Sports Quiz – February 5, 2021

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Questions

1. In the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, Australia’s Steven Bradbury became the first athlete from the Southern Hemisphere to win a Winter Olympic gold medal. In what sport did Bradbury compete?
2. What Baseball Hall of Fame relief pitcher was the first MLB player to reach the 500- and 600-saves milestones?
3.  What Kansas City Chiefs linebacker tallied an NFL record seven sacks in a game against the Seattle Seahawks in 1990?
4. In 1991, Quebec Nordiques goaltender Ron Tugnutt set the NHL single-game saves record with how many?
5. What famous boxing promoter played a corrupt DEA agent in the 1975 film “The Marijuana Affair”?
6. Sergei “Bumblebee” Chernyshev of Russia and Ramu “Ram” Kawai of Japan are standouts in what sport debuting as a medal event at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics?
7. Danny White, quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys from 1976-88, also recorded 610 career regular-season attempts at what position?

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1. Short track speed skating.
2. Trevor Hoffman.
3.  Derrick Thomas.
4. 70.
5. Bob Arum.
6. Breakdancing (officially “breaking”).
7. Punter.

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