SPORTS QUIZ

Chris Richcreek | Dec 22, 20110

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 season, how many times had Jaromir Jagr tallied 40-plus goals in an NHL season?

6. Northwestern has won the women’s lacrosse national championship six times in the past seven seasons (2005-11). Name the only other school to win a title during that time.

7. Who was the first mixed martial-arts fighter to win major titles in two weight classes?

Answers

1. Reggie Jackson of the New York Yankees, in 1977.

2. Arlie Latham was 49 years old when he stole a base for the 1909 New York Giants.

3. Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson, in 2010.

4. Oscar Robertson, Michael Jordan and LeBron James.

5. Six times.

6. Maryland beat Northwestern in 2010.

7. Randy Couture.