Saturday, August 8, 2009

Learn Some General Sports Trivia And Impress Others

By Eduard Schmidt

Whether or not you are a sports buff, it can be a great idea to learn some great general sports trivia. The reason for this is because you never know when you will get caught in a conversation with a sports buff. Don't get caught looking like you don't have anything in common with them. Even just knowing a few facts will get you through a tough conversation. You never know when this information will come in handy. You could be in a job interview, meeting the future in-laws for the first time or trying to impress a future date. Try and memorize the following facts for possible future use. You will impress your friends and family if nothing else. If you already know these facts then maybe it can help you to brush up on your sports knowledge.

o Dr. James Naismith first invented Basketball while living in Massachusetts in 1891. He was Canadian. He felt that kids need to get in shape and thought that this would be a great game to play inside during the brutal Massachusetts winters.

The NHL currently has just over 80 games in the season.

In the 1990's the team that won 3 Super Bowls was the Dallas Cowboys.

Annika Sorenstam won with the lowest score in a 18 hole LPGA tour with a score of 59.

The only person to throw a non hitting game and lose in baseball is Ken Johnson. His team lost because of two errors.

NASCAR uses a white flag to warn drivers of the last lap.

o The NBA team that play at the Palace of Auburn Hills is the Detroit Pistons.

Olympics first recognized Tennis as an official sport in 1896.

The Pittsburg Steelers won Super Bowl XL in the NFL.

o The Great Khali is a professional wrestler. His name is Dalip Singh.

o Edmonton Oilers won 5 Stanley Cups in the 1980's.

o There are 108 double stitches in a regulation hard ball in Major League Baseball.

The World Series in 07-08 was won by the Philidelphia Phillies.

o The first US volleyball player to win 3 Olympic gold medals is Karch Kiraly.

Baseball was not the first sports team to use the term "home run." Cricket was the first.

"Swoosh" is the company logo of Nike.

o Leslie Nielson made a lot of money with his Bad Golf Made Easy instructional videos. The sales were huge.

o Muhammad Ali developed Parkinson's syndrome from too many blows from too much boxing.

General sports trivia can be fun to learn. If you can memorize a few of the above facts then you are well on your way to having an intelligent sports conversation with even the most educated sports fan. If you are a sports fan then hopefully these are facts that you did not know before. Learn more general sports trivia and impress your friends! They will think that you really follow sports. Plus, if you have to impress someone you are just meeting then these facts can really come in handy. If you want to learn more sports trivia then go online. There are hundreds of websites devoted to the subject. Find some websites with facts that interest you.

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