General Sports Knowledge Quiz 2 – 10 Questions

Zola Budd was born in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa. She achieved fame in 1984, at 17 when she broke the women's 5000 m world record. She competed at the 1984 Olympic Games for Great Britain and the 1992 Olympic Games for South Africa.

The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Great Britain and the United States. The women's equivalent of the Davis Cup is the Fed Cup.

The Tour de France is an annual multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France.

Bob Beamon's world-record jump at the Summer Olympics in Mexico City has been named one of the five most outstanding sports achievements of the 20th century.

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.

France is most successful, with six gold medals, two silver, and four bronze. Denmark has three gold, three silver, and one bronze. Egypt has 4th place as its best achievement. Argentina finished 11th in 2021. (Last updated 2023).

A touchdown is worth six points. The scoring team is also awarded the opportunity for an extra point or a two-point conversion.

Wilt Chamberlain was an American basketball player. He holds many NBA records. For example, he was the first player to score 100 points in a single NBA game.

The United States won third place in 1930 but has never won the FIFA Men's World Cup.

The United States has won FIFA Women's World Cup four times (1991, 1999, 2015, and 2019)

They are world heavyweight boxing champions. Floyd Paterson held the title between November 30, 1956, and June 26, 1959. He lost the title to Ingemar Johansson from Sweden. Floyd Patterson took back the title on June 20, 1960.

After retiring from boxing, Ingemar Johansson and Floyd Patterson became good friends and visited each other each year. They also ran Stockholm Marathon together in 1982.