Cat Zingano Quiz Questions and Answers
Q1. In which year was Cat Zingano born?
A. 1980
B. 1982
C. 1984
D. 1986
Answer: B. 1982
Q2. Where was Cat Zingano born?
A. Boulder, Colorado
B. Denver, Colorado
C. Winona, Minnesota
D. Jacksonville, Illinois
Answer: C. Winona, Minnesota
Q3. What is Cat Zingano’s full birth name?
A. Catherine Deborah Albert
B. Cathilee Deborah Albert
C. Catalina Deborah Zingano
D. Cathleen Deborah Albert
Answer: B. Cathilee Deborah Albert
Q4. At what age did Cat Zingano begin wrestling?
A. 10
B. 11
C. 12
D. 16
Answer: C. 12
Q5. Which high school did Cat Zingano attend, where she joined the wrestling team?
A. Fairview High School
B. Boulder High School
C. MacMurray High School
D. Cumberland High School
Answer: A. Fairview High School
Q6. What notable role did Cat Zingano hold on her high school wrestling team?
A. Assistant coach
B. Team captain
C. Manager
D. Statistician
Answer: B. Team captain
Q7. Cat Zingano was the only girl on which type of high school wrestling squad?
A. Girls’ varsity team
B. Junior varsity team
C. Mixed co-ed team
D. All-boys team
Answer: D. All-boys team
Q8. At which colleges did Cat Zingano compete in wrestling?
A. University of Colorado and Colorado State
B. Stanford and UCLA
C. University of the Cumberlands and MacMurray College
D. Iowa and Oklahoma State
Answer: C. University of the Cumberlands and MacMurray College
Q9. How many times was Cat Zingano named an All-American in college wrestling?
A. Two-time
B. Three-time
C. Four-time
D. Five-time
Answer: C. Four-time
Q10. Cat Zingano achieved the status of National Champion in collegiate wrestling.
A. True
B. False
C. Only once at junior level
D. Only in freestyle
Answer: A. True
Q11. What is Cat Zingano’s professional MMA nickname?
A. The Lioness
B. Alpha
C. The Cyclone
D. Iron Cat
Answer: B. Alpha
Q12. What is Cat Zingano’s approximate height?
A. 5’2″
B. 5’4″
C. 5’6″
D. 5’8″
Answer: C. 5’6″
Q13. In what year did Cat Zingano begin training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu?
A. 2005
B. 2007
C. 2009
D. 2011
Answer: B. 2007
Q14. Cat Zingano became the first woman to win a UFC fight by which method?
A. Submission
B. Decision
C. Technical knockout (TKO)
D. Disqualification
Answer: C. Technical knockout (TKO)
Q15. Against which opponent did Cat Zingano earn the first women’s UFC TKO victory?
A. Amanda Nunes
B. Ronda Rousey
C. Miesha Tate
D. Raquel Pennington
Answer: C. Miesha Tate
Q16. At which event did Cat Zingano defeat Miesha Tate by TKO?
A. UFC 178
B. The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale
C. UFC 184
D. UFC 200
Answer: B. The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale
Q17. How did Cat Zingano defeat Amanda Nunes at UFC 178?
A. Submission (armbar)
B. Unanimous decision
C. TKO (elbows and punches)
D. Split decision
Answer: C. TKO (elbows and punches)
Q18. What was the result of Cat Zingano’s UFC title challenge against Ronda Rousey at UFC 184?
A. Zingano won by TKO
B. Rousey won by armbar submission in 14 seconds
C. Draw
D. Zingano won by decision
Answer: B. Rousey won by armbar submission in 14 seconds
Q19. Cat Zingano was the first mother to compete in the UFC.
A. True
B. False
C. Only in the featherweight division
D. Only after 2015
Answer: A. True
Q20. In what year was Cat Zingano’s son Brayden born?
A. 2004
B. 2006
C. 2008
D. 2010
Answer: B. 2006
Q21. Whom did Cat Zingano marry in 2010?
A. A fellow wrestler
B. Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Mauricio Zingano
C. Her high school coach
D. A UFC referee
Answer: B. Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Mauricio Zingano
Q22. What is Cat Zingano’s professional MMA record (as of her most recent documented fights)?
A. 12-3
B. 10-6
C. 16-4
D. 14-5
Answer: D. 14-5
Q23. Cat Zingano held titles in which regional promotions early in her career?
A. Strikeforce and Invicta only
B. Ring of Fire and Fight to Win
C. Bellator and ONE Championship
D. Pride and Dream
Answer: B. Ring of Fire and Fight to Win
Q24. Which wrestling-related foundation helped Cat Zingano transition successfully into MMA?
A. Pure striking background
B. Strong collegiate wrestling base combined with BJJ
C. Only judo training
D. Olympic freestyle experience exclusively
Answer: B. Strong collegiate wrestling base combined with BJJ
Q25. In which weight classes has Cat Zingano primarily competed in MMA?
A. Flyweight, bantamweight, and featherweight
B. Strawweight and flyweight only
C. Lightweight and welterweight
D. Bantamweight exclusively
Answer: A. Flyweight, bantamweight, and featherweight