SPORTS TRIVIANFL, NBA, MLB, PGA, & NASCAR

By Jack Catlin

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Question Index

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High school, college, and NFL football playing field measurements are all the same, 160 feet wide by 360 feet long. What is the area?

a) 576,000 ft.b) 5,760 sq. ft.c) 57,600 sq. ft.d) 57,600 ft.

If Seattle Seahawk’s Percy Harvin receives the kickoff 5 yards behind the goal line and runs the ball out to the 21 yard line, how many feet has he run?

a) 78 yardsb) 26 yardsc) 26 feetd) 78 feet

The actual playing area of a football field is 100 yards long. What is ½ of ½ of that distance?

a) 50b) 25 yds.c) 25d) 50 yds.

The Green Bay Packer’s Aaron Rodgers can throw a football 70 miles per hour. If the football maintains that speed for 2 hours, How far will it travel?

a) 70 milesb) 70 kilometersc) 140 kilometersd) 140 miles

In a game against the New Orlean Saints, Atlanta Falcon’s quarterback Matt Ryan completed 36 of 48 passes. What percent did he complete?

a) 75%b) 36%c) 48%d) 66%

In that same game, the New Orlean Saint’s quarterback, Drew Brees, completed 60% of his passes. Which pair of numbers BEST matches Drew’s completed passes?

a) 30 of 40b) 28 of 46c) 24 of 40d) 24 of 46

The Miami Heat’s LeBron James made 8 of 10 free throws against the San Antonio Spurs. Dwayne Wade made 7 out of 11 and Chris Bosh made 1 of 3. What is the percentage of free throws made by these 3 players combined? Round to the nearest whole number.

a) 67%b) 66.7%c) 66.6%d) 66%

A Professional NBA (National Basketball Association) court measures 94 feet long by 50 feet wide. If the San Antonio Spur’s Tim Duncan runs the length of the floor 105 times per game, how far has he run in yards?

a) 5,250b) 4,700c) 3,290d) 9,870

If a high school basketball court measures 84 feet long by 50 feet wide and an NBA court measures 94 feet long by 50 feet wide, how much larger is the NBA court in square feet?

a) 50 sq. yds.b) 500 sq. ft.c) 50 sq. ft.d) 500 sq. yds.

The New York Knick’s Carmelo Anthony scored 6 3-point shots, 8 2-point shots, and made 10 out of 12 at the free throw line (each free throw counts as 1 point). How many points did he score?

a) 34b) 38c) 44d) 46

The Los Angeles Laker’s Kobe Bryant had one awesome night last season scoring 57 points. The closest member of his team, Derek Fisher, only scored 1/3 of Kobe’s total. How many points did Derek score?

a) 16b) 17c) 18d) 19

A basketball is passed from the endline (zero line) forward 30 feet, back 12 feet, forward 32 feet, forward 11 feet, back 5 feet, and then forward 7 feet. If the court is 84 feet long, what percent of the floor has been traveled?

a) 45%b) 55%c) 65%d) 75%

In baseball, the base paths form a 90 foot square. What is the area of ¼ of the square?

a) 8,100 sq. ft.b) 2,025 sq. ftc) 8,100 sq. yds.d) 2,025 sq. ft.

Los Angeles Angel’s Mike Trout runs around the bases (4 bases, each 90 feet apart) in 15 seconds. How far can he run in 1 minute if he keeps up the same speed?

a) 360 feetb) 1,440 feetc) 720 feetd) 1,080 feet

Detroit Tiger’s Miguel Cabrera gets a hit 1 out of every 3 times he comes to bat. What is his batting average rounded to the nearest thousandth?

a) .3b) .33c) .333d) .3333

If the New York Yankees Derek Jeter has 105 hits and 2/3 are singles, and 1/7 of the remaining hits are home runs, how many singles and home runs does he have?

a) 70 singles, 5 home runsb) 35 singles, 5 home runsc) 70 singles, 30 home runsd) 35 singles, 30 home runs

Atlanta Braves pitcher Craig Kimbrel has given up 11 walks and had 44 strikeouts. What is the strikeout to walk ratio? (simplify)

a) 11:44b) 44 to 11c) ¼d) 4:1

Tiger Woods drives the ball 320 yards on a par 4, 360 yard hole. What fractional distance has he driven the ball? (simplify)

a) 8/9b) 4/5c) 32/36d) 16/18

If Tiger Woods drives the ball 2/3 of the distance on a 450 yard par 4 hole and Rory McIlroy drives the ball ¾ of the distance on a 400 yard par 4 hole, who drove the ball farther and how far did they drive it?

a) Tiger, 300 yardsb) Rory, 300 yardsc) Tiger, 350 yardsd) Neither

If Tiger Woods putts from 50 feet away from the hole and the ball stops 6 inches short, what percent of the distance did the ball travel?

a) 96%b) 97%c) 98%d) 99%

A golf course whose playable distance is 6,864 yards is how many miles? (Hint: 1 mile = 5,280 ft.)

a) 3.9 milesb) 1.3 milesc) 2.6 milesd) 3.0 miles

When Dale Earnhardt Jr. is running his #88 racing car at 180 mile per hour, he is only running at 90% of the car’s top speed. What is the top speed?

a) 190 mphb) 200 mphc) 195 mphd) 205 mph

When Jimmy Johnson is running his #48 car and is ½ lap behind Tony Stewart and ¼ lap behind Jeff Gordon on a 2.5 mile track, how far is he behind both cars?

a) 1.25 miles behind Tony and .65 miles behind Jeff

b) 1.2 miles behind Tony and .625 miles behind Jeff

c) 1.25 miles behind Tony and .625 miles behind Jeff

d) 1.2 miles behind Tony and .65 miles behind Jeff

Fans that come to watch NASCAR at the track have dropped off and are only at 5/7 of the peak attendance which was 200,000. What is the percentage drop and how many fans now attend races?

a) 71% and 142,00 fansb) 72% and 142,000 fansc) 71% and 140,000 fansd) 72% and 140,000 fans

(Incomplete!)

(Touchdown!)

(Slam Dunk!)

(Air Ball!)

(Home Run!)

(Strikeout!)

(Fore!)

(Hole-In-One!)

(Victory!)

(Crash!)

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