Sports Quiz – March 25, 2017

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By Chris Richcreek

Questions

  1. Who is the only player to win a league batting title in three different decades?
  2. How many seasons did Hall of Fame catcher Mike Piazza have at least 30 home runs, 100-plus RBIs and a batting average of .300 or better?
  3. When was the last time before a 2016 bowl game that the Penn State and Georgia football teams faced off?
  4. Which two teams hold the NBA record for worst start to a season?
  5. In the 1981-82 NHL season, Edmonton’s Wayne Gretzky set a record with 92 goals. Did his team go on to win the Stanley Cup?
  6. Who was the first NASCAR driver to break 200 mph in a stock car at Talladega?
  7. Name the last tennis player 31 or older before Stan Wawrinka in 2016 to win the U.S. Open men’s singles title.

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  1. Kansas City’s George Brett (1976, ’80, ’90).
  2. Six seasons.
  3. It was the 1983 Sugar Bowl following the 1982 season.
  4. The 2009-10 New Jersey Nets and the 2015-16 Philadelphia 76ers each started 0-18.
  5. No. The Oilers were upset by the Los Angeles Kings in five games in the division semifinals.
  6. Buddy Baker, in 1970.
  7. Ken Rosewall was 35 when he won in 1970.

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