Q 01/05

Billie Jean King was born in which California city?

A) Santa Monica

B) Long Beach

C) San Diego

D) Pasadena

Answer · why

B) Long Beach

Long Beach gave her a start for nothing: she developed her game on the city's public courts, taking the free lessons that were offered there.

Q 02/05

What did King finally complete in 2026, at 82?

A) Her first novel

B) Her college degree

C) Her pilot's licence

D) A marathon

Answer · why

B) Her college degree

Her college degree: she left Cal State LA in 1964 to chase the No. 1 ranking, went back in 2025 and graduated in history, giving the commencement spee...

Q 03/05

King beat which former Wimbledon champion in the 1973 'Battle of the Sexes'?

A) Jack Kramer

B) Bobby Riggs

C) Pancho Gonzales

D) Rod Laver

Answer · why

B) Bobby Riggs

Bobby Riggs, the 1939 Wimbledon champion turned self-styled hustler, was 55; King had turned him down until he beat the world's top-ranked woman that ...

Q 04/05

Where was King's 1973 'Battle of the Sexes' match played?

A) Madison Square Garden

B) Caesars Palace

C) Houston Astrodome

D) Forest Hills

Answer · why

C) Houston Astrodome

Houston Astrodome: she was carried in like Cleopatra on a feathered litter by toga-clad track athletes from Rice University, and her opponent followed...

Q 05/05

What did King give her 1973 Battle of the Sexes opponent?

A) A rooster

B) An apron

C) A piglet

D) A broom

Answer · why

C) A piglet

A piglet, squealing, was her reply to his 'male chauvinist pig' act; he gave her a giant Sugar Daddy lollipop and played the first three games in a ja...