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Sports
- I.D.'s:
Given the numbers, identify the event.
- Globetrotters 31, Bruins 29
- Boston 7, Cincinnati 6
- Warriors 169, Knicks 147
- 29 feet, 2 and a half inches.
- 511
- 1851-1983
- 3 minutes, 59.4 seconds
- THE ATHLETES
Given the names, identify the sport.
- Botham, Boycott, Gooch, Richards
- Anderson, Griewald, Ino, Vail
- Anders, Chan, Charlesworth, Mason
- Fleming, Lapidus, Moody, Lister
- Blackburn, Lyle, Siegel, Thorpe
- Armstrong, Figini, Johnson, Jewlen
- Vidard, Golero, Ruby, Ruidermann
BASEBALL
- Nine men have won back-to-back MVP titles. Coincidentally, they played all nine positions. Name them.
- Name the pitchers with the most wins in each decade.
- Name the (non-pitching) MVP who did not hit 10 home runs, nor hit .300, nor have over 100 RBI in his award-winning season.
- Name the pitcher who gave up the famous "called shot" to Babe Ruth.
- Name the only man to bat after Hank Aaron and Saduharu Oh.
- What pitcher has hurled the most strikeouts in World Series play?
PRO WRESTLING
- What would be unusual about a wrestling card featuring Hulk Hogan vs. Brutus Beefcake, and Leapin' Lanny Poffo vs. Randy "Macho Man" Savage?
- What unusual fact links Randy Savage and Gorgeous Jimmy Garvin?
- Where is Olympic strongman Ken Patera right now?
- Name the members of each tag team.
- The British Bulldogs
- The Road Warriors
- The Samoans
- The Moondogs
FOOTBALL
- What is the only NFL team with a registered trademark on their helmets?
- What two teams will play in this year's California Bowl?
- What player has returned the most punts for touchdowns in his NFL career?
- Who are the only two Heisman Trophy winners in the NFL Hall of Fame?
- Eight Division 1-A college football teams have nicknames that do not end in "s." Name them.
BASKETBALL
- What player holds the NBA record for most career technical fouls?
- The 1979 NCAA Final Four featured Magic Johnson with Michigan State, Larry Bird of Indiana State, and Mark Maguire of Depaul. Who was the fourth team?
- What is the largest state, population-wise, with no team in the NFL, NHL, NBA or major league baseball?