Sports Trophies Flashcards
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
The Claret Jug is awarded to the winner of which sporting event?
British Open (golf)
The Harley J. Earl Trophy is awarded to the winner of which sporting event?
Daytona 500
What trophy is awarded to the winner of the CFL championship?
Grey Cup
What sporting event is called “The Run for the Roses” because the winner gets a blanket of 554 red roses after the race?
Kentucky Derby
The Venus Rosewater Dish is awarded to the winner of which sporting event?
Ladies’ Singles at Wimbledon
What trophy is awarded to the winner of the MLB World Series?
Commissioner’s Trophy
What trophy is awarded to the U Sports Canadian football champion?
Vanier Cup
What trophy is awarded to the outstanding player in NCAA football?
Heisman Memorial Trophy
What trophy is awarded to the premier international team event in women’s tennis?
Fed Cup
What trophy is awarded to the NBA MVP?
Maurice Podoloff Trophy
The world’s oldest sporting trophy, the Carlisle Bells, is awarded in which sport?
Horse racing
The race is held in Cumbria and was first awarded by Elizabeth I
The Paul Barrière Trophy and the Webb Ellis Cup are awarded in which sport?
Rugby
(The Paul Barrière Trophy is awarded to the winner of the Rugby League World Cup and the Webb Ellis Cup is awarded to the winner of the Rugby Union World Championship.)
What trophy is awarded to the winner of golf’s British Open?
Claret Jug
formally the Golf Champion Trophy
The Fed Cup is awarded in which sport?
Tennis (women’s)
What is the world’s oldest international sporting trophy? It is nicknamed the “Auld Mug.”
America’s Cup
named for its first winner, the schooner America
The world’s oldest international sporting trophy, the America’s Cup, is awarded in which sport?
Sailing or yachting
The Woodlawn Vase is awarded in which sport?
Horse racing
(The trophy is awarded to the winner of the Preakness Stakes and is the most valuable trophy in sports at $4,000,000+ US dollars. It was designed by Tiffany & Co. in 1860.)
What trophy is awarded to the winner of the Preakness Stakes?
Woodlawn Vase
The Stanley Cup is awarded to the winner of which tournament?
NHL playoffs
What trophy is awarded to the premier international team event in men’s tennis?
Davis Cup
The Commissioner’s Trophy is awarded to the winner of which sporting event?
MLB World Series
What trophy is awarded to the winner of the Canadian Women’s Hockey Championship?
Clarkson Cup
Like the Stanley Cup, it was created by and named after a former Governor General of Canada: Adrienne Clarkson.
The Davis Cup is awarded in which sport?
Tennis (men’s)
The Naismith Trophy is awarded to the winner of which sporting event?
FIBA World Cup
FIBA is the International Basketball Federation
What trophy is awarded to the winner of the MLS Cup?
Philip F. Anschutz Trophy
The Philip F. Anschutz Trophy is awarded to the winner of which sporting event?
MLS Cup
The Larry O’Brien Trophy is awarded to the winner of which sporting event?
NBA Championship
The Ryder Cup is awarded in which sport?
golf (men’s)
The trophy is contested biennially between teams from Europe and the United States.
The Grey Cup is awarded to the winner of which sporting event?
CFL championship game (football)
What trophy replaced the trophy originally known as Victory and then as the Jules Rimet Trophy?
FIFA World Cup Trophy
Victory was first awarded to Uruguay in 1930
