The Questions | Contest Main Page

Sports

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

    1. Globetrotters 31, Bruins 29
      The final score of the Harlem Globetrotters' legitimate World Championship victory (pre-NBA).

    2. Boston 7, Cincinnati 6
      The fabled sixth game of the 1975 World Series (won in the 12th inning by Carlton Fisk's foul pole home rum).

    3. Warriors 169, Knicks 147
      The game in which Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points.

    4. 29 feet, 2 and a half inches.
      Bob Beamon's record-shattering long jump in the 1968 Olympics.

    5. 511
      Cy Young's career total for wins.

    6. 1851-1983
      The United States' winning streak in yachting's America's Cup.

    7. 3 minutes, 59.4 seconds
      The first mile ever run under 4 minutes, by Roger Bannister.

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

    1. Botham, Boycott, Gooch, Richards
      Cricket.

    2. Anderson, Griewald, Ino, Vail
      Cycling.

    3. Anders, Chan, Charlesworth, Mason
      Field hockey.

    4. Fleming, Lapidus, Moody, Lister
      Tennis.

    5. Blackburn, Lyle, Siegel, Thorpe
      Golf.

    6. Armstrong, Figini, Johnson, Jewlen
      Skiing.

    7. Vidard, Golero, Ruby, Ruidermann
      Auto racing.

BASEBALL

  1. Nine men have won back-to-back MVP titles. Coincidentally, they played all nine positions. Name them.
    P-- Hal Newhouser, Detroit; C-- Yogi Berra, New York; 1B-- Jimmie Foxx, Boston; 2B-- Joe Morgan, Cincinnati; SS-- Ernie Banks, Chicago; 3B-- Mike Schmidt, Philadelphia; LF-- Dale Murphy, Atlanta; CF-- Mickey Mantle, New York; RF-- Roger Maris, New York

  2. Name the pitchers with the most wins in each decade.
    1940s-- Hal Newhouser; 1950s-- Warren Spahn; 1960s-- Juan Marichal; 1970s-- Jim Palmer

  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.
    Maury Wills, 1962.

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

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

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

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?
    They're brothers.(NOTE: Hogan and Beefcake are most assuredly NOT brothers. This undying rumor stems from the pair wrestling as a brother-brother tag team early in both men's careers.)

  2. What unusual fact links Randy Savage and Gorgeous Jimmy Garvin?
    They both have female managers.

  3. Where is Olympic strongman Ken Patera right now?
    He's in jail (for assaulting some Minnesota police officers).(NOTE: Annoyed that a night cleaning crew wouldn't open up a McDonald's to serve him and Mr. Saito, the two threw benches through the front windows.)

  4. Name the members of each tag team.

    1. The British Bulldogs
      Davey Boy Smith and the Dynamite Kid.

    2. The Road Warriors
      Hawk and Animal.

    3. The Samoans
      Afa, Sika, and Samula.

    4. The Moondogs
      Rex, King, and Spot.

FOOTBALL

  1. What is the only NFL team with a registered trademark on their helmets?
    The Pittsburgh Steelers (registered by U.S. Steel).

  2. What two teams will play in this year's California Bowl?
    Fresno State and Bowling Green.

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

  4. Who are the only two Heisman Trophy winners in the NFL Hall of Fame?
    Roger Staubach and O.J. Simpson.

  5. Eight Division 1-A college football teams have nicknames that do not end in "s." Name them.
    Notre Dame Fighting Irish; Navy Midshipmen; Tulane Green Wave; Alabama Crimson Tide; Syracuse Orangemen; North Carolina State Wolfpack; Illinois Illini; Stanford Cardinal.

BASKETBALL

  1. What player holds the NBA record for most career technical fouls?
    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

  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?
    The University of Pennyslvania.

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