101 Exciting US Sports Quiz Questions and Answers to Test Your Knowledge
Test your sports knowledge with our ultimate collection of 101 US sports quiz questions and answers. From the NFL and NBA to baseball and beyond, challenge yourself and learn fun interesting facts!
Are you ready to test your American sports knowledge? Whether you’re a diehard fan or a casual follower, this ultimate quiz of 101 questions and answers is perfect for you! Dive into the world of American sports, covering everything from the NFL and NBA to baseball, hockey and college sports. Whether you’re playing for fun, hosting a trivia night or just looking to challenge yourself, these questions are designed to entertain, educate and maybe even surprise you! Grab your game face, and let’s see how well you really know American sports!
Football (NFL) Quiz : Questions and Answers
1. Which team of the National Football League (NFL) is known as “America’s Team”?
Answer: Dallas Cowboys
2. Which player holds the record for most Super Bowl wins by a quarterback?
Answer: Tom Brady (7 wins)
3. Which team did the Miami Dolphins beat to complete their perfect season in 1972?
Answer: Washington Redskins (now Washington Commanders)
4. Which US team has played the most Super Bowl appearances?
Answer: New England Patriots (11 appearances)
5. Which player was the first overall selection in the 2020 NFL Draft?
Answer: Joe Burrow (Cincinnati Bengals)
6. Which player has the nickname “Megatron”?
Answer: Calvin Johnson
7. What is the name of the NFL trophy given to the Super Bowl champions?
Answer: Vince Lombardi Trophy
8. Who was the youngest player to win the NFL MVP Award?
Answer: Lamar Jackson
9. Which team has the longest winning sequence in NFL history?
Answer: New England Patriots (21 games)
10. Which city hosted the first-ever Super Bowl in 1967?
Answer: Los Angeles
Basketball (NBA) Quiz : Questions and Answers
11. Which player is the all-time leading scorer in NBA history?
Answer: LeBron James
12. With which team did Michael Jordan win the NBA championship six times?
Answer: Chicago Bulls
13. Who holds the record for most points in a single NBA game?
Answer: Wilt Chamberlain (100 points)
14. What is the nickname of Miami’s NBA team?
Answer: Miami Heat
15. Which player is known as “The Greek Freak”?
Answer: Giannis Antetokounmpo
16. Who was the first NBA player to record a triple-double in the All-Star Game?
Answer: Michael Jordan
17. Which NBA team has the most championships?
Answer: The Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers have the most championships (17 each)
18. Which player was named The National Basketball Association (NBA) Rookie of the Year in 2022?
Answer: Scottie Barnes
19. What year did the Golden State Warriors win their first championship?
Answer: 1947
20. What is the height of an NBA regulation basketball hoop?
Answer: 10 feet
Baseball (MLB) Quiz : Questions and Answers
21. Which MLB team has won the most World Series titles?
Answer: New York Yankees
22. Who was the first US player to reach 3,000 career hits?
Answer: Cap Anson
23. What is the nickname of Boston’s MLB team?
Answer: Red Sox
24. Which pitcher holds the record for the most strikeouts in a season?
Answer: Nolan Ryan
25. Which player has the credit of being the first African American player to play in MLB?
Answer: Jackie Robinson
26. How many innings are played in a standard MLB game?
Answer: Nine innings
27. Which MLB stadium is the oldest that is still in use?
Answer: Fenway Park (Boston Red Sox)
28. What is the term for a batter who hits a single, double, triple, and home run in one game?
Answer: Hitting for the cycle
29. Which American baseball pitcher is known as the “Sultan of Swat”?
Answer: Babe Ruth
30. What is the distance from the pitcher’s mound to home plate in MLB?
Answer: 60 feet, 6 inches
Ice Hockey - National Hockey League Quiz : Questions and Answers
31. Which NHL team has won the most Stanley Cups?
Answer: Montreal Canadiens
32. Who was the first player to score 50 goals in a single NHL season?
Answer: Maurice “Rocket” Richard
33. What is the nickname of Detroit’s NHL team?
Answer: Red Wings
34. Who is regarded as the greatest hockey player of all time?
Answer: Wayne Gretzky
35. How many players are on the ice for a team during an NHL game (excluding the goalie)?
Answer: Five players
36. What year did the NHL introduce the shootout to decide tied games?
Answer: 2005-2006 season
37. Who holds the record for most points in a single National Hockey League (NHL) season?
Answer: Wayne Gretzky
38. What is the penalty for fighting in the NHL?
Answer: Five-minute major penalty
39. Who was the first American-born player to win the NHL MVP award?
Answer: Brian Leetch
40. How long is a standard NHL period?
Answer: 20 minutes
College Sports Quiz : Questions and Answers
41. Which college football team is famous as “The Fighting Irish”?
Answer: Notre Dame
42. Which is the oldest college football rivalry in America?
Answer: Harvard vs. Yale
43. Who holds the record for winning the most National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) basketball championships?
Answer: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
44. What is the name of the NCAA football championship game?
Answer: College Football Playoff National Championship
45. Which university’s mascot is a tree?
Answer: Stanford University
Soccer (MLS and U.S. Soccer) Quiz : Questions and Answers
46. Which US city is home to the MLS team LA Galaxy?
Answer: Los Angeles
47. Who was the first American to play in the English Premier League?
Answer: John Harkes
48. Which US women’s soccer player is known for her iconic “header goal” in the 1999 FIFA World Cup Final?
Answer: Brandi Chastain
49. What is the name of the US men’s national soccer team’s stadium located in Columbus, Ohio?
Answer: Lower.com Field
50. Who is the US player to score the fastest hat-trick in Women’s World Cup history?
Answer: Carli Lloyd
51. How many teams currently play in Major League Soccer (MLS)?
Answer: 29 teams (as of 2024)
52. Who is the all-time leading goalscorer for the US men’s national soccer team?
Answer: Landon Donovan
53. Which MLS team has won the most MLS Cup championships?
Answer: LA Galaxy
54. In which year did the US host the FIFA World Cup for the first time?
Answer: 1994
55. What is the nickname of the US women’s national soccer team?
Answer: USWNT (United States Women’s National Team)
Tennis Quiz : Questions and Answers
56. Who was the first American woman to win a Grand Slam title?
Answer: Maureen Connolly
57. Which American tennis player is known for her powerful serve and has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles?
Answer: Serena Williams
58. What is the name of the major tennis tournament held annually in New York City?
Answer: U.S. Open
59. Who is the youngest American man to win a Grand Slam title?
Answer: Pete Sampras
60. Which tennis legend is nicknamed “The King of Clay”?
Answer: Rafael Nadal (though not American, often part of trivia questions)
61. On which surface is the U.S. Open tennis tournament played?
Answer: Hard court
62. Who was the first American to achieve a career Grand Slam?
Answer: Don Budge
63. Which American tennis player was known for his fierce nature on the court?
Answer: John McEnroe
64. How many sets are played in the Women’s Grand Slam final?
Answer: Three sets
65. In which city is the Miami Open tennis tournament held?
Answer: Miami
Golf Quiz : Questions and Answers
66. Who is the youngest golfer to win the Masters Tournament?
Answer: Tiger Woods
67. Which American golfer has won the most PGA Tour events?
Answer: Sam Snead (82 wins)
68. What is the nickname of the PGA Championship trophy?
Answer: Wanamaker Trophy
69. Where is the U.S. Open golf tournament held each year?
Answer: Different (it is held at different courses each year)
70. Who was the first American to win the British Open?
Answer: Walter Hagen
71. What is a hole-in-one on a par-four hole called?
Answer: Albatross or Double Eagle
72. Who is known in golf history as “The Golden Bear”?
Answer: Jack Nicklaus
73. How many major championships are there in professional golf?
Answer: Four (The Masters, U.S. Open, The Open Championship, PGA Championship)
74. What U.S. city is home to Pebble Beach Golf Links?
Answer: Monterey, California
75. What is the maximum number of clubs that can be stored in a golfer’s bag?
Answer: 14 clubs
Motorsports Quiz : Questions and Answers
76. Which American racing event is known as the “greatest spectacle in racing”?
Answer: Indianapolis 500
77. Who holds the record for most NASCAR Cup Series championships?
Answer: Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt and Jimmie Johnson (7 each)
78. What is the name of the American motorsport series that features open-wheel racing cars?
Answer: IndyCar Series
79. Which driver won the Daytona 500 in 2023?
Answer: Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
80. What is the maximum speed limit in pit lane during a NASCAR race?
Answer: 55 mph (varies by track)
General US Sports Quiz Trivia : Questions and Answers
81. Which US city is known for all four major sports teams (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL)?
Answer: Philadelphia
82. In what year were the first modern Olympic Games held in the US?
Answer: 1904 (St. Louis)
83. Which US sports league is the oldest?
Answer: Major League Baseball (MLB)
84. Which sport is known as “America’s pastime”?
Answer: Baseball
85. Who was the first American to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics?
Answer: Charles Jewtrow (1924, speed skating)
86. Which US state has the most professional sports teams in the major leagues?
Answer: California
87. Who was the first American athlete to win four gold medals at the same Olympic Games?
Answer: Jesse Owens (1936)
88. What is the most watched sporting event in the US each year?
Answer: Super Bowl
89. What is the nickname of the University of Alabama football team?
Answer: Crimson Tide
90. In which sport is the term “hat trick” used?
Answer: Hockey and Soccer
Mixed US Sports Quiz : Questions and Answers
91. Who is the only athlete to play in both the NFL and Major League Baseball (MLB) on the same day?
Answer: Deion Sanders
92. Which city hosted the first-ever NBA All-Star Game?
Answer: Boston (1951)
93. What is the nickname of Green Bay, Wisconsin’s NFL team?
Answer: Packers
94. Which American athlete known as “The Greatest” won an Olympic gold medal in boxing and multiple heavyweight titles?
Answer: Muhammad Ali
95. Who was the first American figure skater to perform a triple axel in competition?
Answer: Tonya Harding
96. In what year did the US win its first Women’s World Cup in soccer?
Answer: 1991
97. Which is the only US state that has hosted both the Summer and Winter Olympics?
Answer: California (summers in 1932 and 1984, winters in Squaw Valley in 1960)
98. Which US city is known as the “birthplace of basketball”?
Answer: Springfield, Massachusetts
99. In which sport would you compete for the Stanley Cup?
Answer: Ice hockey (NHL)
100. Who was the first American gymnast to win an all-around gold medal at the Olympics?
Answer: Mary Lou Retton (1984)
101. Which US athlete famously carried the US flag at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics opening ceremony?
Answer: Sue Bird
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