Cricket and Multi-Sport Trivia

Baggy Greens is the official nickname of Australia's cricket team, referring to the baggy green caps they wear. The Black Caps refers to New Zealand, Green Caps is not a recognized team nickname, and men in Yellow typically refers to the Australian rugby team (Wallabies) in some contexts.

The Black Caps is the official nickname of New Zealand's cricket team. The Men in Black refers to New Zealand's rugby team (All Blacks), Blue Caps is not a recognized nickname, and this is specific to cricket, not rugby.

'Poms' is a colloquial term used to refer to English people or their sports teams, particularly in Commonwealth countries like Australia and New Zealand. While informal, it is the correct answer among these options. The Men in Black is New Zealand's rugby team, Men in Blue typically refers to India, and Men in Green refers to Pakistan or South Africa depending on the sport.

Nova Peris-Kneebone became the first Aboriginal Australian to win Olympic gold as part of the women's hockey team at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Dawn Fraser and Evonne Goolagong were earlier champions but not the first Indigenous gold medalists.

Pele is credited with 1280 career goals according to the Guinness Book of World Records. Some sources cite slightly higher numbers (1281-1283), but 1280 is the widely accepted official figure and matches option A.

The New York Yankees have appeared in the most World Series (40 times as of 2016). Their long history of success and the team's longevity in baseball makes this record possible.

Babe Ruth, the legendary New York Yankees player from the 1920s, was famously called the 'Sultan of Swat' for his incredible home-hitting prowess. He hit 714 home runs in his career and revolutionized the game. Frank Thomas, Barry Bonds, and Kevin Mitchell came later and are not associated with this nickname.

Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France 7 times consecutively from 1999-2005, though he was later stripped of these titles due to doping. The question asks how many times he won, and historically he did win 7 times before the disqualification.

Bill Mosienko of the Chicago Blackhawks scored three goals in 21 seconds against the New York Rangers on March 23, 1952. This remains one of the fastest hat tricks in NHL history and is a legendary record in professional hockey.

Sunil Gavaskar scored 774 runs in his debut Test series against the West Indies in 1971. This record stood for decades and included centuries (774 at an average of 154.80 with 3 centuries and 1 fifty). The 774 figure is one of cricket's most famous debut statistics.

Don Bradman is famously called the 'Boy from Bowral' (not 'Bay of Bowral') because he was born and raised in Bowral, New South Wales, Australia. The nickname celebrates his humble hometown origins.

The second tied Test in cricket history was played between India and Australia in 1986 at Chennai (then Madras). The first tied Test was between Australia and West Indies in 1960 at Brisbane.

Mario Zagallo of Brazil won the FIFA World Cup as a player in 1958 and 1962, then as a manager in 1970. He was the first to achieve this feat, later matched only by Franz Beckenbauer of Germany.

Buster Crabbe, Mark Henderson, Brad Schumacher, and Neil Walker are all swimmers. Crabbe was an Olympic swimmer, and Schumacher and Walker are known competitive swimmers. The common link is swimming.