2016
Cheats break hearts!
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Level 47
Oct 10, 2014
My strategy of trying 'Jones' in every quiz pays off again!
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Level 74
Apr 3, 2017
And Johnson, too.
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Level 89
Oct 10, 2014
I know I'll get flack for this, but can it at least say "Rumored to take steroids" for Bonds. While I realize that's likely it hasn't been proven while all the others seem to have been substantiated.
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Level ∞
Oct 10, 2014
It has been substantiated.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3884416

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Level 85
Feb 16, 2017
If you think for 1 nanosecond that there is any chance that Barry Bonds did NOT take steroids....I have this really nice bridge I'm looking to sell.
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Level 59
Jul 16, 2019
He never said he thought he didn't take steroids, he is saying it wasn't confirmed, so therefore the quizmaster should change some stuff. Bonds' thing was substantiated anyway
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Level 51
Oct 10, 2014
The Peterson clue should have stick instead of switch.
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Level 45
Oct 10, 2014
what about Oscar Pistorius :) not funny; but funny quiz.
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Level 82
Oct 10, 2014
this would be a better inclusion than Pacman Jones or Burress
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Level 59
Feb 16, 2018
I tried Pistorius even before reading any questions cause I was sure he had to be here..
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Level 74
Feb 26, 2015
Didn't Mark McGwire also break the home run records before Bonds? He also took steroids.
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Level 46
Nov 25, 2015
He was my first guess, too.
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Level 89
Jul 21, 2020
Mine as well.
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Level 59
Jul 31, 2015
Clearly it's mostly Americans taking this quiz. Incredibly low %s for Maradona and Zidane, they would get close to 100% in Europe. I only knew a few of the Americans: OJ Simpson, Tiger Woods, Lance Armstrong, Ray Rice
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Level 84
Mar 8, 2019
It's an American site ... Kaepernick is still missing even for them, while there are plenty of European doping and other scandals that are missing here.
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Level 56
Mar 6, 2016
Where's Tom Brady???
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Level 59
Mar 29, 2016
Wow,you can tell it's mostly Americans on this site. Maradona's handball and Zidane's headbutt are probably the 2 most famous moments in World cup history. Both would be 90%+ in the UK, probably 80%+ in the rest of Europe.
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Level 85
Feb 16, 2017
I love footie. Watch the Prem, Euros and WC Qualifiers and Finals. MLS? Not so much. So I knew all about the Hand of God goal and Zidane's losing his mind vs Italy, etc. There is one glaring, and in my opinion, legit, reason why football/soccer doesn't catch on more in the U.S. Diving. Guys get breathed on and collapse like a Las Vegas casino getting demolished. The frustrating part for me is that with current technology, it would be so easy to implement a handful of measures to virtually eradicate it from the game. Most could get past the low scores, but watching guys flopping all over the place in an obvious attempt to manipulate the ref into awarding them a potentially game-deciding penalty or free kick is maddeningly lame. I get past it. But plenty of people just can't.
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Level 81
Jun 20, 2019
I'm American and I got Zidane and Suarez... but probably because I was living overseas when these things happened.
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Level 74
Apr 20, 2016
I don't know the story behind Manti T'eo, but it seems odd that "fake Girlfriend" goes on a list beside multiple murderers and people who committed horrible abuse.
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Level 86
Jul 4, 2019
Especially weird, considering that he was the victim.
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Level 54
Jul 12, 2016
You could add the deflate gate on here. Have Tom Brady or maybe New England Patriots as the answer
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Level 74
Oct 25, 2016
Only 38% for Johnson (and he's American ;-))? Possibly *the* biggest sports scandal ever ... what's the matter with people today?
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Level 73
Dec 7, 2018
I believe he was Canadian, but certainly it was a huge deal at the time.
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Level 84
Oct 26, 2016
Allegedly?!
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Level 30
Mar 14, 2017
Loving how the Hand of God is the only scandal for Maradona provided as a clue.

Surprised Maradona wasn't an acceptable answer for any of the other clues. ;)

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Level 29
Apr 3, 2017
HE WAS INNOCENT
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Level 78
Jul 2, 2018
You need to be a little more specific than that.
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Level 81
Jun 20, 2019
Tyson. It was Evander's fault for being so delicious.
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Level 22
Oct 25, 2017
Who remembers the Josh Shaw scandle (USC CB)
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Level 75
Jan 22, 2023
I missed five questions including three regarding soccer players. My soccer knowledge has been exposed!
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Level 50
Nov 29, 2024
What is a switch. I'm 13
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Level 61
Feb 4, 2025
One I would potentially add on here is the Formula 1 "Crashgate" scandal of 2008, where Renault's Nelson Piquet Jr. intentionally crashed out of that year's Singapore Grand Prix on orders of team principal Flavio Briatore to give teammate Fernando Alonso the victory. The events of this would later cost Felipe Massa what would have been his only world championship.