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60 free 2010s Sports trivia questions with answers — sports quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
This 2010s sports trivia quiz covers the whole decade, from Andres Iniesta's winner in Johannesburg to Eliud Kipchoge running 1:59:40 in Vienna. In between are the moments people still argue about: Germany's 7-1, Leicester City at 5,000-1, the Cubs ending 108 years, the Cavaliers coming back from 3-1, the Patriots coming back from 28-3, the Kick Six, the boundary count at Lord's and Tiger Woods winning the Masters again at 43. The questions span soccer, the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, tennis, golf, the Olympics, cricket, rugby, cycling, motor racing, boxing and MMA, so a general fan will get a fair share and a specialist will still find a few that bite. About a third are easy warm-ups, a third are medium, and the rest are for people who remember who Meb Keflezighi is. Every answer was checked against Wikipedia and primary records before publishing, and each question carries the sentence that establishes it. If you think one is wrong, use the report button and we will look again.
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Q 01Who scored the only goal of the 2010 World Cup final, four minutes from the end of extra time?
Andrés Iniesta
It was the first World Cup final outside Europe between two European sides; the Netherlands finished with ten men after John Heitinga's red card.
Q 02Which substitute volleyed Germany's winner against Argentina in the 2014 World Cup final?
Mario Götze
He had come on shortly before the end of normal time and chested down Schürrle's cross before scoring in the 113th minute.
Q 03Germany's 7-1 demolition of Brazil in the 2014 semi-final was played in which city?
Belo Horizonte
Brazil were without the injured Neymar and the suspended Thiago Silva; Brazilians call the game the Mineiraço after the Mineirão stadium.
Q 04The 2018 World Cup final saw the first own goal in a final's history. Which Croatian scored it?
Mario Mandžukić
Mandžukić made up for it by scoring at the right end after a Hugo Lloris error; France still won 4-2.
Q 05Bookmakers offered what odds on Leicester City winning the 2015-16 Premier League at the start of the season?
5,000-1
The title was sealed on 2 May 2016 when Chelsea came back to draw with Tottenham in the 'Battle of the Bridge'.
Q 06The Chicago Cubs' 2016 World Series win was their first since which year?
1908
Game 7 went to ten innings and finished 8-7 just after midnight, the first extra-innings Game 7 since 1997.
Q 07The 2016 Cavaliers became the first team to win the NBA Finals after trailing by what margin?
3-1
The win ended Cleveland's 52-year championship drought; LeBron James was the unanimous Finals MVP.
Q 08What regular-season record did the Golden State Warriors set in 2015-16, the best in NBA history?
73-9
They broke the 1995-96 Bulls' 72-10, then lost the Finals from 3-1 up.
Q 09The Patriots' Super Bowl LI comeback against Atlanta came from what deficit?
28-3
It was the largest comeback in Super Bowl history and the first Super Bowl decided in overtime, 34-28.
Q 10The Seattle Seahawks won their first Super Bowl in February 2014 by what score over Denver?
43-8
It is the largest margin of victory ever by a Super Bowl underdog, and it happened in New Jersey, the first outdoor cold-weather Super Bowl.
Q 11Which undrafted Patriots rookie made the goal-line interception that won Super Bowl XLIX?
Malcolm Butler
Seattle threw from the one-yard line rather than hand to Marshawn Lynch, a call still debated a decade later.
Q 12As a result of Deflategate, Tom Brady was suspended for how many games at the start of the 2016 season?
Four
The Patriots were also fined $1 million and lost two draft picks; the balls in question came from the January 2015 AFC title game.
Q 13The Philadelphia Eagles' win in Super Bowl LII was their first NFL title since which year?
1960
Nick Foles beat Tom Brady 41-33 with the help of the 'Philly Special' trick play, in a rematch of Super Bowl XXXIX.
Q 21Which NHL team won three Stanley Cups in the 2010s, in 2010, 2013 and 2015?
Chicago Blackhawks
The Kings and Penguins each won two in the decade; the Blackhawks' run came under owner Rocky Wirtz.
Q 22The 2019 World Series was won by which team, upsetting the Houston Astros for its first title?
Washington Nationals
The road team won all seven games, a first in any major U.S. sport; the Astros' sign-stealing scandal broke weeks later.
Q 23The Astros' sign-stealing scandal concerned their illegal use of what in 2017 and 2018?
A video camera system
Q 14Peyton Manning was the first starting QB to win Super Bowls with two teams. Which two?
Colts and Broncos
The win made him the first starting quarterback to win the Super Bowl with two different franchises.
Q 15Which Auburn player returned a missed field goal for the winning touchdown in the 2013 'Kick Six'?
Chris Davis
Alabama's 57-yard attempt on the final play fell short; Davis caught it in the end zone and ran it back 109 yards.
Q 16In 2016 Colin Kaepernick began kneeling during the national anthem while playing for which team?
San Francisco 49ers
He had led the 49ers to Super Bowl XLVII three seasons earlier; he never played another NFL game after 2016.
Q 17Which team won the 2019 NBA title, the first for a franchise based outside the United States?
Toronto Raptors
Kawhi Leonard was Finals MVP after his four-bounce buzzer-beater against Philadelphia in the previous round.
Q 18Kawhi Leonard's 2019 Game 7 buzzer-beater against the 76ers bounced on the rim how many times?
Four
The corner shot gave Toronto a 92-90 win and remains the only Game 7 buzzer-beater in NBA history.
Q 19On 8 July 2010, LeBron James announced on ESPN he was taking his talents to which team?
Miami Heat
'The Decision' aired after seven seasons in Cleveland; he returned there in 2014 and won the title in 2016.
Q 20The St. Louis Blues won their first Stanley Cup in 2019, in what number season of play?
51st
They had been last in the league in January; it was then the third-longest title drought in NHL history.
The scheme relayed catchers' signs to hitters, famously by banging on a trash can; managers A. J. Hinch and Alex Cora both lost their jobs.
Q 24At which three consecutive Olympics did Usain Bolt win the 100m and 200m double?
2008, 2012 and 2016
His 9.58 for the 100m from Berlin 2009 was the biggest improvement in the record since electronic timing began.
Q 25How many gold medals did Michael Phelps win at the 2016 Rio Olympics, his last Games?
Five
Plus one silver, taking his career haul to 23 golds and 28 medals, both all-time records.
Q 26Katie Ledecky won her first Olympic gold at London 2012 in which event, aged 15?
800m freestyle
The win was unexpected; she went on to become the most decorated female swimmer in history.
Q 27Simone Biles won the Olympic all-around gold for the first time at which Games?
Rio 2016
She also won vault and floor and team gold in Rio, and repeated the all-around in Paris eight years later.
Q 28The 2014 Winter Olympics were held in which Russian city?
Sochi
They were the first Games under IOC president Thomas Bach, and were later overshadowed by the Russian state doping scandal.
Q 29The 2018 Winter Olympics were hosted by which country?
South Korea
Pyeongchang won the vote in Durban in 2011; it was South Korea's second Olympics after Seoul 1988.
Q 30Andy Murray's 2013 Wimbledon win made him the first British men's singles champion there since whom?
Fred Perry
Perry's win was in 1936; Murray beat Novak Djokovic in straight sets and won again in 2016.