The Ultimate General Sports Quiz

By: Gavin Thagard
Estimated Completion Time
4 min
The Ultimate General Sports Quiz
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About This Quiz

Sports can be both inspiring and entertaining for the athletes who play and for the fans who watch. Whether you're a participant or an observer, a sport is always better when you have a general knowledge of its history as well as the current events that surround it. Do you think your general sports knowledge rivals the average fan? Here's a quiz where you can find out.

When it comes to sports, most fans who spend time invested in them have a base understanding, especially in an age where sports analysts are constantly spurting facts, and dozens of articles are written daily. But it takes a true sports buff to have a base knowledge of all sports and the major events that surround them. 

From baseball to hockey to football and many more, this quiz is filled with some of the biggest events that have shaped the current state of sports. Are you going to be able to rise to the challenge by getting all 35 questions right, or will those boxing questions knock you out of the fight? 

When you're ready to jump into the arena that is this quiz, get started and find out if you've really been paying attention to the world of sports. 

Led by Michael Jordan, the Bulls proved they were the most dominant NBA team in the '90s by winning how many championships?
3
4
5
6
If you were betting on a Super Bowl winner, you'd probably bet on the Patriots, a team coached by who?
Pete Carroll
Bill Belichick
Mike Tomlin
John Harbaugh
Venus Williams, a tennis star in her own right, is the sister of which all-time great?
Serena
Caroline
Petra
Ana

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Which NHL team from Boston do fans proudly root for each season?
Jets
Predators
Bruins
Penguins
The winners of 27 World Series, the Yankees are clearly the best at what they do, but which player launched them to national prominence when they traded for him in 1920?
Lou Gehrig
Babe Ruth
Joe DiMaggio
Mickey Mantle
After 11 years without a major championship, Tiger Woods finally won which tournament?
The Open Championship
U.S. Open
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship

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Lionel Messi is widely regarded as one of the greatest soccer players ever. Do you know what country this legend comes from?
Argentina
South Africa
Spain
France
Auburn University plays the University of Alabama each football season in which rivalry game?
The Civil War
The Cotton Bowl
The Deep South's Oldest Rivalry
The Iron Bowl
At the height of his boxing career, Muhammad Ali famously fought who in the "Rumble in the Jungle"?
George Foreman
Sonny Liston
Joe Frazier
Floyd Patterson

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Bill Russell led which NBA team to 11 NBA championships during his Hall of Fame career?
Lakers
76ers
Celtics
Bucks
At which UFC event did Connor McGregor become the first UFC fighter to hold championships in two different weight divisions?
UFC 198
UFC 205
UFC 224
UFC 236
The Pittsburgh Steelers won multiple championships in the '70s behind their defensive line, known as the "Steel Curtain," which was led by who?
J.J. Watt
Reggie White
Bruce Smith
Joe Greene

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At the 1980 Winter Olympics, the United States defeated which team in a match known as the "Miracle on Ice"?
Canada
China
USSR
Germany
After 86 years without a championship, the Red Sox finally defeated which team to win the World Series in 2004?
Marlins
Mets
Dodgers
Cardinals
Danica Patrick helped establish a place for women in which industry?
Hockey
Racing
Basketball
Golf

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Already a star in the tennis world, Roger Federer finally completed a Career Grand Slam by winning which tournament in 2009?
French Open
Australian Open
Wimbledon
US Open
Dominated for most of the fight, how did Mike Tyson lose his second match against Evander Holyfield?
Knockout
Technical knockout
Unanimous decision
Disqualification
How far behind in the series were the Cleveland Cavaliers when they came back to win the NBA championship in 2016?
3-0
3-1
3-2
3-3

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Which golfer has the most major championship in the history of the sport?
Jack Nicklaus
Walter Hagen
Ben Hogan
Gary Player
Recognized as the fastest man in the world, who holds the world record for the 100 meter dash?
Nesta Carter
Justin Gatlin
Usain Bolt
Tyson Gay
The Los Angeles Rams returned to California after playing more than two decades in which city?
New York
St. Louis
Atlanta
Boston

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No player dominated the NHL quite like Wayne Gretzky, who earned which nickname?
The Great One
Boom Boom
The Golden Jet
The Pocket Rocket
Khabib Nurmagomedov has been a dominant force in the UFC because of his mastery of which style of fighting?
Striking
Kickboxing
Muay Thai
Wrestling
If you were looking for a reliable athlete in MLB, then you'd want Cal Ripken Jr., who played how many games straight?
1,988
2,014
2,632
3,087

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Do you know which national team is lucky enough to have Cristiano Ronaldo?
The United States
Brazil
Portugal
Canada
Standing 6 feet, 9 inches tall, Earvin "Magic" Johnson was an outlier at what position in the NBA during the '80s?
Shooting guard
Point guard
Power forward
Center
Known as "The Intimidator," Dale Earnhardt Sr. created a legacy on the track while driving which number car?
3
24
40
88

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The UConn women's basketball team had a winning streak of 111 games between 2014 and 2017. Which team ended this streak?
Penn State
USC
Kansas
Mississippi State
How high in the 2018 NFL draft was Saquon Barkley taken before becoming the NFL Rookie of the Year?
1st pick
2nd pick
29th pick
53rd pick
Where did Patty Berg win her first LPGA Tour major championship?
U.S. Women's Open
Women's PGA Championship
Western Open
Titleholders Championship

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By earning 18 Golden Glove Awards, Greg Maddux proved he was one of the best fielders in MLB at what position?
Catcher
Right fielder
Pitcher
Third base
After going 12-0, who did Ronda Rousey lose her first MMA fight against?
Holly Holm
Amanda Nunes
Alexis Davis
Cat Zingano
Can you recall which NBA player finished his career as the all-time leading scorer?
David Robinson
Larry Bird
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Charles Barkley

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How many times did Marvelous Marvin Hagler defend his middleweight title in the '80s before finally losing to "Sugar" Ray Leonard?
5
6
9
12
Coached by Vince Lombardi, which NFL team won the first ever Super Bowl?
Steelers
Packers
Giants
Eagles