- 1. Which local council placed the curfew on Wimbledon's roof usage?
A) Merton Council
B) London Borough Council
C) Wimbledon District Council
D) The Royal Parks Council
- 2. How many players compete in the men's and ladies' singles draws?
A) 256
B) 64
C) 128
D) 100
- 3. Who were the first players seeded as no. 1 at Wimbledon?
A) René Lacoste and Helen Wills
B) John McEnroe and Martina Navratilova
C) Boris Becker and Steffi Graf
D) Goran Ivanišević and Venus Williams
- 4. Which wild card entrant was the only one to win the Gentlemen's Singles Championship?
A) Goran Ivanišević
B) John McEnroe
C) Boris Becker
D) Richard Krajicek
- 5. Where is the qualifying tournament for Wimbledon held?
A) Wimbledon Park
B) The All England Club
C) Bank of England Sports Ground in Roehampton
D) Hyde Park
- 6. What type of grass has been used on Wimbledon courts since 2001?
A) 50% ryegrass and 50% Kentucky Bluegrass
B) 100% perennial ryegrass
C) 70% ryegrass and 30% Creeping Red Fescue
D) 100% Creeping Red Fescue
- 7. In what year did Wimbledon move to its current location on Church Road?
A) 1945
B) 1877
C) 1908
D) 1922
- 8. How long does it take for the retractable roof on Centre Court to open or close fully?
A) 1 hour
B) 20 minutes
C) 30 minutes
D) 10 minutes
- 9. What is the official name of the grass area where fans without tickets watch matches?
A) Aorangi Terrace
B) Murray Mound
C) Rusedski Ridge
D) Henman Hill
- 10. Which court was known as the 'Graveyard of Champions'?
A) Centre Court
B) The old No. 2 Court
C) No. 1 Court
D) No. 3 Court
- 11. Who was the first unseeded player to win the Ladies' Singles title?
A) Venus Williams
B) Serena Williams
C) Martina Hingis
D) Markéta Vondroušová
- 12. How many seeds are there in the Gentlemen's and Ladies' singles since 2001?
A) 32
B) 64
C) 8
D) 16
- 13. What is the spectator capacity of the current No. 1 Court?
A) 14,979
B) 4,000
C) 12,345
D) 2,192
- 14. What is the primary responsibility of the outer court 'Court Attendants'?
A) Umpiring matches
B) Covering the courts when it rains
C) Replacing the net
D) Selling tickets
- 15. How many main events are there at Wimbledon?
A) 5
B) 4
C) 7
D) 16
- 16. What is the format of the Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles?
A) Best-of-five sets
B) Double-elimination
C) Round Robin
D) Single-elimination
- 17. Which match format was changed from best-of-five to best-of-three in 2023?
A) Ladies' Singles
B) Gentlemen's Doubles
C) Gentlemen's Singles
D) Mixed Doubles
- 18. How many points does a player need to reach in a final set tiebreak to win?
A) 6
B) 10
C) 12
D) 7
- 19. Which event is a men's major warm-up tournament for Wimbledon?
A) Australian Open
B) French Open
C) US Open
D) Queen's Club Championships
- 20. How many weeks gap is there currently between the French Open and Wimbledon?
A) 1
B) 3
C) 4
D) 2
- 21. How many days is Wimbledon scheduled for?
A) 10
B) 21
C) 14
D) 7
- 22. In which years was there play on the 'Middle Sunday' due to rain before it became a standard practice?
A) 1991, 1997, 2004, 2016
B) 1990, 1995, 2000, 2010
C) 1985, 1990, 2005, 2015
D) 1992, 1998, 2006, 2018
- 23. What was the second Monday at Wimbledon often called before 2022?
A) Magic Monday
B) Manic Monday
C) Super Monday
D) Finals Monday
- 24. Which of these is NOT a junior event?
A) Girls' Singles
B) Boys' Singles
C) Mixed Doubles
D) Boys' Doubles
- 25. How many pairs are in the Gentlemen's Wheelchair Doubles?
A) 8
B) 16
C) 4
D) 32
- 26. Where is the Halle Open held?
A) Germany
B) Netherlands
C) Turkey
D) Great Britain
- 27. Which tournament was rescheduled from July to June to extend the grass court season?
A) Stuttgart Open
B) Antalya Open
C) Rosmalen
D) Birmingham
- 28. What year will Wimbledon become the only remaining Grand Slam championship starting on a traditional Monday?
A) 2025
B) 2023
C) 2022
D) 2024
- 29. Wimbledon is which of the four annual Grand Slam tennis events chronologically?
A) Fourth
B) First
C) Third
D) Second
- 30. In what year was the first Wimbledon Championship held?
A) 1902
B) 1877
C) 1922
D) 1868
- 31. What is the name of the original game that became lawn tennis?
A) Rackets
B) Real tennis
C) Croquet
D) Sphairistikè
- 32. Who won the first Gentlemen's Singles title at Wimbledon?
A) William Marshall
B) Walter Clopton Wingfield
C) Spencer Gore
D) Fred Perry
- 33. In what year were the first televised Wimbledon matches broadcast?
A) 1968
B) 1922
C) 1946
D) 1937
- 34. Who was the first black player to compete at Wimbledon?
A) Andy Murray
B) Bertrand Milbourne Clark
C) Arthur Ashe
D) Althea Gibson
- 35. Which supplier has provided the tournament balls since 1902?
A) Wilson
B) Slazenger
C) Dunlop
D) Rolex
- 36. Why was the tournament cancelled in 2020?
A) COVID-19 pandemic
B) Renovation work
C) Lack of funding
D) World War II
- 37. What significant change to officiating was announced for 2025?
A) Introduction of shot clocks
B) Electronic line calling
C) Removal of the chair umpire
D) Increase in umpire power
- 38. Who was the last British man to win the singles title before Andy Murray in 2013?
A) Fred Perry
B) William Marshall
C) Spencer Gore
D) Tim Henman
- 39. When were Ladies' and Mixed doubles added to the tournament?
A) 1877
B) 1884
C) 1913
D) 1924
- 40. What color is the strict dress code for competitors?
A) No specific color
B) Traditional tennis colors
C) All-white
D) Club colors
- 41. When was the retractable roof on Centre Court first tested at a public event?
A) 2012
B) 2008
C) 2009
D) 2003
- 42. What company is mentioned as a major sponsor along with Slazenger?
A) Rolex
B) Adidas
C) IBM
D) Nike
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