Football, Formula 1, the Olympics, tennis, basketball. Sport crosses every border. How much of it do you actually know?
Records, world champions, Olympic history and iconic sporting moments. 10 questions that span the whole world of sport.
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Sport is one of the few things that genuinely crosses every border, language and cultural barrier. A World Cup final, an Olympic 100m, a Wimbledon tiebreak: these moments are shared by billions of people at the same time. This quiz draws from that shared language.
Football, motor racing, the Olympics, golf and rugby: if you only follow one sport, Mister Quiz is waiting for you on the others.
World Cups, Ballon d'Or winners and legendary clubs.
10 questionsGrand Prix, constructors and world champions.
10 questionsChampions League and legendary players.
10 questionsTitles, iconic players and Lyon's history.
10 questionsChampions and historic clubs from Spain.
10 questionsGrand Slams, Djokovic, Nadal and Federer.
10 questionsJordan, LeBron, Kobe and the all-time records.
10 questionsWorld Cup, Grand Slam and legends of the game.
10 questionsAncient games, Jesse Owens, Phelps and host cities.
10 questionsThe yellow jersey, mythical climbs and cycling legends.
10 questionsPelé, Maradona, 1966 and the great finals.
10 questionsAll ten easy level questions, with the answer and the reasoning behind it.
Correct answer: 18
Eighteen, and the nineteenth is the clubhouse bar.
Correct answer: London
London, in the south-west of the city, on grass.
Correct answer: Football
Football, and a great many goals.
Correct answer: American football
American football, and some come mainly for the half-time show.
Correct answer: Cricket
Cricket, and a match can last five days.
Correct answer: A puck
A puck, made of hard rubber.
Correct answer: Golf
Golf, with a very large number of major titles.
Correct answer: Gold
Gold, though it is mostly silver underneath.
Correct answer: Gymnastics
Gymnastics, with several moves named after her.
Correct answer: Greece
Greece, from the town and battle of Marathon.
Want to warm up before playing or double-check something? Open any question to reveal the correct answer and a short explanation.
Correct answer: Brazil
Brazil is the most successful nation with 5 World Cup titles (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002). Germany and Italy have 4 each. Argentina won their third title in Qatar in 2022.
Correct answer: Usain Bolt
Usain Bolt set the 100m world record of 9.58 seconds at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin. The Jamaican sprinter also holds the 200m record (19.19s) and is widely regarded as the greatest sprinter in history.
Correct answer: Athens
The first modern Olympic Games took place in Athens, Greece in 1896, at the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin. 241 athletes from 14 nations competed, compared to thousands from nearly 200 nations today.
Correct answer: Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic holds the record with 24 Grand Slam titles (as of 2024), ahead of Rafael Nadal (22) and Roger Federer (20). The Serbian has dominated world tennis for over a decade.
Correct answer: Golf
In golf, a birdie means finishing a hole one stroke under par, while an eagle is two strokes under. An albatross (three under) is even rarer. A bogey, by contrast, means one stroke over par.
Correct answer: 15
Rugby union is played with 15 players per team on the field, split between 8 forwards and 7 backs. Rugby league, popular in northern England and Australia, is played with 13.
Correct answer: United States
The United States leads the all-time Summer Olympics gold medal count with over 1,000 titles since 1896. Even combining the USSR and Russia as a single entity, their total remains lower than the American tally.
Correct answer: Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan is widely regarded as the greatest basketball player of all time: 6 NBA titles, 6 Finals MVP awards and 5 regular season MVP awards with the Chicago Bulls in the 1990s. LeBron James is his main rival for the symbolic title.
Correct answer: Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher jointly hold the record with 7 world titles each. Hamilton equalled Schumacher's record in 2020 with Mercedes, having won his first title with McLaren in 2008.
Correct answer: 5
Men's Grand Slam matches are played as best of five sets, so five sets maximum. Women's singles and mixed doubles are played as best of three. The longest match in history, Isner vs Mahut at Wimbledon 2010, lasted over 11 hours.
Stuck on one, or just curious how nasty it gets? Every hard mode question is here with its answer and the reasoning behind it.
Correct answer: Geoff Hurst
Geoff Hurst, and they think it's all over.
Correct answer: Roger Bannister
Roger Bannister, at Oxford, in 3:59.4.
Correct answer: 23
23, the most in the Open Era until her retirement, and beyond.
Correct answer: Louisville
Louisville, at Churchill Downs, every May.
Correct answer: England and Australia
England and Australia, for a very small urn.
Correct answer: Dohyo
The dohyo, a raised clay ring strewn with sand.
Correct answer: 180
180, three times in the treble 20, usually with lots of shouting.
Correct answer: 147
147, with fifteen reds and blacks, then all the colours.
Correct answer: Chariots of Fire
Chariots of Fire, with that Vangelis theme on the beach.
Correct answer: Kinshasa
Kinshasa, in what was then Zaire, between Ali and Foreman.