Billie Jean King Quiz Questions and Answers
Q1. What is Billie Jean King’s birth name and date of birth?
A. Billie Jean Moffitt, November 22, 1943
B. Billie Jean Smith, December 15, 1942
C. Jean King, October 10, 1944
D. Billie Moffitt, January 5, 1945
Answer: A. Billie Jean Moffitt, November 22, 1943
Q2. At what age did Billie Jean King begin playing tennis?
A. 7
B. 11
C. 14
D. 9
Answer: B. 11
Q3. With whom did Billie Jean King win her first Wimbledon title in 1961?
A. Rosie Casals
B. Betty Stove
C. Maria Bueno
D. Karen Hantze
Answer: D. Karen Hantze
Q4. In what year did Billie Jean King first achieve the world No. 1 ranking in women’s tennis?
A. 1965
B. 1966
C. 1967
D. 1968
Answer: B. 1966
Q5. How many times was Billie Jean King ranked world No. 1?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 6
D. 5
Answer: C. 6
Q6. Which Grand Slam singles title did Billie Jean King win in 1968?
A. French Open
B. Wimbledon
C. Australian Open
D. US Open
Answer: C. Australian Open
Q7. How many Wimbledon singles titles did Billie Jean King win?
A. 4
B. 6
C. 5
D. 7
Answer: B. 6
Q8. In which year did Billie Jean King win three Grand Slam singles titles (French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open)?
A. 1972
B. 1973
C. 1974
D. 1975
Answer: A. 1972
Q9. What is the total number of Grand Slam titles (singles, doubles, and mixed doubles) won by Billie Jean King?
A. 32
B. 45
C. 39
D. 27
Answer: C. 39
Q10. How many women’s doubles Grand Slam titles did Billie Jean King win?
A. 11
B. 16
C. 12
D. 10
Answer: B. 16
Q11. Billie Jean King holds the record for the most titles won at a single Grand Slam tournament. How many did she win at Wimbledon?
A. 15
B. 18
C. 20
D. 16
Answer: C. 20
Q12. Against whom did Billie Jean King play in the famous 1973 “Battle of the Sexes” match?
A. Jimmy Connors
B. Rod Laver
C. John Newcombe
D. Bobby Riggs
Answer: D. Bobby Riggs
Q13. What was the score of Billie Jean King’s victory in the 1973 Battle of the Sexes?
A. 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
B. 6-3, 6-3, 6-3
C. 6-4, 6-3, 6-3
D. 7-5, 6-4, 6-4
Answer: C. 6-4, 6-3, 6-3
Q14. Approximately how many people worldwide watched the 1973 Battle of the Sexes match on television?
A. 50 million
B. 30 million
C. 90 million
D. 100 million
Answer: C. 90 million
Q15. In what venue was the 1973 Battle of the Sexes match held?
A. Houston Astrodome
B. Wimbledon Centre Court
C. Madison Square Garden, New York
D. Staples Center, Los Angeles
Answer: A. Houston Astrodome
Q16. What organization did Billie Jean King help found in 1973 as its first president?
A. Women’s Sports Foundation
B. Women’s Tennis Association (WTA)
C. Billie Jean King Foundation
D. International Tennis Federation
Answer: B. Women’s Tennis Association (WTA)
Q17. For what pioneering achievement was Billie Jean King named Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year in 1972?
A. Being the first woman and first tennis player to receive the honor
B. Winning the Battle of the Sexes
C. Founding the WTA
D. Winning the Australian Open
Answer: A. Being the first woman and first tennis player to receive the honor
Q18. In which year did Billie Jean King retire from competitive tennis?
A. 1981
B. 1983
C. 1984
D. 1979
Answer: B. 1983
Q19. What significant honor did President Barack Obama award to Billie Jean King in 2009?
A. Congressional Gold Medal
B. National Medal of Arts
C. Presidential Medal of Freedom
D. Arthur Ashe Award
Answer: C. Presidential Medal of Freedom
Q20. Billie Jean King completed a career Grand Slam in which disciplines?
A. Singles and women’s doubles only
B. All three disciplines
C. Women’s doubles and mixed doubles only
D. Singles and mixed doubles
Answer: D. Singles and mixed doubles
Q21. With whom did Billie Jean King win her last Grand Slam title (in 1980)?
A. Rosie Casals
B. Karen Hantze
C. Martina Navratilova
D. Betty Stove
Answer: C. Martina Navratilova
Q22. What record did Billie Jean King set in the 1971 season?
A. Most Grand Slam titles in a year
B. Most singles and doubles titles combined in a season (38)
C. Longest winning streak
D. Highest prize money earned
Answer: B. Most singles and doubles titles combined in a season (38)
Q23. Billie Jean King was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in what year?
A. 1980
B. 1987
C. 1990
D. 1975
Answer: B. 1987
Q24. What was Billie Jean King’s role in the renaming of the Fed Cup?
A. It became the Billie Jean King Cup in 2020
B. It was renamed after her Wimbledon record
C. She founded a new competition
D. No involvement
Answer: A. It became the Billie Jean King Cup in 2020
Q25. Which of these is NOT one of Billie Jean King’s US Open singles titles?
A. 1967
B. 1971
C. 1972
D. 1975
Answer: D. 1975