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Very Easy Sports Trivia Questions

These Sports trivia questions are perfect for beginners, young kids, and toddlers. If you want to play Sports trivia with children, try these very easy difficulty questions to get started.

1.) Which sport is played on a diamond-shaped field and involves hitting a ball with a bat?

  • Baseball
  • Football
  • Soccer
  • Tennis

2.) What sport is associated with Wimbledon?

  • Cricket
  • Golf
  • Rugby
  • Tennis

3.) In which sport do players typically play 18 holes?

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Golf
  • Hockey

4.) Which sport includes terms such as birdie, eagle, and par?

  • Golf
  • Hockey
  • Soccer
  • Tennis

5.) Which sport is known as 'the beautiful game'?

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Soccer
  • Tennis

6.) In which sport do competitors aim to score by throwing a ball into a raised net?

  • Basketball
  • Cricket
  • Rugby
  • Soccer

7.) What sport requires a bow and arrows?

  • Archery
  • Fencing
  • Javelin
  • Shooting

8.) Which summer Olympic sport takes place on a track and field?

  • Athletics
  • Basketball
  • Handball
  • Soccer

9.) What sport specifically features jumping over hurdles in its events?

  • Cycling
  • Hurdling
  • Rowing
  • Swimming

10.) In which sport do two teams compete to hit a ball into the opposing team’s goal with their feet?

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Rugby
  • Soccer

11.) What sport involves driving vehicles quickly around a track?

  • Auto Racing
  • Cycling
  • Motorcycling
  • Skiing

12.) What is the sport where players stand on boards and ride waves?

  • Skateboarding
  • Snowboarding
  • Surfing
  • Windsurfing

13.) Which sport is most associated with the Olympics and involves various swimming races?

  • Diving
  • Sailing
  • Swimming
  • Water Polo

14.) Which sport involves rolling a ball to knock down ten pins?

  • Baseball
  • Bowling
  • Cricket
  • Lawn Bowling

15.) In which sport do competitors race using bicycles?

  • Auto Racing
  • Cycling
  • Motorcycling
  • Skateboarding

16.) Which sport is the Super Bowl associated with?

  • American Football
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Soccer

17.) What sport involves two teams kicking a ball on a rectangular field into goals to score points?

  • Baseball
  • Hockey
  • Rugby
  • Soccer

18.) In which sport would you perform a slam dunk?

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Tennis
  • Volleyball

19.) Which sport is Tiger Woods famous for?

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Golf
  • Tennis

20.) In which sport do players hit a ball over a net with rackets?

  • Baseball
  • Cricket
  • Soccer
  • Tennis

21.) What sport is played on a court and involves shooting hoops?

  • Basketball
  • Soccer
  • Tennis
  • Volleyball

22.) Which sport involves swimmers racing in a pool?

  • Diving
  • Rowing
  • Swimming
  • Water polo

23.) What do you call a person who referees a boxing match?

  • Judge
  • Linesman
  • Referee
  • Umpire

24.) What does NBA stand for?

  • National Badminton Association
  • National Baseball Association
  • National Basketball Association
  • New Basketball Association

25.) In which sport do players aim to get the ball through a hoop?

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Football
  • Rugby

Easy Sports Trivia Questions

These Sports trivia questions are perfect for kids in elementary school. If you want to play Sports trivia with schoolchildren, try these easy difficulty questions to get started.

26.) What is the sport where players use rackets to hit a shuttlecock back and forth over a net?

  • Badminton
  • Squash
  • Tennis
  • Volleyball

27.) In which sport is the Stanley Cup awarded?

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Football
  • Ice Hockey

28.) Which sport uses a net and involves players taking turns serving the ball over the net?

  • Basketball
  • Golf
  • Soccer
  • Volleyball

29.) What sport takes place in a pool and involves a goal on each side?

  • Diving
  • Rowing
  • Swimming
  • Water Polo

30.) Which sport uses a bat and gloves and is commonly played on a diamond-shaped field?

  • Baseball
  • Cricket
  • Hockey
  • Softball

31.) In which sport are the terms 'strike', 'spare', and 'gutter' used?

  • Baseball
  • Bowling
  • Golf
  • Tennis

32.) What sport features the Grand Slam tournaments?

  • Badminton
  • Golf
  • Squash
  • Tennis

33.) What sport involves a net and is played on a rectangular court with paddles?

  • Badminton
  • Squash
  • Table Tennis
  • Volleyball

34.) What sport is played on a diamond-shaped field?

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Soccer
  • Tennis

35.) Which country is home to the soccer club FC Barcelona?

  • Brazil
  • France
  • Italy
  • Spain

36.) What piece of equipment is used to hit a shuttlecock?

  • Badminton racket
  • Bowling ball
  • Cricket bat
  • Golf club

37.) In tennis, what is the term for a score of zero?

  • Blank
  • Love
  • Nil
  • Zero

38.) Which sport is known as the 'beautiful game'?

  • Basketball
  • Cricket
  • Rugby
  • Soccer

39.) In which country did the sport of cricket originate?

  • Australia
  • England
  • India
  • South Africa

40.) What is the name of the championship series for Major League Baseball?

  • FA Cup
  • Stanley Cup
  • Super Bowl
  • World Series

41.) In golf, what is a score of one under par for a hole called?

  • Birdie
  • Bogey
  • Eagle
  • Par

42.) Which sport uses the terms 'knockout' and 'round'?

  • Boxing
  • Golf
  • Hockey
  • Volleyball

43.) What color is the jersey worn by the leader of the Tour de France?

  • Blue
  • Green
  • Red
  • Yellow

44.) In which of these sports is the term "hat-trick" used to describe three goals or points scored by a single player in a game?

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Soccer
  • Tennis

45.) What type of race is the Tour de France?

  • Bicycle race
  • Car race
  • Horse race
  • Marathon

46.) What sport is associated with the Davis Cup?

  • Basketball
  • Golf
  • Soccer
  • Tennis

47.) What sport is played at Wimbledon?

  • Cricket
  • Rugby
  • Soccer
  • Tennis

48.) Which country's team is known as the All Blacks?

  • Australia
  • New Zealand
  • South Africa
  • Wales

49.) In which sport is the term 'love' used?

  • Basketball
  • Cricket
  • Soccer
  • Tennis

50.) Which sport features a scrum as part of the game play?

  • Basketball
  • Ice hockey
  • Rugby
  • Soccer

Medium Sports Trivia Questions

These Sports trivia questions are perfect for older kids, teenagers, and adults. If you want to play Sports trivia with friends and family, try these medium difficulty questions

51.) What baseball team is famously associated with breaking the "Curse of the Bambino" in 2004?

  • Boston Red Sox
  • Chicago Cubs
  • Cincinnati Reds
  • New York Yankees

52.) In golf, what is the term for a score of one stroke under par on a hole?

  • Birdie
  • Bogey
  • Eagle
  • Par

53.) Which country won its first FIFA World Cup in 1998?

  • Brazil
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy

54.) What is the maximum possible break in a standard frame of snooker that does not involve free balls?

  • 129
  • 135
  • 142
  • 147

55.) As of 2023, which Formula 1 driver holds the record for the most World Championships won?

  • Ayrton Senna
  • Lewis Hamilton
  • Michael Schumacher
  • Sebastian Vettel

56.) What is the name of a judo move that involves throwing an opponent over the hip?

  • Harai goshi
  • Kouchi gari
  • Osoto gari
  • Seoi nage

57.) Who became the first golfer to win all four major championships in a single calendar year?

  • Arnold Palmer
  • Bobby Jones
  • Jack Nicklaus
  • Tiger Woods

58.) In which Olympic Games did Jesse Owens win four gold medals?

  • 1928 Amsterdam Olympics
  • 1936 Berlin Olympics
  • 1948 London Olympics
  • 1960 Rome Olympics

59.) Who holds the record for the most home runs in a single season in Major League Baseball?

  • Babe Ruth
  • Barry Bonds
  • Hank Aaron
  • Mark McGwire

60.) What year did the New England Patriots complete an undefeated regular season, only to lose in the Super Bowl?

  • 2005
  • 2006
  • 2007
  • 2008

61.) Who was the first male tennis player to win 20 Grand Slam singles titles in the Open Era?

  • Novak Djokovic
  • Pete Sampras
  • Rafael Nadal
  • Roger Federer

62.) As of 2023, which country has won the joint-most Rugby World Cup titles?

  • Australia
  • England
  • France
  • New Zealand

63.) In which Winter Olympic Games did the Jamaican bobsled team make their first appearance, inspiring a popular film?

  • 1984 Sarajevo
  • 1988 Calgary
  • 1992 Albertville
  • 1994 Lillehammer

64.) Which American NFL team won three Super Bowls under coach Bill Walsh?

  • Dallas Cowboys
  • New York Giants
  • Pittsburgh Steelers
  • San Francisco 49ers

65.) As of 2023, which football club holds the record for the most UEFA Champions League titles?

  • AC Milan
  • FC Bayern Munich
  • Liverpool FC
  • Real Madrid

66.) In rowing, what does the term 'crab' refer to?

  • A method for increasing boat speed
  • A rower's oar getting stuck in the water unexpectedly
  • A specific rowing position
  • The nickname for a racing shell

67.) What is the primary objective for participants in a cheese rolling competition?

  • To catch a rolling wheel of cheese
  • To perform tricks with cheese wheels
  • To reach the bottom of the hill before the cheese
  • To roll a cheese wheel down a hill the farthest

68.) In fencing, what is the specific name of the technique used to deflect an opponent's thrust?

  • Feint
  • Lunge
  • Parry
  • Riposte

69.) Which cricket bowler is credited with inventing the 'Doosra'?

  • Anil Kumble
  • Murali Muralitharan
  • Saqlain Mushtaq
  • Shane Warne

70.) In cycling, what is the last man out of the main pack group often referred to as?

  • Domestique
  • Lanterne Rouge
  • Maillot Jaune
  • Sprinter

71.) In the sport of handball, which position is commonly associated with scoring goals?

  • Center Back
  • Goalkeeper
  • Left Back
  • Pivot

72.) In which sport did the use of helmets only become widespread in the late 1960s?

  • American Football
  • Lacrosse
  • Polo
  • Rugby

73.) Which country's national sport involves a game called 'calcio storico', a mix of soccer and rugby?

  • Argentina
  • Australia
  • Italy
  • Scotland

74.) In the Winter Olympics, which discipline involves racing down an ice track in a small, single-person sled, head-first?

  • Bobsleigh
  • Ice Canoeing
  • Luge
  • Skeleton

75.) In the sport of rugby, what is the term used when a player kicks the ball through the goalposts from the field of play?

  • Drop Goal
  • Field Goal
  • Over Kick
  • Place Kick

Hard Sports Trivia Questions

These Sports trivia questions are perfect for teenagers and adults. If you want to play Sports trivia with family and friends, try these hard difficulty questions for a fun challenge.

76.) Which female athlete won the most gold medals during the 2016 Rio Olympics?

  • Allyson Felix
  • Gabby Douglas
  • Katie Ledecky
  • Simone Biles

77.) Which ocean do sailors primarily navigate during the Vendée Globe race?

  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Southern Ocean

78.) Which golfer famously completed a career Grand Slam by winning all four major championships at least once before the age of 30?

  • Jack Nicklaus
  • Phil Mickelson
  • Rory McIlroy
  • Tiger Woods

79.) Which chess player was the first to win the World Chess Championship by defeating a reigning champion without losing a single game?

  • Garry Kasparov
  • Magnus Carlsen
  • Viswanathan Anand
  • Vladimir Kramnik

80.) Which footballer set the record for most goals scored in official matches during a single calendar year, achieving this feat in 2012?

  • Cristiano Ronaldo
  • Gerd Müller
  • Lionel Messi
  • Pelé

81.) In the sport of judo, who is the only competitor to have won two gold medals in the same weight class across two different Olympic Games?

  • David Douillet
  • Ryoko Tani
  • Shohei Ono
  • Tadahiro Nomura

82.) Which female gymnast was the first to score a perfect 10 in an Olympic event?

  • Mary Lou Retton
  • Nadia Comaneci
  • Olga Korbut
  • Simone Biles

83.) Which horse is the only one in history to win the American Triple Crown, the Breeders' Cup Classic, and be named the Horse of the Year in the same year?

  • Affirmed
  • American Pharoah
  • Seattle Slew
  • Secretariat

84.) Who is recognized as the youngest player to score a hat-trick in a FIFA World Cup?

  • Kylian Mbappé
  • Michael Owen
  • Pelé
  • Roberto Baggio

85.) Who was the first driver to win World Driver's Championships for both Ferrari and McLaren in Formula One?

  • Alain Prost
  • Ayrton Senna
  • Michael Schumacher
  • Niki Lauda

86.) Which boxer defeated Mike Tyson to become the Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion in 1990?

  • Evander Holyfield
  • James 'Buster' Douglas
  • Lennox Lewis
  • Vitali Klitschko

87.) Who is the only NBA player to have received the Finals MVP award despite being on the losing team?

  • Allen Iverson
  • Charles Barkley
  • Jerry West
  • Karl Malone

88.) Who was the first female cyclist to win the Tour de France three times consecutively?

  • Jeannie Longo
  • Lizzie Armitstead
  • Marianne Martin
  • Nicole Cooke

89.) Who holds the record for the most career goals in the history of the NHL?

  • Gordie Howe
  • Jaromír Jágr
  • Mario Lemieux
  • Wayne Gretzky

90.) Which French football club has never been relegated from Ligue 1 since its promotion to the top flight?

  • AS Monaco
  • Olympique Lyonnais
  • Olympique de Marseille
  • Paris Saint-Germain (PSG)

91.) Who was the first athlete to win the Olympic gold medal in both the pentathlon and decathlon?

  • Caitlyn Jenner
  • Daley Thompson
  • Jim Thorpe
  • Rafer Johnson

92.) Which former tennis player remained unbeaten on grass courts for 65 matches between 1981 and 1984?

  • Björn Borg
  • John McEnroe
  • Pete Sampras
  • Rod Laver

93.) Which sport combines elements of soccer, basketball, and water polo, and is played on horseback?

  • Chukkers
  • Horseball
  • Kokboru
  • Polo

94.) What is a unique feature of the game Octopush, also known as underwater hockey?

  • It is mandatory to wear flippers
  • It is played with a sponge puck
  • It must be played entirely underwater
  • It requires players to wear snorkels

95.) What is it called when a bowler scores the same score, typically above 200, in three consecutive bowling games?

  • Grand Slam
  • Perfect Hat-trick
  • Strike Match
  • Triplicate

96.) Which sport, similar to basketball but played with a hoopless net on a large field, originated in the Netherlands?

  • Jugger
  • Korfball
  • Langlauf
  • Pesäpallo

97.) Which Olympic sport is played on a marked, walled court, using a small rubber ball bounced off walls by hand?

  • Basque Pelota
  • Handball
  • Racquetball
  • Squash

98.) What is the maximum weight for a golf ball according to the official rules?

  • 1.50 ounces
  • 1.62 ounces
  • 1.70 ounces
  • 2.00 ounces

99.) In Formula 1, which driver won his first World Championship in 1978 driving for Lotus?

  • James Hunt
  • Jody Scheckter
  • Mario Andretti
  • Niki Lauda

100.) In cycling, who was the first person to win the Tour de France five times?

  • Bernard Hinault
  • Eddy Merckx
  • Jacques Anquetil
  • Miguel Indurain

Very Hard Sports Trivia Questions

These Sports trivia questions are perfect for adults, college students, and advanced students. If you want to play Sports trivia with friends, family, or colleagues, try these very hard questions to test your knowledge about Sports at its limits.

101.) Which athlete won an Olympic gold medal in field hockey and represented two different countries during their career?

  • Dhanraj Pillay
  • Max Caldas
  • Rechelle Hawkes
  • Santiago Amat

102.) Who is the only cricketer to have scored centuries in both innings of their 100th Test match and also have more than 100 international wickets?

  • Jacques Kallis
  • Joe Root
  • Ricky Ponting
  • Sachin Tendulkar

103.) Which Brazilian footballer is known for winning the FIFA World Cup as a player, coach, and team director?

  • Didier Deschamps
  • Franz Beckenbauer
  • Mário Zagallo
  • Pelé

104.) In golf, which law limits the maximum number of clubs a player can carry in their golf bag during a round?

  • Rule 12.5
  • Rule 17.2
  • Rule 4.1
  • Rule 6.2

105.) Who is recognized for inventing the forward pass in American Football?

  • Bradbury Robinson
  • George Halas
  • Knute Rockne
  • Walter Camp

106.) What is the highest break possible in snooker including free balls?

  • 147
  • 150
  • 155
  • 160

107.) Which cyclist has won the Giro d'Italia five times?

  • Alfredo Binda
  • Eddy Merckx
  • Fausto Coppi
  • Miguel Indurain

108.) Which tennis player holds the record for the most consecutive singles matches won in the modern era?

  • Martina Navratilova
  • Roger Federer
  • Serena Williams
  • Steffi Graf

109.) Who was the first female athlete to run a marathon in less than 2 hours and 20 minutes?

  • Gail Devers
  • Joan Benoit Samuelson
  • Kathrine Switzer
  • Paula Radcliffe

110.) In the history of the Ryder Cup, who has scored the most points overall for their team?

  • Jose Maria Olazabal
  • Nick Faldo
  • Sergio Garcia
  • Seve Ballesteros

112.) In the history of the Ryder Cup, who has scored the most points overall for their team?

  • Jose Maria Olazabal
  • Nick Faldo
  • Sergio Garcia
  • Seve Ballesteros

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