Sports Quiz – Jan. 12, 2018

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  1. Who was the last Oakland A’s player before Khris Davis in 2016 and 2017 to have 40 or more home runs in a season?
  2. How many consecutive seasons did Hall of Famer Tim Raines steal at least 30 bases?
  3. When was the last time before 2015 that the Houston Cougars football team finished the season as high as No. 8 in The Associated Press poll?
  4. In 2017, Brook Lopez became the third player in Brooklyn Nets franchise history to tally 4,000 career rebounds. Name either of the other two to do it.
  5. In the 2016-17 season, Ryan Ellis tied a Nashville Predators record by tallying a point in seven consecutive NHL playoff games. Who else did it?
  6. In 2016, Kyle Snyder became the youngest Olympic wrestling champion in U.S. history (age 20). Who had been the youngest?
  7. Who are the only two male golfers to win three senior majors in one season?

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  1. Jason Giambi had 43 home runs in 2000.
  2. Twelve consecutive seasons, 1981-92.
  3. It was 1979, when Houston finished fifth in the Associated Press poll.
  4. Buck Williams (7,576 rebounds) and Billy Paultz (4,544).
  5. Colin Wilson.
  6. Henry Cejudo was 21 when he won a gold medal in 2008.
  7. Bernhard Langer (2017) and Jack Nicklaus (1991).

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