SPORTS QUIZ

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 goaltender) finalists (Roberto Luongo, Tim Thomas) met in the Stanley Cup Finals. When was the previous time that happened?

6. Combined, tennis players Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have won 25 of the past 26 Grand Slam men’s singles titles. Who is the only other person to win in that span?

Answers

1. Dan Uggla (2007-11).

2. Bob Feller (22 years old), Bert Blyleven (23) and Dwight Gooden (23).

3. The Dallas Cowboys, 1975-83.

4. It was 1998, when Kentucky won its last championship in men’s basketball.

5. It was 1989 (Calgary’s Mike Vernon, Montreal’s Patrick Roy).

6. Juan Martin del Potro won the U.S. Open in 2009.

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