Sports Quiz – Jan. 14, 2017

#MIDDLEBURY

By Chris Richcreek

1. Who was the first San Diego Padres player to hit for the cycle?
2. How many no-hitters did Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver toss during his career?
3. When was the last time before 2015 that Clemson held the top spot in The Associated Press college football poll?
4. Name the only expansion team in NBA history to make the playoffs in its first season.
5. Between the NHL and the World Hockey Association, how many goals did Gordie Howe tally during his career?
6. In 2016, Oksana Chusovitina, 41, of Uzbekistan became the only gymnast to compete in seven consecutive Olympic Games. Who had been tied with her at six?
7. In 26 U.S. Open appearances through 2016, how many times had golfer Phil Mickelson failed to make the cut?

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1. Matt Kemp, in 2015.
2. One, for the Cincinnati Reds in 1978.
3. It was the final poll of the 1981 season.
4. The 1966-67 Chicago Bulls.
5. He tallied 975 goals.
6. Bulgaria’s Yordan Yovchev.
7. Three times.

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