Who is often called “The Greatest” in boxing?
a) Mike Tyson
b) Floyd Mayweather
c) Muhammad Ali
d) Sugar Ray Leonard
Answer: c) Muhammad Ali
Which NBA player is known as “King James”?
a) Kobe Bryant
b) LeBron James
c) Michael Jordan
d) Shaquille O’Neal
Answer: b) LeBron James
Which American sprinter won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin?
a) Carl Lewis
b) Jesse Owens
c) Usain Bolt
d) Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Answer: b) Jesse Owens
Who holds the record for the most home runs in MLB history?
a) Babe Ruth
b) Barry Bonds
c) Hank Aaron
d) Mickey Mantle
Answer: c) Hank Aaron
Which female tennis player won 23 Grand Slam singles titles?
a) Martina Navratilova
b) Serena Williams
c) Chris Evert
d) Steffi Graf
Answer: b) Serena Williams
Who is known as “The Black Mamba” in basketball?
a) Shaquille O’Neal
b) Magic Johnson
c) Larry Bird
d) Kobe Bryant
Answer: d) Kobe Bryant
Which NFL quarterback has won seven Super Bowl championships?
a) Tom Brady
b) Peyton Manning
c) Joe Montana
d) Brett Favre
Answer: a) Tom Brady
Who is the most decorated Olympic gymnast in American history?
a) Simone Biles
b) Mary Lou Retton
c) Nadia Comaneci
d) Gabby Douglas
Answer: a) Simone Biles
Which American swimmer won a record 23 Olympic gold medals?
a) Michael Phelps
b) Mark Spitz
c) Ryan Lochte
d) Matt Biondi
Answer: a) Michael Phelps
Who was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball?
a) Satchel Paige
b) Hank Aaron
c) Jackie Robinson
d) Willie Mays
Answer: c) Jackie Robinson
Which American soccer player is known as “Captain America”?
a) Tim Howard
b) Landon Donovan
c) Clint Dempsey
d) Michael Bradley
Answer: b) Landon Donovan
Who is considered the best female basketball player of all time?
a) Lisa Leslie
b) Sue Bird
c) Sheryl Swoopes
d) Diana Taurasi
Answer: d) Diana Taurasi
Which American track and field athlete won four gold medals at the 1984 Olympics?
a) Carl Lewis
b) Michael Johnson
c) Edwin Moses
d) Bruce Jenner
Answer: a) Carl Lewis
Who is the only quarterback to win five Super Bowl titles?
a) Terry Bradshaw
b) Joe Montana
c) Tom Brady
d) John Elway
Answer: c) Tom Brady
Which American figure skater became the first woman to land a triple axel at the Olympics?
a) Nancy Kerrigan
b) Michelle Kwan
c) Peggy Fleming
d) Tonya Harding
Answer: d) Tonya Harding
Who was known as “The Say Hey Kid” in baseball?
a) Mickey Mantle
b) Willie Mays
c) Joe DiMaggio
d) Hank Aaron
Answer: b) Willie Mays
Which American decathlete won back-to-back Olympic gold medals in 1992 and 1996?
a) Dan O’Brien
b) Ashton Eaton
c) Bruce Jenner
d) Bryan Clay
Answer: b) Ashton Eaton
Who is the all-time leading scorer in the WNBA?
a) Tamika Catchings
b) Diana Taurasi
c) Lisa Leslie
d) Maya Moore
Answer: b) Diana Taurasi
Which American boxer was the first to become a six-weight world champion?
a) Oscar De La Hoya
b) Sugar Ray Leonard
c) Floyd Mayweather Jr.
d) Manny Pacquiao
Answer: d) Manny Pacquiao
Who won the NBA MVP award for five consecutive seasons from 2009 to 2013?
a) LeBron James
b) Kobe Bryant
c) Kevin Durant
d) Stephen Curry
Answer: a) LeBron James
Which American athlete won four Olympic gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympics?
a) Jesse Owens
b) Carl Lewis
c) Jim Thorpe
d) Johnny Weissmuller
Answer: a) Jesse Owens
Who holds the record for the most triple-doubles in NBA history?
a) LeBron James
b) Magic Johnson
c) Oscar Robertson
d) Russell Westbrook
Answer: d) Russell Westbrook
Which American cyclist won seven consecutive Tour de France titles?
a) Lance Armstrong
b) Greg LeMond
c) Chris Froome
d) Alberto Contador
Answer: a) Lance Armstrong
Who is the most decorated Winter Olympian in American history with 8 medals?
a) Bonnie Blair
b) Apolo Ohno
c) Lindsey Vonn
d) Shaun White
Answer: b) Apolo Ohno
Which American golfer has won the most major championships?
a) Arnold Palmer
b) Tiger Woods
c) Jack Nicklaus
d) Phil Mickelson
Answer: c) Jack Nicklaus
Who became the first American to win the New York City Marathon in 40 years in 2009?
a) Meb Keflezighi
b) Ryan Hall
c) Bill Rodgers
d) Alberto Salazar
Answer: a) Meb Keflezighi
Which American snowboarder is known as the “Flying Tomato”?
a) Shaun White
b) Scotty James
c) Travis Rice
d) Louie Vito
Answer: a) Shaun White
Who won three NBA MVP awards in a row from 1988 to 1990?
a) Larry Bird
b) Magic Johnson
c) Michael Jordan
d) Charles Barkley
Answer: c) Michael Jordan
Which American gymnast scored a perfect 10 in the 1976 Olympics?
a) Simone Biles
b) Mary Lou Retton
c) Nadia Comaneci
d) Gabby Douglas
Answer: c) Nadia Comaneci
Who is known as “Captain America” in ice hockey?
a) Wayne Gretzky
b) Sidney Crosby
c) Bobby Orr
d) Chris Chelios
Answer: d) Chris Chelios
Which American fencer won the most medals in Olympic history?
a) Ibtihaj Muhammad
b) Mariel Zagunis
c) Lee Kiefer
d) Sada Jacobson
Answer: b) Mariel Zagunis
Who was the first American woman to win the Olympic gold medal in figure skating?
a) Peggy Fleming
b) Dorothy Hamill
c) Michelle Kwan
d) Kristi Yamaguchi
Answer: a) Peggy Fleming
Which American athlete won six Olympic medals in swimming, including five golds, in 1984?
a) Michael Phelps
b) Mark Spitz
c) Janet Evans
d) Matt Biondi
Answer: d) Matt Biondi
Who is the all-time leading scorer in the NBA?
a) LeBron James
b) Michael Jordan
c) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
d) Karl Malone
Answer: c) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Which American alpine ski racer won three Olympic gold medals and two World Cup championships?
a) Lindsey Vonn
b) Mikaela Shiffrin
c) Bode Miller
d) Ted Ligety
Answer: a) Lindsey Vonn
Who is the only American to win the men’s singles title at Wimbledon in the Open Era?
a) Andre Agassi
b) Pete Sampras
c) John McEnroe
d) Jimmy Connors
Answer: a) Andre Agassi
Which American basketball player was nicknamed “The Mailman”?
a) Karl Malone
b) Larry Bird
c) Tim Duncan
d) Kevin Durant
Answer: a) Karl Malone
Who was the first African American to win the Masters Tournament in golf?
a) Tiger Woods
b) Lee Elder
c) Charlie Sifford
d) Calvin Peete
Answer: b) Lee Elder
Who is the only American male to win Olympic gold in figure skating twice?
a) Brian Boitano
b) Scott Hamilton
c) Evan Lysacek
d) Dick Button
Answer: a) Brian Boitano
Which American swimmer won five gold medals at the 2000 Olympics?
a) Natalie Coughlin
b) Dara Torres
c) Jenny Thompson
d) Amanda Beard
Answer: a) Natalie Coughlin
Who won three consecutive NBA MVP awards from 1989 to 1991?
a) Hakeem Olajuwon
b) Charles Barkley
c) Magic Johnson
d) Michael Jordan
Answer: d) Michael Jordan
Which American athlete won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 1976 Olympics?
a) Bruce Jenner
b) Daley Thompson
c) Bill Toomey
d) Dan O’Brien
Answer: a) Bruce Jenner
Who is the only American to win the women’s singles title at the French Open in tennis?
a) Serena Williams
b) Chris Evert
c) Venus Williams
d) Jennifer Capriati
Answer: b) Chris Evert
Which American long-distance runner won four Olympic gold medals in the 1970s?
a) Frank Shorter
b) Galen Rupp
c) Bill Rodgers
d) Steve Prefontaine
Answer: a) Frank Shorter
Who is the most decorated American female swimmer with 12 Olympic medals?
a) Katie Ledecky
b) Missy Franklin
c) Jenny Thompson
d) Natalie Coughlin
Answer: d) Natalie Coughlin
Which American snowboarder is the first woman to win two Olympic gold medals in the halfpipe?
a) Chloe Kim
b) Kelly Clark
c) Hannah Teter
d) Jamie Anderson
Answer: a) Chloe Kim
Who is the only American woman to win the Olympic gold medal in downhill skiing?
a) Lindsey Vonn
b) Julia Mancuso
c) Picabo Street
d) Mikaela Shiffrin
Answer: c) Picabo Street
Which American basketball player won six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls?
a) Larry Bird
b) Magic Johnson
c) Shaquille O’Neal
d) Michael Jordan
Answer: d) Michael Jordan
Who became the first American to win the Olympic gold medal in figure skating in 1956?
a) Peggy Fleming
b) Dorothy Hamill
c) Tenley Albright
d) Kristi Yamaguchi
Answer: c) Tenley Albright
Which American athlete won six Olympic medals in track and field, including four golds, in the 1960s?
a) Carl Lewis
b) Jim Thorpe
c) Jesse Owens
d) Wilma Rudolph
Answer: d) Wilma Rudolph
