Roger Federer's birthday.

0:03 Caalaruga Shark Media. Hi. I'm Mark Ellison and today's theme is Roger Federer's Birthday, Tennis legends, Grand Slam records, and the greatest athletes of all time? Question one. Federer's birthday is famously full of eights on Which exact date was Roger Federer born? Question two? In the Open era, only one man has won five consecutive US Open singles titles. Who achieved this streak and in which years did it occur? Question three? Roger Federer completed the career Grand Slam by winning the only major that had eluded him until that point.

0:46 Which tournament was it and what year did he finally triumph? Question four. Only a select few have swept all four majors in a single year during the Open era. Name all singles players who achieved a calendar year Grand Slam after nineteen sixty eight. Question five, Thinking beyond tennis to the pantheon of all time greats, which athlete holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals in history. We'll be right back with these answers after this break. Welcome back.

1:30 Question one. When is Roger Federer's birthday? Answer? August eighth, nineteen eighty one. Born in Basel, Switzerland. Federer's birthday falls on eight eighths, a date associated with luck in many cultures. August eighth is also widely recognized as International cat Day. Question two. Who won five straight US Opens in the Open Era? Answer? Roger Federer two thousand and four two thousand and eight. Federer dominated the US Open from two thousand and four through two thousand and eight, setting an Open Era record for consecutive men's title. He also won five consecutive Wimbledon's two thousand and three two thousand and seven, matching Bjorn Borg's Wimbledon streak. Question three. Which major completed Federer's career Grand Slam and when? Answer? French Open Roland Garros two thousand and nine. Federer won Roland Garros in two thousand and nine, defeating Robin Soderling in the final.

2:21 The title completed his set of all four majors Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open. Question four. Who achieved an Open Era calendar year Grand Slam in singles? Answer? Rod Labor nineteen sixty nine, Margaret Court nineteen seventy and Steffi Graff nineteen eighty eight. Laver's nineteen sixty nine sweep remains a landmark in men's tennis court, matched the feet in nineteen seventy. On the women's side, Graff went one better in nineteen eighty eight, completing the Golden Slam by adding Olympic gold to her four majors. Question five, Who has the most Olympic Gold medals ever? Answer? Michael Phelps twenty three golds. Across the two thousand four, two thousand eight, twenty twelve and twenty sixteen games, Phelps amassed twenty three golds twenty eight medals total, a record for any Olympian.

3:13 His dominance in the pool cements him among the greatest athletes of all time. That concludes today's five daily trivia questions. I'm Mark Ellison and today's questions were crafted with the help of AI technology. See you tomorrow.