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1. The top two home-run hitters for the decade of the 1950s were both Dodgers (Duke Snider, 326 homers; Gil Hodges, 310). Who was No. 3 in the decade? 2. In 2010, Texas’ Nelson Cruz and Ian Kinsler became the second set of teammates to each hit three home runs in a playoff series of five or fewer games. Who was the first? 3. Which team holds the NFL record for most rushing TDs in a season? 4. In 2011, Illinois’ Demetri McCamey became the second player in Big Ten men’s basketball history to have at least 1,600 points and 700 assists for a career...
1. In 2010, Texas’ Josh Hamilton became the third Ranger to lead the A.L. in batting average for a season. Name either of the other two. 2. Who is the all-time leader in stolen bases for the Toronto Blue Jays? 3. Name the first team to win 15 games in a regular season once the NFL went to a 16-game schedule in 1978. 4. Which was the lowest-seeded men’s basketball team to win a game in the 2011 NCAA Tournament (not counting the First Four games)? 5. When was the last time Canadian-based NHL teams won at least five consecutive Stanley Cups? 6....
1. Who holds the Giants’ record for most career RBIs? 2. The Houston Astros had four different managers during the 1980s. Name two of them. 3. When was the last time before 2010 that Army's football team played in a bowl game? 4. In the 2009-10 season, the New Jersey Nets became the fifth team in NBA history to lose at least 70 games in a season. Name two of the other four. 5. How many times has Jamaican runner Usain Bolt won Athlete of the Year from the International Association of Athletics Federation? 6. Chris Osgood is one of six NHL g...
1. Who is the San Diego Padres’ all-time leader in career home runs? 2. How many times has a Texas Ranger been named the A.L. Most Valuable Player? 3. How many NCAA men’s basketball championships have the UConn Huskies won? 4. Name the first Eastern bloc player to skate in the NHL. 5. In 2011, thoroughbred Rapid Redux won his 20th consecutive race, topping the North American record held by two horses. Name either horse. Answers 1. Nate Colbert, with 163. 2. Six — Jeff Burroughs (1974), Juan Gonzalez (‘96, ‘98), Ivan Rodriguez (‘99), Al...
1. Who has hit the most career home runs in Detroit Tigers history? 2. Name the most recent Yankees starting pitcher to be elected to the Hall of Fame. 3. When was the last time the University of South Carolina won a conference championship in football? 4. Name the three NBA players who have finished a season shooting at least 50 percent from the field, 50 percent from the 3-point line and 80 percent from the free-throw line. 5. Entering the 2011-12 NHL campaign, how many consecutive seasons had the San Jose Sharks won the Pacific Division? 6....
1. Name the four N.L. pitchers to win the Cy Young Award in consecutive years. 2. It took just 1,303 innings for pitcher Kerry Wood to record 1,500 career strikeouts. Who held the mark for fewest innings to reach that mark before Wood? 3. Who holds the NFL record for most TD passes caught in a season? 4. Three No. 11 seeds have advanced to the NCAA Final Four in men’s basketball. Name two of them. 5. True or false: Until the 2010-11 NHL campaign, the Anaheim Mighty Ducks and Los Angeles Kings had never gone to the playoffs in the same s...
1. In 2009, Philadelphia’s Chase Utley became the second player to hit five home runs in a World Series. Who was the first? 2. Who was the oldest player to steal a base in the major leagues? 3. Name the first college football Division I player to have 1,500 yards rushing and 1,500 yards passing in the same season. 4. In the 2009-10 season, Sacramento guard Tyreke Evans became the fourth rookie in NBA history to average at least 20 points, five rebounds and five assists per game. Name two of the first three to do it. 5. Entering the 2011-12 s...
1. Who is the only second baseman in major-league history to post five consecutive 30-homer seasons? 2. Seattle pitcher Felix Hernandez was 24 years old when he reached 1,000 career strikeouts in 2010. Name the three younger hurlers to reach 1,000 K’s. 3. In 2010, Indianapolis tied an NFL mark for most consecutive playoff appearances (nine). Who else holds the mark? 4. When was the last time before 2011 that the University of Kentucky’s men’s basketball team reached the Final Four? 5. In 2010-11, two Vezina Trophy (NHL’s top goalten...
1. Who was the last pitcher before Seattle’s Felix Hernandez in 2010 to have at least 30 quality starts in a season? 2. In the decade of the 1950s, a future Hall of Fame pitcher had the most losses during the 10-year span. Name the pitcher. 3. Name the last defensive lineman to be a Heisman Trophy finalist before Nebraska’s Ndamukong Suh in 2009. 4. When was the last time the Hawks played in the NBA Finals? 5. Twice in the 1980s, the NHL had Stanley Cup Finals featuring two Canadian teams. Name the teams and the years. 6. Cadel Evans won the...
1. Sparky Anderson was the first manager to win a World Series with both an A.L. and an N.L. team. Name the teams and the years. 2. In 2008, Mike Mussina became the oldest major-league pitcher to win 20 games in a season for the first time. How old was he? 3. Who is the only two-time winner of The Associated Press’ NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award? 4. Which two teams hold the NCAA mark in men’s basketball for consecutive conference victories? 5. When was the last time before the 2009-10 NHL season that the Chicago Blackhawks won a div...
