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1. On January 3rd, which bowl game pitted Oklahoma against Florida State for the national championship?
2. What team did the Baltimore Ravens beat on January 28th to win Super Bowl XXXV?
3. On February 18th Dale Earnhardt was killed on the last lap of the Daytona 500. Whose car bumped him?
4. Which female golfer became the first woman to shoot a 59 in competition on March 16th?
5. On April 22nd Hasim Rahman knocked out Lennox Lewis to win the WBC and IBF versions of the heavyweight championship. Where did the fight take place?
6. Which horse won the 2001 Kentucky Derby on May 5th?
7. What team did the Los Angeles Lakers beat on June 15th to win their second straight NBA championship?
8. Which female tennis player won Wimbledon for the second straight year on 7th July 2001?
9. Which golfer won the British Open to capture his first major championship on July 22nd?
10. On July 31st, All-Pro tackle Korey Stringer collapsed after the morning session of two-a-day practices. He died the following day. For which team did Korey Stringer play?
11. On October 4th the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers to tie a major league record for the most wins in a season with 116. Which team did they tie?
12. On October 5th Barry Bonds hit two home runs to break the major league record of 70 in one season. On October 7th he hit his final home run of the season. How many home runs did Bonds hit in 2001?
13. On November 15th Roger Clemens was named the American League Cy Young award winner. How many Cy Young awards has Clemons won?
14. Who won his fourth Winston Cup Series Championship with a 6th place finish in Atlanta on November 18th?
15. On December 8th, Eric Crouch was named the winner of the 2001 Heisman Trophy. Couch quarterbacked which college team?
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