Q 01/05

How many Grand Slam singles titles has Venus Williams won?

A) Seven

B) Five

C) Nine

D) Eleven

Answer · why

A) Seven

Five came at Wimbledon and two at the US Open.

Q 02/05

How many WTA Tour singles titles has Venus won?

A) 39

B) 49

C) 44

D) 35

Answer · why

B) 49

Seven of them are majors, plus the 2008 WTA Tour Championships.

Q 03/05

In which California city was Venus born in 1980?

A) Long Beach

B) Compton

C) Lynwood

D) Inglewood

Answer · why

C) Lynwood

The family moved to Compton when she was three, at her father's insistence.

Q 04/05

Where did the family move when Venus was 11 so the sisters could attend Rick Macci's academy?

A) Atlanta, Georgia

B) Orlando, Florida

C) Bradenton, Florida

D) West Palm Beach, Florida

Answer · why

D) West Palm Beach, Florida

Richard Williams pulled them out of the academy in 1995 and took over all coaching himself.

Q 05/05

What was Venus's record on the USTA junior tour when her father stopped entering her in events?

A) 63–0

B) 50–2

C) 40–1

D) 33–0

Answer · why

A) 63–0

She was the No. 1 under-12 player in Southern California at the time.