Wimbledon Championships - Quiz
Wimbledon Championships
  • 1. Which local council placed the curfew on Wimbledon's roof usage?
A) London Borough Council
B) Wimbledon District Council
C) The Royal Parks Council
D) Merton Council
  • 2. How many players compete in the men's and ladies' singles draws?
A) 128
B) 256
C) 64
D) 100
  • 3. Who were the first players seeded as no. 1 at Wimbledon?
A) John McEnroe and Martina Navratilova
B) René Lacoste and Helen Wills
C) Boris Becker and Steffi Graf
D) Goran Ivanišević and Venus Williams
  • 4. Which wild card entrant was the only one to win the Gentlemen's Singles Championship?
A) Goran Ivanišević
B) Richard Krajicek
C) John McEnroe
D) Boris Becker
  • 5. Where is the qualifying tournament for Wimbledon held?
A) The All England Club
B) Bank of England Sports Ground in Roehampton
C) Wimbledon Park
D) Hyde Park
  • 6. What type of grass has been used on Wimbledon courts since 2001?
A) 50% ryegrass and 50% Kentucky Bluegrass
B) 70% ryegrass and 30% Creeping Red Fescue
C) 100% Creeping Red Fescue
D) 100% perennial ryegrass
  • 7. In what year did Wimbledon move to its current location on Church Road?
A) 1908
B) 1922
C) 1877
D) 1945
  • 8. How long does it take for the retractable roof on Centre Court to open or close fully?
A) 10 minutes
B) 20 minutes
C) 1 hour
D) 30 minutes
  • 9. What is the official name of the grass area where fans without tickets watch matches?
A) Murray Mound
B) Henman Hill
C) Rusedski Ridge
D) Aorangi Terrace
  • 10. Which court was known as the 'Graveyard of Champions'?
A) Centre Court
B) No. 3 Court
C) No. 1 Court
D) The old No. 2 Court
  • 11. Who was the first unseeded player to win the Ladies' Singles title?
A) Martina Hingis
B) Venus Williams
C) Serena Williams
D) Markéta Vondroušová
  • 12. How many seeds are there in the Gentlemen's and Ladies' singles since 2001?
A) 32
B) 8
C) 16
D) 64
  • 13. What is the spectator capacity of the current No. 1 Court?
A) 4,000
B) 14,979
C) 12,345
D) 2,192
  • 14. What is the primary responsibility of the outer court 'Court Attendants'?
A) Covering the courts when it rains
B) Umpiring matches
C) Selling tickets
D) Replacing the net
  • 15. How many main events are there at Wimbledon?
A) 16
B) 4
C) 7
D) 5
  • 16. What is the format of the Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles?
A) Best-of-five sets
B) Double-elimination
C) Single-elimination
D) Round Robin
  • 17. Which match format was changed from best-of-five to best-of-three in 2023?
A) Gentlemen's Singles
B) Ladies' Singles
C) Mixed Doubles
D) Gentlemen's Doubles
  • 18. How many points does a player need to reach in a final set tiebreak to win?
A) 12
B) 6
C) 7
D) 10
  • 19. Which event is a men's major warm-up tournament for Wimbledon?
A) US Open
B) Australian Open
C) French Open
D) Queen's Club Championships
  • 20. How many weeks gap is there currently between the French Open and Wimbledon?
A) 2
B) 4
C) 1
D) 3
  • 21. How many days is Wimbledon scheduled for?
A) 21
B) 14
C) 7
D) 10
  • 22. In which years was there play on the 'Middle Sunday' due to rain before it became a standard practice?
A) 1990, 1995, 2000, 2010
B) 1992, 1998, 2006, 2018
C) 1991, 1997, 2004, 2016
D) 1985, 1990, 2005, 2015
  • 23. What was the second Monday at Wimbledon often called before 2022?
A) Super Monday
B) Manic Monday
C) Magic Monday
D) Finals Monday
  • 24. Which of these is NOT a junior event?
A) Girls' Singles
B) Mixed Doubles
C) Boys' Doubles
D) Boys' Singles
  • 25. How many pairs are in the Gentlemen's Wheelchair Doubles?
A) 32
B) 8
C) 4
D) 16
  • 26. Where is the Halle Open held?
A) Germany
B) Great Britain
C) Turkey
D) Netherlands
  • 27. Which tournament was rescheduled from July to June to extend the grass court season?
A) Birmingham
B) Antalya Open
C) Rosmalen
D) Stuttgart Open
  • 28. What year will Wimbledon become the only remaining Grand Slam championship starting on a traditional Monday?
A) 2022
B) 2024
C) 2023
D) 2025
  • 29. Wimbledon is which of the four annual Grand Slam tennis events chronologically?
A) Second
B) Third
C) First
D) Fourth
  • 30. In what year was the first Wimbledon Championship held?
A) 1922
B) 1868
C) 1877
D) 1902
  • 31. What is the name of the original game that became lawn tennis?
A) Croquet
B) Sphairistikè
C) Rackets
D) Real tennis
  • 32. Who won the first Gentlemen's Singles title at Wimbledon?
A) Spencer Gore
B) Walter Clopton Wingfield
C) William Marshall
D) Fred Perry
  • 33. In what year were the first televised Wimbledon matches broadcast?
A) 1922
B) 1946
C) 1968
D) 1937
  • 34. Who was the first black player to compete at Wimbledon?
A) Bertrand Milbourne Clark
B) Arthur Ashe
C) Andy Murray
D) Althea Gibson
  • 35. Which supplier has provided the tournament balls since 1902?
A) Dunlop
B) Wilson
C) Slazenger
D) Rolex
  • 36. Why was the tournament cancelled in 2020?
A) COVID-19 pandemic
B) World War II
C) Renovation work
D) Lack of funding
  • 37. What significant change to officiating was announced for 2025?
A) Increase in umpire power
B) Electronic line calling
C) Introduction of shot clocks
D) Removal of the chair umpire
  • 38. Who was the last British man to win the singles title before Andy Murray in 2013?
A) William Marshall
B) Spencer Gore
C) Tim Henman
D) Fred Perry
  • 39. When were Ladies' and Mixed doubles added to the tournament?
A) 1877
B) 1924
C) 1913
D) 1884
  • 40. What color is the strict dress code for competitors?
A) Club colors
B) Traditional tennis colors
C) No specific color
D) All-white
  • 41. When was the retractable roof on Centre Court first tested at a public event?
A) 2012
B) 2003
C) 2009
D) 2008
  • 42. What company is mentioned as a major sponsor along with Slazenger?
A) IBM
B) Rolex
C) Adidas
D) Nike
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