How well-known are these all-time great sports figures?

[SMPEP]

Does my wife get credit for asking "Bobby Jones - do you mean the golfer or the UNC basketball player?"

[JollyElm]

I read the list to my girlfriend and she missed Babe Ruth...but later said, "Oh you meant George, right? Of course I know who that is."

[PowderedH2O]

Originally Posted by SMPEP

Does my wife get credit for asking "Bobby Jones - do you mean the golfer or the UNC basketball player?"

Brother, you found a gem in that one!

Does anyone remember the movie Diner where the bride-to-be had to pass a trivia test on Baltimore Colts history in order for the wedding to take place?

[Topnotchsy]

I believe that here are way, way overestimating how similar the rest of the country is to them.

There are religious (and other) groups in this country that don’t get any sort of media. There are large groups that don’t speak English. A decent percentage (as mentioned) are illiterate.

The info from wives points in that direction and these are people living together with (for th most part of you are on these boards) huge sports fans.