65 Sports Quiz Questions with Answers for Your Pub Quiz Round

If you’re looking to test your sports knowledge or quiz your friends and family, look no further.

We’ve compiled a list of tricky sports quiz questions that you can have on hand for your next sports-themed pub quiz, or just for a fun games night with friends and family.

With questions on everything from football to Formula 1, pentathlon to skateboarding, there’s something for everyone.

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Sports Quiz Questions

1. What is the most expensive women’s football transfer of all time?
2. Who was the top scorer in the 2022/23 Premier League season?
3. Which female tennis player has won the most Grand Slam tournaments?
4. Tiger Woods won his first major in over a decade at which 2019 tournament?
5. Which footballer has scored the most goals in World Cup history?
6. In what year did Roger Federer win his first Wimbledon title?
7. Who is the only player to have scored in the Premier League, Championship, League 1, League 2, Conference, FA Cup, League Cup, Football League Trophy, FA Trophy, Champions League, Europa League, Scottish Premier League, Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup?
8. Max Verstappen won the 2023 Formula 1 world drivers’ title, but who came second?
9. Who is the all-time leading run scorer in international cricket?
10. What does WWE mean?
11. Who is the current manager of the England women’s national football team?
12. What sport did Eve Muirhead and David Murdoch play?
13. Frankie Dettori won seven races out of seven at which British racecourse in 1995?
14. In what sport do teams compete to win the Stanley Cup?
15. What is Usain Bolt’s 100 meter world record?
16. Which famous football coach once said, “I wouldn’t say I was the best coach in the business. But I was in the top 10”?
17. Did Team GB win more medals overall at London 2012 or Rio 2016?
18. In what year was the first FIFA World Cup held? (Bonus point for the host country)
19. England won the 2003 Rugby World Cup thanks to an iconic drop goal from Jonny Wilkinson. How many points did England score in this match?
20. How many MMA fights has UFC star Conor McGregor lost in his career?
21. In American football, how many points do you score for a touchdown?
22. Which country is the current Netball World Cup champion?
23. What sport do the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox play?
24. In which year did England manager Gareth Southgate make headlines for missing an important penalty against the Germans?
25. Which two Formula 1 drivers have both won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award twice?
26. Which sports presenter is credited with inventing Mo Farah’s “Mobot” celebration dance?
27. How many Olympic gold medals has rower Steve Redgrave won?
28. True or false: Ultimate Frisbee (also known as “Ultimate”) is an international sport.
29. What colour medal did diver Tom Daley win at London 2012?
30. Who is the current captain of the England women’s football team?
31. Which cricket club plays at The Oval?
32. Modern pentathlon includes running, shooting and horse riding. What are the other two sports offered?
33. Usain Bolt is still the fastest man in the world, with a time of 9.58 seconds in the 100 meters. In what year did he set this record?
34. What sport did Jessica Ennis-Hill represent Great Britain in?
35. Which country’s rugby team is called the Springboks?
36. Who is the Premier League’s all-time top scorer?
37. In what outdoor sport would you need a stick, puck and mouthguard?
38. The Fosbury Flop is a technique used in what sport?
39. Who has been capped more by England: Wayne Rooney or David Beckham?
40. True or false: Skateboarding made its Olympic debut at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics (held in 2021)
41. How old was American professional tennis player Coco Gauff when she beat Venus Williams at Wimbledon in 2019?
42. Which English Football League team was nicknamed The Gas?
43. What was Muhammad Ali’s real name?
44. What is the largest capacity cricket ground in England?
45. Which team is the current NBA champion?
46. Has Cristiano Ronaldo scored more goals or played more games for Real Madrid in all competitions?
47. What course is The Masters golf tournament held on?
48. Name the three players who won the 2018/19 Premier League Golden Boot.
49. In rugby union, who is the all-time leading try scorer for England men?
50. How many balls are there in total on the table at the start of a snooker game?
51. At which Olympics did Kelly Holmes win two gold medals?
52. In what sport is 180 considered a perfect score?
53. Which of these sports is not a real sport: a) footgolf b) hand rounder c) chess boxing
54. In what sport do competitors refer to “catching a crab”?
55. What sport, played on ice, did the nation suddenly become obsessed with when the British women’s team won gold at the 2002 Winter Olympics?
56. What sport involves tucks and pikes?
57. Who has won more Grand Slam titles in tennis: Serena Williams or Roger Federer?
58. Jade Jones won gold for Team GB at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. What sport does she compete in?
59. Which English footballer has never received a yellow card?
60. What sport do the Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks play?
61. In cricket, what is the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method?
62. Which 2012 Olympic event had a record crowd noise of 114 decibels?
63. Before Andy Murray, who was the last British tennis player to win a Grand Slam tournament in men’s singles?
64. After retiring from professional cycling, what other sport did Bradley Wiggins briefly attempt to pursue a career in?
65. Where will the next Summer Olympics be held?

Sports Quiz Answers

1. Keira Walsh, Manchester City to Barcelona (September 2022), £400,000
2. Erling Haaland
3. Marguerite Court (24)
4. The Masters
5. Miroslav Klose
6. 2003
7. Gary Hooper
8. Sergio Perez
9. Sachin Tendulkar
10. World Wrestling Entertainment
11. Sarina Wiegman
12. Curling
13. Ascot
14. Ice Hockey (NHL)
15. 9.58 seconds
16. Brian Clough
17. Rio 2016 (67 – compared to 65 at London 2012)
18. 1930 (Uruguay)
19. 20
20. Six
21. Six
22. Australia
23. Baseball
24. 1996 – it was the semi-finals of the European Championships
25. Nigel Mansell and Damon Hill
26. Clare Balding – she suggested it on sports debate show A League of Their Own
27. 5
28. TRUE!
29. Bronze
30. Lea Williamson
31. Surrey County Cricket Club
32. Fencing and swimming
33. 2009
34. Heptathlon
35. South Africa
36. Alan Shearer
37. Hockey
38. big jump
39. Wayne Rooney – he won 120, Becks won 115.
40. That’s right, alongside karate, surfing and sport climbing.
41. Bristol Rovers
42. 15
43. Cassius Clay
44. Lord
45. Golden State Warriors
46. More goals
47. Augusta National Golf Club
48. Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mané, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
49. Rory Underwood
50. 22
51. Athens (2004)
52. Darts
53. b) hand rounders
54. Rowing
55. Curling
56. Diving
57. Serena Williams
58. Taekwondo
59. Gary Lineker
60. Basketball
61. A mathematical formula designed to calculate the target score for the team batting second in a limited overs cricket match interrupted by weather or other circumstances.
62. Irish boxer Katie Taylor beats British competitor Natasha Jonas in semi-final
63. Fred Perry
64. Rowing
65. Paris

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