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