Sports Quiz – Aug. 12, 2016

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By Chris Richcreek

Questions

1. Who was the last player before Seattle’s Nelson Cruz in 2015 to have two separate streaks of five consecutive games with a home run in the same year?
2. Between 1967 and 1972, Ferguson Jenkins had six consecutive 20-win seasons for the Chicago Cubs. Did any Cubs teammate notch 20 wins during that time?
3. When was the last time before 2015 that Temple beat Penn State in football?
4. Who was the last Toronto Raptors player before Kyle Lowry (2013-14 through 2015-16) to have three consecutive 100-steal seasons?
5. When was the last time before 2016 that the New York Islanders advanced to the second round of the playoffs?
6. Name the last driver before Kyle Busch in 2016 to sweep all the NASCAR national series races for two consecutive weeks.
7. When was the last time before 2016 that more than one American female tennis player reached the quarterfinals of the French Open?

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1. Philadelphia’s Chase Utley, in 2008.
2. Bill Hands won 20 in 1969.
3. It was 1941. Penn State was 38-0-1 during the 74 years in between.
4. Alvin Williams (2000-01 and 2002-03 seasons).
5. It was 1993.
6. Harry Gant, in 1991.
7. It was 2004 (Jennifer Capriati and Venus and Serena Williams).

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