Sports Quiz – Dec. 13, 2019

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Questions

1. Who was the first major-league player to hit a pair of home runs in an All-Star Game?
2. Name the last of the six major-league teams that longtime skipper (1967-88) Dick Williams managed.
3. Can you name two of the first three quarterbacks in SEC history to have at least 35 passing and 35 rushing touchdowns during their career?
4. LeBron James played in eight consecutive NBA Finals (2011-18). Name two of the three players who played in more.
5. An American has been drafted No. 1 overall eight times in the history of the NHL Entry Draft. How many of them were selected between 2000 and 2019?
6. Who was the last Cup driver before Chase Elliott in 2018-19 to win back-to-back races at Watkins Glen?
7. Who was the last female tennis player younger than Coco Gauff in 2019 (15 years old) to win her first WTA tournament?

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1. Pittsburgh’s Arky Vaughn, in 1941.
2. The Seattle Mariners, in 1988.
3. Tim Tebow, Dak Prescott and Nick Fitzgerald.
4. Bill Russell (10 consecutive), Sam Jones (nine) and Tom Heinsohn (nine).
5. Five.
6. Marcos Ambrose, in 2011-12.
7. The Czech Republic’s Nicole Vaidisova, who was a younger 15 when she won in 2004.

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