General Sports Quiz – 20 Questions

Today's marathon is a long-distance running race with an official distance of 42.195 kilometers (26.219 miles, or 26 miles 385 yards).

Darts generally refer to a game to reduce a fixed score, commonly 501 or 301, to zero (checking out). The final dart must land in either the bull's eye or a double segment.

Edson Arantes do Nascimento is better known as Pelé, a Brazilian football player. Pelé scored 1281 goals in 1363 games. He won the FIFA World Cup in 1958, 1962, and 1970.

Babe Ruth was an American outfielder and pitcher who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1914 to 1935.

Under International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI) rules, the horse jumps a course of 10 to 16 obstacles, with heights up to 1.6 meters (5 feet 3 inches) and spreads of up to 2.0 meters (6 ft 7 in).

In 2016, Novak Djokovic became the winner of most Men's Singles titles at the Australian Open (2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2016). Before the Australian tournament opened to professionals in 1969, Roy Emerson also won six titles (1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, and 1967).

In 2021, he won his 18th Grand Slam title and record-extending 9th title at the 2021 Australian Open, with a straight sets victory over Daniil Medvedev in the final.

The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California.

Mark Messier was drafted by Edmonton Oilers when they joined the National Hockey League for 1979-80. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1979 until 2004.

St. Louis hosted the Summer Olympics in 1904. Los Angeles hosted in 1932 and 1984. Atlanta hosted the games in 1996.

The bullpen (sometimes referred to as the pen) is where baseball pitchers warm up before entering a game.

The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters or The US Masters, is one of the four major championships in professional golf. US Masters is held yearly at the same location, Augusta National Golf Club, in Augusta, Georgia, USA.

David Beckham is an English former professional footballer. He played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, Milan, LA Galaxy, Paris Saint-Germain, and the England national team.

Arsenal has yet to win the Champions League. As of 2022-2023, Liverpool has six victories, Manchester United three, and Chelsea two.

Paavo Nurmi was a Finnish middle- and long-distance runner. He won a total of nine gold medals and three silver medals in his twelve events in the Olympic Games.

William Steven Power is a famous Australian motorsports driver competing in the Indy Car series.

Björn Borg is a former tennis player from Sweden. Between 1974 and 1981, Borg won 11 Grand Slam singles titles. He won five consecutive Wimbledon singles titles and six French Open singles titles.

The games of the XIX Olympiad were held in Mexico City, Mexico, in October 1968. These were the first Olympic Games staged in Latin America and the first in a Spanish-speaking country.

Gerry Lester Bubba Watson, Jr. is an American professional golfer. Watson's first major championship win came at the 2012 Masters Tournament. Watson won again in 2014. His hometown is Bagdad, Florida, near Pensacola.

Stefanie Maria Graf is a former World No. 1 German tennis player. Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles

Brazil is the only team to have played in every tournament. They have won five times, more than any other country.