Sports Quiz – March 6, 2020

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Questions

1. In 2018, Baltimore’s Chris Davis finished with the lowest batting average by a qualifier (.168) in major-league history. Who had held the mark?
2. Which of baseball’s Alou brothers played for both the Milwaukee Braves and the Milwaukee Brewers?
3. How many consecutive winning seasons did Virginia Tech’s football team have before the streak ended in 2018?
4. Utah’s Donovan Mitchell set an NBA record in the 2017-18 season for most 3-pointers made by a rookie (187). Who had held the mark?
5. Which NHL team holds the record for most consecutive seasons reaching the Stanley Cup playoffs?
6. Who was the first rookie to win a NASCAR season championship in one of the three main divisions?
7. Name the last year in which tennis star Serena Williams did not make a grand slam final.

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1. Rob Deer (1991) and Dan Uggla (2013), each of whom hit .179 for a season.
2. Felipe Alou (1964-65 with the Braves, and 1974 with the Brewers).
3. It was 25 consecutive seasons (1993-2017)
4. Portland’s Damian Lillard, with 185 in the 2012-13 season.
5. Boston, with 29 consecutive seasons (1967-68 through 1995-96).
6. Chase Elliott, who won the 2014 Xfinity Series championship.
7. It was 2006.

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