Q 01/05

How many major championships did Jack Nicklaus win, a record that still stands?

A) 16

B) 18

C) 14

D) 15

Answer · why

B) 18

He also finished second in majors 18 times between 1962 and 1986.

Q 02/05

What is Jack Nicklaus's famous nickname?

A) The Great White Shark

B) The Golden Bear

C) The King

D) The Black Knight

Answer · why

B) The Golden Bear

A Melbourne journalist coined it in 1962, though his high school's teams in Upper Arlington were already the Golden Bears.

Q 03/05

In which city was Jack Nicklaus born in 1940?

A) Latrobe, Pennsylvania

B) Louisville, Kentucky

C) Akron, Ohio

D) Columbus, Ohio

Answer · why

D) Columbus, Ohio

He grew up in the suburb of Upper Arlington; his father Charlie was a pharmacist and former semi-pro footballer.

Q 04/05

Whom did Nicklaus beat in an 18-hole playoff to win the 1962 U.S. Open, his first professional victory?

A) Arnold Palmer

B) Sam Snead

C) Ben Hogan

D) Gary Player

Answer · why

A) Arnold Palmer

The galleries at Oakmont backed the local hero Palmer, but Nicklaus won 71 to 74 and a rivalry was born.

Q 05/05

Nicklaus, Palmer and which third golfer were marketed as 'The Big Three' in the 1960s?

A) Billy Casper

B) Gary Player

C) Tom Watson

D) Lee Trevino

Answer · why

B) Gary Player

Agent Mark McCormack managed all three and staged televised Big Three Golf matches around the world.