Sports Quiz – Aug. 24, 2018

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Questions

1. In 2017, Chris Sale became the first Boston Red Sox pitcher to strike out 10 or more batters in 12 games before the All-Star break. Which Boston pitcher did it in 11 games?
2. For six consecutive years (1926-31), Babe Ruth led the American League in home runs. Who broke the streak in 1932?
3. Who holds the NCAA football record for most career receiving yards?
4. New Orleans’ Anthony Davis set a record in 2017 by scoring 52 points in an NBA All-Star Game. Who had held the mark?
5. The Toronto Maple Leafs last reached the Stanley Cup Finals in 1967. How many times since then have they made the conference finals?
6. In 2018, Carli Lloyd became the sixth American woman to score 100 international soccer goals. Name two of the first five.
7. Which trainer holds the record for the most wins at the Kentucky Derby?

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1. Pedro Martinez, in 1999.
2. Philadelphia’s Jimmie Foxx, with 58. Ruth hit 41 home runs that season.
3. Corey Davis of Western Michigan, with 5,278 yards (2013-16).
4. Philadelphia’s Wilt Chamberlain had 42 points in the All-Star Game in 1962.
5. Four times (1993, ’94, ’99 and 2002).
6. Abby Wambach, Mia Hamm, Kristine Lilly, Michelle Akers and Tiffeny Milbrett.
7. Ben Jones, with six wins.

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