Q 01/05

The tennis term 'Grand Slam' was borrowed in the 1930s from which card game?

A) Bridge

B) Poker

C) Rummy

D) Cribbage

Answer · why

A) Bridge

Bridge players score a grand slam by taking all 13 tricks; a 1933 New York Times column used the image when Jack Crawford was one title short of sweep...

Q 02/05

The red 'clay' of the French Open courts is really a thin top layer of what crushed material?

A) Brick

B) Sandstone

C) Granite

D) Seashells

Answer · why

A) Brick

Brick dust, rolled and watered into a thin red skin, is all that covers the white limestone beneath, so the French Open's famous clay courts contain a...

Q 03/05

Which officials did Wimbledon replace with electronic calling on every court in 2025?

A) Line judges

B) Chair umpires

C) Ball kids

D) Tournament referees

Answer · why

A) Line judges

Line judges gave way to cameras and recorded voices calling 'out'; the chair umpires stayed on, and the new role of match assistant was created alongs...

Q 04/05

What is the crowd-pleasing shot called when a player, running back from the net, hits the ball through their own legs?

A) Tweener

B) Moonball

C) Skyhook

D) Buggy whip

Answer · why

A) Tweener

Tweener is short for 'between the legs'; Argentina's Guillermo Vilas pioneered the shot in the 1970s, which is why Spanish speakers still call it the ...

Q 05/05

Which male player held the record for most Grand Slam singles titles at the end of 2025?

A) Rafael Nadal

B) Novak Djokovic

C) Roger Federer

D) Pete Sampras

Answer · why

B) Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic won his first major in 2008, when Roger Federer already had 12, yet he went on to pass every rival and reach 24 in 2023.