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Which NFL player who retired in 2004 set the NFL record for most career touchdowns with 208 TD's?
- Joe Montana
- Barry Sanders
- Jerry Rice
- Dan Marino

About This Quiz

Explore key NFL achievements through this quiz on world records. It assesses knowledge on career touchdowns, rushing yards, and passing records set by legends like See moreJerry Rice, Emmitt Smith, Brett Favre, and Dan Marino.

Questions and Answers

2.

Which running back, who retired in 2004, set the NFL record for most career rushing yards?
- Marshall Faulk
- Emmitt Smith
- Eric Dickerson
- Barry Sanders
Correct Answer
A. Emmitt Smith
3.

Which NFL player set the record for most career rushing touchdowns in 2004 with 164?
- Eric Dickerson
- Corey Dillon
- Emmitt Smith
- Barry Sanders
Correct Answer
A. Emmitt Smith
4.

Which NFL player set the record for most career passing completions in 2010 with 6,300?
- Drew Brees
- Tom Brady
- Brett Favre
- Peyton Manning
Correct Answer
A. Brett Favre
5.

Which QB set the NFL record for most career passing yards with over 71,000 in 2010?
- Kerry Collins
- Tom Brady
- Brett Favre
- Peyton Manning
Correct Answer
A. Brett Favre
6.

Which QB set the NFL record for most passing yards in a season when he threw for 5,084 in 1984?
- Jim Kelly
- Dan Marino
- Dan Fouts
- Joe Montana
Correct Answer
A. Dan Marino
7.

Which player set the NFL for most sacks in a career in 2003 with 200 career sacks?
- Reggie White
- Kevin Greene
- Bruce Smith
- Michael Strahan
Correct Answer
A. Bruce Smith
8.

For what distance did Svetlana Masterkova set the women's world's record of 4:12:56 in 1996?
- 100 Meters
- 500 Meters
- 50 Yards
- Mile
Correct Answer
A. Mile
9.

For what distance did Hicham El Guerrouj set the men's world's record of 3:43.13 in 1999?
- 100 Meters
- Mile
- 500 Meters
- 50 Yards
Correct Answer
A. Mile
10.

In what event did China's hurdler Liu Xiang set the world record at the 2004 Summer Olympics?
- Marathon
- 100 Meters
- 110 Meter Hurdles
- 50Km Walk
Correct Answer
A. 110 Meter Hurdles
11.

In what event did Olympian runner Michael Johnson set the world record in Atlanta in 1996?
- 400-Meter
- 50Km Walk
- 4×100 Meter Relay
- 20Km Walk
Correct Answer
A. 400-Meter
12.

Olympian Michael Johnson set the 400-meter world record in 1996 running for what country?
- USA
- Cuba
- Russia
- Brazil
Correct Answer
A. USA
13.

In what event did Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia set the world record of 12:57.82 at the 2008 Summer Olympics?
- 4x100M Relay
- Decathalon
- Javelin Throw
- 5,000 Meters
Correct Answer
A. 5,000 Meters
14.

What Russian set the world record for the high jump at the 2004 Summer Games in Athens, Greece?
- Yelena Slesarenko
- Lindsay Brown
- Ann Wilkinson
- Charlotte DiMaggio
Correct Answer
A. Yelena Slesarenko
15.

What event did Roman Šebrle of the Czech Republic set the world record at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens?
- Two-Man Box Sled
- Slalom
- Decathlon
- Speed Skating
Correct Answer
A. Decathlon

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Sports World Records Questions

Which NFL player who retired in 2004 set the NFL record for most career touchdowns with 208 TD's?

Which running back, who retired in 2004, set the NFL record for most career rushing yards?

Which NFL player set the record for most career rushing touchdowns in 2004 with 164?

Which NFL player set the record for most career passing completions in 2010 with 6,300?

Which QB set the NFL record for most career passing yards with over 71,000 in 2010?

Which QB set the NFL record for most passing yards in a season when he threw for 5,084 in 1984?

Which player set the NFL for most sacks in a career in 2003 with 200 career sacks?

For what distance did Svetlana Masterkova set the women's world's record of 4:12:56 in 1996?

For what distance did Hicham El Guerrouj set the men's world's record of 3:43.13 in 1999?

In what event did China's hurdler Liu Xiang set the world record at the 2004 Summer Olympics?

In what event did Olympian runner Michael Johnson set the world record in Atlanta in 1996?

Olympian Michael Johnson set the 400-meter world record in 1996 running for what country?

In what event did Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia set the world record of 12:57.82 at the 2008 Summer Olympics?

What Russian set the world record for the high jump at the 2004 Summer Games in Athens, Greece?

What event did Roman Šebrle of the Czech Republic set the world record at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens?