Sports Quiz – Dec. 9, 2016

By Chris Richcreek

Questions

1. Name the two Pittsburgh Pirates to have recorded 150 home runs and 150 steals.
2. In 1973, the first year of the designated hitter, the American League set a pitching record for most 20-game winners. How many was it?
3. Miami’s Dan Marino led the NFL in touchdown passes in three different seasons (1984-86). Name the other Dolphins QB to lead the NFL in TD passes for a season.
4. What was the lowest number of losses in a season for Dean Smith as coach of the North Carolina men’s basketball team?
5. Three times in four years (1964-67), the No. 1 pick in the NHL Draft never played in an NHL regular-season game. Name any of the three players.
6. Name the first NASCAR Cup driver to win two season championships.
7. Who was the last male tennis player other than Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal to win a Wimbledon singles title?

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1. Andrew McCutchen (2009-present) and Barry Bonds (1986-92).
2. Twelve.
3. Bob Griese tossed 22 touchdown passes in 1977.
4. Two losses in the 1981-82 season, when the Tar Heels won the NCAA championship.
5. Claude Gauthier (1964), Andre Veilleux (’65) and Rick Pagnutti (’67).
6. Herb Thomas, who won titles in 1951 and 1953.
7. Lleyton Hewitt, in 2002.

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