Author Login | Popular Articles | RSS Feeds | Sitemap

Sports Trivia Breakdown

By:

There are two types of questions: more obvious sports trivia questions and obscure sports trivia questions.

For example, an obscure sports trivia question would be something like: Who finished second in the Master's Golf Tournament in 2001? The answer is Ernie Els. Only diehard golf fans or sports trivia buffs would know this answer.

A more obvious question would be something like: Who is the NFL's all-time leading rusher? The answer is Emmitt Smith. Most NFL fans would know the answer to this question.

There are thousands and possibly millions of obscure questions but not nearly as many obvious questions. So let's take a look at some of the obvious questions for the major sports: football, baseball, basketball, and hockey. For all of these sports the records can be broken down by game records, season records and career records.

The major records for NFL football are passing, rushing, and receiving records. Here are three examples of the major ones:

Who holds the record for most touchdown passes in a career? Dan Marino, 420

Who holds the record for most passing yards in a career? Dan Marino, 61,361

Who holds the record for most touchdowns caught in a career? Jerry Rice, 197

The major records for basketball are points scored and rebounds. Here are two major records:

Who holds the record for most points in a season? Wilt Chamberlain, 4029

Who holds the record for most rebounds in a game? Wilt Chamberlain, 2,149

The major records for baseball generally deal with batting and pitching. The major categories for batting are batting average, hits, RBI, and homeruns. Here are two examples of major batting records:

Who holds the record for most hits in a season? Ichiro Suzuki, 262

Who holds the record for most homeruns in a career? Hank Aaron, 755

Generally the biggest pitching records deal with wins, saves, strikeouts, and earned run average (ERA). Here are two examples of major pitching records:

Who holds the record for most strikeouts in a game? Tom Cheney, 21 (16 innings pitched in an extra inning game)

Who holds the record for most wins in a season? Old Hoss Radbourn, 59

For hockey the major records revolve around goals scored, points, assists, and saves. Here are a couple examples:

Who holds the record for goals in a season? Wayne Gretzky, 92

Who holds the record for most shutouts in a career? Terry Sawchuk, 103

There are also many records for teams in all sports. However, most sports trivia questions are based on individual records.

Some records won't last for long, while other records may fall very soon.

We just saw the record for most touchdowns in a season fall when LaDanian Tomlinson shattered the old record. We also saw Peyton Manning set the record for most touchdown passes in a season. This coming season Brett Favre may set a new record for touchdown passes in a career.

In baseball Barry Bonds is closing in on Hank Aaron's homerun record. However, the record for most wins in a season will probably never be broken.

There are all types of sports trivia questions that can be asked and there are many more sports that can be included. To know many of the answers a person would have to be a sports fan and a bit of a history buff.

Article Source: http://www.articlesnatch.com

About the Author:
Curtis Henry is a writer for All Sports Trivia. Check out his website, where no sport is off limits, and test your sports trivia knowledge.

Tags: sports trivia

Print |

Ezine Ready |

Please Rate this Article

Recent UnCategorized Articles

Why New Houses UK Schemes Can Help First Time Buyers By: Anna Stenning - As a UK citizen, I want to eventually be able to afford my own detached house with a garden and a lovely front lawn completed with white picket...
Mp3 Speakers Have Opened New Vistas For The Music Industry By: Theodore Cartman - Mp3 speakers are an integral part of the players. The speakers make your music listening experience a unique one.
Tags: mp3 speakers, logitech speakers, portable speakers, speakers, mp3 players
Intricate Details of the In Wall Speakers By: Theodore Cartman - In wall speakers systems are really a very effective way in order to enjoy and experience remarkable music.
Tags: in wall speakers, speakers, in wall speaker system
Rainbow Trout Fishing In Alaska By: Martin Brinkmann - Rainbow trout fishing is something that people of many countries and races have enjoyed for quite a long time now.
Tags: alaska, fishing, rainbow trout, trout fishing, alaska fishing
Basic Guide To Fashion Schools By: Paul Hata - Are you interested in having a career in fashion? If you are, there is a good chance that you may be interested in attending fashion school.
Tags: shopping, fashion, jewelry, electronics, computers
How To Maintain Your Course Towards Self Improvement By: Paul Hata - Once you have decided on a self improvement course, you will face moments along your journey where it seems that you are not making progress toward your goal.
Tags: education, training, scholarship, children, school
Education - Scholarships For Black Students By: Paul Hata - He was the designated National Spokesman for Nation of Islam, a religious and socio-political organization founded in the United States which is aimed to resurrect the mental, social,...
Tags: education, training, scholarship, children, school
Search Online For The Best Scholarships By: Paul Hata - College education is not as simple as it was before.
Tags: education, training, scholarship, children, school
Finding More Information On College Scholarships By: Paul Hata - Education is becoming more and more expensive as time unfolds. For this reason, a number of students are applying for scholarships to supplement their financial needs in school.
Tags: education, training, scholarship, children, school
The Need For Education In The Developing Countries By: Paul Hata - Education is the process of acquiring knowledge from teachers through their teaching. It is the learning that one gets in schools.
Tags: education, training, scholarship, children, school

Today's Hot Articles

10 Food Processor Recipes You’ll Love By: - Sometimes it seems like cooking is just too difficult to do on a daily basis, but food processors take a lot of the hassle out. If you don’t have a food processor, I highly recommend that you get one.
Tags: home-and-family, meat grinder parts, hobart parts, hobart replacement parts, restaurant equipment parts
SAT Tutor New York- The Right Approach to Crack SAT Test By: - It’s really too difficult to survive in the highly competitive environment of present day educational sphere and to combat this you need right approach and mentor.
Tags: self-improvement, coaching, sat tutor new york, math tutor nyc, psat tutor nyc
Tiger Woods 09 PS3 Cheats By: - Help for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2009 on the Sony Playstation 3 game console.
Tags: computers-and-technology, games, tiger woods 09, tiger woods pga tour 09, tiger woods 2009
Saving big with laser toners. By: - The savings and discounts from compatible products are practical enough to consider this alternative.
Tags: computers-and-technology, hardware, color laser toners, printer ink cartridges, ink cartridges
Lil Wayne Tattoos By: - Lil Wayne also known as "Weezy Baby" is one of the most talented, controversial and famous rappers of our time. His incredible lyrics, rhythmic songs and the unique musical versions that he brings to hip-hop and rap lovers are some of the things that characterize him and his awesome work.
Tags: communications, lil wayne, lil wayne tattoos, lil wayne ringtones, lil wayne lollipop ringtone
SHORT LAYERED HAIR CUTS By: - One of the most smart and feminine looking Short Hair Cut is the Short Layered Hair Cuts. The Short Layered Hair Cuts are very popular. Women with straight Hair can look stunning with the Short Layered Hair Cuts. Even people with Curly and Wavy Hair textures can go in for Short Layered Hair Cuts. Short Layered Hair Cuts look very pretty and can compliment your face shape very well if done properly. We see Short Layered Hair Cuts a lot in occasions like Marriages, parties, social gatherings. No
Tags: business, advertising, short layered hair cuts
How To Write Your Name In Japanese Kanji Symbols For Your Tattoo Design By: - Nowadays, just as we, Japanese people, love to use English symbols or phrase on T-shirt, Logo or jewely design, Westerners start to use Japanese Kanji Symbols for their own design needs as well. The most popular use of Japanese Symbols is for tattoo designs, and today, this article tells you how your name is translated into Japanese Kanji symbols. Although there are 3 different Japanese scripts called Kanji, Hiragana and Katakana, the most popular Japanese symbol as a t...
Tags: reference-and-education, japanese symbols, japanese name, kanji, learn japanese
Free Hydrogen Plans - Claim Your Free Browns Gas Generator Plans Today Yes Free Hydrogen Generator Plans By: - Have you considered buying one of the products online about using water as fuel? They claim you can save 50 percent on fuel. Is this possible? Allmost all of these run your car on water systems are selling for $49, it is the same instructions. Do not buy them, I will give you the same free info on hydrogen powered cars at absolutely no cost.
Tags: reference-and-education, science, free hydrogen plans, free hho plans, free hydrogen generator plans
How to Make Your Own MySpace Layout By: - In order to make your own MySpace layout, you need to consider three things, namely the background properties, the text properties and the scrollbar and cursor properties. Let's have a look at each of these.
Tags: myspace layouts, myspace backgrounds
Memorial Poems: Helpful Words for Eulogies and Funeral Services By: - Finding the right words to say when someone has passed away can be difficult. This article provides insight into using poetry written for times of grief or bereavement to express feelings of loss and love during funeral or memorial services.
Tags: self-improvement, grief-loss, bereavement poem, funeral poem, in memory of poems

Comments

Search Ebay

Still can't find what you are looking for? Search for it!

ArticleSnatch Authors:

Member Login Sign Up Submit Articles Learn More Submission Guidelines Top Authors

For Publishers:

For Everyone:

Blog About Us Link to Us Contact Us New Stuff Link Directory Privacy Policy Sitemap Resources

Our Sites:

Free Magazines Book Your Hotel Stay Free MySpace Tools Massive Video Collection MJE Sales, LLC Blog MyWorldPlus Discounts Freedom Rocks MJE Sales, LLC

Stay and Watch a Video:

Click here to submit your free, permanent ads to TheFreeAdForum.com!

Submit Your link to the Open Link Directory Project

Copyright 2005-2008 MJE Sales, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Proud member of the ArticleCkr Search Network Search Network!
ArticleSnatch.com is free for both publishers and authors to use and is supported entirely from advertising revenue.
Use of our service is protected by our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.