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The Thinking Man's
Sports Trivia Gauntlet Answers
| 1. What was the first venue
(stadium/arena/ballpark) naming rights deal in the Big 4 (MLB, NBA, NFL,
NHL) professional sports? |
| Please provide the name of
the venue, the primary tenant, and the name of the sponsor. |
| Rich Stadium (now Ralph
Wilson Stadium)/Buffalo Bills/Rich Products Corporation |
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| 2. Who was the first
professional athlete (active or retired) to appear on the legendary TV show
Cheers? |
| Fred Dreyer |
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| 3. Since 1985 (and the
inception of the NBA Draft lottery), on nine (9) separate occasions, a
school has had two or more players selected in the same lottery (the number
of lottery teams has changed over this time period due to expansion). |
| Please provide the
respective years, the schools, the names of the players drafted and the NBA
teams that drafted them. |
| 1991-UNLV-Larry
Johnson (Charlotte Hornets) |
|
Stacey Augmon (Atlanta Hawks) |
| 1994-California-Jason
Kidd (Dallas Mavericks) |
|
LaMond Murrary (Los Angeles Clippers) |
| 1995-North Carolina-Jerry
Stackhouse (Philadelphia 76ers) |
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Rasheed Wallace (Washington Bullets) |
| 1997--Kentucky-Ron
Mercer (Boston Celtics) |
|
Derek Anderson (Cleveland Cavaliers) |
| 1998-North Carolina-Antawn
Jamison (Toronto Raptors) |
|
Vince Carter (Golden State Warriors) |
| 1998-Kansas-Raef Lafrentz
(Denver Nuggets) |
|
Paul Pierce (Boston Celtics) |
| 1999-Duke-Elton Brand
(Chicago Bulls) |
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Trajan Langson (Cleveland Cavaliers) |
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Corey Maggette (Seattle Supersonics) |
| 2000-Cincinnati-Kenyon
Martin (New Jersey Nets |
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DerMarr Johnson (Atlanta Hawks) |
| 2002-Duke-Jay Williams
(Chicago Bulls) |
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Mike Dunleavy (Golden State Warriors) |
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| 4.Name all eleven (11)
basketball players in the last twenty years (1982 and on), that have one of
the major college basketball player of the year awards (Wooden, Naismith,
Rupp/AP, Robertson/USBWA, NABC/Kodak, or UPI) and subsequently drafted
number one (1) overall in an NBA Draft. |
| Kenyon Martin |
| Elton Brand |
| Tim Duncan |
| Joe Smith |
| Glenn Robinson |
| Shaquile O'Neal |
| Larry Johnson |
| Danny Manning |
| David Robinson |
| Patrick Ewing |
| Ralph Sampson |
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| 5. Name all football players that have
rushed for over 2000 yards in a single season at both the NCAA and NFL
levels. |
| Name the player (s), college and pro
teams, and years reached the milestone. |
| Barry Sanders--Oklahoma
State (1988) & Detroit Lions (1997) |
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6. Who is the youngest
major league baseball player to hit 100 Home Runs? 200? 300? 400? 500?
Attain 3000 hits? |
| 100-Mel Ott (Tony Conigliaro
is close second) |
| 200-Mel Ott |
| 300-Alex Rodriguez
(previous record holder Jimmie Foxx also accepted as Rodriguez established
new record during course of trivia contest) |
| 400-Ken Griffey, Jr. |
| 500-Jimmie Foxx |
| 3000-Ty Cobb |
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| 7. Who is the only rookie to ever win
the Cy Young Award? What team did he pitch for when he won the award? |
| Fernando Valenzuela, Los
Angeles Dodgers |
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| 8. List all the Catholic
colleges/universities that have won the NCAA men's college basketball
championships since the tournament's inception in 1939. |
| Holy Cross (1947);
LaSalle (1954); San Francisco (1955 & 1956); Loyola (1963); Marquette
(1977); Georgetown (1984); |
| Villanova (1985) |
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Contest
2 |
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April 6, 2003--April 19, 2003 (all
entries must be received before midnight on 4/19/03) |
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| 1. What is the highest
grossing (based on domestic box office) sports-related movie of all-time? |
| Both Jerry Maguire
and The Waterboy were accepted as correct answers. |
| The Waterboy has
the higher domestic box office but its football-basis is farcical.
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| 2. What former athlete
(professional or Olympic) has served the longest in federally elected
office? |
| Morris Udall represented
Arizona in the House of Representatives for thirty (30) years from
1961 to 1991. Udall briefly played for the Denver Nuggets of the Western
Division of the NBA, a team that existed briefly and bore no relationship
with the later NBA franchise. |
| Better known athlete
turned politicians Bill Bradley and Jack Kemp each served 18 years in the
Senate and House, respectively. |
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| *3. What individuals rank in
the top 3 in terms of the number of Sports Illustrated cover
appearances? (CORRECTED ANSWERS 4/23/03) |
| 1.Michael Jordan
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| 2.Muhammad Ali (Cassius
Clay) |
| 3.Kareem Abdul-Jabar (Lew
Alcindor) |
| Magic Johnson and Jack Nicklaus are 4th
& 5th, respectively. |
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| Ethan James
of Atlanta, GA has alerted us to a mistake in this question. We originally
listed Magic Johnson third with 25 covers, but he alerted us to the fact
that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Lew Alcindor) has 26 covers and not 24 as we
originally had thought. We apologize for any inconvenience this may
have caused. |
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| 4. List all U.S. high school
athletes who have been the number one overall selection in either the MLB,
NBA, NFL or NHL drafts since 1963. |
| MLB |
| Joe Mauer (2001) |
| Adrian Gonzalez (2000) |
| Josh Hamilton (1999) |
| Alex Rodriguez (1993) |
| Brien Taylor (1991) |
| Chipper Jones (1990) |
| Ken Griffey, Jr. (1987) |
| Shawn Abner (1984) |
| Shawon Dunston (1982) |
| Darryl Strawberry (1980) |
| Al Chambers (1979) |
| Harold Baines (1977) |
| David Clyde (1973) |
| Danny Goodwin (1971) |
| Mike Ivie (1970) |
| Jeff Burroughs (1969) |
| Tom Foli (1968) |
| Ron Blomberg (1967) |
| Steve Chilcott (1966) |
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| NBA |
| Kwame Brown (2001) |
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| NFL |
| None |
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| NHL |
| Brian Lawton (1983) |
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| 5.List all jersey numbers
and the players that they correspond to that have been retired by the
Florida State football program. |
| 25--Fred Biletnikoff |
| 34--Ron Sellers |
| 50--Ron Simmons |
| 17--Charlie Ward |
| 2--Deion Sanders |
| 28--Warrick Dunn |
| 16--Chris Weinke |
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6. List all boys' high school
basketball players that have won the Naismith Award, Parade Player of the
Year, USA Today Player of the Year, and Gatorade Player of the Year in the
same year. |
| Please include year,
player's name and high school name. |
| 2003--LeBron James,
St. Vincent-St. Mary's (Akron, Ohio) (although at time of
question, James had not officially been named USA Today Player of the Year
for 2003) |
| 1998--Al Harrington,
St. Patrick's (Elizabeth, New Jersey) |
| 1996--Kobe Bryant,
Lower Merion High School (Ardmore, Pennsylvania) |
| 1991--Chris Webber,
Detroit Country Day (Birmingham, Michigan) |
| 1989--Kenny Anderson,
Archbishop Molloy (Jamaica, Queens, New York) |
| 1988--Alonzo Mourning,
Indian River (Chesapeake, Virginia) |
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The Naismith was first awarded in 1987,
Gatorade in 1986, USA Today in 1983, and Parade Player of Year (in current
form) in 1981. |
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Contest 3 |
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April 20, 2003--May 3, 2003 (all
entries must be received before midnight on 5/3/03) |
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| 1. Since 1970, who are the
only three linebackers with ten (10) or more Pro Bowl appearances? |
| Lawrence Taylor |
| Mike Singletary |
| Junior Seau |
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| 2. Who was the first minority
general manager in Big 4 professional sports? |
| Wayne Embry of the
Milwaukee Bucks |
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| 3. a)Name 5 actors (post
1970) that won the Oscar for Best Actor (in a lead role) and either in that
role or in another role portrayed either an athlete or a coach? (Both the
Oscar win and sports role are post 1970 and there are more than 5
individuals who meet this criteria) b)Please
identify the only post-1970 Best Actor (in a lead role) winner to win
for a sports role. |
| a) Gene Hackman (The
French Connection) & Hoosiers and The Replacements |
| Al
Pacino (Scent of a Woman) & Any Given Sunday |
| Paul
Newman (Color of Money) & Slapshot |
| Tom
Hanks (Philadelphia and Forrest Gump) & A League of Their Own |
| Robert
DeNiro (Raging Bull) & Raging Bull |
| Denzel
Washington (Training Day) & Hurricane and Remember the Titans |
| Jon
Voight (Coming Home) & Varsity Blues |
| Reader Ken Auerbach of
Bronxville, New York, has alerted us to two others we initially
overlooked: |
| Russel Crowe
(Gladiator) & Mystery Alaska |
|
Daniel Day-Lewis (The Boxer) & My Left Foot |
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| b) Robert DeNiro (Raging
Bull) |
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4. Not including league-wide
number retirements, who are the only athletes in Big 4 professional sports
to have their numbers retired by three or more teams? Name the athlete
and teams that have retired his number (s): |
| Wilt
Chamberlain--Philadelphia 76ers, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers |
| Nolan Ryan--California
Angels, Houston Astros, Texas Rangers |
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5. For a variation of a
Contest 1 question, list all the private, non-Catholic colleges/universities
that have won the NCAA men's college basketball
championships since the tournament's inception in 1939. |
| Stanford (1939) |
| Duke (1991, 1992, 2001) |
| Syracuse (2003) |
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| 6. What is only NBA team
that has not been in the draft lottery since its inception in 1985? (The
team's pick itself, not one that may have been acquired via trade) |
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| Utah Jazz |
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| 7. What is the only Big 4
professional sports franchise to play in a venue named for an athlete? |
| Detroit Red Wings play in
Joe Louis Arena |
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Contest 4 |
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May 4, 2003--May 17, 2003 (all entries
must be received before midnight on 5/17/03) |
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| 1. Who is the only athlete to
be drafted by the NBA, NFL, and MLB? |
| Dave Winfield |
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| 2. Who is the only major
league baseball player to lead his league in home runs, RBIs, batting
average, and stolen bases in the same year? |
| Ty Cobb (1909) |
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| 3. The Baseball Hall of Fame
mandates that players be retired five years before they can be elected to
Cooperstown (ie a player who retired in 95 and is a first balllot HOFer
would be admitted in 2001) Name all baseball players that have been elected
to the Hall of Fame in less than the mandatory five year waiting period. |
| Babe Ruth, Roberto
Clemente, Lou Gerhig, |
| Mel Ott |
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4. Name all football players
that have won the Heisman Trophy, been selected number one overall, and
elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame? |
| O.J. Simpson, Earl
Campbell, Paul Hornung |
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5. List all cities that have
a team of each Big 4 sports league and all those teams play home games in
the same city. (Include those teams that may be temporally relocated due to
stadium renovation) |
| Philadelphia, Denver,
Chicago, Atlanta |
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| 6. Who is the only majority
owner in Big 4 sports who also holds federal (elected) office? |
| Herb Kohl of the
Milwaukee Bucks and Senator from Wisconsin |
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Contest 5 |
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July 10, 2003--July 31, 2003 (all entries
must be received before midnight on 7/31/03) |
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| 1. What baserunner holds the
MLB single season record for times caught stealing? |
| Rickey Henderson
(1982) |
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| 2. List all Big 4 venues
(currently used as Big 4 venues) that opened between the end of World War I
and the end of World War II. |
| Yankee Stadium |
| Soldier Field |
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| 3. Who is the NHL's all-time
leader in penalty shot goals? |
| Mario Lemieux |
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| 4. Who is the only member of
a Big 4 Hall of Fame (Cooperstown, Canton, Springfield, or Toronto) to also
serve on the United State Supreme Court? |
| Byron White (Pro
Football Hall of Fame member & served on Supreme Court from 1962 to 1993) |
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| 5.Who is the last player to
win a major college player of the year award (see below for definition) in a
Big 4 sport and not be drafted in said sport? |
| Charlie Ward (1993
Heisman Trophy Winner undrafted by the NFL) |
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| 6. Since 1980, name all sets
of teammates that have been first-team All-NBA in the same year? |
| Julius Erving & Moses
Malone (Philadelphia 76ers 1982-83) |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar &
Magic Johnson (Los Angeles Lakers 1983-84, 1985-86) |
| Larry Bird & Kevin
McHale (Boston Celtics 1986-87) |
| Karl Malone & John
Stockton (Utah Jazz 1993-94, 1994-95) |
| Michael Jordan &
Scottie Pippen (Chicago Bulls 1995-96) |
| Kobe Bryant & Shaquile
O'Neal (Los Angeles Lakers 2001-02, 2002-03) |
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| 7. Who is the most recent
athlete to win a major college player of the year award (see definitions
below) and later win a most valuable player (MVP) award at the Big 4
professional level. (Judge most recent by most recently won professional MVP
award) |
| Tim Duncan (2003 NBA
MVP) |
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8. List all cities in Big 4
sports that lost franchises in the last fifteen years (since 1988) and NOT later
received another team in the same sport? |
| Los Angeles
(lost the Rams and Raiders to St. Louis &
Oakland) |
| Winnipeg
(lost the Jets to Phoenix (Phoenix
Coyotes)) |
| Quebec
(lost the Nordiques to Denver (Colorado Avalanche)) |
| Hartford
(lost the Whalers to Raleigh (Carolina Hurricanes)) |
| Vancouver
(lost the Grizzlies to Memphis) |
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| 9. Since the inception of
the NBA Draft Lottery in 1985, what college has produced the most top 3
picks? Please list the school and players who were selected in the top three
overall from that school in drafts from 1985 through 2003. |
| Duke (6)--Danny Ferry
(3-1988), Christian Laettner (3-1992) |
|
Grant Hill (3-1994), Elton Brand (1-1999) |
|
Jay Williams (2-2002), Mike Dunleavy (3-2002) |
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| 10. List all schools (5)
outside the Big 6 power conferences that have made the NCAA men's basketball
Final Four since 1990. |
| UNLV (1990 & 1991),
Cincinnati (1992), Massachusetts (1996), Utah (1998), Marquette (2003) |
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| 11. List all colleges that
have produced 2 or more Boston Celtic Hall of Famers. Please list the
schools and the players. (Use as criteria for Boston Celtic Hall of
Famer as players that have been inducted into the Naismith Basketball
Hall of Fame AND have had their number retired by the Boston Celtics.) |
| Holy Cross--Bob Cousy
& Tom Heinsohn |
| San Francisco--Bill
Russell & K.C. Jones |
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| 12. Who is the first athlete
born and raised outside of North America to win a Big 4 MVP award? |
| Sergei Fedorov
(Russia) &
Hakeem Olajuwon (Nigeria) both won MVP awards in 1993-94 |
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| 13. Eliminating the NHL, who
is the first athlete to win a Big 4 (again besides the NHL) Rookie of the
Year award who was born outside of the United States or its territories? |
| Luis Aparicio (1956 AL
Rookie of the Year and born in Venezuela) |
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| 14. What athlete has
currently been with his team for the most consecutive seasons? Name the
athlete and the team. |
| Steve Yzerman of the
Detroit Red Wings (first played for Red Wings in 1983 (-84)) |
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| 15. Name one fictional
athlete who has had a statute/sculpture depiction erected outside a current
or former Big 4 venue. Please name the fictional athlete and the venue. |
| "Rocky Balboa" from
Rocky (Spectrum-Philadelphia) |
| "Mighty Casey" from
Casey at the Bat (Turner Field-Atlanta) |
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| 16. Who are the only NHL
players (2) to win the Hart Trophy (MVP) with different teams? (example of
winning award with different teams--Player D won the award in 1962 while
playing for Team A and 1967 while playing for Team B) |
| Wayne Gretzky
(Edmonton Oilers & Los Angeles Kings) |
| Mark Messier (Edmonton
Oilers & New York Rangers) |
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Contest 6 |
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September 10, 2003--October 13, 2003
(all entries must be received before midnight on 10/13/03) |
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| 1. Name all individuals
elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame as players and later went on to
coach a Super Bowl winning team. |
| Mike Ditka was a
member of the Hall of Fame Class of 1988 and led the Chicago Bears to a
championship winning Super Bowl XX in 1986. |
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| 2. Name all players in the
Big 4 sports since 1975 that have been selected number one overall, won a
rookie of the year award, and won a championship. |
| MLB--Darryl Strawberry
(selected number one overall in 1980; rookie of year in 1983; won
championship in 1986, 1996, 1999) |
| NBA--David Robinson (1987; 1989; 1999/2003) |
| Shaquile O'Neal (1992; 1993; 2000/2001/2002) |
| Tim Duncan (1997; 1998; 1999/2003) |
| NFL--George Rogers
(1981; 1981; 1988 SB) |
| NHL--Bobby Smith (1978, 1979,
1986) |
| Mario Lemieux (1984, 1985, 1991/1992) |
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| 3. Name all Big 4
professional and major college sports teams that won four or more
consecutive titles. |
| MLB--New York Yankees
(1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953) |
| Reader Ken Auerbach
of Bronxville, New York, has alerted us to one other we initially
overlooked: |
|
New York Yankees (1936, 1937, 1938, 1939)
Updated 1/23/2004 |
| NBA--Boston Celtics
(1958-59, 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1965-66) |
| NHL--Montreal Canadians
(1955-56; 1956-57; 1957-58; 1958-59, 1959-60) (1975-76, 1976-77,
1977-78; 1978-79) |
|
New York Islanders (1979-80, 1980-81; 1981-82; 1982-83) |
| NCAA Division 1
Basketball--UCLA (1966-67, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70, 1970-71, 1971-72,
1972-73) |
| No NFL team or NCAA
Division 1-A Football team has won more than two consecutive
championships. |
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| 4. Who is the
longest-serving commissioner in Big 4 sports history? |
| Pete Rozelle served as NFL commissioner from
1960 to 1989, a total of 30 seasons. |
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| 5.What is the most recent
NCAA Division 1 school to win three or more consecutive titles in a team
sport? Please give the school, sport and years. |
| Princeton men's lacrosse won the NCAA title in
1996, 1997, 1998 |
| Tennesse women's basketball also won those
years but the men's lacrosse season ends later than women's basketball. |
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| 6. Name all MLB players that
won a batting title after a winning a home run title. Please include the
player(s) and years of both (or additional) titles. |
| We apologize for the
ambiguously worded question as it was interpreted various ways by various
entrants. The only titles that are listed are home run titles won
before the first batting title and only batting titles won after a home run
title. Titles won in the same year were not recognized as being after the
winning of a home run title. Titles won prior to 1900 were accepted but
not considered part of the correct answer. Below is not a comprehensive list
of titles won by these players only those which a batting title was won
after a home run title. |
| Barry Bonds (home run title in 1993 & 2001;
batting title in 2002) |
| Larry Walker (1997;
1998, 1999, 2001) |
| Carl Yastrzemski
(1967; 1968) |
| Hank Aaron (1957;
1959) |
| Mickey Mantle (1955;
1956) |
| Ted Williams (1941,
1942, 1947; 1941, 1942, 1947, 1948, 1957, 1958) |
| Joe DiMaggio (1937;
1939/1940) |
| Jimmy Foxx (1932,
1933, 1935; 1933, 1938) |
| Chuck Klein (1929,
1931, 1932, 1933; 1933) |
| Rogers Hornsby (1922,
1925; 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1928) |
| Babe Ruth (1919, 1920,
1921, 1923, 1924; 1924) |
| Ty Cobb (1909; 1911,
1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1917, 1918, 1919) |
| Tris Speaker (1912;
1916) |
| Nap Lajoie (1901;
1901, 1903, 1904) |
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| 7. Who is the only NHL
player to ever appear on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson? |
| Wayne Gretzky |
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Contest 7 |
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October 14, 2003--November 9, 2003 (all
entries must be received before midnight on 11/9/03) |
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| 1. Who is the University of
North Carolina's all-time leading scorer in men's basketball? |
| Phil Ford (2290
points) |
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| 2. Who currently holds the
record for the most home runs hit in a single MLB post-season? Please list
the player, year, and number of home runs. |
| Barry Bonds hit 8 home
runs in the 2002 post season. |
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3. Name all players that
have won a MLB career batting triple crown since 1980. (career batting
triple crown = at least won a batting title, home run title, and RBI
title one time in career) |
| Alex Rodriguez
(BA-1996; HR-2001, 2002, 2003; RBI-2002) |
| Barry Bonds (BA-2002;
HR-1993, 2001; RBI-1993) |
| Andres Galarraga
(BA-1993; HR-1996; RBI-1996, 1997) |
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| 4.
As of September 2004,
name all cities in which both the baseball & football teams will primarily
play their home games in the same venue. Name the cities and the venues. |
| Miami's Pro Player
Stadium (Florida Marlins & Miami Dolphins) |
| Minneapolis's
Metrodome (Minnesota Twins & Minnesota Vikings) |
| Oakland's Network
Associates Coliseum (Oakland A's & Oakland Raiders) |
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| 5.
What player has the most
career home runs without ever leading either the American or National League
in homers? |
| Rafael Palmeiro (528
home runs through the end of the 2003 season) |
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| 6.Name
all cities and venues that both the baseball & football teams primarily
shared a venue for their home games in September 1982. Name the cities and
the venues. |
| Anaheim's Anaheim
Stadium (California Angels & Los Angeles Rams) |
| Atlanta's
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (Atlanta Braves & Atlanta Falcons) |
| Baltimore's Memorial
Stadium (Baltimore Orioles & Baltimore Colts) |
| Cincinnati's
Riverfront Stadium (Cincinnati Reds & Cincinnati Bengals) |
| Cleveland's Memorial
Stadium (Cleveland Indians & Cleveland Browns) |
| Houston's Astrodome
(Houston Astros & Houston Oilers) |
| Philadelphia's
Veterans Stadium (Philadelphia Phillies & Philadelphia Eagles) |
| Pittsburgh's Three
Rivers Stadium (Pittsburgh Pirates & Pittsburgh Steelers) |
| Minneapolis's
Metrodome (Minnesota Twins & Minnesota Vikings) |
| New York's Shea
Stadium (New York Mets & New York Jets)
(Although opened in 1976, the Jets did
not move to Giants Stadium until 1984) |
| San Diego's Jack
Murphy Stadium (San Diego Padres & San Diego Chargers) |
| San Francisco's
Candlestick Park (San Francisco Giants & San Francisco 49ers) |
| St. Louis's Busch
Stadium (St. Louis Cardinals & St. Louis Cardianls) |
| Seattle's Kingdome
(Seattle Mariners & Seattle Seahawks) |
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| (The now
Oakland Raiders had moved from Oakland to Los Angeles in 1982) |
| (Although the
Packers did play some games at Milwaukee's County Stadium, it was not their
primary venue) |
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| 7. What two members of the
1986 New York Mets starting pitching rotation played major league baseball
most recently with both retiring in 2000? |
| Dwight Gooden & Rick
Aguilera |
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Contest 8 |
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December 4, 2003--January 21, 2004 (all
entries must be received before midnight on 1/21/04) |
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| 1. Who is the University of
Notre Dame's all-time leading rusher in college football? |
| Autry Denson |
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| 2. What former Notre Dame
running back has the most NFL rushing yards of any Notre Dame alum? |
| Jerome Bettis |
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| 3. Name seven (7) NBA
players that have appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated and
never played college basketball. |
| LeBron James, Kobe
Bryant, Kevin Garnet, Darius Miles, Moses Malone, Dirk Nowitski, Yao Ming,
Darko Milicic |
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| 4. Name seven (7) states
that house two or more active NFL stadiums. |
| California, Texas,
Florida, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Missouri, Ohio |
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| 5. What was the first
post-season college football bowl to have a sponsor's name in the bowl's
title? |
| The Fiesta Bowl was
the first bowl to acquire a corporate title sponsor in 1985 when Sunkist
came aboard as the title sponsor. |
| In 1937, there was
also a bowl that existed for only a year called the Bacardi Bowl played in
Havana, Cuba and was the original sponsor-named
event. |
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6. List the players who
have won the most career MVP awards in each of the Big 4 sports. |
| MLB--Barry Bonds has
won six (6) NL MVP Awards (1990, 1992, 1993, 2001, 2002, 2003). |
| NBA--Lew Alcindor/Kareem
Abdul-Jabbar won six (6) MVP awards (1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980). |
| NFL--Brett Favre has
three (3) times won AP Player of the Year (1995, 1996, 1997). |
| NHL--Wayne Gretzky won
nine (9) Hart Trophies as regular season MVP (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984,
1985, 1986, 1987, 1989). |
| Amended Answer--Ethan
James of Atlanta, Georgia has pointed out that Jim Brown also three times
won NFL MVP |
| NFL--Jim Brown--AP
Award--1957, 1958, 1965 and UPI Award--1958, 1963, 1965
Amended 2/4/04 |
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7. Of all the cities (or
metro areas) currently with teams in all Big 4 sports, what city has had the
current longest drought of winning a single championship in any of the sports?* |
| *For purposes of
this question, please refer below for what we constituted metro areas for
potentially ambiguous designations. |
| New York--Mets,
Yankees, Giants, Jets, Knicks, Rangers, Islanders |
|
Minneapolis--Vikings, Twins, Timberwolves, Wild |
| Boston--Red Sox,
Celtics, Bruins, Patriots |
| San
Francisco--49ers, Giants |
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Oakland--Raiders, A's, Warriors |
| Additionally,
the champions did not have to come when the city housed all Big 4 sports,
the question is limited to the cities that currently house all Big 4 sports.
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| We apologize for
any ambiguity in the question and would remove, but for the fact that the
above designations will not change the correct answer. |
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| Philadelphia last won
a title with the 76ers in 1982-83. |
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8. ESPN's College
Football Gameday currently travels to the site of a different marquee game
each Saturday. What early 1990s game was the first time that the show filmed
on location? |
| No. 1 Florida State
vs. No. 2 Notre Dame in South Bend, IN on November 13, 1993 |
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9. On December 12, 2003,
the Farrelly Brothers latest movie Stuck On You will debut. Each of
their first three directorial features contained a cameo from a different
then-active team sports athlete, one of which who played himself. Name the
three movies and the respective athletes that appeared in each of the
movies. |
| Dumb & Dumber--Cam
Neely (played Sea Bass) |
| Kingpin--Roger Clemens
(played Skidmark) |
| There's Something
About Mary--Brett Favre (played himself) |
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10. Including
player-coaches, who is the youngest individual since 1950 to serve as the
head coach or manager of a Big 4 team. |
| Dave DeBusschere was
named player/coach of the Detroit Pistons in 1964 making him at age 24, the
youngest head coach/manager of the modern era. |
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11. What three hockey
hall of famers played in the NHL after being inducted into the hall of fame? |
| Mario Lemiuex, Gordie
Howe, and Guy LaFleur |
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12. Who are the youngest
individuals to get inducted into the respective Big 4 Halls of Fame as
athletes? |
| National Baseball Hall of
Fame (Cooperstown)--Lou Gehrig was inducted by Special Election at age 36 in
1939, Sandy Koufax was inducted after the mandatory 5-year period at
age 37 in 1972. |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame
(Canton)--Gale Sayers was inducted at age 34 in 1977. |
| Naismith Memorial
Basketball Hall of Fame (Springfield)--Ed Macauley was inducted at age 32 in
1960. |
| Hockey Hall of Fame
(Toronto)--Bobby Orr was enshrined at age 31 in 1979 after the mandatory
waiting period was waived (fairly common in hockey for all-time greats)
making the youngest player ever inducted into a Big 4 Hall of Fame. |
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| 13. On
December 2, 2003, Sylvester Croom was hired by Mississippi State and became
the first black head coach in SEC football history. What all-time greats in
their respective sports became the first black head coaches/managers in MLB,
NBA, and NFL history? |
| MLB--Frank Robinson |
| NBA--Bill Russell |
| NFL--Art Shell |
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Contest 9 |
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January 21, 2004--February 29,
2004 (all entries must be received before midnight on 2/29/04) |
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| 1. Who is the youngest
individual to win the Super Bowl MVP award? |
| Lynn Swann |
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| 2. Since 1970, there are
fifteen (15) head coaches/managers from MLB (2), NBA (2), NFL (3), NHL (3), NCAA Division 1 Basketball (3) and NCAA Division 1-A Football (2) who have
won three (3) or more championships in a given league in that time (assume a
championship for NCAA Division 1-A Football to be a end of season number one
ranking in either of the two major polls of the respective time). Name
all 15 head coaches/managers.* |
| MLB--Joe Torre, Sparky
Anderson |
| NBA--Phil Jackson ;
Pat Riley |
| NFL--Chuck Noll, Joe
Gibbs, Bill Walsh |
| NHL--Al Arbour, Scotty
Bowman, Glen Sather |
| NCAA D1
Basketball--John Wooden; Bob Knight; Mike Krzyzewski |
| NCAA D1-A
Football--Tom Osbourne; Bear Bryant; Barry Switzer* |
| *Correction, we have been
informed there are actually sixteen (16) individuals as Barry Switzer won
college football titles with Oklahoma in 1974, 1975 & 1985. |
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| 3. Name five (5) players who
won the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Tournament and later also won
NBA Finals MVP. |
| Magic
Johnson--Michigan State (1979) & Los Angles Lakers (1980, 1982, 1987) |
| Lew Alcindor/Kareem
Abdul-Jabbar--UCLA (1967, 1968, 1969) & Milwaukee Bucks (1971), Los Angeles
Lakers (1985) |
| James Worthy--North
Carolina (1982) & Los Angeles Lakers (1988) |
| Isiah Thomas--Indiana
(1981) & Detroit Pistons (1990) |
| Akeem/Hakeem Olajuwon--Houston
(1983) & Houston Rockets (1994, 1995) |
| Bill Walton--UCLA
(1972 ,1973) & Portland Trail Blazers (1977) |
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| 4. Who is the youngest
quarterback to win a Super Bowl (quarterback playing majority of game for
winning team)? |
| Tom Brady |
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| 5. Of the nine MLB players
who comprised the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant's softball team in The
Simpsons episode "Homer At the Bat" in Season 3 of the Fox show, all
but two have won World Series championships as players. Name those
two "ringers." |
| Ken Griffey, Jr. & Don
Mattingly |
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6. What is the most
recently opened Big 4 venue that does not have a venue naming rights
deal? |
| Seahawks Stadium |
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7.Since 1989 (Walter
Payton & Joe Montana hosted before that), there have been nine (9) active
(Chris Evert hosted shortly after her retirement) athletes from eight (8)
different sports (basketball is the only repeat), that have hosted
NBC's Saturday Night Live. Name all nine. (Assume
for the purposes of this question that athlete includes any
participant (male or female) who competes in professional (modifies all
subsequent sports) basketball, football, baseball, hockey, soccer, lacrosse,
Summer Olympic sports (swimming, diving, track and field, weight lifting,
etc.), Winter Olympic sports (skating, bobsled, luge, etc.), tennis, golf,
auto racing, boxing, and bowling. Professional wrestling is not a sport and
its participants while very athletic do not count as athletes. ) |
| Basketball--Michael
Jordan & Charles Barkley; Baseball--Derek Jeter; Football--Deion Sanders;
Hockey--Wayne Gretzky; Tennis--Andy Roddick; Boxing--George Foreman; Auto
Racing--Jeff Gordon; Figure Skating--Nancy Kerrigan |
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8.
Since 1980, eleven (11) franchises in the
Big 4 sports have won three (3) or more league championships. Only
one of these franchises has won each of their championships (since 1980)
with a different coach. Name that franchise. |
| New Jersey Devils |
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9. Name two (2) players
that won an NCAA Division 1 basketball championship and a NBA championship
in consecutive seasons. (For example, player plays on college team
that wins the championships in April 2003 and NBA team that wins the
title in June 2004. |
| Bill Russell--San
Francisco-1955-56 & Boston Celtics 1956-56 |
| Earvin "Magic
Johnson--Michigan State 1978-79 & Los Angeles Lakers 1979-80 |
| Billy
Thompson--Louisville 1985-86 & Los Angeles Lakers 1986-87 |
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10. Who is the only
individual to (head)coach four (4) or more Heisman Trophy winners? |
| Frank Leahy of Notre
Dame |
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11. Who is the only
individual to win a major college championship and also win a Big 4
professional title as a head coach? |
| Jimmy Johnson won with
the Miami Hurricanes & Dallas Cowboys |
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Contest 10 |
|
March 2, 2004--April 15,
2004 (all entries must be received before midnight on 4/15/04) |
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| 1. Name all freshman (3)
that won Most Outstanding Player (MOP) of the men's NCAA basketball
tournament. |
| Arnie Ferrin (1944) of
Utah |
| Pervis Ellison (1986)
of Louisville |
| Carmelo Anthony (2003)
of Syracuse |
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| 2. What is the only school
that is a member of a Big 6 College Power Conference (see definition below)
that has never competed in the men's NCAA basketball tournament? |
| Northwestern (Big Ten) |
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| 3. Since 1950, name all
individuals (2) that have both served (in these time constraints) as the head
coach for an Olympic gold medal winning basketball team and an NCAA
Basketball Tournament Championship-winning team. |
| Dean Smith (won NCAA
championships in 1982 & 1993) & (Olympic gold in 1976) |
| Bob Knight (1976,
1981, 1986) & (1984) |
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| 4. What 1990s star is the
most recent player from a Big 6 College Power Conference (see definition
below) to lead the NCAA in scoring? |
| Glenn Robinson of
Purdue led the nation in scoring in 1994. |
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| 5. What is the only venue to
host a championship game from at least 3 of the 6 major team sports (MLB,
NBA, NFL, NHL, Men's NCAA D1 Basketball, NCAA D1-A Football). Any
championship contest and not only the title-clinching match qualify as
championship games. |
| Louisiana Superdome has hosted Super Bowls XV,
XX, XXIV, XXXI, XXXVI; Final Fours in 1982, 1987, 1993 & 2003; &
2004 Sugar Bowl (LSU vs. Oklahoma), 2000 Sugar Bowl (Florida State vs.
Virginia Tech), 1997 Sugar Bowl (Florida vs. Florida State) |
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| 6. Name 3 songs by
platinum-selling recording artists that contain the lyric "Joe DiMaggio" in
homage to the Yankee great. Please name the respective song titles and
recording artists. |
| Mrs. Robinson--Simon &
Garfunkel |
| Centerfield--John
Fogarty |
| We Didn't Start the
Fire--Billy Joel |
| The Madonna song
"Vogue" only includes the lyric "DiMaggio" and does not qualify.
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7.
What 1980s men's college basketball star is the highest on the list of
career points leaders who has also won an NCAA championship? |
| Danny Manning |
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8.
Based on current undergraduate enrollment, what school is the smallest
member of a Big 6 College Power Conference (see definition below). |
| Providence College of the Big East
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9.
Name three (3) schools that have won a men's NCAA basketball
championship and currently play their home games in a venue with a naming
rights sponsorship. |
| Syracuse (won championship in 2003) &
(currently plays its home games in the) Carrier Dome |
| Maryland (2002) & Comcast Center |
| Georgetown (1985) & MCI Center |
| North Carolina State (1983) & RBC Center |
| Ohio State (1960) &
Value City Arena at the Jerome Schottenstein Center |
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10.
As a follow-up to question 9, what is the only school that played its home
games in a venue with a naming rights sponsorship the year it won a title? |
| Syracuse played in the
Carrier Dome during the 2003 season. |
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11. Based on current
undergraduate enrollment, what is the smallest school ever to win the men's
NCAA Basketball Tournament Championship. |
| Holy Cross has an
undergraduate enrollment of approximately 2700 students and won the 1947
NCAA Title. |
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12. Who are the only
players to lead NCAA Division 1 in scoring every year they were eligible to
play? |
| Oscar Robertson |
| Pete Maravich |
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| 13. Who are the last five
Most Outstanding Players (MOPs) of the men's NCAA basketball tournament who
went on to be top 5 selections in a future NBA Draft? (All five are within
the last twenty (20) years.) |
| Carmelo Anthony (won
MOP award in 2003) & (selected third overall (3rd) in 2003) |
| Christian Laettner
(1991) & (3rd in 1992) |
| Glen Rice (1989) &
(4th in 1989) |
| Danny Manning (1988) &
(1st in 1988) |
| Pervis Ellison (1986)
& (1st in 1989) |
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| 14. Who is the most recent
player who was not a first round pick in the NBA Draft and was named first
team All-NBA? |
| Mark Price of the
Cleveland Cavaliers was First-Team All-NBA in 1992-93and was a
second-round pick in 1986. |
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Contest 11 |
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June 18, 2004--September 13, 2004 (all
entries must be received before midnight on 9/13/04) |
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1. What NCAA Division 1 school has the most
titles in a men's team sport? |
|
UCLA's Men's Volleyball Team has eighteen (18) NCAA
Championships. |
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| 2. What NCAA
Division 1 school has the most titles in a women's team sport? |
| University of North
Carolina Women's Soccer Team has eighteen (18) NCAA Championships. |
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| 3. What former
sports team owner is the largest private (individual person) landowner in
the United States? |
| Ted Turner |
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| 4. Who is the
most recent NBA MVP winner who was not a draft lottery pick. |
| Karl Malone won the
1999 NBA MVP and was the 13th overall selection in 1985 when the lottery
consisted only of seven teams. |
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| 5. Who is the most
recent NBA Rookie of the Year who was not a draft lottery pick? |
| Mark Jackson won
Rookie of the Year in 1988 and was the 18th overall selection in 1987. |
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6. Since the USA
Today first introduced its All-USA boys’ high basketball teams in 1983, only
three (3) players have named been first team USA Today All-USA in high
school, first team AP All-American in college, and first team All-NBA as
professionals. Name these three (3) players. |
| Alonzo Mourning
(All-USA in 1988; All-American in 1992 ; All-NBA in 1999) |
| Chris Webber (1991;
1993; 2001) |
| Jason Kidd (1992;
1994; 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002) |
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| 7. Who is the only
number one overall MLB draft selection who later won an MVP award? |
| Alex Rodriguez was the
number one selection in 1993 and won AL MVP in 2003. |
| ****Question
Error--The question should have read most recent number one overall MLB
draft selection to later in an MVP Award as Chipper Jones (#1 in 1990, NL
MVP in 1999) and Ken Griffey, Jr. (#1 in 1987, AL MVP in 1997) were both
number one overall selections who later won MVP Awards. |
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8. Name the three (3) most
recent NBA players to be drafted number one overall, win the NBA Rookie of
the Year and later win NBA MVP. (Judge most recent by year of draft
selection.) |
| Tim Duncan (drafted
number one in 1997; Rookie of the Year in 1998; MVP in 2002, 2003) |
| Allen Iverson (1996;
1997; 2001) |
| Shaquille O'Neal
(1992; 1993; 2000) |
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9. Who is the only full-time first basemen (at
least 100 games at first base) to ever hit thirty (30) home runs and steal
thirty (30) bases in a single season? |
| Jeff Bagwell |
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10. What MLB player holds
the career record for combined home runs & stolen bases? |
| Ricky Henderson |
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11. What MLB player holds
the single season record for combined home runs & stolen bases? |
| Ricky Henderson |
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12. Since 1970, name the team in each of
the Big 4 sports that took the least amount of time (aka the quickest) to
win a title from being an expansion franchise. Only include teams that
joined their respective current leagues as expansion franchises since 1970
and do not include teams that started in a rival league and were absorbed
into the Big 4. Please list the respective MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL teams that
were the quickest in going from expansion status to league champion. |
| MLB---Arizona
Diamondbacks |
| NBA--Portland
Trailblazers |
| NFL--Tampa Bay
Buccaneers |
| NHL--New York
Islanders |
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13. Since 1980, only five (5) full-time
infielders (at least 100 games at their given position) have made the 30-30
club (30 home runs and 30 stolen bases in a single season). There is one 1B
(the answer to #9), one 2B, two SS, and 1 3B. Name these five (5) players.
|
| 1B--Jeff Bagwell |
| 2B--Alfonso Soriano |
| SS--Alex Rodriguez |
| SS--Barry Larkin |
| 3B--Howard Johnson |
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| 14. Name all
current Big 4 venues (4) that are named for a team that plays its home games
at said venue. |
| Giants Stadium |
| Yankee Stadium |
| Cleveland Browns
Stadium |
| Oriole Park at Camden
Yards |
| Dodger Stadium |
| **Error--There are
actually more than 4 venues. |
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| 15. What is the
only restaurant (including fast food restaurants) chain to ever
serve as a naming rights sponsor for a Big 4 venue? |
| Houlihan's (Tampa
Stadium) |
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| 16. Name all
current Big 4 venues (4) whose naming rights sponsors are retail stores
(please do not include retail banks or retail investment houses as retail
stores). |
| Target (Minneapolis
NBA Arena) |
| Staples (Los Angeles
NBA/NHL Arena) |
| Office Depot (Miami
NHL Arena) |
| Petco (San Diego MLB
Ballpark) |
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| 17. Discounting the NY
Metro area (due to possible confusion regarding multiple teams in NYC, New
Jersey and Long Island), list all
cities (2) which have a team in each Big 4 sport and each Big 4 sport
team plays in a separate venue. |
| Detroit (Comerica
Field, Ford Field, Palace at Auburn Hills, Joe Louis Arena) |
| Phoenix (Bank One
Ballpark, Sun Devil Stadium, America West Arena, Glendale Arena) |
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| 18. As of December
2004, what will be the only companies (2) to have naming rights sponsor
deals with two or more Big 4 venues. |
| Federal Express
(Memphis NBA Arena, Washington NFL Stadium) |
| American Airlines
(Dallas NBA/NHL Arena, Miami NBA Arena) |
| SBC (San Francisco MLB
Ballpark, San Antonio NBA Arena) |
| **Error--There are
actually more than 2 companies. |
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| 19. Name all
individuals that have held the NCAA Division 1-A career football rushing
record (total rushing yards) since 1980. |
| Tony Dorsett |
| Ricky Williams |
| Ron Dayne |
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| 20. Name all
cities (3) with teams in each of the Big 4 sports in which all current
Big 4 venues have been built since 1990. |
| Atlanta |
| Denver |
| Philadelphia |
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Contest 12 |
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September 20, 2004--November 3, 2004 (all
entries must be received before midnight on 11/3/04) |
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1. Name four (4) MLB baseball players that have
played one thousand (1000) or more games at two (2) different fielding
positions. (Designated hitter (DH) does not count as a fielding position.)
(This question was adapted from one asked by a
waiter at The Fours in Boston, if you have a great trivia question that you
would like to share,
send it to us and we use it in our next contest.) |
|
Robin Yount (SS/OF) |
|
Ernie Banks (1B/SS) |
|
Stan Musial (OF/1B) |
|
Rod Carew (1B/2B) |
|
Ron Fairly (1B/OF) |
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| 2. For games played
during Week 1 of the 2004 NFL Season (Thursday, September 9 through Monday,
September 12), what school produced the most starting quarterbacks? Please
name the school and the quarterbacks from that school. |
| Marshall--Chad
Pennington & Byron Leftwich |
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| 3. What are the
most recent two (2) Big 4 franchises to change their team name without
relocating to a different city? (Do not include instances where franchises
have changed the location identifier, ie California to Anaheim Angels,
Phoenix to Arizona Cardinals.) Please indicate the city and the old and new
team names. |
| Nashville,
Tennessee--The current Tennessee Titans changed their name from the Tennesse
Oilers in 1999 after relocating from Houston in 1997 and playing the 1998
season in Nashville (1997 played in Memphis).* |
| Washington, D.C.--The
current Washington Wizards changed their name from the Washington Bullets at
the start of the 1997-98 season. |
| Houston, Texas--The
Houston Colt .45s became the Houston Astros in 1965. |
| *As the Titans change
ultimately involved a relocaiton, albeit not immedaitely coinciding with the
relocation, both Nashville and Houston were acceptable answers. |
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| 4. What individual
holds the record for longest NFL playing career by a number one (1) overall
draft pick? |
| Bruce Smith was the
number one overall selection in 1985 and retired in 2003, for a nineteen
(19) year career. |
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5. Name five (5)
schools that have had two (2) or more quarterbacks drafted in the top 10
overall of the NFL Draft from 1990 to the present. (For example, a school
with a quarterback drafted number 7 overall in 1991 and number 3 in 1997
would qualify.) Please indicate the schools and their respective
quarterbacks. |
| Washington State--Drew
Bledsoe selected #1 in 1993 & Ryan Leaf selected #2 in 1998 |
| Tennessee--Heath
Shuler, 3, 1994 & Peyton Manning, 1, 1998 |
| Oregon State--Akili
Smith, 3, 1999 & Joey Harrington, 3, 2002 |
| Fresno State--Trent
Dilfer, 6, 1994 & David Carr, 1, 2002 |
| Houston--Andre Ware,
7, 1990 & David Klingler, 6, 1992 |
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6. Discounting the
2002 expansion team Houston Texans, name seven (7) active running backs that
are a NFL team’s all-time leading rusher? Please indicate the running
backs and the teams for which the hold the rushing record. |
| Emmitt Smith is the
Dallas Cowboys all-time leading rusher. |
| Eddie George
(Tennessee Titans (Houston Oilers)) |
| Corey Dillon
(Cincinnati Bengals) |
| Edgerrin James (Indiannapolis
Colts) |
| Jamal Lewis (Baltimore
Ravens) |
| Fred Taylor
(Jacksonville Jaguars) |
| Curtis Martin (New
York Jets) |
| Since the time the
question was posted, two other individuals have broken their respective
team's record and were also acceptable answers. |
| Priest Holmes (Kansas
City Chiefs) |
| LaDanian Tomlinson
(San Diego Chargers) |
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| 7. Name the only
two (2) players that are in the all-time top ten (10) for career batting
average, slugging percentage and on-base percentage. |
| Babe Ruth & Ted
Williams |
| *Rogers Hornsby is
also in the top ten of the three categories. |
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| 8. What individual
holds the record for longest NFL playing career by a Heisman Trophy winner? |
| Vinny Testaverde won
the Heisman Trophy in 1986 and is still active in 2004, his nineteenth
(19th) season. |
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9. Who is the only non-Yankee to be a three
(3)-time AL Most Valuable Player (MVP)? |
| Jimmie Foxx |
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Contest 13 |
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November 10, 2004--December 15, 2004
(all entries must be received before midnight on 12/15/04) |
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1. What is the only school that has had a former athlete win since 1980; a
Super Bowl MVP, a World Series MVP and an NBA Finals MVP. Name the school
and the award-winning athletes. |
|
UCLA |
|
Troy Aikman, Troy Glaus, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
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2. Name the schools (7) that have had at least
one player drafted in the top 3 overall of the NBA and NFL drafts
since 1980. The schools come from the Big East (2), SEC (2), Big Ten (1),
ACC (1) and PAC-10 (1). (All conference affiliations apply for both current
conference alignments and when the respective players competed.)* |
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*There are actually more than seven schools that meet this criteria. |
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Orignal Answers |
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Big East---Syracuse
; Pittsburgh |
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SEC--Alabama |
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Big 10--Ohio State |
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ACC--North Carolina |
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PAC-10-- |
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Additional Answers |
|
SEC--Georgia ; Kentucky |
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Big 10--Purdue |
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| 3. Of the schools in answer No.
2, only two of
them have also had a former athlete selected in the top 3 overall of an MLB
draft since 1980. Name the schools and the respective players drafted in the top 3
overall for each school. |
| North Carolina |
| UCLA |
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| 4. What are the
only two (2) schools that have had a former male athlete win since 1980; a
World Series championship, NBA Championship, Super Bowl championship,
individual tennis Grand Slam event, and professional golf major. Name each
school and one representative athlete for each of the five (5)
championships. |
| UCLA-- |
| Stanford-- |
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| 5. Including Roger Clemens' recent NL Cy Young
Award victory, name all individuals (7) that have won BBWAA (Baseball
Writers Association of America) Awards (MVP, Rookie of the Year, Cy Young &
Manager of the Year) in different leagues?* |
| *There are actually eight (8) individuals who
have won BBWAA Awards in different leagues. |
| Frank Robinson |
| Gaylord Perry |
| Joe Torre |
| Don Baylor |
| Bobby Cox |
| Tony LaRussa |
| Randy Johnson |
| Roger Clemens |
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| 6. Who is the only individual to win at least
three of the four different BBWAA (see above) Awards? |
| Frank Robinson |
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| 7. What current NFL
owner & Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinee has also been inducted into two
other sports halls of fame. Please name the owner and the halls of fame. |
| Lamar Hunt |
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| 8. What is the only
school to have two (2) of its former ballplayers hit five hundred (500) or
more home runs in the MLB careers? Name the school and the two (2) players
who are members of the 500 Home Run club. |
| Arizona State--Reggie Jackson & Barry Bonds |
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| 9. Who is the only
individual to win a Gold Glove award as both an infielder and an outfielder. |
| Darren Erstad |
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| 10. Name all (6)
the currenty active NFL head coaches (through Week 9 of the NFL season) who
were active NFL head coaches during the 1992 season. |
|
Joe Gibbs, Bill Cowher, Dennis Green |
|
Mike Holmgrem, Bill Belichick, Marty Schottenheimer |
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| 11. Name the three
(3) currently active NFL head coaches (through Week 9 of the NFL season) who
while not active during the 1992 season were active NFL head coaches prior
to 1992. |
| Bill Parcells, Dick Vermeil, Mike Shanahan |
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| 12. What are the
only Big 4 franchises (3) that have had less than three (3) head coaches
since January 1, 1987. |
| Utah Jazz |
| Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Minnesota Twins |
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Honor
Circle |
|
Contest 1--Ethan James of Atlanta, Georgia
missed one minor question and was the high scorer for the week. |
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Contest 2--Dan Fried of
Tacoma, Washington had all the answers
correct (several individuals were extremely close to perfect entries this
week) |
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Contest 3--Ethan James of
Atlanta, Georgia; Kenny Boyce of London,
England (by way of Plano, Texas)
and Dave Wallace of Tulsa, Oklahoma
had all the answers correct. |
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Contest 4--Ethan James of
Atlanta, Georgia; Tony Leto of Brooklyn, New York; Tim McGowan of North
Attleboro, Massachusetts, and
Frank Sampson of Rockford, Illinois
had perfect entries in Contest 4. |
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Contest 5--Ethan James of Atlanta, Georgia was the high scorer for the week. |
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Contest 6--Ethan James of
Atlanta, Georgia was the high scorer for
Contest 6. |
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Contest 7--Ethan James of
Atlanta, Georgia had the only perfect
entry for Contest 7. |
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Contest 8--Ken Auerbach of
Bronxville, New York and
Ethan James of Atlanta, Georgia were the high scorers
for Contest 8. |
| Contest 9--Ethan
James of Atlanta, Georgia was the high scorer for Contest 9. |
| Contest 10-Ethan
James of Atlanta, Georgia was the high scorer for Contest 10. |
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Contest 11-Ethan
James of Atlanta, Georgia, once again, was the high scorer for Contest 11. |
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Contest 12--Frank Aversano of
Harrison, New York; Sean Fagan of Canton, Georgia; Jason Yoder of Loveland,
Ohio; and Ethan James of Atlanta, Georgia submitted perfect entries for
Contest 12. |
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