Top 20 Sports Trivia

A.

IT TOOK 45 ____ TO LEAD THE AMERICAN LEAGUE IN 2005.

1: COMPLETE GAMES
2: SAVES
3: WILD PITCHES
4: HOME RUNS
5: DOUBLES

B.

BRENDAN MORRISON ADDED THIS SPORTS AWARD TO HIS RESUME IN 1997:

1: HOBEY BAKER AWARD
2: OUTLAND TROPHY
3: GOLDEN BALL
4: SELKE TROPHY
5: NLCS MVP

C.

HIS FIRST OF FOUR AUSTRALIAN OPEN SINGLES CROWNS WAS IN 1953:

1: BILL TILDEN
2: BOBBY RIGGS
3: TONY OLIVA
4: GENE MAKO
5: KEN ROSEWALL

D.

`BEAM' AND `SWEEP' ARE PART OF THE LINGO IN WHICH OLYMPIC SPORT?

1: EQUESTRIAN
2: CANOEING
3: CYCLING
4: JUDO
5: WEIGHTLIFTING

E.

WHAT OWNER BROUGHT WAYNE GRETZKY TO LOS ANGELES FROM EDMONTON?

1: GEORGE GUND
2: WAYNE HUIZENGA
3: JEREMY JACOBS
4: BRUCE MCNALL
5: THOMAS HICKS

F.

WHICH OF THESE BASEBALL HALL OF FAMERS PLAYED FOR FOUR MAJOR LEAGUE TEAMS?

1: HACK WILSON
2: DUKE SNIDER
3: ROBIN YOUNT
4: TONY LAZZERI
5: BOBBY DOERR


G.

FOR WHICH PRO FOOTBALL TEAM DID DEFENSIVE TACKLE BUCK BUCHANAN STAR?

1: BALTIMORE COLTS
2: HOUSTON OILERS
3: KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
4: SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
5: OAKLAND RAIDERS

H.

IN WHICH OLYMPIC EVENT DO COMPETITORS TALK ABOUT `BUNNY HOPS' AND `GRANNY GEAR'?

1: VOLLEYBALL
2: WATER POLO
3: MOUNTAIN BIKING
4: ROWING
5: YACHTING


I.

IN WHAT COUNTRY WAS EX-NBA CENTER RIK SMITS BORN?

1: PANAMA
2: NETHERLANDS
3: SWEDEN
4: GERMANY
5: BELGIUM


J.

WHO WAS THE FIRST PLAYER TO HAVE HIS NUMBER RETIRED BY THE MIAMI DOLPHINS?

1: BOB GRIESE
2: MATT SNELL
3: GARO YEPREMIAN
4: DAN MARINO
5: JAKE SCOTT


K.

JOHANN OLAV KOSS GAINED OLYMPIC GLORY IN THIS EVENT:

1: BIATHLON
2: DOWNHILL SKIING
3: LUGE
4: SPEED SKATING
5: SKI JUMPING


L.

WHICH SOCCER LEGEND SCORED THE FAMOUS `GOL DE PLACA'?
1: GEOFF HURST
2: DIEGO MARADONA
3: ROMARIO
4: PELE
5: CARLOS VALDERRAMA

M.

WHAT HORSE EDGED OUT BET TWICE TO WIN THE RUN FOR THE ROSES AT THE 1987 KENTUCKY DERBY?

1: COUNT FLEET
2: FORWARD PASS
3: STRIKE THE GOLD
4: ALYSHEBA
5: DAN'S DANDY


N.

AMERICA'S KENDALL CROSS, TOM BRANDS AND KURT ANGLE WON GOLD MEDALS IN ____ AT THE 1996 GAMES.

1: WRESTLING
2: BREAK DANCING
3: FENCING
4: CANOEING
5: TRACK & FIELD


O.

THE NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADER IN SINGLES IN 1985 WAS ____ OF THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS.

1: RON GUIDRY
2: JOE TORRE
3: DWIGHT EVANS
4: JACK CLARK
5: WILLIE MCGEE

P.

THE HIGHEST SEASON TOTAL OF HOMERS IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE IN THE 1980'S WAS BY:

1: BARRY BONDS
2: ANDRE DAWSON
3: KEVIN MCREYNOLDS
4: BILLY RIPKEN
5: OZZIE SMITH


Q.

THE MAJOR LEAGUE LEADER IN RUNS SCORED IN 1988 WAS BOSTON'S:

1: DON MATTINGLY
2: KEVIN ROMINE
3: JIM RICE
4: OZZIE GUILLEN
5: WADE BOGGS


R.

WHICH PLAYER WON A GOLD GLOVE WITH FOUR DIFFERENT TEAMS?

1: JIM KAAT
2: CARL FURILLO
3: RON FAIRLY
4: BOBBY SHANTZ
5: TONY PENA


S.

WHAT ODD NICKNAME DOES SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY HAVE?

1: HOYAS
2: FLYING DUTCHMEN
3: HIGHLANDERS
4: BILLIKENS
5: ANTEATERS

T.

THIS TIGHT END MISSED ONLY ONE GAME IN 10 YEARS IN THE NFL FROM 1963 TO 1972:

1: PETE PIHOS
2: JOHN MACKEY
3: JOE SCHMIDT
4: BOB GAIN
5: RUSS FRANCIS

 

 

 

 

 

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A. correct: SAVES
B. correct: HOBEY BAKER AWARD
C. correct: KEN ROSEWALL
D. correct: CANOEING
E. correct: BRUCE MCNALL
F. correct: HACK WILSON
G. correct: KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
H. correct: MOUNTAIN BIKING
I. correct: NETHERLANDS
J. correct: BOB GRIESE
K. correct: SPEED SKATING
L. correct: PELE
M. correct: ALYSHEBA
N. correct: WRESTLING
O. correct: WILLIE MCGEE
P. correct: ANDRE DAWSON
Q. correct: WADE BOGGS
R. correct: BOBBY SHANTZ
S. correct: BILLIKENS
T. correct: JOHN MACKEY

 

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