I've been in the gaming mood lately (I'm Always in a gaming mood, but it's been worse lately), so I am going with a Sports Trivia thread. It's open to everybody (Yes, even the soccer hooligans can take part!;))

The rules: NO SEARCH ENGINE! Answer the question correctly and then post your next question. If you use a search engine, you might go straight to hell, so please don't. ;)

The First question is: Who was the last player to win a Triple Crown in hitting? (He actually TIED the lead in HRs, but that's just a technicality!:))

Yas?

Fred Lynn?

Originally posted by Smash
Yas?

Without a search engine, I'd have to agree with Smash: the Yaz.

My brother has informed me that Yaz is the correct answer...

**hangs head in shame**

I was wondering which sport was discussed here.
I'm quite sure it's not football, so after a little bit of thinking I guess it's baseball ? Is that correct ??

ok...thought so..old enough to remember..almost :(.I think it was 67 or 68.

so lets change gears abit

Who is the oldest player to win a PGA Tour event and which event was it?

It was Yaz...

My unlucky stab: Jack Nicklaus, Masters?

I'm pretty sure it was the late, great, Sam Snead. I think he won a tournament when he was in his 60s. But I don't know which event. Hopefully someone else can fill in the rest.

For those of us who don't know - who was Yaz, and what is the triple crown of hitting? I imagine hitting %, home runs, and ... RBIs?

Originally posted by Sodak
For those of us who don't know - who was Yaz, and what is the triple crown of hitting? I imagine hitting %, home runs, and ... RBIs?

Sodak,

Thanks for explaining a little bit. I have to confess I don't know so much of American sports, but I like to know a little bit more of these sports.

I'm going to give this one to Tim the E.The Slammer is correct.

He won the Greater Greensboro Open in 1965 aged 52.

He had many successes in his career.We won't mention the US Open.
He even shot his age at 67!..very impressive.


There is also a triple crown of pitching but hitting was specifically asked.

Originally posted by Sodak
For those of us who don't know - who was Yaz, and what is the triple crown of hitting? I imagine hitting %, home runs, and ... RBIs?

Carl Yazstremski (sp?) Played for the Boston Red Sox. You're right on the stats for the triple crown, Batting Average, Home Runs, RBIs (Runs Batted In)

I guess the next question is mine then. Since I can't think of much of anything, I'll give a fairly easy one (although perhaps not for those for whom a football is spherical!)

Name the only players to win the Heisman Trophy (and school/year if you like) while playing on a team that didn't have a winning record that year.

Paul Hornung: Notre Dame (I HATE the Irish, but I remember a feature on him from last year's race...)

You said playerS?!?... That's the only one I know of...:confused:

It's sort of a trick question. The other player did not have a losing record either. The one you hear about is Hornung who went 2-8 in 56. Jay Berwanger, won the first Heisman in 1935 went 4-4 with the Univeristy of Chicago (I think)

By the way, good to hear you think so highly of my alma mater! ;)

They Suck!:D


I guess I get the next question (College Football):

Which Heisman Trophy winner (Within the last 20 years) was not drafted by a NFL team?

It's an easy one!!!

Originally posted by Flatlander Fox
They Suck!:D


I guess I get the next question (College Football):

Which Heisman Trophy winner (Within the last 20 years) was not drafted by a NFL team?

It's an easy one!!!

I would guess it's Charlie Ward, but I'm not sure. Is he still the "best QB playing for a New York team"?

Good Guess!!!

I hate him for what he did to my Huskers in '93...

I'm running out of ideas, but...

Bob Gibson had his 1.12 ERA in 1968.

Who led the American League with a 1.60 ERA in that same year? Small clue: Despite that great ERA, he did NOT get the AL Cy Young award.

Originally posted by TimTheEnchanter
I'm running out of ideas, but...

Bob Gibson had his 1.12 ERA in 1968.

Who led the American League with a 1.60 ERA in that same year? Small clue: Despite that great ERA, he did NOT get the AL Cy Young award.

That was the year McLain won 31 games, so he probably got the Cy Young. May have been Luis Tiant?

Well done!

Enough of these rubbish sports. Lets get onto the biggest of them all, football. Who has won the most European cups and how many was is it?

Stop the Trolling Please...:mad:

And it isn't your turn, it's NY Hoya's. Answer a "rubbish" sport question, and then you can post a question about soccer.:)

Real Madrid-9:p

sorry..just thought I'd tidy that up :D

I agree with Real Madrid, but they have won the Europa cup I (Champion's league) 6 or 7 times.
5x in the fifties.
once in the 60's and once in the 90's.
I'm not sure about the last one (the win in the 90's) therefore 6 or 7 times in total.

At least 8 times. 6 times in a row, when it first started, and twice in the last couple of seasons. Therefore a minimum of 8.

Its 9 dam it ;)

55/56
56/57
57/58
58/59
59/60
65/66
97/98
99/00
01/02

I believe the correct answer is 9 times.

Lets try to keep this going.


Who was the 2nd NHL player to score 50 goals in 50 games?

just for fun
the 1st?
the 3rd?

The first one was Maurice "Rocket" Richard from the Montréal Canadiens in 194?.

The second one was Mike Bossy of the Ny Islanders in 198?.

And the third one is Wayne Gretzky with the Edmonton Oilers in 198?.

I don't know the years but I know the names... :)

correct
correct
correct

we won't worry about the years :D

Yoooohooooo! I won I won I won I won!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

Let's stick with hockey...

Who is the only Korean-born player to have his name on the Stanley Cup? :confused:

I'm thinking Stan Mikita for some reason,but did he get a cup?

Mikita won the cup with Chicago in the 60's I believe. And he is a North-American.
I'll give you a clue...this player played in the early 1990's.

I have no idea :(

It's benn 2 days now so I'll say it...no one seems to care anyway (damn football!)

It was Jim Paek who won the cup twice with the Pittsburg Penguins in 1991 and 1992.

Feel free to go ahead and ask something else Smash.

Well,if you can't beat em,join em,so speaking of the World Cup..

Who is the only player to have scored for both teams in a match?

It was Brandts for Holland in 1978 but I can't remember who they were playing. :(

Holy smokes that is correct!..it was against Italy.OG in the 1st half and scored the traditional way in the 2nd in a 2-1 win.I'll bet he felt better after that :D

It is DoY's turn, but in order to keep it going:

Baseball!!!:D


Which two players hit homeruns in 24 consecutive seasons?



When Duke sees this, he can post one up too!

24 seasons!?...must be old timers cuz nobody plays that long anymore.

lets see

Fisk
Ken Griffey SR

there is no way those are correct :D

Nope...

A hint:

Both of them were really fast AND not well liked...

One is still active too!

Rickey Henderson and Ty Cobb?

Got it!

Your turn...

your hint really narrowed it down for me. Otherwise, I wouldn't have gotten it. Can't think of a question, someone else go.

European Basketball

Which is the lest team team to win a triple crown?

SWAG: AEK?

It is from Greece,but it is not AEK.
AEK has never won the Euroleague.

That was why it was a S.W.A.G. Scientific-Wild-A$$ed-Guess!

No idea... But if nobody can answer it soon, post another question :)!

My guess: Panathinaikos

Nope.

If nobosy answers it ,I will post the answer in 8 hours

Olympiakos.

Correct.I suppose if i ask you to tell the season it will be too much!

Next question is yours

Jacques Anquetil was the first man ever to win the Tour de France five times. But he was not the favourite of the french public. There was another famous cycler who was the rival of Anquetil, but allways got second (he actually won it once). And until now, whenever in cycling someone finishes second for many times behind the same rider, everyone jokes, saying that he is the new *******. What was the name of that rider?

OK, I guess there aren't many cycling fans around here. I'm gonna give it another day for atleast an answer.

hmmmmmm isnt that joop zoetemelk?

I think Mcdread means Raymond Poulidor, the eternal second, in that period. (1960's till early 70's) But IIRC he never won the Tour.

Joop Zoetemelk also was quite a number of times second in the Tour for example behind Merckx, van Impe and Hinault and he also deserved the title of "eternal second" for a long time. But Joop did win one Tour, namely in 1980 and therefore lost the right for this title.

:goodjob:
Yes, the answer was indeed Raymon Poulidor, and I induced a litle confusion. What he won once was the Tour of Spain.
Your turn AVN.

I'll stay with the Tour de France, IMHO the biggest sporting event at the moment.
Which four Spaniards did win this round ?

I think I know it:

- Miguel Indurain (of course)
- Frederico Bahamontes
- Luis Ocana
- Pedro Delgado (here I'm not 100% sure)

I now believe this question was too easy.

Indeed the Spanish winners were :

- Miguel Indurain (1991 till and including 1995)
- Frederico Bahamontes (1959)
- Luis Ocana (1973)
- Pedro Delgado (1988)

Hitro,
It's your turn :goodjob:

Everything is easy if you watch dozens of hours of cycling coverage over the years. There's often not much to tell so after a while you know all the old riders, even if you are too young to have seen Bahamontes or Ocana yourself. :lol:

Well as this is a general sports quiz, I will change the subject to something else, Formula One to be precise.

Who was the only Formula One champion who's title had to be awared posthumously?

Jochen Rindt, wasn't it?

Yes, correct!

Your turn MC!

In 1982, New Zealand made a sensational apearence in the World Cup. They did not win a single match though. The interesting thing was that the players were all amateurs, all but one. There was one professional. In what sport? Oh yeah, it wasn't football (or soccer).
:lol:

It was in hockey.

A blind guess : cricket ?

I gotta go with Australian Rules Football...

rugby?

AVN got it. It was cricket. Go ahead.

I have no good question at the moment. Because Flatlander Fox was close and because he's the starter of this thread I propose he will ask the next question. But I hope he will ask a question which can be answered by non-Americans. :goodjob:

Yikes!!!

A tall order!!!

Hmmm... Who was the last guy NOT named Schumacher to win an F1 title? :D


A wounded duck for sure, but it will get more involved! :D

Hakkinen

1996:damon hill
1997:hakkinen
1998:hakkinen
1999:schumacher
2000:schumacher
2001:schumacher
2002:still buzy but it looks like schumacher

He asked for the last winner, not named Schumacher, not for a list of all the recent winners.

Shall I go, or wait for Flatlander's confirmation?

The golden rule of every CFC quiz is that you have to wait for a confirmation by the asker of the question, before going on.

Originally posted by philippe
1996:damon hill
1997:hakkinen
1998:hakkinen
1999:schumacher
2000:schumacher
2001:schumacher
2002:still buzy but it looks like schumacher
You forgot Villeneuve. He won in 1997, then two times Häkkinen and two (soon three) times Schumacher.

Originally posted by MCdread
In 1982, New Zealand made a sensational apearence in the World Cup. They did not win a single match though. The interesting thing was that the players were all amateurs, all but one. There was one professional. In what sport? Oh yeah, it wasn't football (or soccer).
:lol: :confused: The only cricket world cup in 1982 was the womens' world cup, in which NZ played 12, won 6, to finish third.:confused:

He is talking about the footballworldcup:p

Yes, he is. But his clue said (explicitly) that it was NOT football.

The only professional player of the football team was not professional at football, but at cricket. That's I meant.

Polymath got it...

I thought the only world cup was in soccer... :confused:

OK, the qestion is:
Who was the youngest ever seed at Wimbledon. (Male seed, I'm not sure about the ladies championship).

Bromwich, or Boris Becker - I think. :crazyeye:

nope (to save time I'll only respond to the correct answer from now on)

Well it can't be Brigitte Bardot so it must be the other BB - Bjorn Borg!

PS - I don't want a list of famous people whose names are alliterative with B, I have played "drink while you think" in the past and am rather good at it. :)

It was indeed the Iceborg - fire away!

Brian Lara holds the world record for the highest individual innings in Test cricket of 375 runs but where did he set this record? :)

It was somewhere in the west-indies. Was it Barbados? (or are you actually wanting the name of the ground?)

Er, sorry about that. Name of the ground please. :)

Kensington oval?

In the same way you did, I'll only announce when someone has won, but it's the Kennington Oval anyway. :)
Keep trying everyone.

I assume you mean its not then Kensington Oval.

How 'bout St Johns?

Or Sabana Park?



(and they're the only other WI grounds I can remember :( )

:goodjob:

It's St John's! You have the next question, although it seemed highly unlikely that anyone else would since they didn't bother to even guess. :(

I remembered seeing it on TV when I was (a bit!) younger, so knew it was in the West-Indies. Didn't explicitly know the ground though. It was against England, wasn't it???


Anyway, to annoy the Americans ( ;) ), I'll stick with the gentlemens' game:

Who was the youngest ever spin bowler to take 100 test wickets?

Daniel Vettori?

I knew that one!
Too slow - in future if there are any more cricket questions, I'll have to remember not to take a lunch break! :D
Hmmm..... Kiwis asking questions about their sportsmen whereas I asked about England getting thrashed all over the park.

Oh yeah, about Lara, when he made the highest total in first class cricket, he had a contract with a British jeans company and they were going to release a new range with his total on. Does anyone reckon that Warwickshire were taking the piss by declaring when he was on 501, already famously trademarked?

Originally posted by andycapp
Daniel Vettori? Yep!Originally posted by Duke o' York
Oh yeah, about Lara, when he made the highest total in first class cricket, he had a contract with a British jeans company and they were going to release a new range with his total on. Does anyone reckon that Warwickshire were taking the piss by declaring when he was on 501, already famously trademarked?Good thing he wasn't being sponsored by M$ :D

Ok, my question is one that Americans should also be able to answer. ;)

Where was the first ever Davis Cup final held? Name the country, city and club at which this Tennis match was played.

Just for interest name the two nations that have won the Davis Cup the most times? :)

Ok, since this seems to be moving a wee bit slowly here are a few clues. The country is the USA and the city is Boston.

Now what is the name of the club where it was held? A clue, the club is named for another summer sport.

Hope that helps. :)

Wild Guess: The Boston Polo Club (seem "new Englandish" enough :) ).

And the two countires: I'll try Germany and Sweden.

Originally posted by ainwood
Wild Guess: The Boston Polo Club (seem "new Englandish" enough :) ).

And the two countires: I'll try Germany and Sweden.

Nope not the "Boston Polo Club" although this club is in Boston but does not have 'Boston' in it's name. Further clue the initials of the club are L.C.C. ;)

The two most successful countries in Davis Cup history are not Germany and Sweden. One of the nations I was looking for is the USA what's the other?

no clue as to what LCC stands for. I'd say it was the U.S. and UK

No idea about LCC either. But i'd guess US and Australia.

LCC= Lawn Centre Court ??

I think the USA has won the most times and Australia is second on the list.

If Australia was first on the list, I guess Andycapp would only ask for the country with the most wins. ;)

LCC= Lexington Cricket Club or Lexington Country Club

EDIT: typo

Originally posted by Myartar
LCC= Lexington Cricket Club or Lexington Country Club

EDIT: typo



AVN, using lateral thinking was right, the USA has won the Davis Cup the most times, followed by Australia. :goodjob:

It was a Cricket Club - suprisingly - now where are all those Bostonians to tell us which one.

Now what's the Cricket Club in Boston?

Boston Cricket Club,
Cherry Lodge,
Low Road,
Wyberton,
Boston,
Lincolnshire,
PE21 7AS.

Not the one you were looking for? I could tell you the real answer, but that would be cheating with Google. :) I'll let another, more honest, fanatic have the glory instead.

yeah I know it too now that I cheated. It was buggin the crap outta me!

Originally posted by duke o' york
Boston Cricket Club,
Cherry Lodge,
Low Road,
Wyberton,
Boston,
Lincolnshire,
PE21 7AS.

Not the one you were looking for? I could tell you the real answer, but that would be cheating with Google. :) I'll let another, more honest, fanatic have the glory instead.

Now that's what I call sportmanship, Duke and Myartar looked up the answer and were not only honest enough to admit it but also didn't give away the answer - good show chaps! :goodjob:

Now why can't those Bostonians tell us the name of the Cricket Club that hosted the first Davis Cup? :confused:

Ask a Bostonian where the first Davis Cup was held, they dunno.

Ask what color Cam Neely's underware were in the Bruins game on January 24, 1994, they'll know.

Andycapp,

Please give us the answer. And ask a new question so that this quiz will be continued.

Originally posted by AVN
Andycapp,

Please give us the answer. And ask a new question so that this quiz will be continued.

Indeed I will AVN, the answer is the Longwood Cricket Club - I would be interested to know if this Club still exists.

OK, another tennis question, name the four major tournaments that comprise the tennis 'grandslam' and the venues at which they are played (including the type of court surfaces is optional)?

Wimbeldon, U.S. open, Aussie open, and French open...

Venues are stadiums? Then I am screwed...:( Just saw that AFTER I posted...

Originally posted by Flatlander Fox
Wimbeldon, U.S. open, Aussie open, and French open...

Venues are stadiums? Then I am screwed...:( Just saw that AFTER I posted...

In using the term 'venue' I'm referring to the location of the court complex not the name of the centre court stadium. For instance the centre court stadium of the US Open is Arthur Ashe Stadium (from memory) which is part of a court complex known as?

I'm in a generous mood today, Wimbledon is one of the venues. :D Now what are the other three? :)

Wimbledon in London,Roland Garros in Paris;no idea about the ones in Melbourne and New York

Originally posted by Kennelly
Wimbledon in London,Roland Garros in Paris;no idea about the ones in Melbourne and New York

I had already (generously :D ) given you Wimbledon, and you are correct with Roland Garros for the French Open, now what about the US and Australian Opens? :)

US Open is Flushing Meadows or now the Arthur Ashe stadium I think and Aussie Open is the National Tennis Center or the old Flinders Park.

Originally posted by mabz
US Open is Flushing Meadows or now the Arthur Ashe stadium I think and Aussie Open is the National Tennis Center or the old Flinders Park.

You're right mabz, the US Open is at Flushing Meadows and the Australian Open is at what was Flinders Park and now called Melbourne Park. :goodjob:

Your turn to ask a question. :)

Because I am a rugby fan it will be a rugby question but the Americans should still be able to have a go.

Who did the USA beat in the final of the 1924 Olympics in Paris to win the gold medal?:D

Wild guess: New Zealand?

Did New Zealand participate in the Olympics of 1924 ?

My guess is England, the mother country of rugby.

No it is not New Zealand or England. Both did not even compete in that event.

Maybe France? After all they did have the home advantage and nowadays (don't know about 1924) they have a fairly good rugby squad.

Another wild guess:Ireland?

Kemal is right. It was France which is a good guess because of the home ground advantage. You'd think that they would have been good enough to beat the US even that long ago. For a bit of trainspotting Romania got the bronze.

Your question now Kemal.

All right then, my question is about soccer but it is one most americans should be able tot answer:

What is the furthest the American soccer team has ever gotten to in a World championship, in which year, and to which team did they eventually lose?

For special bonus, what was the final score of that match?

Hint: it was some time ago....

1930 semifinals

Sadly, I forget who beat them... Edit: or do I? Uruguay was not it, so it must have been Argentina...

That's correct Sodak! They were beaten by Argentina 6-1 after victories over Belgium and Paraguay.
Of course, they almost reached the semifinals again this year, but were unlucky against Germany.

Your turn to ask a question Sodak.

Originally posted by Kemal
They were beaten by Argentina 6-1 after victories over Belgium and Paraguay.
:eek: Apparently the gap between 'good' and 'best' that year was wide.

All I can think of now is a basketball question. The NBA has been in operation since the late 1940's...

What is the longest streak of championships won by teams other than the Lakers, Celtics, or Bulls?

Bonus: What years and teams?

Is it that nobody knows or that nobody cares? If nobody cares, I'll ask a new question...

I'll have a guess at 3 by the Detroit Pistons back in the 80's.

I have little knowledge about NBA history, so for a 100% stab in the dark: 4 times by the New York Knicks in the 70's.

Originally posted by mabz
I'll have a guess at 3 by the Detroit Pistons back in the 80's.
3 is correct! However, it was not one team that did it.

The 3 consecutive were:
1976 Washington Bullets
1977 Portland Trailblazers
1978 Seattle Supersonics

Other than that, the NBA has never had to wait more than 3 years for either the Lakers or Celtics to win - except in the 90s, when the Bulls bridged the gap.

Your turn, mabz.

What two countrys went to war (actual real fighting war with casualtys) after a soccer game ended in controversy?

El Salvador and Honduras? (I'm sure about El Salvador,but not about Honduras)

Yep you are right Kenelly. Evidently the war wasn't totally over a socccer game but it was the spark.

Your question.

Name 3 Olympic disciplines which were part of the Olympic Games 1900 in Paris and are no longer part of Olympic program (2 of them were only part in 1900).

Rugby, Baseball and the 1 mile (as opposed to the 1500 metres :D )

I know ropepulling (if that's the correct English word for it) was an Olympic event in the early history of the modern Olympics and it certainly isn't an Olympic event now. No idea about the other two though so that have to be guesses. Since they probably will be weird ones I'm going for petanque (sort of french bowling-type of game) and maybe even painting? You never know back in 1900... :)

Kennelly ???