Sports Quiz – December 8, 2023

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Questions

1. Who succeeded Larry O’Brien as commissioner of the NBA in 1984?
2. What LPGA Tour golfer, nicknamed “Bam-Bam” for her long tee shots, won majors at the 2009 Kraft Nabisco Championship and the 2015 ANA Inspiration?
3. Manager Bob Lemon led the New York Yankees to a World Series title in 1978 after being fired in the middle of that season by what team?
4. Name the race car driver, the 1986 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year, who was convicted in the late 1980s for importing and distributing over 300 tons of marijuana?
5. In a November 2007 game, what two quarterbacks had a combined age of 82, making them the oldest starting duo in NFL history?
6. Italian boxer Primo “The Ambling Alp” Carnera holds the heavyweight record for career fights won by knockout with how many?
7. What cast member of the TV sitcom “Friends” was a nationally ranked junior tennis player in Canada?

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1. David Stern.
2. Brittany Lincicome.
3. The Chicago White Sox.
4. Randy Lanier.
5. Vinny Testaverde (44) and Brett Favre (38).
6. 72.
7. Matthew Perry.

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