Q 01/05

Which Philadelphia Warriors center scored 100 points in a single NBA game in March 1962?

A) Elgin Baylor

B) Wilt Chamberlain

C) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

D) Oscar Robertson

Answer · why

B) Wilt Chamberlain

Wilt Chamberlain reached 100 in Hershey, Pennsylvania, in a 169–147 win over the Knicks. He had gone without sleep the night before and almost missed ...

Q 02/05

Which baseball star hit safely in 56 consecutive Major League games during the summer of 1941?

A) Ted Williams

B) Mickey Mantle

C) Stan Musial

D) Joe DiMaggio

Answer · why

D) Joe DiMaggio

Joe DiMaggio's streak ended in Cleveland on July 17, thanks in part to two backhand stops by Indians third baseman Ken Keltner.

Q 03/05

Which Baltimore Orioles shortstop played 2,632 straight games, passing Lou Gehrig's record in 1995?

A) Cal Ripken Jr.

B) Brooks Robinson

C) Steve Garvey

D) Eddie Murray

Answer · why

A) Cal Ripken Jr.

Cal Ripken Jr. ended the 17-year streak himself, sitting out the final home game of 1998. Gehrig's total of 2,130 games had stood for 56 years.

Q 04/05

Which Jamaican sprinter set the 100 metres world record of 9.58 seconds in Berlin in 2009?

A) Asafa Powell

B) Yohan Blake

C) Usain Bolt

D) Nesta Carter

Answer · why

C) Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt cut 0.11 seconds off his own record of 9.69, the biggest improvement since electronic timing began.

Q 05/05

Which swimmer won 23 Olympic gold medals between 2004 and 2016, the most by any athlete in history?

A) Ian Thorpe

B) Michael Phelps

C) Matt Biondi

D) Caeleb Dressel

Answer · why

B) Michael Phelps

Michael Phelps won 13 of those golds in individual events, and finished with 28 Olympic medals of all colours.