Question 1

True or false: Misty May-Treanor has a twin sister who also played professional beach volleyball.

Accepted Answer

False. She has a younger sister, but no twin. This is a common myth because of other twin athletes in the sport.

Question 2

True or false: She retired from professional beach volleyball before turning 30 years old.

Accepted Answer

False. She retired in 2012 at age 35 after her third Olympic gold, then had a brief return in 2016.

Question 3

True or false: Misty May-Treanor won three Olympic gold medals in beach volleyball.

Accepted Answer

True. She won gold in 2004, 2008, and 2012 with Kerri Walsh Jennings—the only beach volleyball team to three-peat.

Question 4

True or false: She never played indoor volleyball in college, focusing only on beach volleyball.

Accepted Answer

False. She played indoor volleyball at Long Beach State, winning two NCAA championships before switching to beach.

Question 5

True or false: She once competed on 'Dancing with the Stars' and won the mirrorball trophy.

Accepted Answer

True. May-Treanor won Season 7 of 'Dancing with the Stars' in 2008 with partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy, surprising many fans.

Question 6

True or false: She once played a match with a broken toe and still won the tournament.

Accepted Answer

False. She played through several injuries, but there's no record of a broken toe during a tournament win—that's a fabrication.

Question 7

True or false: Misty May-Treanor is the daughter of a professional baseball player.

Accepted Answer

True. Her father, Butch May, played in the MLB for the Chicago White Sox and later coached volleyball.

Question 8

True or false: May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings never lost a single match together in Olympic play.

Accepted Answer

True. They went 21-0 in Olympic matches across three Games, the only undefeated beach volleyball duo in Olympic history.

Misty May-Treanor Trivia Questions