Q 01/05

Which athlete, sidelined by a 1991 hip injury, is the only one named an All-Star in both baseball and the NFL?

A) Brian Jordan

B) Bo Jackson

C) Deion Sanders

D) John Elway

Answer · why

B) Bo Jackson

Bo Jackson was MVP of the 1989 MLB All-Star Game and made the Pro Bowl a year later. He came back to baseball in 1993 on an artificial hip.

Q 02/05

Deion Sanders, nicknamed Prime Time, is the only athlete to play in both a Super Bowl and which other championship?

A) NBA Finals

B) Stanley Cup Final

C) Final Four

D) World Series

Answer · why

D) World Series

World Series play came with the 1992 Atlanta Braves. In 1989 he had hit an MLB home run and scored an NFL touchdown in the same week.

Q 03/05

Which 1912 Olympic pentathlon and decathlon champion went on to play professional baseball, football and basketball?

A) Jesse Owens

B) Bob Mathias

C) Jim Thorpe

D) Rafer Johnson

Answer · why

C) Jim Thorpe

Jim Thorpe lost both titles for having been paid to play semi-professional baseball. The Olympic committee restored his medals in 1983, 30 years after...

Q 04/05

Which double gold medalist in track at the 1932 Olympics later won 10 major championships in women's golf?

A) Babe Didrikson

B) Wilma Rudolph

C) Fanny Blankers-Koen

D) Patty Berg

Answer · why

A) Babe Didrikson

Babe Didrikson was also a three-time AAU All-American in basketball, and in 1934 she pitched in Major League spring training exhibition games.

Q 05/05

Which future Hall of Fame baseball player was the first UCLA athlete to win varsity letters in four sports?

A) Sandy Koufax

B) Jackie Robinson

C) Roberto Clemente

D) Ted Williams

Answer · why

B) Jackie Robinson

Jackie Robinson lettered in baseball, basketball, football and track, and baseball was his weakest sport at UCLA: he hit .097 in his only season.