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British Open Quizzes

Test Your Trivia Knowledge About the Open Championship

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How much do you know about the British Open golf tournament? Try your hand at one of the quizzes below. Even if you don't consider yourself a trivia whiz, you might enjoy these quizzes - you're sure to learn some interesting facts along the way.

British Open Quiz: The 1800s
The Open Championship is, by far, the oldest of the four professional majors. This quiz focuses on the early days of the tournament, from its founding through the end of the 19th century.

British Open Quiz: 1900 through 1959
The first half (plus a few years) of the 20th century is the focus of this quiz. The questions here relate to the British Opens played from 1900 into the 1950s.

British Open Quiz: The Modern Era
Arnold Palmer ushered in the modern era of the Open Championship by showing up to play the 1960 tournament. That set off renewed interest in other parts of the golf world. The trivia questions in this quiz are about the tournaments played from 1960 through to the present day.

British Open Quiz: Records and Superlatives
The last of our Open Championship trivia quizzes focuses on tournament records and superlatives: bests, mosts, highs and lows.

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