Trivia and fun fact games have started to take the world by storm and are growing enormously in popularity. Of the thousands of different types of trivia, one tends to be the most popular. This trivia I’m talking about is sports trivia.
Sports Trivia is a general category in the sense that it includes trivia from all sports (even the ones you might not consider “real” sports). In a sports trivia game you will find questions about boxing, horse racing, badminton, football, soccer, etc. You’ll even find curiosities about crochet!
In this article, I’m going to give you some facts that fit into the “sports trivia” category. If you are looking for this kind of knowledge, you are reading the right article.
o The Dallas Cowboys were the only team to win three Super Bowls in the 1990s. They won Super Bowl XXVII in 1993, Super Bowl XXVIII in 1994, and Super Bowl XXX in 1996.
o The first pitcher to pitch a 9-inning no-hitter and lose was Ken Johnson. His team at the time (Houston Colts) trailed 1-0 after giving up two errors that allowed a run to be scored in the ninth inning.
o Basketball was invented by Dr. James Naismith, a Canadian living in Massachusetts, in 1891. He wanted to develop a game that would keep children fit and could be played indoors during the long Massachusetts winters.
o A current NHL season has 82 games.
o The lowest record score over 18 holes on the LPGA tour is 59. Annika Sorenstam achieved this score at the 2001 Standard Register Ping played at Moon Valley Country Club.
o In NASCAR, the white flag waving means there is only one lap left in the race.
o The first four-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 is AJ Foyt. He won it in 1977, 1967, 1964 and 1961.
o The Tour de France has been run since 1903. However, an American didn’t win it until 1986 when Greg LeMond accomplished that feat. He later repeated in 1989 and 1990.
o Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS) is the newest North American sports league, having been established in 2009.
o Delon Sanders was the first person to play in both a Super Bowl and a World Series. He played in Super Bowl XXIX (1994) and in the 1992 World Series.
This is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to sports trivia. There are literally hundreds of books, magazines, and websites dedicated to sports trivia that will overload your brain with information. I hope you take something away from this article and that you are much more prepared for your next sports trivia game.
