Sports Quiz – November 17, 2023

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Questions

1. Name the jockey who won the Kentucky Derby in consecutive years riding Gato Del Sol in 1982 and Sunny’s Halo in 1983.
2. What auto race, founded in 1906, was initially contested over 276 miles through the mountains of Sicily near Palermo, Italy?
3. What 2023 film, directed by George Clooney and based on the book by Daniel James Brown, is the story of the University of Washington rowing team that won the gold medal at the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics?
4. What New Orleans Saints offensive lineman threw New York Jets safety Damien Robinson’s helmet during an on-field altercation in November 2001?
5. What member of the Baltimore Orioles was suspended 10 days for a positive steroid test less than three weeks after recording his 3,000th career hit in 2005?
6. Name the Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers who appeared in a 1979 Coca-Cola commercial called “Hey Kid, Catch!”
7. What French Formula One driver was killed in a gruesome crash during a qualifying session at the 1973 United States Grand Prix?

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1. Eddie Delahoussaye.
2. Targa Florio.
3. “The Boys in the Boat.”
4. Kyle Turley.
5. Rafael Palmeiro.
6. “Mean” Joe Greene.
7. Francois Cevert.

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