Sports Quiz

By Chris Richcreek

Questions

1. When was the last time four players were elected in the same year by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America to the Hall of Fame?
2. In their first 10 seasons in the major leagues, how many times did the Arizona Diamondbacks win at least 90 games?
3. Who was the last wide receiver to win a Heisman Trophy?
4. How many consecutive seasons did Dwight Howard lead the NBA in defensive rebounds before the Clippers’ DeAndre Jordan took the top spot in 2013-14?
5. The Boston Bruins won the Presidents’ Trophy in the 2013-14 season for the best NHL regular-season record. How many other times have the Bruins won it?
6. Who was the last U.S. men’s hockey player before Phil Kessel in 2014 to have a hat trick in an Olympic hockey game?
7. In 2014, Noh Seung-yul became the fourth male South Korean to win a PGA Tour event. Name two of the first three.

Answers (scroll down)

1. It was 1955.
2. Four times (1999, 2001, ’02, ’07).
3. Michigan’s Desmond Howard, in 1991.
4. Six seasons.
5. Once, in the 1989-90 season.
6. John LeClair, in 2002.
7. K.J. Choi, Yang Yong-eun and Bae Sang-moon.

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