Sports Quiz – Nov. 10, 2017

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By Chris Richcreek

1. Who was the last Boston pitcher before Rick Porcello in 2016 to open a season 10-0 at Fenway Park?
2. In 1956, the home-run champion of each league faced each other in the World Series. Name them.
3. When was the last time before 2016 that the Atlantic Coast Conference had six ranked football teams in The Associated Press weekly poll?
4. In 2016, Anthony Davis set a New Orleans Pelicans record for most points in a game (59). Who had held the team mark?
5. The 2017 NHL Stanley Cup Finals featured two American-born head coaches. Name them.
6. In 2017, FC Dallas’ Roland Lamah recorded the second-fastest hat trick from kickoff (31 minutes) in Major League Soccer history. Who has the fastest?
7. Thoroughbred trainer Todd Pletcher has seen his horses win five Triple Crown races. What is the only Triple Crown race in which he has not had a victory?

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1. Don Schwall had a 10-0 start at Fenway Park in 1961.
2. Mickey Mantle (52 home runs for the New York Yankees) versus Duke Snider (43 home runs for Brooklyn).
3. It was 2006.
4. Jamal Mashburn had 50 points in a game in 2003.
5. Peter Laviolette (Nashville Predators) and Mike Sullivan (Pittsburgh Penguins).
6. Bradley Wright-Phillips (New York Red Bulls), inside of 27 minutes.
7. The Preakness.

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