Q 01/05

What is Tiger Woods's real first name?

A) Elton

B) Edrick

C) Eldrick

D) Earl

Answer · why

C) Eldrick

His mother chose it because it starts with E for Earl and ends with K for Kultida.

Q 02/05

The nickname 'Tiger' honours a friend of his father's from which country?

A) South Vietnam

B) Thailand

C) South Korea

D) The Philippines

Answer · why

A) South Vietnam

Colonel Vuong Dang Phong, who served alongside Earl Woods, was also known as Tiger.

Q 03/05

In which California city was Tiger Woods born?

A) Anaheim

B) Cypress

C) Long Beach

D) Pasadena

Answer · why

B) Cypress

He learned the game at the Navy Golf Course next to the base at Los Alamitos, where his Army-officer father had playing privileges.

Q 04/05

His mother Kultida came from which country?

A) Vietnam

B) China

C) Malaysia

D) Thailand

Answer · why

D) Thailand

She met Earl during his tour of duty in 1968; Woods coined 'Cablinasian' to describe his mixed heritage.

Q 05/05

As a two-year-old, Woods putted against which comedian on The Mike Douglas Show?

A) Johnny Carson

B) Jackie Gleason

C) Bob Hope

D) Bill Cosby

Answer · why

C) Bob Hope

A year later he shot 48 for nine holes at the Navy course.