Sports Quiz – Sept. 20, 2019

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Questions

1. Name either of the two Canadian-born major-league pitchers to toss a complete-game no-hitter.
2. Who was the first Houston Astros pitcher to win at least 20 games in a season?
3. How many times has a Penn State football player gone No. 1 in the NFL Draft?
4. Before San Antonio in 2008, name the last NBA playoff team with only one player (minimum 10 games played) who averaged 12 or more points a game during the regular season.
5. Hall of Famer Red Kelly won eight Stanley Cups during his 20-season NHL playing career. With which two teams did he win them?
6. In 2019, Kyle Busch tied a NASCAR Cup record by posting 11 consecutive top-10 finishes to open a season. Who else did it?
7. Who was the last British female tennis player before Johanna Konta in 2019 to reach the French Open semifinals in singles?

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1. Dick Fowler (1945) and James Paxton (2018).
2. Larry Dierker, who recorded 20 victories in 1969.
3. Twice – Ki-Jana Carter in 1995 and Courtney Brown in 2000.
4. The 1953-54 Minneapolis Lakers.
5. Detroit and Toronto (four each).
6. Morgan Shepherd, in 1990.
7. Jo Durie, in 1983.

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