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91. In July 1993, Javier Sotomayor became the first man to jump over eight feet (2.44 metres) in the high jump. What nationality is Sotomayor?

From Quiz Mixed Bag Of Sports

Answer: Cuban

Sotomayor won gold at the 1992 Olympics and would surely have added to that had Cuba not boycotted the Games in 1984 and 1988 and Sotomayor been injured before the 1996 event. His 1993 jump of eight feet and half an inch (2.45 metres) broke his own record of eight feet dead (2.44 metres) set in 1989.

From Quiz Big Star In The Big House Vol. 2

Answer: Rugby Union

Cecillon was a much respected number 8 for club side Bourgoin-Jallieu and a member of the French national side that finished third in the 1995 rugby World Cup. After getting drunk and being asked to leave a party in 2004, he returned with a gun and shot his wife five times in front of 60 witnesses. At his trial he stated that he hadn't meant to kill her but was sentenced to 20 years, of which he served 44 months.

From Quiz I Am the Resurrection

Answer: George Foreman

Foreman retired with a record of 45-2 at age 28. His two losses were to Ali and Jimmy Young. Ten years later to the week he made a comeback, and as one of the oldest fighters on the professional circuit won 24 straight fights over three years, earning a title fight against Evander Holyfield. Foreman lost the fight, and went 3-2 in his next four fights, only losing a title chance against Tommy Morrison. Finally at age 45 he knocked out Michael Moorer and became the oldest heavyweight champion ever. He retired at age 48 with a 76-5 record after losing his final title defense to Shannon Briggs.

From Quiz Par For The Course

Answer: 12

In ten pin bowling, you score 10 points for knocking down all ten pins with your first ball of the frame. You then add the scores from your next two balls to your score of ten to get a score for the frame. If you roll nine consecutive strikes you get a score of 250 plus the score of your next two balls (from the tenth frame). In the tenth frame you roll two strikes (finalising your ninth frame total at two seventy), giving you a score of 290 BUT you get a third bowl in this frame as you scored a strike. If you scored a twelfth consecutive strike you score a perfect game of 300. If you get a "300", there is a rigorous certification process necessary to get the score recognised. If the score is recognised, the bowler receives a commemorative ring which can be supplemented with chips for additional 300 scores.

From Quiz Mixed Sports Medley

Answer: Stop shooting immediately

Archery has the ability to be extremely dangerous unless specific guidelines are followed. The order of "Fast!" means all archers must stop shooting immediately and return all arrows to their quivers. It is given whenever a very dangerous situation has unexpectedly arisen.

From Quiz I Think I Just Lost My Lunch

Answer: Michael Jordan

Prior to Game 5 of the NBA finals, star player Michael Jordan was diagnosed with either the flu or food poisoning by his personal trainer. Gaining very little sleep and vomiting through the night, he was told that he would not play in the game. Against all odds, Jordan who suffered from fatigue throughout much of the game, managed to play 44 minutes, scored 38 points, and had 7 rebounds in a 90-88 victory over the Utah Jazz. The Bulls would manage to win Game 6 and the NBA Championship two days later, with Jordan still recovering from the flu.

From Quiz Why Me?

Answer: Los Angeles Rams

The future Hall of Fame player had been drafted by the New York Yanks, but never played for them before they folded. His rights then went to Dallas. The Texans traded him in what was at that time the largest trade in American professional sports history. Richter went on to play in eight Pro Bowls, all for the Rams.

From Quiz The Son Also Rises

Answer: Gordie Howe

Gordie Howe and Mark Howe became the first father son Hall of Fame players to ever be teammates in a North American professional sport. Marty Howe was also on the team that season, but only played six games. Gordie Howe had retired from the Red Wings in 1971. After two seasons off the ice, he jumped at the chance to join his teenage sons playing in the World Hockey Association. After six seasons with the Aeros and Whalers, the trio joined the NHL when the two leagues merged for the 1979-80 season. Among the incorrect answers, only Richard played hockey. His children never made it to the NHL.

From Quiz Hold Your Horses!

Answer: 4

Otherwise known as "The Game of Kings", polo is believed to have been played for well over 2,500 years, starting first in Persia before spreading worldwide. This equestrian sport comprises of four riders and their mounts in each team, playing against each other on a field 300 yards long, by 160 yards wide. The aim of each team is to score as many goals as possible in each period of play, otherwise known as a chukkha. Four chukkas are usually played in each match, with each chukka seven minutes long. An additional 30 seconds extra time can be played at the end of each chukkha. The rider has a mallet and this is used to hit a small ball towards the goal with the help of his or her team mates.

From Quiz In the Sports Closet: What Can be Done?

Answer: WNBA

Swoopes was previously married and had a son in a heterosexual relationship, but announced in "ESPN Magazine" that she was tired of hiding her sexual orientation. She began a relationship with the Houston Comets assistant coach at the time.

From Quiz Nevermore

Answer: Oklahoma City

After the hurricane came through in late August, it left the Hornets little time to find a replacement home before the start of their season in late October. Plans initially stated the intention to relocate to Baton Rouge for the season. The team was renamed the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets. 37 of the Hornets 41 "home" games were played at the Ford Center in OKC, one was played at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, and three March games were played in a repaired New Orleans Arena.

From Quiz I'm Crying and I'm Not Chopping Onions!

Answer: Ayrton Senna's total amount of race wins

In the past-race televised interview, Michael Schumacher could not control his emotions when he was asked if equaling Ayrton Senna's record of race wins meant a lot to him. Michael was soon weeping while his brother Ralf Schumacher and Mika Hakkinen were left perplexed at Michael's reaction. Ayrton Senna had been a idol and rival of Michael's and his death in 1994 at the San Marino Grand Prix has had a lasting effect in the world of Formula 1. Michael has never stated why he was upset during the interview but it is suspected that it was either equalling Ayrton's record or the death of the fire marshall, Paolo Ghislimberti, who was killed on that race weekend when a wheel had come of the Jordan car being driven Heinz-Harald Frentzen, hitting Paolo in the face and chest. His death that weekend was the first since the death of Ayrton Senna at any Formula 1 race event.

From Quiz Alpha Female

Answer: Gabby Douglas

Gabby Douglas' inspiring win preceded the women's team win for the USA in 2012 as well - those American gymnasts sure did clean up in 2012, earning the nickname "The Fierce Five".

From Quiz Engraved in Gold

Answer: Stutter stepping

This undesirable technique in the sport of hurdling tends to slow the runner's speed, leading to a loss of place at the conclusion of the race. A finely honed hurdler has no interruption at all in racing technique and is a joy to see as he or she takes the hurdles with ease, speed and grace.

From Quiz Boxers or Briefs?

Answer: Grew a beard

Borg also liked to wear the same shirt when he played. His belief in his beard and shirt enabled the icy cool court player to win five Wimbledon titles in five consecutive years (1976-80. Born in 1956, Bjorn Borg won an amazing eleven Grand Slam singles titles in seven years during his career (six Wimbledon titles and five French Open titles).

From Quiz Take Your Mark...

Answer: Anchor

Traditionally the second fastest racer participates in the first leg of a relay with the fastest person taking the role in the final leg. This is very important as they are able to consolidate the team's lead (if they are leading) or catch up to other teams if they are not. The fastest racer will occasionally lead off in the first leg if they are trying for a time record, as only this leg is eligible for the record. This rarely happens in the final race of an event but is more likely to happen in the heats where placings are more important than times.

From Quiz Famous Races and Racers

Answer: Ian Thorpe

This race included the four fastest men in the history of the event. Thorpe and Hackett were from Australia, Hoogenband from the Netherlands, and Phelps from the USA. The four champions should have all won gold, but the final placings were as follows: Ian Thorpe won the gold (he broke the Olympic record but not his own world record), Pieter van den Hoogenband took out the silver and Michael Phelps gathered in the bronze (he broke the US record). Grant Hackett came home fifth. Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi!

From Quiz Sports Equipment Beginning with S

Answer: Protective sleeves worn over cleat shoes

Sports spats are a type of tight-fitting sleeves that fit over shoes with cleats, for when these shoes are used on artificial turf. The purpose of the spat is to keep any material which may break off the artificial turf from springing up and landing in the player's foot wear. They also prevent laces from coming undone during fast moving games.

From Quiz Sports Mix Alphabetically - the W's

Answer: West Bromwich Albion

Founded in 1878, West Brom are one of the oldest professional clubs in England, and were founding members of the Football league in 1888. Based at The Hawthorns, the club enjoyed their greatest success prior to World War Two, winning the 1929 league championship, and three FA Cups, in 1888, 1892 and 1931. Further FA Cups followed in 1954 and 1968.

From Quiz Sports Mix Alphabetically - the U's and V's

Answer: Unitas & Johnny Unitas

Johnny Unitas played college football for the University of Louisville, before being drafted into the NFL by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1955. He never played a down for the Steelers, and was picked up by the Colts in time for the 1956 season. In just his second season in Baltimore, he led the league in passing and was voted MVP of the NFL. In 1958, in a game dubbed by the media as "the greatest game ever played", Unitas led the Colts to a 23-17 overtime win over the Giants in the NFL Championship Game.

From Quiz Sports Mix Alphabetically - the S's

Answer: Curtis Strange

Strange, from Norfolk, Virginia, defeated Nick Faldo in an 18-hole playoff to win the 1988 US Open at Brookline. He teed up at Oak Hill 12 months later knowing that no-one had successfully defended the title since Ben Hogan in 1951. A second round score of 64 played a major part as he held off Chip Beck, Mark McCumber and Ian Woosnam to retain his title by a single stroke.

From Quiz Sports Mix Alphabetically: The R's

Answer: Irina Rodnina

Rodnina, from Moscow, partnered Alexei Ulanov to gold in the World Championships each year between 1969 and 1972, as well as winning gold at the 1972 Winter Olympics. A change of partner to Alexander Zaitsev brought even more success. The duo won the World Championship six straight times between 1973 and 1978, as well as gold in the Winter Olympics of both 1976 and 1980.

From Quiz Sports Mix Alphabetically - the P's

Answer: Pele

Pele, who was a striker, made his professional debut with Santos in 1956 when he was just 15 years old. He helped them to the Copa Libertadores (South America's most prestigious club tournament) in both 1962 and 1963. He won his first Brazilian cap in 1957, and a year later scored twice as Brazil beat host nation Sweden in the final of the World Cup. Two more World Cup winners medals followed, in 1962 and 1970, before he retired from international soccer in 1971, having scored 77 goals in 92 appearances. His domestic career ended in the unlikely setting of New York, where he spent three seasons with the Cosmos of the NASL.

From Quiz Sports Mix Alphabetically - the O's

Answer: Jose Maria Olazabal

Olazabal, from the Basque Country in Spain, joined the European tour in 1986, winning two events in his rookie year. He won his first major at the 1994 Masters, finishing two shots ahead of Tom Lehman. He grabbed his second green jacket in 1999 with a two-shot victory over Davis Love III. He was a member of seven European Ryder Cup teams, forming a formidable partnership with Seve Ballesteros. Following the 2010 Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor, Olazabal was selected as the European captain for the 2012 event at Medinah, Illinois.

From Quiz Sports Mix Alphabetically - the N's

Answer: Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest was struggling in the second tier of English football when Clough took over in 1975. He led them to the second division title in 1976-77, and then to the championship of the top tier the following season. Their first venture into the European Champions Cup was a triumphant one, Malmo FF of Sweden being defeated in the final in Munich. Twelve months later, Germany's Hamburg SV was beaten in the final in Madrid.

From Quiz Sports Mix Alphabetically - the M's

Answer: Rocky Marciano

Rocco "Rocky" Marciano was born in Brockton, MA, in 1923. He became world champion in 1952, knocking out Jersey Joe Walcott in the 13th round in Philadelphia. He would go on to make six successful defences of his title, before retiring from the sport in 1956.

From Quiz Sports Mix Alphabetically - the L's

Answer: Rod Laver

The Grand Slam consists of the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open. In the 20th century, only two men (Don Budge and Rod Laver) and three women (Maureen Connolly, Margaret Court, and Steffi Graf) won all four during the same calendar year. Laver, nicknamed the Rockhampton Rocket, did so both as an amateur in 1962, and as a professional in 1968.

From Quiz Sdrawkcab si Ziuq Siht

Answer: Golf

"Front nine" and "back nine" refer to the holes on an 18-hole golf course. The front nine are the nine holes a golfer plays first, and the back nine are the holes he plays second. Typically the front nine will refer to holes 1-9, but a golfer may also begin his game on the 10th hole, in which case the front nine are holes 10-18.

From Quiz Sports Mix Alphabetically - the K's

Answer: Tom Kite

Kite turned pro in 1972, and would go on to win 19 PGA tour events between 1976 and 1993. At Pebble Beach, in 1992, he defeated Jeff Sluman by two strokes to win the US Open, aged 42. Kite played in seven US Ryder Cup teams, as well as serving as team captain in 1997.

From Quiz A Dedication to Terry: #1400

Answer: West Indies

West Indies won the first World Cup in London in 1975. They defeated runner-up Australia by 17. Clive Lloyd scored 102 runs for the winners, while Ian Chappell led Australia with 62. West Indies would repeat in the next World Cup in 1979, with a 92-run win over England.

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