Sports trivia has a problem most trivia does not: the room is split. One friend knows the rushing leader of every season since 1985, another has watched exactly one Super Bowl, for the halftime show. Hand them the same hard question and one of them gets bored while the other gets smug. The fix is not easier questions, it is a better mix.
This list has 120 sports trivia questions and answers built for exactly that room. There is an easy round anyone can play, rounds for the NFL, the NBA, MLB and soccer, a round for the Olympics, tennis, golf and hockey, a hard round for the know-it-all, and a numbers round where close enough still loses. Two rounds come as printable sheets, and every answer is a settled fact rather than a record that might fall next season.
Sports trivia at a glance
120questions with answers
10questions per round
20 sto write an answer
2xpoints in the hard round
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How to run a sports trivia night
Game day is the easiest day to get people to play: they are already on the sofa.
The best sports trivia nights feel like a halftime show, not an exam. Keep rounds short, mix the sports, and let people play in teams so the casual fans have someone to lean on. For mixed rounds beyond sports, see our general knowledge questions and funny trivia questions.
1Split into teams of two to four. Put one real sports fan in each team if you can.
2Play rounds of 10 questions. Mix at least two sports in each round, even if the round has a theme.
3Read each question twice, then give teams 20 seconds to write an answer. No phones on the table.
4Swap answer sheets between teams for marking. Nobody argues harder than a team marking a rival.
5One point per correct answer, two for the hard round. Read the scores out after every round, not just at the end.
The golden rule of sports trivia
Never ask about a current record or "the most recent winner" unless you checked it that morning. Records fall, rosters change and your trivia sheet from last season will quietly be wrong. Every question in this article uses a fact that cannot change: who won in a given year, what a rule says, how a field is measured.
Which round for which fan
Easy round
Kids and casual fans
Start here so the friend who came for the snacks scores too.
20 questionsPrintableAges 8+
League rounds
NFL, NBA, MLB, soccer
Rules and history that cannot change, with two sports mixed in every round.
15 per sport1 point
Hard round
For the know-it-all
Sports history beyond the highlights, for the final round.
15 questionsPrintable2 points
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Easy sports trivia questions for kids and casual fans
Start here. These 20 questions work for kids from about eight and for the friend who only came for the snacks. Print the sheet, hand one to each team and keep the answers hidden until everyone is done. When you print, the answers land on their own page.
Free to print at home. Answers print on a separate page.
Easy sports trivia
Round 1: 20 questions, 1 point each
1.How many players does a soccer team have on the field at once?
2.In which sport do you score a touchdown?
3.How many points is a free throw worth in basketball?
4.How many rings are on the Olympic flag?
5.In tennis, what word means a score of zero?
6.How many strikes make an out in baseball?
7.Which sport is played at Wimbledon?
8.How many holes are in a standard round of golf?
9.What is a perfect score in ten-pin bowling?
10.In which sport do players hit a puck?
11.Which sport uses a shuttlecock?
12.How many players from one basketball team are on the court at once?
13.How long is a marathon, in miles?
14.Which country hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896?
15.In which sport can you make a hole in one?
16.What do you call it when one player scores three goals in a game?
17.How often are the Summer Olympics held?
18.What color card sends a soccer player off the field?
19.How many bases does a baseball diamond have, counting home plate?
20.In which sport do you hear "on your marks, get set" before a sprint race?
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Answers: Easy sports trivia
1. 11
2. American football
3. 1
4. 5
5. Love
6. 3
7. Tennis
8. 18
9. 300
10. Ice hockey
11. Badminton
12. 5
13. 26.2 miles
14. Greece
15. Golf
16. A hat trick
17. Every four years
18. Red
19. 4
20. Track and field (running)
Football trivia questions (NFL)
Football questions are the ones people argue about longest, so keep them to rules and history. Everyone in the room knows a touchdown is six points. Far fewer remember which team won the very first Super Bowl.
Which team won Super Bowl I in January 1967? The Green Bay Packers.
How many points is a touchdown worth? 6.
How many points is a field goal worth? 3.
How many points does a safety give the defense? 2.
How many yards does a team need for a first down? 10.
How long is an NFL field between the goal lines? 100 yards.
How many teams are in the NFL? 32.
Which team finished the 1972 season unbeaten, Super Bowl included? The Miami Dolphins.
Which quarterback won seven Super Bowls? Tom Brady.
Who is the Super Bowl trophy named after? Vince Lombardi.
Which Super Bowl is the only one branded with Arabic instead of Roman numerals? Super Bowl 50.
Which team is nicknamed "America's Team"? The Dallas Cowboys.
Which trophy goes to the most outstanding player in college football each year? The Heisman Trophy.
Which team plays its home games at Arrowhead Stadium? The Kansas City Chiefs.
How long is one quarter of an NFL game? 15 minutes.
Basketball trivia questions (NBA)
Basketball trivia works well with mixed groups because the famous names are famous far beyond the sport. Even people who never watch a game know who Michael Jordan is. The peach baskets question is a good one to open with.
Who invented basketball in 1891? James Naismith.
What did the first basketball games use as hoops? Peach baskets.
How high is a regulation basketball rim? 10 feet.
How many points is a shot from behind the arc worth? 3.
Which player is nicknamed "His Airness"? Michael Jordan.
How many NBA championships did Michael Jordan win? 6.
Bill Russell won 11 NBA titles with which team? The Boston Celtics.
How many points did Wilt Chamberlain score in one game in 1962? 100.
How many teams are in the NBA? 30.
How long is the NBA shot clock? 24 seconds.
How many personal fouls get a player fouled out in the NBA? 6.
Which NBA team plays in Canada? The Toronto Raptors.
Which shot is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar famous for? The skyhook.
Which team drafted LeBron James first overall in 2003? The Cleveland Cavaliers.
What was the 1992 US Olympic men's basketball team called? The Dream Team.
Baseball trivia questions (MLB)
Father against daughter, porch rules: loser carries the snacks in.
Baseball is the sport of numbers, which makes it perfect for trivia: distances, streaks, jersey numbers. These 15 questions lean on history, because baseball fans love its history more than any other sport's fans do.
How many innings are in a regulation MLB game? 9.
How many players does the defense have on the field in baseball? 9.
How far is it from the pitcher's rubber to home plate? 60 feet, 6 inches.
How far apart are the bases? 90 feet.
What is a home run with the bases loaded called? A grand slam.
Babe Ruth was sold by the Red Sox to which team? The New York Yankees.
Who broke baseball's color barrier in 1947? Jackie Robinson.
Which jersey number is retired across all of MLB? 42, for Jackie Robinson.
How many games in a row did Cal Ripken Jr. play? 2,632.
Which team won the 2016 World Series to end a 108-year wait? The Chicago Cubs.
What is the Green Monster? The left-field wall at Fenway Park in Boston.
How many career home runs did Hank Aaron hit? 755.
How many career home runs did Barry Bonds hit? 762.
What do the letters RBI stand for? Runs batted in.
Which song does the crowd sing in the seventh-inning stretch? "Take Me Out to the Ball Game."
Soccer and World Cup trivia questions
The 2026 World Cup was played in the United States, Canada and Mexico, so soccer questions land better in an American living room than they did a few years ago. The questions below stick to finals and firsts that will not change.
Which country won the first World Cup in 1930? Uruguay.
Which three countries hosted the 2026 World Cup? The United States, Canada and Mexico.
How many teams played at the 2026 World Cup? 48.
In which year did the US host the men's World Cup before 2026? 1994.
Which country won the 2022 World Cup in Qatar? Argentina.
Which country won the 2010 World Cup? Spain.
How many World Cups did Pelé win with Brazil? 3.
Which player is nicknamed "La Pulga", the flea? Lionel Messi.
Which country won the first Women's World Cup in 1991? The United States.
How long is a regulation soccer match? 90 minutes, two halves of 45.
What is it called when a player scores in their own net? An own goal.
What does MLS stand for? Major League Soccer.
Which English club plays at Anfield? Liverpool.
Which English club plays at Old Trafford? Manchester United.
Which body part can a goalkeeper use only inside their own penalty area? Their hands.
Olympics, tennis, golf and hockey trivia
The catch-all round. Olympic questions are the great equalizer, because everyone watches the Olympics, even people who ignore sports for the other three and a half years.
How many Olympic gold medals did Michael Phelps win? 23.
Which city hosted the 2024 Summer Olympics? Paris.
Which city will host the 2028 Summer Olympics? Los Angeles.
Which gymnast scored the first perfect 10 at the Olympics, in 1976? Nadia Comăneci.
In the 1980 "Miracle on Ice", the US hockey team beat which country? The Soviet Union.
How many events are in a decathlon? 10.
How many Grand Slam tournaments are played in tennis each year? 4.
Which Grand Slam is played on clay? The French Open, at Roland-Garros.
Which golf tournament gives its winner a green jacket? The Masters.
What is one under par on a golf hole called? A birdie.
What is two under par on a golf hole called? An eagle.
What is the NHL championship trophy called? The Stanley Cup.
How many players does each team have on the ice, goalie included? 6.
Which hockey player is known as "The Great One"? Wayne Gretzky.
How long is an Olympic swimming pool? 50 meters.
The best trivia question is the one where the whole room groans "I knew that" one second after the answer is read.
Hard sports trivia questions
For the final round, or for the one friend who got every answer so far. These questions reward people who remember sports history, not just the highlights. Count them double.
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Hard sports trivia
Final round: 15 questions, 2 points each
1.Which NFL team lost four Super Bowls in a row in the early 1990s?
2.Which Seattle NBA team moved to Oklahoma City in 2008?
3.Which pitcher has the most wins in MLB history?
4.How many games in a row did Joe DiMaggio get a hit in 1941?
5.Which country has played in every men's World Cup?
6.Who won all four tennis majors and Olympic gold in 1988?
7.What is three strikes in a row called in bowling?
8.Which boxer was born Cassius Clay?
9.Which French town hosted the first Winter Olympics in 1924?
10.Which horse won the 1973 Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths?
11.How many players does a rugby union team have on the field?
12.Which team won the first Cricket World Cup in 1975?
13.What does NASCAR stand for?
14.In which sport is the Ryder Cup played?
15.What is the diameter of a basketball hoop, in inches?
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Answers: Hard sports trivia
1. Buffalo Bills
2. SuperSonics
3. Cy Young (511)
4. 56
5. Brazil
6. Steffi Graf
7. A turkey
8. Muhammad Ali
9. Chamonix
10. Secretariat
11. 15
12. West Indies
13. National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing
14. Golf
15. 18 inches
Numbers round: close enough is not enough
Every answer here is a number, and every number sounds easy until you have to write it down. A good twist: if nobody gets one exactly right, the closest team scores the point.
How many laps of a 400-meter track is a 1,500-meter race? 3.75.
How many minutes does a regulation NBA game last? 48.
Which jersey number did the NHL retire for every team, in honor of Wayne Gretzky? 99.
How many points is a touchdown plus a made extra-point kick? 7.
How long is an NFL field including both end zones? 120 yards.
How many pins stand at the end of a bowling lane? 10.
How high is a tennis net at the center? 3 feet.
How many players does an indoor volleyball team have on the court? 6.
How long is a marathon in kilometers? 42.195.
How many periods are in an NHL game? 3.
Start it on the TV, the rest is in your pocket
Trivia night always needs someone to read the questions, run the clock and keep score, and that person does not get to play. Buzzin moves that job onto the TV you already watch the game on. The game starts in the smart TV's browser, on a Chromecast or a laptop over HDMI, or through the BuzzinTV app on LG TVs with webOS 22 or newer, Philips TVs with Titan OS, Android TV, Google TV and Amazon Fire TV. Everyone scans a QR code on the screen and their phone becomes a buzzer. Nobody installs anything or makes an account. Which setup works on your TV is covered step by step in smart TV party games with phones.
TV Show is a quiz with a voiced host: the question and four answers on the big screen, and the fastest correct tap on a phone scores. It fits nicely into halftime or after the final whistle, when the room still wants to compete. For more question rounds, the Halloween trivia questions and answers work for October, and our guide to party games for large groups covers the nights with a crowd.
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Frequently asked questions
What are some good sports trivia questions?
Good sports trivia questions have answers that cannot change: which team won Super Bowl I (the Green Bay Packers), how many rings are on the Olympic flag (five), or how far it is between the bases (90 feet). Mix easy rule questions with a few history questions, and avoid current records that may have been broken since you wrote the list.
What are easy sports trivia questions for kids?
Kids do best with questions about rules and equipment they have seen: how many players are on a soccer team (11), which sport uses a shuttlecock (badminton) or what a perfect bowling score is (300). Avoid names and years with younger kids, and let them play in teams with an adult.
How many questions should a sports trivia night have?
Plan four to six rounds of 10 questions, about 40 to 60 questions in total. That takes roughly an hour with scoring and a break. End with a harder round worth double points so the teams in last place still have a chance.
What is the hardest sports trivia question?
The hardest questions ask about history that highlight reels skip, like which team lost four Super Bowls in a row (the Buffalo Bills) or which pitcher has the most career wins (Cy Young, with 511). A good hard question still has an answer people recognize once they hear it.
Can you play sports trivia on a TV with phones?
Yes. With a quiz game like TV Show on Buzzin, the TV shows the questions and each player answers on their own phone after scanning a QR code, so nobody needs a controller. The game keeps score automatically, which means the host plays too.
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Eryk Kruk · Buzzin Founder
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