Sports Quiz – February 16, 2024

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Questions

1. What college athletic conference produced both the men’s and women’s NCAA soccer champions in 2021?
2. Name the brothers, known for their violent style of play, who were teammates on the Montreal Canadiens in the 1920s and died within days of each other in 1956.
3. What NASCAR driver had 40 wins in his Cup Series career from 1981-2013 and finished second in the standings five times without winning a season championship?
4. What pro golfer from Australia portrayed comic-strip boxer Joe Palooka in 11 films from 1946-51?
5. On Sept. 7, 2021, what Tampa Bay Rays rookie reached base safely for the 37th consecutive game, passing Mickey Mantle’s 36-game on-base streak for a player age 20 or younger?
6. Name the Canadian men’s figure skater who won silver medals at the 1994 Lillehammer and 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics.
7. In what Nintendo Entertainment System video game included basketball teams named the New York Eagles, Los Angeles Breakers, Boston Frogs and Chicago Ox?

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1. The ACC, with Clemson (men) and Florida State (women).
2. Sprague and Odie Cleghorn.
3. Mark Martin.
4. Joe Kirkwood Jr.
5. Wander Franco.
6. Elvis Stojko.
7. “Double Dribble.”

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