Sports Trophies Flashcards
(54 cards)
The Ashes urn is contested by which two nations?
England and Australia
The Ashes is a cricket Test series
What trophy is awarded to the winner of the Daytona 500?
Harley J. Earl Trophy
What trophy is awarded to the winner of the NBA Championship?
Larry O’Brien NBA Championship Trophy
originally the Walter A. Brown Trophy
A green jacket is awarded to the winner of which tournament?
U.S. Masters (golf)
The August Belmont Trophy is awarded in which sport?
Horse racing
The trophy is awarded to the winner of the Belmont Stakes, the third and final leg of the Triple Crown.
What award is given annually to the best offensive player at each position in both the AL and NL, as determined by the MLB coaches and managers?
Silver Slugger Award
The Maurice Podoloff Trophy is awarded to whom?
The NBA MVP
What award is given annually to the MLB players judged to have exhibited superior individual fielding performances at each fielding position in both the NL and AL?
Rawlings Gold Glove Award
What trophy is awarded to the winner of the Super Bowl?
Vince Lombardi Trophy
(originally designed by world-famous jeweler Tiffany & Co. and named after the coach of the Green Bay Packers who won the first Super Bowl)
What trophy is awarded to the winner of the biennial men’s golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States?
Ryder Cup
What trophy is awarded to the winner of the NHL playoffs?
Stanley Cup
The Heisman Memorial Trophy is awarded to whom?
The outstanding player in NCAA football
The Clarkson Cup is awarded to the winner of which sporting event?
Canadian Women’s Hockey Championship
What is awarded to the winner of golf’s U.S. Masters Tournament?
Masters’ green jacket
What was awarded to the winners of the first Olympic games, in ancient Greece?
Laurel wreaths
and later, an amphora with sacred olive oil
What trophy is awarded to awarded to the winning team of the biennial cricket Test series between England and Australia?
The Ashes urn
(However, the urn itself has never been a trophy and remains in the MCC Cricket Museum at Lord’s Cricket Ground. The winners of the Ashes are presented with a replica (not to scale) of the urn in Waterford Crystal.)
The Borg-Warner Trophy is awarded to the winner of which sporting event?
Indianapolis (“Indy”) 500
What trophy is awarded to the winner of the Ladies’ Singles at Wimbledon?
Venus Rosewater Dish
The Vanier Cup is awarded to the winner of which sporting event?
The U Sports Canadian football championship
What trophy is awarded to the winners of the FIBA World Cup?
Naismith Trophy
The Champion’s Cup, the Steinfeld Cup, and the Mann Cup are awarded in which sport?
lacrosse
(The Champion’s Cup to the winner of the box/indoor NLL, the Steinfeld Cup to the winner of the field MLL, and the Mann Cup to the Canadian box/indoor team.)
What trophy is awarded to the winner of the Indianapolis 500?
Borg-Warner Trophy
The Vince Lombardi Trophy is awarded to the winner of which sporting event?
Super Bowl
the NFL playoffs
What is the most valuable trophy in sports at $4,000,000+ US dollars? It was designed by Tiffany and Co. in 1860.
Woodlawn Vase, awarded to the winner of the Preakness Stakes
