Grand Slam Trivia Questions

The batter still touches all bases; a grand slam is just a home run with all three bases occupied. The batter must circle the bases to score.

Only five men have done this: Bobby Jones (the original), and later a 'professional' Grand Slam achieved by Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Ben Hogan, and Gene Sarazen.

The term applies to both the calendar-year Grand Slam and the career Grand Slam (winning each major at least once). The latter is more common, with 8 men and 10 women achieving it.

A Golden Slam includes also winning an Olympic gold medal in the same year. A calendar-year Grand Slam is just the four majors. Only Steffi Graf has a true Golden Slam (1988).

Don Budge won the calendar-year Grand Slam in 1938, but the first to win a career Grand Slam was Fred Perry (1935), who won all four majors over multiple years. Budge was first to do it in one year.

In rugby, a Grand Slam means defeating England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and France (formerly just the Home Nations) in one tournament. It's a major achievement.

The exact titles vary by promotion (WWE, AEW, etc.), but the set is not universally defined. WWE's Grand Slam, for example, includes the European or Hardcore title historically, not a fixed secondary singles belt.

The phrase first appeared in bridge in the 19th century, then was borrowed by golf and later tennis to describe winning all major tournaments.