The Golf Round

Time flies when you are quarantining yourself with kids and still trying to work a regular day. Where we live, there are still many restrictions on what activities we can do. Golf, fortunately, is one of those outdoor activities that saw the least government restrictions. Unfortunately, because of the rise in interest (also, lack of any other outdoor activities), finding a course that wasn’t booked for months became difficult. Here is a trivia round while I am waiting my turn.

1. How many PGA Tours did Ben Hogan win in his career?

64

2. What is the standard diameter of the hole?

11 cm or 4.25 inches

3. Which type of golf club is subdivided into mallet, peripheral weighted and blade styles?

The putter

4. What device is used to measure the speed of a golf course putting green?

A stimpmeter

5. Where did the modern game of golf originate?

Scotland

6. The world’s oldest tournament, “The Open Championship” is also known as what?

The Open or the British Open

7. A lost ball results in a penalty of how many strokes?

One

8. During a stipulated round, how many clubs are allowed in a player’s bag?

14

9. The number of strokes a skilled golfer is expected to need to complete a hole is referred to as what?

Par

10. The term is used to refer to a score of four strokes under par?

Condor

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Canadian Thanksgiving 2019

A short trivia round on Canadian Thanksgiving. A few easy and a few hard questions to stump the family with.

1. What year marked the first annual celebration of Thanksgiving?

1879

2. When in October is Thanksgiving celebrated?

Second Monday

3. Which sports league holds games each Thanksgiving?

Canadian Football League

4. Which holidays do the United States observe on the same day as Thanksgiving?

Columbus Day and American Indigenous People’s Day

5. In which provinces is Thanksgiving not an official statutory holiday?

Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia

6. Which former Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers hockey player celebrates his birthday on October 14?

Sylvain Lefebvre

7. What is Thanksgiving better known as in Quebec?

Action de grâce

8. What province often serves Jiggs’ Dinner instead of turkey?

Newfoundland

9. In 2000, Thanksgiving coincided with which safety-related week-long event?

Fire Prevention Week

10. On what day in 1957 did Queen Elizabeth II open the 23rd Canadian Parliament, making it the only parliament formally opened by the Queen of Canada?

October 14

Sports Trivia Round 1

Hey sports enthusiasts! Enjoy the first of many RTG sports trivia rounds.

By popular demand, this is the first of many (I hope!) trivia rounds focused on sports! This one is made up of random questions, but I am working on a few rounds for specific sports. Enjoy!


  1. In rugby, what is the equivalent of a hockey face-off? – Scrum
  2. What sport is Tucker Dupree associated with? – Swimming
  3. The Oshawa Generals is a junior ice hockey team located in what country? – Canada
  4. How many successive Wimbledon titles did Bjorn Borg win? – 5
  5. Which years marked Bjorn Borg’s successive Wimbledon titles? – 1976 to 1980
  6. Who was known as the “Clown Prince” of basketball? – Meadowlark Lemon
  7. Which cricketer is known as “The Cat”? – Phil Tufnell
  8. What year was cricketer Phil Tufnell born? – 1966
  9. Who was the NBA’s most valuable player in 1976, 1977 and 1980? – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
  10. Which Italian won the 1998 Tour de France bicycle race? – Marco Pantani

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