Sports Quiz – Feb. 15, 2019

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Questions

1. For which major-league team did Francisco Rodriguez save a record 62 games in 2008?
2. Name the last team before the Minnesota Twins in 2016-17 to go from 100-plus losses in one season to a winning record the next.
3. In 2018, Kansas City’s Travis Kelce became the second tight end in NFL history to have three consecutive seasons of 1,000 or more receiving yards. Who was the first to do it?
4. When was the last time before 2018 that the University of North Carolina’s men’s basketball team lost an NCAA Tournament game in the state of North Carolina?
5. In how many seasons did Chicago’s Bobby Hull lead the NHL in goals scored?
6. When was the last time before 2018 that a U.S. athlete won an Olympic medal in cross-country skiing?
7. Name the last time before 2018 that Tiger Woods won a PGA event.

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1. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
2. The 2008-09 Seattle Mariners.
3. Carolina’s Greg Olsen (2014-16)
4. It was against Pennsylvania in 1979.
5. Seven times, with a high of 58 goals in 1968-69.
6. Bill Koch won a silver in the 30 km in 1976.
7. He won the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in 2013.

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