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

Her firefighter father and swimmer mother raised an athletic family; one of the city's tennis facilities is now named the Billie Jean Moffitt King Ten...

Q 02/05

How many Grand Slam titles did King win across singles, doubles and mixed?

A) 18

B) 24

C) 31

D) 39

Answer · why

D) 39

The haul breaks down as 12 singles, 16 women's doubles and 11 mixed doubles titles.

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

Riggs, the 1939 Wimbledon champion, had styled himself a tennis hustler and had just crushed Margaret Court 6–2, 6–1.

Q 04/05

Where was the Battle of the Sexes match played?

A) Madison Square Garden

B) Caesars Palace

C) Houston Astrodome

D) Forest Hills

Answer · why

C) Houston Astrodome

A crowd of 30,492 watched in person, with an estimated 90 million more on television in 37 countries.

Q 05/05

How old was Riggs when King beat him in straight sets?

A) 45

B) 49

C) 52

D) 55

Answer · why

D) 55

King was 29; she later said the thrill was not beating an older man but exposing new people to tennis.