Sports Quiz – Sept. 25, 2017

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By Chris Richcreek

Questions

1. Rajai Davis, in 2016, became the eighth Cleveland Indian to hit for the cycle (single, double, triple, home run) in a game. Who was the last player to do it before him?
2. In 1998, Juan Gonzalez of Texas became the second player to have 100-plus RBIs before the All-Star break. Who was the first?
3. Three times in the 1990s, quarterbacks went in the top two spots in the NFL Draft. Name two of the three sets.
4. Name the last school before Villanova (2014-17) to win at least three consecutive Big East regular-season titles in men’s basketball.
5. How many teams during the 2016-17 NHL season had 12 players score at least 10 goals each?
6. In 2017, Kyle Larson became only the second NASCAR Cup driver to win from the pole in Fontana, Calif. Who was the first?
7. Who was older when he won his last tennis major: Andre Agassi or Pete Sampras?

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1. Travis Hafner, in 2003.
2. Detroit’s Hank Greenberg had 103 RBIs before the All-Star break in 1935.
3. Drew Bledsoe and Rick Mirer (1993), Peyton Manning and Ryan Leaf (1998) and Tim Couch and Donovan McNabb (1999).
4. The University of Connecticut (1994-96).
5. Four – Calgary, Columbus, Minnesota and Nashville.
6. Jimmie Johnson, in 2008.
7. Andre Agassi was 32 when he won the Australian Open in 2003; Pete Sampras was 31 when he won the U.S. Open in 2002.

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