Sports Trivia Questions
60+ sports trivia for kids and adults! Check out how well you know soccer, baseball or basketball!
General Sports Trivia
What is the most popular stroke in swimming?
How many times has Rafael Nadal won the French Open?
Who is the last non-British, non-German Formula 1
driver to win the World Driver’s title?
In which sport would competitors use a piece of equipment known as a foil?
What is Usain Bolt’s blistering 100m world record time?
In which sport might you see a flying mare?
What person was the World Snooker Champion in 1997?
What kind of sport Muhammad Ali became famous for?
How many players are there in a Rugby League team?
Which sport is Silverstone most associated with?
Sports Trivia Questions for Kids
How many rings are there on the Olympic flag?
Which wizarding sport played on broomsticks does Harry Potter play?
Which type of swimming stroke has the same name as a nice insect?
Which sport takes place in a velodrome?
Are there five or six players in a basketball team?
What sport did James Naismith invent?
What country does the soccer player Sadio Mane come from?
Which chess piece can only move diagonally?
In which sport might you do a slam dunk?
Are there 6 or 4 bases on a baseball field?
Baseball Trivia Questions (MLB)
How many stitches does a baseball have?
What player was nicknamed "Mr. November"?
How far do you have to run if you hit a home run?
Which U.S. baseball player was nicknamed Joltin' Joe?
True or False:
A baseball weighs 9 ounces.
Which pitcher had no right hand?
What size is home plate in baseball?
Against what opposing team did Babe Ruth hit his first career home run?
What is the score of a forfeited baseball game?
Who used the heaviest bat in MLB history?
Soccer Trivia
Which football team is the most successful in European Cup history?
Name the only football team to sack Sir Alex Ferguson as a manager.
Which year was the Premier League founded?
Against which team Wayne Rooney scored his Premier League first goal?
Which English referee officiated the 2010 World Cup final?
Football Trivia (NFL)
What year did American Football star Tom Brady win his first Super Bowl with the New England Patriots?
True or False:
American football players wear cloth caps on the field.
True or False:
In the NFL, specific positions wear certain numerals.
Quarterbacks and kickers wear from 1 to 19.
Who is the best head coach in the NFL?
What NFL team has been to the most championship games?
What team won the regular NFL season by 16 and 0?
Did the Rams move from St Louis in 1999 or in 1995?
How many downs does a team have to do to get a first down?
The football is encased in leather or a rubber cover,
therefore it is referred to as cowskin or pigskin?
What is an official nickname of NFL football?
Basketball Trivia (NBA)
Who invented the basketball game?
Who was known as the clown prince of basketball?
How many feet wide is a basketball court?
What team won the very first NBA game?
Who scored the first three-point basket in NBA history?
What franchise has played in the most NBA finals since 1947?
Who is the only head basketball coach to win both an NCAA national championship and an NBA title?
Who is the number one NBA player of all time?
True or False:
Larry Brown played in the NBA.
True or False:
The nickname of the basketball player Earvin Johnson was Magic.
Hockey Trivia Questions (NHL)
What infraction is a hockey referee calling if he clasps his wrist?
Who scored a record 10 hat tricks in an NHL season?
True or False:
In 1960 was the offsides rule introduced by the NHL.
What NHL team plays in an arena called The Pond?
True or False:
Gary Bettman was the first NHL commissioner.
