Q 01/05

Which 17-year-old forward did Brazil's team psychologist call infantile and unfit to play at the 1958 World Cup?

A) Zito

B) Pelé

C) Vavá

D) Didi

Answer · why

B) Pelé

Pelé played anyway and set up a goal in Brazil's 2–0 win over the USSR. Coach Vicente Feola simply overruled the psychologist's advice.

Q 02/05

Which Olympic athletes are often less satisfied with their result than the rivals who placed one step below them?

A) Gold medalists

B) Bronze medalists

C) Silver medalists

D) Fourth-place finishers

Answer · why

C) Silver medalists

Silver medalists tend to dwell on the gold they narrowly missed, while third-place athletes think about how close they came to no medal at all. Psycho...

Q 03/05

At the 2004 Olympics, boxers and wrestlers randomly given which uniform color won more often than their opponents?

A) Red

B) Blue

C) Black

D) White

Answer · why

A) Red

Red was consistently linked with a higher chance of winning across the Athens combat sports. In many animals the same color works as a signal of male ...

Q 04/05

Which athletes did Norman Triplett notice went faster beside a rival, inspiring the first sport psychology study?

A) Swimmers

B) Rowers

C) Sprinters

D) Cyclists

Answer · why

D) Cyclists

Cyclists posted quicker times with a pacemaker or competitor than alone, Triplett saw. He tested the idea in 1898 by having children wind fishing reel...

Q 05/05

Which Apple TV+ comedy cast Sarah Niles as no-nonsense sports psychologist Dr. Sharon Fieldstone from season two?

A) Shrinking

B) Ted Lasso

C) Mythic Quest

D) Trying

Answer · why

B) Ted Lasso

Ted Lasso made Dr. Fieldstone the psychologist of fictional club AFC Richmond. Sarah Niles earned an Emmy nomination for the role.