Bing Tennis Quiz – Grand Slams, Courts and Champions
The Bing Tennis Quiz traces tennis champions, Grand Slam milestones and memorable rivalries without relying on the obvious answers, with questions on Wimbledon, Roland Garros, scoring terms, record runs and the players who changed the game. Grass, clay or hard court?
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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds
Surfaces
Which Grand Slam tournament is played on red clay?
Surfaces
Which Grand Slam is played on grass?
Scoring
In tennis, what does the score love mean?
History
Which player completed the only calendar-year Grand Slam in men's singles in the Open Era, in 1969?
History
Which woman won the Golden Slam in 1988, all four majors plus Olympic gold in one year?
Rivalries
The 1980 Wimbledon final with a famous 18-16 tiebreak was between Björn Borg and whom?
Records
How long did the longest match in tennis history, at Wimbledon in 2010, last?
Equality
Which player won the famous Battle of the Sexes match against Bobby Riggs in 1973?
Venues
In which New York borough is the US Open played?
Rules
What is the name of the system that uses cameras to judge whether a ball is in or out?
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Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions
- Q1: Which Grand Slam tournament is played on red clay?
Answer: The French Open
The French Open is held at Roland Garros in Paris. Clay slows the ball and rewards long rallies.
- Q2: Which Grand Slam is played on grass?
Answer: Wimbledon
Wimbledon has been played on grass since 1877. Players must wear almost entirely white clothing there.
- Q3: In tennis, what does the score love mean?
Answer: Zero
Love means zero points in a game. One popular theory links it to the French word for egg, l'oeuf, because of its round shape.
- Q4: Which player completed the only calendar-year Grand Slam in men's singles in the Open Era, in 1969?
Answer: Rod Laver
Rod Laver of Australia won all four majors in 1969, and he had also done it in 1962 as an amateur. The Laver Cup is named after him.
- Q5: Which woman won the Golden Slam in 1988, all four majors plus Olympic gold in one year?
Answer: Steffi Graf
Steffi Graf of Germany is the only player to win the Golden Slam in a single calendar year. She won 22 Grand Slam singles titles.
- Q6: The 1980 Wimbledon final with a famous 18-16 tiebreak was between Björn Borg and whom?
Answer: John McEnroe
Borg won the match in five sets to claim his fifth straight Wimbledon. The rivalry inspired the 2017 film Borg vs McEnroe.
- Q7: How long did the longest match in tennis history, at Wimbledon in 2010, last?
Answer: 11 hours and 5 minutes
John Isner beat Nicolas Mahut 70-68 in the fifth set over three days. Wimbledon later introduced final-set tiebreaks.
- Q8: Which player won the famous Battle of the Sexes match against Bobby Riggs in 1973?
Answer: Billie Jean King
Billie Jean King's victory was watched by about 90 million people worldwide. She also helped found the WTA tour.
- Q9: In which New York borough is the US Open played?
Answer: Queens
The US Open is played at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows. Its main court is Arthur Ashe Stadium.
- Q10: What is the name of the system that uses cameras to judge whether a ball is in or out?
Answer: Hawk-Eye
Hawk-Eye was first used at a Grand Slam at the 2006 US Open. Many tournaments now use fully electronic line calling.
Bing Tennis Quiz – Grand Slams, Courts and Champions
Tennis is played on three main surfaces, and each changes the game. Grass at Wimbledon is fast and low, clay at the French Open is slow and high-bouncing, and hard courts at the Australian and US Opens sit in between. Great champions learn to adapt to all of them.
Tennis history is full of milestones. Rod Laver won all four majors in a single year in 1969, and Steffi Graf completed the Golden Slam in 1988 by adding Olympic gold. Off the court, Billie Jean King's victory in the 1973 Battle of the Sexes became a landmark for equality in sport.
Rivalries bring the sport to life. Björn Borg and John McEnroe played a legendary 1980 Wimbledon final with an 18-16 tiebreak, and later generations enjoyed decades of battles between Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
Technology has changed tennis too. Hawk-Eye cameras now settle line calls, and after John Isner's 11-hour match at Wimbledon in 2010, the tournament introduced final-set tiebreaks. Even the strange scoring system, with love, deuce and advantage, has a long history.
You have 150 seconds to answer ten questions in the Bing Tennis Quiz. Every answer comes with a quick explanation, which makes the quiz a good way to learn as well as to test yourself. It works well on a phone, and it is also fun to play aloud with friends or family, taking turns to answer. The score is just for fun, so there is no pressure. If a question surprises you, read the explanation and try a related quiz afterward to build on what you learned.
Play the quiz and see whether you can rally through tennis history without dropping a point.
What This Quiz Teaches
- The four Grand Slam surfaces
- Scoring terms
- Calendar and Golden Slams
- Famous rivalries
- Record matches
- Technology in tennis
Quick Facts
- A tennis ball is covered in felt.
- Tiebreaks were introduced in the 1970s.
- The Davis Cup began in 1900.
- Wimbledon serves strawberries and cream to fans.
- The Australian Open is played in Melbourne.
- Tennis returned to the Olympics in 1988.
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