Looking for something fun to do at your next party or family event? Why don’t you try the trivia? It is entertaining, exciting and everyone can participate. Age, gender and number of people does not matter. Trivia is for everyone and can be played anywhere.

Sports Trivia is a great option because almost everyone knows something about sports. You may not be a fan of hockey, but what do you know about skating or sailing? Almost everyone has knowledge or information about some kind of sport. You don’t have to be the world’s biggest fan to enjoy sports trivia. You can print out and enjoy these fifty questions that I have collected about all kinds of sports and sports figures. Test your knowledge or that of your friends. Enjoy!

1: British Linford Christie was banned from competing in what sport for two years?

A: The 100 meter race because he tested positive for drugs.

2: Which country’s entire team was banned from competing at the Sydney Paralympics?

A: Spain, they were caught entering the games with athletes without disabilities.

3: Which sports figure holds the record for appearing on the cover of Sports Illustrated the most times?

A: Michael Jordan, he’s been on the cover 47 times.

4: Who is the only man to play an NFL game and an MLB game in one day?

To: Deion Sanders

5: Which two countries have not missed one of the modern Olympics?

A: Greece and Australia

6: Which goaltender holds the record for most wins in the regular season?

To: Patrick Roy

7: What is the maximum weight for a golf ball?

A: 1.6oz

8: In Olympic badminton, how many feathers does the bird have?

Up to: 14

9: What professional sport did bank robber John Dillinger play?

A baseball ball

10: Who was the only person elected to the football and baseball hall of fame?

A: Cal Hubbard

11: Wayne Levi was the first golfer to win a PGA tournament using a colored ball. What color was the ball?

An orange

12: What athletic event is banned from high schools in all states except Rhode Island?

A: The hammer throw

13: The soccer World Cup has only been won by three European countries. Who are they?

A: West Germany, England and Italy.

14: Which NHL team was ever called the St. Patricks?

A: The Toronto Maple Leafs

15: What sport, other than baseball, uses the word ‘homerun’?

a cricket

16: What sport awards the Maurice Podoloff Trophy?

A: Basketball, awarded to the most valuable player

17: How many panels make up a soccer ball?

Up to: 32

18: How many stitches are in a baseball?

Up to: 108

19: Who was the first female skydiver?

A: Jean Genvieve Granerin in 1799, jumped from a hot air balloon.

20: What is the most watched sport in the world?

A: Football (soccer).

21: Which sport has the largest number of participants in the world?

A: Fishing.

22: In what year did boxing become a legal sport in the United States?

Until: 1901

23: What edible substance was found in the golf balls?

A: honey

24: Who holds the baseball record for most stolen bases in a single season?

A: Rickey Henderson

25: Who holds the record for the longest hitting streak in baseball?

A: Joe DiMaggio, 56 games.

26: Who holds the basketball record for most career rebounds?

A: Wilt Chamberlain

27: Who holds the basketball record for the most fouls?

To: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 4657.

28: Who holds the basketball record for most blocked shots?

To: Hakeem Olajuwon 3830.

29: What year was Ice Dancing included in the World Championship?

Until: 1952, in Paris.

30: Who holds the record for most home runs in a single season?

A: Barry Bonds set the record in 2001.

31: Which woman took silver at the men’s World Figure Skating Championships in 1902?

A: Madge Syers-Cave, there were no women’s events and there was no rule that men said a woman couldn’t compete.

32: Who was the first woman to win the Women’s World Figure Skating Championships?

A: Madge Syers-Cave, won it in 1906

33: What is the name of the stadium where the Houston Astros play?

A: Minute Maid Park

34: What sport do the Houston Astros play?

A baseball ball

35: Which country won the men’s beach volleyball gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics?

A: USA, the Rogers/Dalhausser team defeated the Brazil team to win gold.

36: Who holds the record for most goals in the NHL?

A: Wayne Gretzky, scored 894.

37: In what sport would you use the terms curl and coil?

A: candle

38: What sport awards the Ryder Cup?

A: Golf

39: Who holds the NHL records for most goals in a season.

A: Wayne Gretzky, in the 81-82 season he scored 92 goals.

40: How many players are on the field for each American football team?

A: 11 there are 12 in Canadian football.

41: James Naismith is credited with inventing which sport?

A basketball. When it was first played, there were only 13 rules.

42: What sport has a three in the key rule?

A: Basketball, it was introduced in 1936 to reduce contact between players.

43: In basketball, how far from the net is the free throw line?

A: 15 feet or 4.6 m.

44: How long does a soccer game last?

A: 60 minutes.

45: In what sport could you find a dagger and a trapeze?

A: Navigation.

46: Which country held the 2008 Olympic Games?

A: The Olympic Games were in Beijing China.

47: What sport awards the Winston Cup?

To: NASCAR

48: What sport did Sonny Liston participate in?

A: Boxing, he was a heavyweight.

49: Affirmed, you won the triple crown in 1978, who was your regular jockey?

A: Steve Cauthen and he was the youngest jockey to win the triple crown.

50: Who eight gold medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics?

A: Michael Phelps in swimming.