Helen Wills Quiz Questions and Answers
Q1. What was Helen Wills’ full birth name and exact birth date?
A. Helen Newington Moody, October 6, 1905
B. Helen Newington Wills, October 6, 1905
C. Helen Roark, November 15, 1906
D. Helen Wills Moody, August 12, 1904
Answer: B. Helen Newington Wills, October 6, 1905
Q2. How many Grand Slam singles titles did Helen Wills win during her career?
A. 15
B. 19
C. 22
D. 12
Answer: B. 19
Q3. What was Helen Wills’ total number of Grand Slam titles across singles, doubles, and mixed doubles?
A. 19
B. 25
C. 31
D. 27
Answer: C. 31
Q4. Which nickname was Helen Wills famously known by due to her stoic on-court demeanor?
A. The Ice Queen
B. Little Miss Poker Face
C. Queen of the Baseline
D. The California Comet
Answer: B. Little Miss Poker Face
Q5. In what year did Helen Wills become the first woman to win three Grand Slam titles in a single calendar year?
A. 1928
B. 1929
C. 1930
D. 1924
Answer: A. 1928
Q6. How many Wimbledon singles titles did Helen Wills win?
A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 9
Answer: C. 8
Q7. Against which legendary player did Helen Wills compete in the 1926 “Match of the Century”?
A. Helen Jacobs
B. Kitty McKane
C. Molla Mallory
D. Suzanne Lenglen
Answer: D. Suzanne Lenglen
Q8. At which Olympics did Helen Wills win gold medals in both singles and doubles?
A. 1928 Amsterdam
B. 1924 Paris
C. 1932 Los Angeles
D. 1912 Stockholm
Answer: B. 1924 Paris
Q9. What was Helen Wills’ career singles win-loss record?
A. 398–35
B. 350–50
C. 420–20
D. 300–40
Answer: A. 398–35
Q10. Which university did Helen Wills attend and graduate from with Phi Beta Kappa honors?
A. Stanford University
B. Harvard University
C. UCLA
D. University of California, Berkeley
Answer: D. University of California, Berkeley
Q11. How many U.S. Championships (now U.S. Open) singles titles did Helen Wills win?
A. 5
B. 8
C. 7
D. 6
Answer: C. 7
Q12. What distinctive item of headwear was Helen Wills known for wearing on court?
A. A hat
B. A white visor
C. A headband
D. Sunglasses
Answer: B. A white visor
Q13. In what year did Helen Wills win her first U.S. National Championship singles title, becoming the youngest champion at the time?
A. 1921
B. 1922
C. 1923
D. 1924
Answer: C. 1923
Q14. Who was Helen Wills’ primary early coach and mentor from the Berkeley Tennis Club?
A. Molla Mallory
B. Suzanne Lenglen
C. Elizabeth Ryan
D. Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman
Answer: D. Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman
Q15. How long was one of Helen Wills’ notable winning streaks (matches without a loss)?
A. 100 matches
B. At least 158–180 matches
C. 50 matches
D. 120 matches
Answer: B. At least 158–180 matches
Q16. How many French Championships singles titles did Helen Wills win?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Answer: C. 4
Q17. What was Helen Wills’ height?
A. 5 ft 5 in
B. 5 ft 6 in
C. 5 ft 9 in
D. 5 ft 7.5 in
Answer: D. 5 ft 7.5 in
Q18. Which rival did Helen Wills face in a high-profile 1933 U.S. Championships match where she retired due to injury?
A. Suzanne Lenglen
B. Kitty McKane
C. Helen Jacobs
D. Elizabeth Ryan
Answer: C. Helen Jacobs
Q19. In what year was Helen Wills inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame?
A. 1950
B. 1959
C. 1965
D. 1970
Answer: B. 1959
Q20. What style of play was Helen Wills primarily known for?
A. Serve-and-volley
B. Defensive counterpunching
C. Net rushing exclusively
D. Relentless baseline game with powerful groundstrokes
Answer: D. Relentless baseline game with powerful groundstrokes
Q21. How many times did Helen Wills win the Wightman Cup with the U.S. team?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 8
Answer: C. 6
Q22. What was the name of one book on tennis that Helen Wills authored?
A. The Baseline Game
B. Tennis (1928)
C. Grand Slam Secrets
D. Wimbledon Glory
Answer: B. Tennis (1928)
Q23. Who was Helen Wills’ second husband, whom she married in 1939?
A. Frederick S. Moody Jr.
B. Frank Hunter
C. Howard Kinsey
D. Aidan Roark
Answer: D. Aidan Roark
Q24. What artistic pursuit did Helen Wills seriously engage in besides tennis?
A. Sculpture
B. Painting and drawing
C. Ballet
D. Music composition
Answer: B. Painting and drawing
Q25. Approximately how many matches did Helen Wills win at Wimbledon singles without losing more than one?
A. She lost only one match there in her career
B. She lost five matches
C. She was undefeated
D. She lost ten matches
Answer: A. She lost only one match there in her career