Sports Quiz – May 1, 2020

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Questions

1. What former University of Connecticut standout was the first player selected by the expansion Charlotte Bobcats in the 2004 NBA Draft?
2. In 2018, the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers introduced an orange-furred, googly-eyed creature as their official mascot. What’s its name?
3. In what league do the Chesapeake Bayhawks, New York Lizards, Boston Cannons and Connecticut Hammerheads compete?
4. The 1974 “Rumble in the Jungle” heavyweight title fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman took place in what African country?
5. In 1994, basketball great Michael Jordan played for what Minor League Baseball team?
6. What former NFL running back livened up his press conferences by appearing in costume as Southeast Jerome, Sheriff Gonna Getcha, Bro Sweets and other characters while a member of the 2005 Washington Redskins?
7. What actor, who died in 2018, played football at Florida State University and ran for 134 yards and two touchdowns in his 1954 freshman season?

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1. Emeka Okafor.
2. Gritty.
3. Major League Lacrosse.
4. Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo).
5. The Birmingham Barons.
6. Clinton Portis.
7. Burt Reynolds.

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