Golf Trivia Quiz # 25
This is Golf Quiz # 25, GOOD LUCK! You can head back to the main Golf Quiz index, or try your luck at a random quiz.Golf Question 1
Fingolfin the High King - Who were Fingolfin's parents?
The correct answer is 'Finwe and Indis'
Fingolfin's father was Finwe, the King of Noldor. He was married twice. His first wife was Miriel and their son was Curufinwe (Feanor), the greatest of the Noldor. Fingolfin's mother was his second wife, Indis. She was a Vanyar Elf, agnate of Ingwe, the High King of all the Elves. Finwe and Indis, other than Fingolfin, had another son named Finarfin.
Golf Question 2
A Year in Sports: Pt 2 - Along with baseball's first season MVP award handed out in this year, the Philadelphia Athletics were the World Series champions. Jack Johnson was the heavyweight champion. The Stanley Cup winners were the Ottawa Senators. Meridian won the Kentucky Derby, and John McDermott became the youngest golfer ever to win the United States Open Championship. What year was this?
The correct answer is '1911'
Ty Cobb of the Tigers and Frank Schulte of the Cubs were the first to receive baseball's MVP. In 1911, Jack Johnson was also boxing's heavyweight champion. In 1911, John McDermott was 19 years, 10 months, and 14 days old when he won the Open.
Golf Question 3
Golf Basics - If you hit a golf ball outside of the range of play, you are said to have gone _______ ?
The correct answer is 'out of bounds'
Of course, if I hit a ball out of bounds, I'd probably be out of breath, too. :)
Golf Question 4
Famous Comedians - This comedian was a regular on "Saturday Night Live". He made a string of movies since the 1990s, including one from 1996 about a washed-up hockey player turned golfer? Who is this comedy sensation?
The correct answer is 'Adam Sandler'
Sandler starred as the hapless "Happy Gilmore" in 1996. he played a violent, abrasive, yet frustrated failed hockey player who was always ready to apologize for his offenses. Many other great movies by Sandler included "The Wedding Singer" (1998), "The Waterboy" (1998), "Big Daddy" (1999) and "Mr. Deeds" (2002).
Golf Question 5
'M*A*S*H' - 'Cowboy' - Thanks to the mischievous mettling of an errant sniper Hawkeye's plan for a relaxing golf game falls to pieces. Later that evening, Henry is depicted nervously attempting to relax in his tent. After a drink of seltzer, he settles into bed. Suddenly, which of the following things happens to his tent?
The correct answer is 'A jeep drives through it'
Henry appears to believe he is safe in his tent, but alas not. As soon as he tucks himself into bed, a driverless jeep careens through his tent. Radar finds Henry under the collapsed tent door, with the latter muttering a few words like 'jeep', 'crash' and 'kill'.
Golf Question 6
Wonderful World of Golf - Which of the following New Zealand golfer's has not won their National Championship?
The correct answer is 'Steven Alker'
Golf Question 7
Woody Allen Degrees - "The Legend Of Bagger Vance" was a film that did not quite work even though that Oscar winning actress and others were actively involved. A marginal golfer with a mystic caddy? Given that, you take your chances. I guess that golf is not a sport that yields a whole lot of magic to it (you walk around around with a hushed crowd watching while you knock around a little dimpled ball and no one ever cheers when said ball lands in the hole. They just politely clap. It's not nearly as rowdy as a football match!). But, anyway, who played Bagger Vance in this completely overlooked movie?
The correct answer is 'Will Smith'
Okay, this movie wasn't great, but it was unexpectably unsuccessful upon its release in 2000. Matt Damon played the golfer but it was Will Smith who played the magical caddy Bagger. Smith's career is interesting, at best. From a rap singer to a sitcom TV star to playing Muhammed Ali? It didn't take long for his career to take roots and, from what I hear, he is a switch in Hollywood as he is a genuinely nice and humble man. This movie aside, sometimes it appears that good guys finish on top.
Golf Question 8
1.9 "The Punishment Lighter" - Who bought Agrestic's golf course?
The correct answer is 'Summer Canyon'
Dean and Doug were interested in the prices they'd have to pay to play on the course now. Doug told Celia it was great news, $100 during the week and $150 on weekends. This included carts. Celia was also happy to hear that all the houses on the course belonged to Summer Canyon now.
Golf Question 9
True or False - Ben's Way - In golf, the International team won the year 2000 President's Cup.
The correct answer is 'False'
The US won that one.
Golf Question 10
Augusta National Golf Club - On what hole did Jack Nicklaus sink a 40 foot putt on his way to a win in the 1975 Masters?
The correct answer is '16th'
At first the 16th was like the 12th, but it was too easy, so a lake was built and the green was moved to the right, and that made the magnificent 16th we know today.