Sports Quiz – Sept. 30, 2017

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By Chris Richcreek

Questions

1. Who was the last National League starting pitcher before the Nationals’ Stephen Strasburg in 2016 to start a season 11-0?
2. Who hit more home runs in his final major-league season: Mickey Mantle or Ted Williams?
3. In 2015, Leonard Fournette set the LSU single-season rushing record (1,953 yards). Who had held the mark?
4. Gregg Popovich holds the NBA coaching record for most victories with one team (1,150 with San Antonio entering the 2017-18 season). Who is No. 2?
5. When was the last time before the 2016-17 season (Connor McDavid) that an Edmonton Oilers player was the NHL’s leader in points?
6. Who was the last runner before Britain’s Mo Farah (2012, 2016) to win the 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter races in two consecutive Olympics?
7. Name the last PGA golfer before Charley Hoffman in 2017 to have a four-shot lead after the first round of the Masters.

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1. Andy Hawkins of the San Diego Padres in 1985.
2. Williams had 29 homers in 1960; Mantle had 18 in 1968.
3. Charles Alexander rushed for 1,686 yards in the 1977 season.
4. Jerry Sloan won 1,127 games with Utah (1988-2011).
5. Wayne Gretzky, in the 1986-87 season.
6. Lasse Viren of Finland in 1972 and 1976.
7. Jack Burke Jr., in 1955.

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