Sports Quiz – April 8, 2017

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By Chris Richcreek

1. Who was the first back-to-back MVP winner in National League history?
2. Entering 2017, who had the best career regular-season winning percentage (minimum of two seasons) of any Houston Astros manager?
3. In 2015, Brandon Marshall of the New York Jets became the first NFL receiver to have six 100-catch seasons. Who had he been tied with at five?
4. Villanova’s men’s basketball team set a record in 2016 for the biggest margin of victory in Final Four history (44 points). What had been the biggest margin?
5. In 2016, Florida’s Jaromir Jagr moved to second on the NHL career-scoring list. Who had been No. 2?
6. Who was the last woman before Katie Ledecky in 2016 to sweep the 200-, 400- and 800-meter freestyle swimming events at one Olympics?
7. How many consecutive Ryder Cup teams has golfer Phil Mickelson been a part of?

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1. Ernie Banks of the Chicago Cubs, in 1958-59.
2. Larry Dierker had a .556 winning percentage (435-348) from 1997 to 2001.
3. Andre Johnson and Wes Welker.
4. Cincinnati (1963) and Michigan State (1979) each won a Final Four game by 34 points.
5. Mark Messier, with 1,887 points.
6. American Debbie Meyer, in 1968.
7. Eleven consecutive teams.

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