Sports Quiz – Nov. 25, 2017

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By Chris Richcreek

1. Mark Teixeira of the New York Yankees retired in 2016 as the fifth-ranked player for career home runs by a switch-hitter (409). Name two of the four ahead of him on the list.
2. How many times did Detroit’s Ty Cobb lead the American League in doubles and triples in the same season?
3. When was the last time before 2016 that Navy’s football team defeated a top-10-ranked school?
4. Who was that last coach to lead the Sacramento Kings to the NBA playoffs?
5. In 2017, Nashville’s Frederick Gaudreau became the second player in NHL history to score his first three career goals in the Stanley Cup Finals. Who was the first?
6. Five drivers have been back-to-back winners of Daytona’s summer NASCAR race. Can you name three of them?
7. Name the last women’s major tennis tournament before the 2017 French Open to have no past Grand Slam champions reach the quarterfinals.

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1. Mickey Mantle (536 home runs), Eddie Murray (504), Chipper Jones (468) and Carlos Beltran (421 entering 2017).
2. Three times — 1908, 1911 and 1917.
3. Navy beat No. 2 South Carolina in 1984.
4. Rick Adelman, in the 2005-2006 season.
5. John Harms of the Chicago Blackhawks in 1944.
6. Fireball Roberts (1962-63), A.J. Foyt (1964-65), Cale Yarborough (1967-68), David Pearson (1972-74) and Tony Stewart (2005-06).
7. The 1979 Australian Open.

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