Sports Quiz – March 6, 2016

Sports Quiz By CHRIS RICHCREEK

Questions

1. In 2015, pitcher Dillon Gee set a New York Mets record for lasting at least five innings in the most consecutive starts (51). Who had held the mark?
2. Who is the all-time leader in saves for the Philadelphia Phillies?
3. In 2014, Detroit’s Calvin Johnson set a record for fastest NFL player to 10,000 receiving yards (115 games). Who had held the mark?
4. When was the last time Yale’s men’s basketball team reached the NCAA Tournament?
5. How many consecutive Game Seven playoff losses have the Anaheim Ducks suffered entering the 2015-16 NHL season?
6. Name the oldest U.S. male swimmer to win an individual Olympic gold medal.
7. Who was the last men’s golfer before Jordan Spieth in 2015 to make a birdie on the 72nd hole to win a U.S. Open by one stroke?

Answers – Scroll Down

1. Dwight Gooden, with 50 consecutive starts (1987-89).
2. Jonathan Papelbon, with 123. Jose Mesa is second, with 112.
3. Torry Holt did it in 116 games.
4. It was 1962.
5. Three consecutive Game Sevens.
6. Duke Kahanamoku, who won in 1920 at age 30.
7. Bobby Jones, in 1926.

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