Q 01/05

The US Open tennis championships are played in which New York City borough?

A) Brooklyn

B) Manhattan

C) The Bronx

D) Queens

Answer · why

D) Queens

The grounds sit in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, next to the old World's Fair site and Citi Field.

Q 02/05

Where does the US Open fall in the calendar of the four tennis Grand Slams?

A) First of the year

B) Second of the year

C) Fourth and last

D) Third of the year

Answer · why

C) Fourth and last

It follows the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon and runs across the Labor Day weekend.

Q 03/05

Since 1978 the US Open tennis has been played on which surface?

A) Crushed red clay

B) Acrylic hard courts

C) Natural grass

D) Indoor carpet

Answer · why

B) Acrylic hard courts

It moved from grass to clay in 1975 and then to hard courts when the tournament moved to Flushing Meadows.

Q 04/05

Between 1975 and 1977 the tennis championships were played on which surface?

A) Clay

B) Grass

C) Hard court

D) Wood

Answer · why

A) Clay

Complaints about uneven bounces on the old grass prompted the switch, and floodlights arrived at the same time.

Q 05/05

Which man is the only player to have won US Open singles titles on all three surfaces the event has used?

A) John McEnroe

B) Jimmy Connors

C) Björn Borg

D) Ivan Lendl

Answer · why

B) Jimmy Connors

He won on grass in 1974, clay in 1976 and hard courts in 1978, 1982 and 1983.