Sports Quiz – Aug. 10, 2018

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Questions

1. Ichiro Suzuki became the oldest player since 1900 to start a game in center field (43 years, 246 days) when he did so for the Marlins in 2017. Who had held the post-1900 record?
2. In 1996, two players on the same National League team each hit 40 or more home runs, and each had more homers than walks. Name either player.
3. How many years was it before 2016 that the University of Colorado football team played in a bowl game?
4. Name the first African-American to be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a player.
5. Since the Presidents’ Trophy was created in 1985-86 to recognize the NHL’s best regular-season team each year, how many times has the winner gone on to win the Stanley Cup?
6. Which female athlete has won the most medals in the Winter Olympics Games?
7. In 2018, Moriya and Ariya Jutanugarn became the second set of siblings to each win on the LPGA Tour. Who was the first set?

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1. Boston’s Rickey Henderson (43 years, 211 days), in 2002.
2. Andres Galarraga and Vinny Castilla of the Colorado Rockies.
3. Nine years (2007).
4. Boston Celtics great Bill Russell, in 1975.
5. Eight times (out of 32).
6. Marit Bjoergen of Norway, with 15 medals.
7. Annika and Charlotta Sorenstam, in 2000.

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