Wimbledon Quiz

2. The third time was a charm for this women's singles champion, who beat Nathalie Tauziat in 1998's Wimbledon final after previous losses in the finals to Steffi Graf in 1993 and Martina Hingis in 1997.

• Lindsay Davenport
  No, it was Jana Novotna. It was the first Grand Slam title for Novotna in her 11-year career.
• Jana Novotna
  Correct! It was the first Grand Slam title for Novotna in her 11-year career.
• Monica Seles
  No, it was Jana Novotna. It was the first Grand Slam title for Novotna in her 11-year career.

3. What October 1940 disaster destroyed 1,200 seats and caused damages to the grounds that took workers nine years to repair?

• A fire that started in an ammunition storage shed
  No, it was a bomb that hit Centre Court. The All England Club served several military functions during WWII, including a home to fire and ambulance service.
• A bomb that hit Centre Court
  That's right. The All England Club served several military functions during WWII, including a home to fire and ambulance service.
• The crash of a British fighter plane
  No, it was a bomb that hit Centre Court. The All England Club served several military functions during WWII, including a home to fire and ambulance service.

4. Which player is the all time winningest singles player in Wimbledon history, with nine titles?

• Martina Navratilova
  Correct! Navratilova owned the women's tournament in the 1980s, winning six straight titles from 1982–1987.
• Pete Sampras
  No, it is Martina Navratilova. She owned the women's tournament in the 1980s, winning six straight titles from 1982–1987.
• Rod Laver
  No, it is Martina Navratilova. She owned the women's tournament in the 1980s, winning six straight titles from 1982–1987.

5. In 1907, Australia's Norman Brookes became the first champion from overseas to win the men's title. Since then how many men from Great Britain have won the tournament?

• 2
  That's right -- Arthur Gore (1908, 1909) and Fred Perry (1934-36).
• 8
  No, it is two: Arthur Gore (1908, 1909) and Fred Perry (1934-36).
• 14
  No, it is two: Arthur Gore (1908, 1909) and Fred Perry (1934-36).

6. What makes the courts at Wimbledon unique among Grand Slam locales?

• They are six inches wider
  No, Wimbledon is the last Grand Slam event played on grass.
• They have grass turf
  That's correct -- Wimbledon is the last Grand Slam event played on grass.
• They are surfaced with green clay
  No, Wimbledon is the last Grand Slam event played on grass.

7. Who or what appeared at Centre Court for the first time in 1981?

• Yellow tennis balls
  No, it was the first female umpire ... a mere 104 years after the first Wimbledon tournament was held.
• On-the-court television cameras
  No, it was the first female umpire ... a mere 104 years after the first Wimbledon tournament was held.
• A female umpire
  That's right ... a mere 104 years after the first Wimbledon tournament was held.

8. In addition to lawn tennis, what sport did the All England Club originally play host to when it was founded in 1868?

• Horse racing
  No, it was cricket. The club's full name is the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.
• Croquet
  You got it! The club's full name is the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.
• Cricket
  No, it was cricket. The club's full name is the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.

9. This eight-time women's Wimbledon champion whose serious demeanor on the court earned her the nickname "Little Miss Pokerface" died on New Year's Day in 1998. Who was she?

• Lottie Dod
  No, it was Helen Wills Moody, who was voted Female Athlete of the Year in 1935 by the Associated Press. She died at the age of 92 in Carmel, California.
• Dorothea Douglass Chambers
  No, it was Helen Wills Moody, who was voted Female Athlete of the Year in 1935 by the Associated Press. She died at the age of 92 in Carmel, California.
• Helen Wills Moody
  Correct. Moody, who was voted Female Athlete of the Year in 1935 by the Associated Press, died at the age of 92 in Carmel, California.

10. When Jacco Eltingh and Paul Haarhuis captured the men's doubles title in 1998, it broke the five-year winning streak of what duo?

• Jonas Bjorkman & Thomas Johansson
  No, it was Mark Woodforde & Todd Woolbridge. No other doubles team has won five straight Wimbledon titles.
• Mark Woodforde & Todd Woolbridge
  That's right! And no other doubles team has won five straight Wimbledon titles.
• Bob Woodward & Carl Bernstein
  No, it was Mark Woodforde & Todd Woolbridge. No other doubles team has won five straight Wimbledon titles.