About how many U.S. viewers watched Super Bowl LIX in February 2025?
Answer127.7 million
Nielsen called it the most-watched single network telecast in TV history at the time, up 3.2% from the year before.
Source: Nielsen (2025) nielsen.com
Sports · Facts & sources
Sports facts & stats
6 sourced facts about sports, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
The basics
In what year did James Naismith invent basketball?
Answer1891
Naismith was an instructor at what is now Springfield College in Massachusetts, looking for an indoor game for restless students in winter.
Source: Springfield College springfield.edu
Going deeper
About how many student-athletes compete in NCAA sports?
Answer500,000+
They play at more than 1,000 member schools across three divisions, with 90+ national championships.
Source: NCAA ncaa.org
How long is the full 2026 Tour de France route?
Answer3,320.7 km
Riders cover 21 stages, including 8 mountain stages, finishing on the Champs-Élysées in Paris.
Source: Tour de France (official site) letour.fr
Expert level
How many runners started the very first Boston Marathon in 1897?
Answera 15-member starting field
John J. McDermott of New York won in 2:55:10 on a 24.5-mile course from Ashland to Boston.
Source: Boston Athletic Association baa.org
Americans who exercise or play sports on a given day spend how long doing it, on average?
Answer1.47 hours (2025)
Averaged over everyone, including people who don't exercise, it's only about 0.34 hours a day.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, American Time Use Survey (2025) bls.gov
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