Sports Quiz – April 26, 2019

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Questions

1. In 2017, Houston’s George Springer became the third person to hit five home runs in a World Series. Name either of the first two to do it.
2. Which of the following four players hit the most home runs while in a Cincinnati Reds uniform: Adam Dunn, George Foster, Ken Griffey Jr. or Tony Perez?
3. Who was the last rookie running back before Jordan Howard in 2017 to represent the Chicago Bears in a Pro Bowl?
4. Which men’s basketball team was the last before Villanova in 2018 to win all six of its NCAA Tournament games by double digits?
5. In 2019, Washington’s Braden Holtby became the second-fastest goaltender to reach 250 victories (409 games). Who was faster?
6. Through 2019, how many consecutive years has a Hendrick Motorsports driver won the pole for the Daytona 500?
7. How many times have Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal combined to finish in the top three in the year-end ATP tennis rankings?

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1. Reggie Jackson (1977) and Chase Utley (2009).
2. Perez, with 287 homers, tops Dunn (270), Foster (244) and Griffey Jr. (210).
3. Gale Sayers, in 1965.
4. North Carolina, in 2009.
5. Ken Dryden did it in 381 games.
6. Five consecutive years.
7. Seven times.

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