Can You Guess These Athlete Nicknames?

Can You Guess These Athlete Nicknames?
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Can You Guess These Athlete Nicknames?

Athletes get nicknames because of their achievements and skills…and sometimes because they have impossible birth names. Take this quiz to see just how well you know some of the greatest sports nicknames of all time!

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WNBA player Sheryl Swoopes (already aptly named) is also known as the female:

  • Larry Bird
  • Michael Jordan
  • Dennis Rodman
  • Yao Ming
Question 2/10

These are all Bens, but which Ben is "Big Ben?"

  • Ben Roethlisberger
  • Ben Sheets
  • Ben Utecht
  • Ben Watson
Question 3/10

Evander Holyfield made quite a name for himself before he retired. What was it?

  • The Real McCoy
  • The Widowmaker
  • The New Deal
  • The Real Deal
Question 4/10

Which Olympian earned the nickname "Flying Fish" for making lap pools look like sidewalks?

  • Alexander Popov
  • Kristin Otto
  • Michael Phelps
  • Ian Thorpe
Question 5/10

Russian tennis superstar Anna Kournikova is one of tennis' "Spice Girls" alongside:

  • Maureen Connolly
  • Kerry Reid
  • Steffi Graf
  • Martina Hingis
Question 6/10

Which famous golfer was good enough to earn the undisputed title "The King?"

  • Tiger Woods
  • Arnold Palmer
  • Jack Nicklaus
  • Rory McIlroy
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Sammy Sosa's penchant for destroying baseballs with his bat led to the nickname:

  • Slammin'
  • Smashin'
  • Smackin'
  • Slashin'
Question 8/10

Which Jones won the lyrical and macabre nickname "Bones?"

  • Ed Jones
  • Larry Jones
  • Marvin Jones
  • Jon Jones
Question 9/10

Though he has many nicknames, Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo often goes by:

  • Two-Step
  • The Sultan of Swing
  • Rocket Ronaldo
  • Handsome
Question 10/10

"Bowling's Goodwill Ambassador" refers to?

  • Dick Weber
  • Earl Anthony
  • Pete Weber
  • Mark Roth
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