Q 01/05

Which heavyweight champion was stripped of his title in 1967 for refusing the US military draft?

A) Joe Frazier

B) Muhammad Ali

C) Sonny Liston

D) Floyd Patterson

Answer · why

B) Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali did not fight for nearly four years at his athletic peak, and in 1971 the Supreme Court overturned his draft-evasion conviction 8–0.

Q 02/05

Which guard left the Chicago Bulls in 1993 to play minor-league baseball for the Birmingham Barons?

A) Scottie Pippen

B) Michael Jordan

C) Charles Barkley

D) Reggie Miller

Answer · why

B) Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan batted .202 with three home runs for the Barons in 1994, then returned to win three more NBA titles with the Bulls.

Q 03/05

Which quarterback, picked 199th overall in the 2000 NFL Draft, went on to win seven Super Bowls?

A) Tom Brady

B) Peyton Manning

C) Drew Brees

D) Aaron Rodgers

Answer · why

A) Tom Brady

Tom Brady began 2001 as a backup and took over in the season's second game when starter Drew Bledsoe was injured; that season ended with the first of ...

Q 04/05

Which sprinter set the 100 m world record of 9.58 seconds at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin?

A) Asafa Powell

B) Yohan Blake

C) Usain Bolt

D) Justin Gatlin

Answer · why

C) Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt had begun celebrating before the line when he set the previous record of 9.69 at the 2008 Olympics; in Berlin a year later he lowered it by...

Q 05/05

Which gymnast left the Tokyo 2020 team final with 'the twisties', then won three Paris 2024 golds?

A) Sunisa Lee

B) Gabby Douglas

C) Aly Raisman

D) Simone Biles

Answer · why

D) Simone Biles

Simone Biles pulled out after one vault in Tokyo because she kept losing her bearings in mid-air, a block gymnasts call the twisties, yet she still le...