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Sports

  1. I.D.'s: Given the numbers, identify the event.

    1. Globetrotters 31, Bruins 29

    2. Boston 7, Cincinnati 6

    3. Warriors 169, Knicks 147

    4. 29 feet, 2 and a half inches.

    5. 511

    6. 1851-1983

    7. 3 minutes, 59.4 seconds

  2. THE ATHLETES Given the names, identify the sport.

    1. Botham, Boycott, Gooch, Richards

    2. Anderson, Griewald, Ino, Vail

    3. Anders, Chan, Charlesworth, Mason

    4. Fleming, Lapidus, Moody, Lister

    5. Blackburn, Lyle, Siegel, Thorpe

    6. Armstrong, Figini, Johnson, Jewlen

    7. Vidard, Golero, Ruby, Ruidermann

BASEBALL

  1. Nine men have won back-to-back MVP titles. Coincidentally, they played all nine positions. Name them.

  2. Name the pitchers with the most wins in each decade.

  3. 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.

  4. Name the pitcher who gave up the famous "called shot" to Babe Ruth.

  5. Name the only man to bat after Hank Aaron and Saduharu Oh.

  6. What pitcher has hurled the most strikeouts in World Series play?

PRO WRESTLING

  1. What would be unusual about a wrestling card featuring Hulk Hogan vs. Brutus Beefcake, and Leapin' Lanny Poffo vs. Randy "Macho Man" Savage?

  2. What unusual fact links Randy Savage and Gorgeous Jimmy Garvin?

  3. Where is Olympic strongman Ken Patera right now?

  4. Name the members of each tag team.

    1. The British Bulldogs

    2. The Road Warriors

    3. The Samoans

    4. The Moondogs

FOOTBALL

  1. What is the only NFL team with a registered trademark on their helmets?

  2. What two teams will play in this year's California Bowl?

  3. What player has returned the most punts for touchdowns in his NFL career?

  4. Who are the only two Heisman Trophy winners in the NFL Hall of Fame?

  5. Eight Division 1-A college football teams have nicknames that do not end in "s." Name them.

BASKETBALL

  1. What player holds the NBA record for most career technical fouls?

  2. 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?

  3. What is the largest state, population-wise, with no team in the NFL, NHL, NBA or major league baseball?