15 Things You Need to Know to Win ANY Sports Trivia

Trivia night with your pals at the local bar can be one of the best nights of the week, especially when the topic is sports. You get to grab a beer, trash talk, and show off your knowledge of random facts to your friends and a room full of strangers. Everybody has their areas of expertise, but this list narrows it down to the sports facts you must know if you hope to compete.

You love sports and you're obsessive about your home team, so a little trivia should be easy, right? Wrong. You may know the birthday, shoe size, and high school record of your favorite athlete (or even an entire team), but to succeed on sports trivia night, you'll have to know more. Consider this your sports trivia facts sheet. It covers everything from the last 10 Super Bowl MVPs to the number of feathers on a regulation Badminton bird. Hey, you never know what they might throw at you, but at least with this list, you'll be more prepared than most people.

Study the list, go to a trivia night, and impress all your friends when these common sports trivia questions arise. By the end of the night, you'll be swimming in the free beer and congratulations that a real winner deserves.
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  • The Last 10 Super Bowl MVPs
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    The Last 10 Super Bowl MVPs

    2017 - Tom Brady, New England Patriots
    2016 - Von Miller, Denver Broncos

    2015 - Tom Brady, New England Patriots
    2014 - Malcolm Smith, Seattle Seahawks
    2013 - Joe Flacco, Baltimore Ravens
    2012 - Eli Manning, New York Giants
    2011 - Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers
    2010 - Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints
    2009 - Santonio Holmes, Pittsburgh Steelers
    2008 - Eli Manning, New York Giants

  • The Nine Professional Sports Teams That Don't End with the Letter "S"
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    The Nine Professional Sports Teams That Don't End with the Letter "S"

    Boston Red Sox
    Chicago White Sox
    Colorado Avalanche

    Miami Heat
    Minnesota Wild

    Oklahoma City Thunder
    Orlando Magic
    Tampa Bay Lightning
    Utah Jazz

     

  • The Four NBA Teams That Don't Have a Mascot
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    The Four NBA Teams That Don't Have a Mascot

    Brooklyn Nets
    Golden State Warriors
    Los Angeles Lakers
    New York Knicks

  • The Seven NFL Teams That Don't Have Cheerleaders
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    The Seven NFL Teams That Don't Have Cheerleaders

    Buffalo Bills
    Chicago Bears
    Cleveland Browns
    Detroit Lions
    Green Bay Packers
    New York Giants 
    Pittsburgh Steelers

  • The Derogatory Term for When a Baseball Player Strikes Out Four Times in a Game
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    The Derogatory Term for When a Baseball Player Strikes Out Four Times in a Game

    A "golden sombrero"

  • Deion Sanders

    October 11, 1992, for Atlanta Falcons vs. Miami Dolphins, 
    then Atlanta Braves vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

    *Sanders suited up for the MLB game, but didn't see the field