Sports Quiz – Aug. 30, 2019

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Questions

1. Willie Mays was the first player in major-league history to have 300 career home runs and 300 stolen bases. Who was the second player to do it?
2. In 2018, Mookie Betts became the all-time leader in Boston Red Sox history for most three-homer games in his career. Who had held the mark?
3. When was the last time that the Tennessee Titans reached the NFL playoffs in consecutive seasons?
4. How many times has the Southeastern Conference had four men’s basketball teams in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament?
5. When was the last time before 2019 that the Colorado Avalanche won an NHL playoff series?
6. Since 2000, how many drivers have won the Daytona 500 more than once?
7. Name the last Australian player before Ashleigh Barty in 2019 to win the French Open women’s singles title.

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1. Bobby Bonds, in 1979.
2. Hall of Famer Ted Williams accomplished the feat of three homers in a game three times.
3. It was the 2007-08 seasons.
4. Three times: 1986, 1996 and 2019.
5. It was 2008.
6. Five – Michael Waltrip (2001, ’03), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (’04, ’14), Jimmie Johnson (’06, ’13), Matt Kenseth (’09, ’12) and Denny Hamlin (’16, ’19).
7. Margaret Court, in 1973.

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