Q 01/05

Which country won the FIFA World Cup five times between 1958 and 2002?

A) Germany

B) Brazil

C) Argentina

D) Italy

Answer · why

B) Brazil

Brazil won in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002, and is the only nation to have played at every World Cup since 1930.

Q 02/05

The NBA championship trophy is named after which former commissioner?

A) Larry O'Brien

B) David Stern

C) Walter Kennedy

D) Maurice Podoloff

Answer · why

A) Larry O'Brien

The Larry O'Brien Trophy, introduced for the 1977 Finals after the ABA merger, was renamed in 1984 for Larry O'Brien, NBA commissioner from 1975 to 19...

Q 03/05

In which year did Jackie Robinson break Major League Baseball's color barrier?

A) 1949

B) 1947

C) 1950

D) 1952

Answer · why

B) 1947

Jackie Robinson debuted for the Brooklyn Dodgers at first base on April 15, 1947; MLB retired his number 42 across every team in 1997.

Q 04/05

Muhammad Ali's 1974 'Rumble in the Jungle' title fight against George Foreman took place in which African country?

A) Nigeria

B) Kenya

C) Zaire

D) South Africa

Answer · why

C) Zaire

Zaire's President Mobutu Sese Seko was persuaded that hosting the fight in Kinshasa would boost his regime's image; the country is now the Democratic ...

Q 05/05

How many gold medals did Michael Phelps win across his entire Olympic career?

A) 18

B) 23

C) 28

D) 21

Answer · why

B) 23

Phelps' 23 golds are an all-time Olympic record; his eight at Beijing 2008 broke Mark Spitz's single-Games record of seven.