Sports Trivia Questions and Answers
Sports trivia questions and answers: 15 of them, from easy warm-ups to a few real stumpers. Play free, see your score instantly, and share it with friends.
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These sports trivia questions and answers take you around the world in 15 questions: golf, ice hockey, cycling, boxing, cricket, basketball, swimming, bowling, sumo, tennis, rugby, athletics and even curling. No single sport dominates, so it is a fair test of all-round sporting knowledge rather than a quiz for one kind of fan.
The first few questions are friendly warm-ups, such as how many holes are in a round of golf. The middle section brings in history, like the Canadian teacher who invented basketball in the United States and the boxer once known as Cassius Clay. The last few are proper stumpers on the decathlon, the Fosbury Flop and curling terms that only true sports trivia fans tend to know.
Every answer comes with a short explanation, which makes the page useful well beyond a single play. Quizmasters can lift these sports trivia questions for a pub or office quiz, teachers can use them as a quick class starter, and friends can play one after another and compare scores. It suits teens and adults and takes about four minutes.
Fun fact: the yellow jersey worn by the Tour de France leader is yellow because the newspaper that founded the race in 1903, L'Auto, was printed on yellow paper.
Sports Trivia questions with answers
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How many holes are played in a standard round of golf?
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- 12
- 18
- 24
Answer: 18. A full round is 18 holes. The number became the standard after the Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland settled on 18 in 1764.
In which sport is the Stanley Cup awarded?
- Ice hockey
- Baseball
- American football
- Basketball
Answer: Ice hockey. The Stanley Cup goes to the NHL champions. It was donated in 1892 by Lord Stanley, then Governor General of Canada.
What colour jersey does the overall leader of the Tour de France wear?
- Green
- Polka dot
- White
- Yellow
Answer: Yellow. The yellow jersey, or maillot jaune, matches the yellow paper of L'Auto, the newspaper that founded the race in 1903.
Which boxer was born Cassius Clay and called himself 'The Greatest'?
- Joe Frazier
- Muhammad Ali
- George Foreman
- Sonny Liston
Answer: Muhammad Ali. He changed his name to Muhammad Ali in 1964, the year he first became world heavyweight champion by beating Sonny Liston.
In which sport might a bowler deliver a 'googly'?
- Ten-pin bowling
- Lawn bowls
- Cricket
- Baseball
Answer: Cricket. A googly is a leg-spinner's trick ball that turns the opposite way to normal. It is credited to England's Bernard Bosanquet around 1900.
In which country was basketball invented in 1891?
- Canada
- England
- Germany
- United States
Answer: United States. Canadian-born teacher James Naismith invented it in Springfield, Massachusetts, using peach baskets as the first hoops.
How long is an Olympic swimming pool?
Photo: www.localfitness.com.au, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons - 50 metres
- 25 metres
- 100 metres
- 33 metres
Answer: 50 metres. Olympic races are swum in a 50 m 'long course' pool. Many local pools are 25 m, known as short course.
What is the highest possible score in a single game of ten-pin bowling?
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- 300
- 250
- 500
Answer: 300. A perfect game is 12 strikes in a row, worth 300 points.
In which sport is the highest rank called 'yokozuna'?
- Judo
- Karate
- Kendo
- Sumo
Answer: Sumo. Yokozuna is the top rank in professional sumo wrestling in Japan. A yokozuna cannot be demoted, but is expected to retire if results slip.
Which city will host the 2028 Summer Olympic Games?
- Los Angeles
- Brisbane
- Paris
- Tokyo
Answer: Los Angeles. Los Angeles will host for the third time, after 1932 and 1984. Paris hosted in 2024 and Brisbane will host in 2032.
Who won a record nine Wimbledon women's singles titles?
- Serena Williams
- Steffi Graf
- Martina Navratilova
- Venus Williams
Answer: Martina Navratilova. Martina Navratilova won Wimbledon nine times between 1978 and 1990. Serena Williams and Steffi Graf won seven each.
How many players does each team have on the field in rugby union?
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- 13
- 15
- 7
Answer: 15. Rugby union is played 15-a-side. Rugby league uses 13 players, and the Olympic version, rugby sevens, uses 7.
Which athletics event did American Dick Fosbury change forever with his backwards technique at the 1968 Olympics?
- Pole vault
- High jump
- Long jump
- Triple jump
Answer: High jump. Fosbury won gold in Mexico City by going over the bar head-first and back-first. Today almost every high jumper uses the 'Fosbury Flop'.
What is the final event of the men's decathlon?
- 110 m hurdles
- Javelin throw
- Pole vault
- 1500 m
Answer: 1500 m. The decathlon's ten events run over two days, and the gruelling 1500 m always comes last.
In curling, what is the name of the circular target that teams slide their stones towards?
Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons - The house
- The nest
- The bullseye
- The ring
Answer: The house. The target is called the house, and its centre is the button. Team-mates sweep the ice to help the stone travel further and straighter.
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Where can I find Sports questions with answers?
On this page. Play the quiz to see each correct answer with a short explanation, or open the answers section below to read all 15 sports trivia questions and answers together.
How many questions are in this Sports quiz?
This sports trivia quiz has 15 questions, from easy warm-ups to a few hard ones at the end. It covers more than a dozen sports, and most people finish in around four minutes.
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Yes. It is free to play and needs no account or login. Answer the 15 questions, see your score instantly, and share it to challenge friends.
Can I use these sports trivia questions for my own quiz night?
Yes. The questions are written for a general audience, and the answer key below includes a short explanation for each, which helps when someone disputes an answer. Mix easy and hard ones to keep every team in the game.