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1. Super Bowl VI marked the first time that a team failed to score an offensive touchdown. Which team, in earning this dubious distinction, also managed to lose the game?
2. In 1980, the Kansas City Royals won their American League championship and earned the right to go to the World Series. Which Eastern Division foe did they sweep 3-0 to move on?
3. Long a national power in men's basketball, North Carolina lost its first Final Four championship game appearance, in 1946, against which school?
4. The champion of the Frozen Four, the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship, has been determined in overtime on a number of occasions. Which team was the first to lose the championship in overtime?
5. The 50th Grey Cup was one of the most unusual championship games ever to be played. Which Canadian Football League team lost this historic game by just a single point?
6. The Boston Celtics captured their 14th NBA title in 1981, by defeating which Western Conference team in the Finals?
7. The Montreal Canadiens won their record 24th Stanley Cup title in 1993. Which up-and-coming Campbell Conference team fell to Montreal in five games in the championship series?
8. In 1933, the first year the National Football League held a true championship game, which team lost to the Chicago Bears 23-21 to become the league's first real runner-up?
9. The great Earl Anthony won 10 major bowling championships during his illustrious career. But he never won bowling's version of the Grand Slam, because he failed to win which major tournament?
10. Legendary tennis star Steffi Graf won her fifth Wimbledon singles title in 1993. But she was upstaged by which worthy opponent, who broke down and cried during the trophy presentation?
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