The GOAT Debate Trivia Quiz

Question 1

Which man holds the record for most Grand Slam singles titles?

Accepted Answer

Novak Djokovic

Answer

Roger Federer

Answer

Rafael Nadal

Answer

Pete Sampras

Question 2

Which player holds the record for the most Grand Slam singles titles by any woman in the Open era?

Accepted Answer

Serena Williams

Answer

Steffi Graf

Answer

Martina Navratilova

Answer

Chris Evert

Question 3

What is a 'calendar Grand Slam'?

Accepted Answer

Winning all four majors in one calendar year

Answer

Winning each major at least once in a career

Answer

Holding all four titles at the same time

Answer

Winning a major on every surface

Question 4

What is a 'Golden Slam'?

Accepted Answer

A calendar Grand Slam plus Olympic gold in the same year

Answer

Winning all four majors without dropping a set

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Winning every major twice

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Winning a major in three different decades

Question 5

Why do longevity arguments usually favour the modern era?

Accepted Answer

Sports science has extended careers well past thirty

Answer

Fields are smaller

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Matches are shorter

Answer

There are more majors than there used to be

Question 6

What is the strongest argument usually made for Rafael Nadal?

Accepted Answer

Unmatched dominance of a single event

Answer

The most weeks at number one

Answer

The best return of serve

Answer

The most Slam finals

Question 7

What is the argument usually made for Roger Federer?

Accepted Answer

Peak level and the aesthetic case

Answer

The best head-to-head record

Answer

The most Masters titles

Answer

The most Olympic medals

Question 8

Which metric does Djokovic's case lean on most heavily besides Slam count?

Accepted Answer

Weeks at world number one and winning head-to-heads

Answer

Career prize money

Answer

Aces served

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Titles won on grass

Question 9

Why is Margaret Court's total of 24 majors contested in this argument?

Accepted Answer

Many came before the Open era, when fields were smaller and amateurs only

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The titles were not recognised by the ITF

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She played only in Australia

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Several were doubles titles

Question 10

What does the phrase 'Big Three' refer to?

Accepted Answer

Federer, Nadal and Djokovic

Answer

The three Slams played outside Europe

Answer

The three surfaces

Answer

The three governing bodies

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