Sports Quiz – March 1, 2019

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Questions

1. Francisco Lindor set a Cleveland Indians record in 2017 for most home runs in a season by a middle infielder (33). Who had held the mark?
2. Who held the major-league record for most home runs by a rookie before Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees belted 52 in 2017?
3. Pro Football Hall of Fame kicker Morten Andersen retired in 2008 as the leading scorer for two NFL franchises. Name them.
4. When was the last time before 2018 that Clemson’s men’s basketball team reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament?
5. Name the first black player in the NHL.
6. When was the last time before 2018 that Croatia’s men’s soccer team reached at least the semifinals of the World Cup?
7. When was the last time before 2018 (Desiree Linden) that an American woman won the Women’s Open at the Boston Marathon?

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1. Joe Gordon, who hit 32 home runs in 1948. (Lindor hit 38 home runs in 2018 to surpass his own mark.)
2. Mark McGwire hit 49 home runs for Oakland in 1987.
3. New Orleans and Atlanta. He is still the leading scorer for the Saints.
4. It was 1997.
5. Canadian Willie O’Ree, with the Boston Bruins in 1958.
6. It was 1998.
7. Lisa Larsen Weidenbach won it in 1985.

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