Sports Quiz – Dec. 17, 2016

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By Chris Richcreek

Questions

  1. Who was the last Kansas City Royals player before Kendrys Morales in 2015 to belt three home runs in a game?
  2. Between 1970 and 2000, who hit the most triples in any one major-league season?
  3. In 2015, QB Christian Hackenberg became the all-time passing yards leader (8,318) at Penn State. Who had held the mark?
  4. When was the last time before 2014-15 (Kyrie Irving) that an NBA player had two games of 55 or more points in the same season?
  5. Of the previous 10 NHL Hart Memorial Trophy winners (league MVP), five have been either Alex Ovechkin or Sidney Crosby. Name three of the other five.
  6. In 2016, Christian Pulisic (17 years, 253 days) became the youngest player to score a goal for the U.S. men’s national soccer team. Who had been the youngest?
  7. How many times did Ken Norton go the distance in a heavyweight boxing match against Muhammad Ali?

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  1. Danny Tartabull, in 1991 versus Oakland.
  2. Willie Wilson (1985, Kansas City) and Lance Johnson (1996, New York Mets) each hit 21 in a season.
  3. Zack Mills, who passed for 7,212 yards (2001-04).
  4. Kobe Bryant, during the 2006-07 season (he had three such games).
  5. Henrik Sedin, Corey Perry, Evgeni Malkin, Carey Price and Patrick Kane.
  6. Juan Agudelo was 17 years, 359 days old when he scored a goal in 2010.
  7. Three times, with Norton winning one of them.

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