SPORTS QUIZ

1. Who was the last San Francisco Giants player before Buster Posey in 2010 to have a hitting streak of more than 20 games?

2. Name the last shortstop before Cleveland’s Asdrubal Cabrera in 2011 to have five hits and two home runs in the same game.

3. Who was the youngest player to become a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame?

4. How many consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances did North Carolina men’s basketball coach Dean Smith have during his career?

5. Only one player has recorded two hat tricks in NHL All-Star Game history. Name him.

6. Who was the first American to score a hat trick in English Premiere League soccer?

7. In 2012, Lindsey Vonn set a women’s skiing World Cup points record for a season with 1,980. Who had held the mark?

Answers

1. Robby Thompson hit in 21 consecutive games in 1993.

2. Barry Larkin of the Reds in 2000.

3. Chicago’s Gayle Sayers, at age 34, was elected in 1977.

4. Twenty-three consecutive seasons.

5. Mario Lemieux in 1988 (three goals) and 1990 (four).

6. Clint Dempsey, with Fulham in 2012.

7. Janica Kostelic set the previous record in 2006 (1,970).

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