1. In what year was the National Football League (NFL) founded?
A)1920
B)1910
C)1950
D)1935
2. Which major league was formed by the merger of the AL and NL in 1903?
3. The National Basketball Association was originally known by what acronym?
4. What year did the National Hockey League play its first season?
A)1917
B)1930
C)1925
D)1905
5. Which league was formed in 1967 as a direct competitor to the NBA?
A)USBL
B)ABA
C)WNBA
D)CBA
6. The Premier League in England was founded in what decade?
A)1980s
B)1960s
C)1970s
D)1990s
7. Which city hosted the founding meeting of the NFL?
A)Chicago, Illinois
B)Canton, Ohio
C)Green Bay, Wisconsin
D)New York, New York
8. The WNBA played its inaugural season in which year?
A)1997
B)1991
C)1995
D)2000
9. Which major league sports organization was founded by James Naismith's successors?
A)NBA
B)NCAA
C)FIBA
D)USA Basketball
10. The original name of the NFL was what?
A)Gridiron League
B)National Football Union
C)United Pro Football League
D)American Professional Football Association
11. Which professional soccer league in the US was launched in 1996?
A)MLS
B)NASL
C)USL
D)SASL
12. The NHL was formed to replace which previous league?
A)WCHL
B)NHA
C)EHL
D)PCHA
13. Which league was created to bring professional soccer to the US in the 1960s?
A)APSL
B)MLS
C)USL
D)NASL
14. The first official Super Bowl was played at the end of which NFL season?
A)1960
B)1970
C)1955
D)1966
15. The AFL and NFL merger was fully completed in what year?
A)1975
B)1965
C)1970
D)1968
16. Who broke the Major League Baseball color barrier in 1947?
A)Jackie Robinson
B)Larry Doby
C)Roy Campanella
D)Satchel Paige
17. Which team did Jackie Robinson play for when he broke the color barrier?
A)Brooklyn Dodgers
B)Boston Red Sox
C)Chicago Cubs
D)New York Yankees
18. Who was the first African American player to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame?
A)Willie Mays
B)Josh Gibson
C)Satchel Paige
D)Jackie Robinson
19. In which year did the NBA first see African American players signed?
A)1950
B)1955
C)1945
D)1960
20. Who was the first African American to win a Grand Slam tennis title?
A)Serena Williams
B)Arthur Ashe
C)Althea Gibson
D)James Blake
21. Which athlete was the first African American to play in the NFL after the ban was lifted?
A)Jim Brown
B)Buddy Young
C)Marion Motley
D)Kenny Washington
22. The 'Gentleman's Agreement' in baseball was an unwritten rule to exclude whom?
A)Amateurs
B)Women
C)International players
D)African Americans
23. Who was the first African American head coach in the NFL?
A)Mike Tomlin
B)Lovie Smith
C)Tony Dungy
D)Art Shell
24. Which sport saw Bill Russell become a pioneer for Black head coaches?
A)Basketball
B)Baseball
C)Hockey
D)Football
25. Who was the first African American woman to compete in the Olympics for the US?
A)Wyomia Tyus
B)Alice Coachman
C)Florence Griffith-Joyner
D)Wilma Rudolph
26. Which league was integrated in 1950 by Chuck Cooper and Nat Clifton?
27. What was the name of the professional baseball league for African Americans?
A)Minor Leagues
B)Independent League
C)Negro Leagues
D)All-Star League
28. Who was the first African American to play in the NHL?
A)Willie O'Ree
B)Tony McKegney
C)Grant Fuhr
D)Jarome Iginla
29. Which University of Texas player broke the color barrier in Southwest Conference football?
A)Julius Whittier
B)Ricky Williams
C)Earl Campbell
D)Vince Young
30. Who was the first African American golfer to win a major PGA tournament?
A)Charlie Sifford
B)Tiger Woods
C)Lee Elder
D)Jim Thorpe
31. Which announcer is famous for the call 'Down goes Frazier!'?
A)Harry Caray
B)Vin Scully
C)Howard Cosell
D)Al Michaels
32. Who famously asked, 'Do you believe in miracles?' during the 1980 Olympics?
A)Jim Nantz
B)Dick Vitale
C)Al Michaels
D)Brent Musburger
33. Which broadcaster was known as the 'Voice of the Dodgers'?
A)Mel Allen
B)Ernie Harwell
C)Vin Scully
D)Jack Buck
34. Which announcer famously yelled 'Holy Cow!'?
A)Joe Buck
B)Harry Caray
C)Phil Rizzuto
D)Bob Uecker
35. Who was the legendary voice of the New York Yankees?
A)Red Barber
B)Russ Hodges
C)Jack Brickhouse
D)Mel Allen
36. Which announcer called the 'Shot Heard 'Round the World' in 1951?
A)Al Michaels
B)Vin Scully
C)Jack Buck
D)Russ Hodges
37. What catchphrase was Dick Vitale known for in college basketball?
A)Boom-shakalaka
B)It's awesome baby
C)Going, going, gone
D)Nothing but net
38. Who is synonymous with the 'And down the stretch they come!' horse racing call?
A)Dave Johnson
B)Curt Gowdy
C)Chris Schenkel
D)Jim McKay
39. Which announcer hosted 'Wide World of Sports'?
A)Pat Summerall
B)Frank Gifford
C)Jim McKay
D)Keith Jackson
40. Who was the long-time voice of the Green Bay Packers?
A)Ray Scott
B)Al Michaels
C)John Madden
D)Pat Summerall
Answer Key
1-A
2-A
3-B
4-A
5-B
6-D
7-B
8-A
9-B
10-D
11-A
12-B
13-D
14-D
15-C
16-A
17-A
18-C
19-A
20-C
21-D
22-D
23-D
24-A
25-B
26-B
27-C
28-A
29-A
30-A
31-C
32-C
33-C
34-B
35-D
36-D
37-B
38-A
39-C
40-A