Sports Quiz – March 10, 2023

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Questions

1. For what college team did 1994 first-overall NBA Draft pick Glenn “Big Dog” Robinson play?
2. He played tight end for the Denver Broncos (1986) and Green Bay Packers (1987-88). His brother played linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs (1986-91) and Seattle Seahawks (1993). Who are they?
3. In 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt wrote a letter to Major League Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis encouraging him to play the season during World War II. The letter is known by what name?
4. In 1965, what Basketball Hall of Famer was traded from the San Francisco Warriors to the Philadelphia 76ers for Connie Dierking, Lee Shaffer, Paul Neumann and cash?
5. What national team won the first two World Baseball Classic tournaments held in 2006 and 2009?
6. Name the Minnesota North Stars player who died two days after suffering head injuries in a 1968 NHL game.
7. What tennis star from the Czech Republic won her only Grand Slam singles title by defeating Nathalie Tauziat at Wimbledon in 1998?

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1. The Purdue Boilermakers.
2. Joey and Dino Hackett.
3. The Green Light Letter.
4. Wilt Chamberlain.
5. Japan.
6. Bill Masterton.
7. Jana Novotna.

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