Q1. What was Pauline Betz’s full birth name and date of birth?
A. Pauline May Addie, July 15, 1920
B. Pauline May Betz, August 6, 1919
C. Pauline Louise Betz, September 12, 1918
D. Pauline Hart Addie, April 22, 1921
Answer: B. Pauline May Betz, August 6, 1919
Q2. In which U.S. city was Pauline Betz born?
A. Los Angeles, California
B. Potomac, Maryland
C. Dayton, Ohio
D. New York City, New York
Answer: C. Dayton, Ohio
Q3. Where did Pauline Betz primarily learn to play tennis as a child?
A. Private country club courts in New York
B. Public courts in Los Angeles, California
C. College courts at Rollins
D. Indoor facilities in Chicago
Answer: B. Public courts in Los Angeles, California
Q4. Who taught Pauline Betz her early tennis lessons?
A. Her father
B. Jack Kramer
C. Bobby Riggs
D. Dick Skeen
Answer: D. Dick Skeen
Q5. Which college did Pauline Betz attend and graduate from in 1943?
A. Columbia University
B. University of California, Los Angeles
C. Rollins College
D. Stanford University
Answer: C. Rollins College
Q6. What degree did Pauline Betz earn from Columbia University?
A. Bachelor of Arts in History
B. MA in Economics
C. Bachelor of Science in Physical Education
D. Master’s in Journalism
Answer: B. MA in Economics
Q7. How many Grand Slam singles titles did Pauline Betz win?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 7
Answer: C. 5
Q8. Which Grand Slam singles title did Pauline Betz win in her only appearance at that tournament?
A. French Championships
B. Australian Championships
C. Wimbledon (1946)
D. U.S. Championships (1941)
Answer: C. Wimbledon (1946)
Q9. How many times did Pauline Betz win the U.S. National Championships (now U.S. Open) singles title?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer: D. 4
Q10. In the 1946 Wimbledon final, who did Pauline Betz defeat to win the title without losing a set?
A. Margaret Osborne
B. Doris Hart
C. Louise Brough
D. Sarah Palfrey Cooke
Answer: C. Louise Brough
Q11. Pauline Betz reached the final of six consecutive U.S. National Championships from which years?
A. 1939–1944
B. 1941–1946
C. 1942–1947
D. 1940–1945
Answer: B. 1941–1946
Q12. In 1946, Pauline Betz was a runner-up at which Grand Slam event?
A. Wimbledon
B. U.S. Championships
C. French Championships
D. Australian Championships
Answer: C. French Championships
Q13. With whom did Pauline Betz win the 1946 French Championships mixed doubles title?
A. Bobby Riggs
B. Budge Patty
C. Pancho Segura
D. Jack Kramer
Answer: B. Budge Patty
Q14. Pauline Betz turned professional in what year after being suspended by the USLTA?
A. 1944
B. 1945
C. 1946
D. 1947
Answer: D. 1947
Q15. Who was Pauline Betz’s frequent professional tour opponent starting in 1947?
A. Sarah Palfrey Cooke
B. Louise Brough
C. Doris Hart
D. Margaret Osborne duPont
Answer: A. Sarah Palfrey Cooke
Q16. Jack Kramer ranked Pauline Betz as the second-best female player he ever saw, behind whom?
A. Maureen Connolly
B. Helen Wills Moody
C. Suzanne Lenglen
D. Billie Jean King
Answer: B. Helen Wills Moody
Q17. In what year was Pauline Betz inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame?
A. 1955
B. 1960
C. 1965
D. 1970
Answer: C. 1965
Q18. Pauline Betz appeared on the cover of TIME magazine on what date in 1946?
A. June 10
B. September 2
C. July 15
D. August 20
Answer: B. September 2
Q19. What was the title of Pauline Betz’s 1949 autobiography?
A. Tennis Champion
B. Wings on My Tennis Shoes
C. Baseline Battles
D. My Grand Slam Journey
Answer: B. Wings on My Tennis Shoes
Q20. Who was Pauline Betz’s husband, a sportswriter for the Washington Post?
A. Bob Addie
B. Jack Kramer
C. Pancho Segura
D. Ted Schroeder
Answer: A. Bob Addie
Q21. How many children did Pauline Betz and Bob Addie have?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 2
Answer: C. 5
Q22. Pauline Betz died on what date and from complications of what condition?
A. May 31, 2011, Parkinson’s disease
B. June 15, 2010, heart disease
C. August 6, 2012, cancer
D. April 22, 2009, stroke
Answer: A. May 31, 2011, Parkinson’s disease
Q23. What notable achievement did Pauline Betz accomplish in the 1943 Tri-State tournament?
A. Won without dropping a set
B. Achieved a Golden Set
C. Defeated a male player in exhibition
D. Won both singles and doubles in one day
Answer: B. Achieved a Golden Set
Q24. Pauline Betz was known for her exceptional skill in which aspect of the game?
A. Serve-and-volley
B. Slice serves exclusively
C. Net rushing only
D. Baseline play with strong forehand and backhand
Answer: D. Baseline play with strong forehand and backhand
Q25. Pauline Betz won the U.S. Clay Court Championships how many times?
A. Once
B. Twice
C. Three times
D. Never
Answer: B. Twice
