Sports Trivia Questions and Answers.

Sports trivia questions and answers.

Who was the first athlete to high jump over seven feet?
A: The American, Charlie Dumas, in 1956.

What future politician scored the only touchdown for Harvard when they played Ylae in 1955?
A: Edward M. Kennedy.

Who was the only member of the College Football Hall of Fame to receive an Oscar?
A: Irvine (Cotton) Warburton, who won the best Film Editing award for "Mary Poppins," in 1964 and was an All-American at the University of Southern California.

In 1999, who became only the fifth man to win all four major tennis tournaments-Wimbledon, the U.S. Open, the Australian Open and The French Open-completing a career Grand Slam?
A: Andre Agassi.

Who was scheduled to be the next batter when Bobby Thomson hit his famous home run in the1951 National League play-offs, winning the pennant for the new York Giants?
A: Rookie Willie Mays.

Who were the only three men to play for both the Milwaukee Braves and Milwaukee Brewers?
A: Hank Aaron, Phil Roof, and Felipe Alou.

The legendary race horse, Man O' War, lost the only race of his illustrious career on August 13, 1919. To whom did "Big Red" lose?
A: To a horse named Upset, who at odds of 8-to-1, forced Man O' War into second place in the Sanford Memorial Stakes in Saratoga.

Fred Cox, former Minnesota Viking kicker, holds the patent on what athletic toy?
A: The Nerf Ball.

What former heavyweight boxing champion was rejected for the role of Apollo Creed in the 1976 film, Rocky, because he made Sylvester Stallone look too small?
A: Ken Norton.

Mickey Mantle wore number 7 throughout most of his career with the New York Yankees. What number did he wear as a rookie?
A: Number 6.

Who was the first woman to ride in the Kentucky Derby?
A: Diane Crump, on May2, 1970.

Where was the Rose Bowl played in 1942--the only time it wasn't played in Pasadena, California?
A: In Durham, North Carolina. The reason: Pearl Harbor had been bombed less than a month earlier, and there were fears that California would be next.

In what sport is a stimpmeter used, and what does it measure?
A: It's used in golf to measure the speed of the greens on a golf course. It's named for "Ed Stimpson, the man who developed it in 1935.

What sport has a sex allowance?
A: Thoroughbred horse racing. It's the number of pounds below the minimum--usually three to five pounds--that fillies are permitted to carry when running against males.

What National Football League team had its start as the Boston Braves in 1932?
A: The Washington Redskins. The team became the Boston Redskins a year later, and moved to Washington in 1937.

What country established the modern tradition of having the Olympic torch carried from Greece to the site of the international games?
A: Germany, in 1936--when the Olympics were held in Berlin.

Who was the first black athlete to carry the American flag in the opening procession of th Olympics?
A: Decathlon champion Rafer Johnson, in Rome in 1960.

In what major league ballpark was a pitcher charged with a walk when the wind blew him off the mound during an All-Star game?
A: Candlestick Park, home of the San Francisco Giants, in 1961. The pitcher, Stu Miller of the Giants, ended up credited with the National League's 5-4 win. An All star record of 7 errors were committed during the 10-inning game.