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1. The Milwaukee Brewers were in the 1982 World Series, but lost in game seven to which team?

From Quiz Wisconsin and Sports

Answer: St. Louis Cardinals

The Cardinals defeated the Brewers in Game 7 by a score of 6 to 3. It was the first appearance of the Brewers in the World Series (joined MLB in 1969). The Brewers (W-L 95-67) finished one game ahead of the Orioles (94-68) to win the AL East. They beat the Angeles to win the American League pennant. The Cardinals defeated the Braves to win the National League pennant.

From Quiz Sport in Nevada

Answer: Basketball

The Las Vegas Aces are members of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Founded in 1997, the team was known as the Utah Starzz and then the San Antonio Silver Stars before moving to Nevada in 2018. In 2019, the Aces made it to the playoff semi-finals where they lost to the Washington Mystics.

From Quiz Sport in Rhode Island

Answer: Boston Red Sox

The Pawtucket Red Sox were founded in 1970 as members of the class AA Eastern League before moving to the class AAA International League in 1973. Playing home games at McCoy stadium, they are the leading Minor League affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. They were IL champions four times between 1973 and 2014.

From Quiz Sport in New Jersey

Answer: Lacrosse

Princeton University was founded in 1746 under its original name of the College of New Jersey. The Tigers have enjoyed considerable success on the lacrosse field, with the men's team winning six NCAA titles between 1992 and 2001, and the women's squad triumphing three times between 1994 and 2003.

From Quiz Sport in Connecticut

Answer: Hartford Yard Goats

Hartford is the state capital of Connecticut, and, in 2016, a team called the Hartford Yard Goats began play there in the class-AA Eastern League. An affiliate of MLB's Colorado Rockies, the team's unusual nickname has nothing to do with animals, but refers to a small railway locomotive which assembles trains in railroad yards.

From Quiz Sport in Kentucky

Answer: Adolph Rupp

The University of Kentucky was founded in Lexington in 1865. The Wildcats men's basketball team have set all sorts of records down the years, with Adolph Rupp leading them to five NCAA national titles during a career that lasted from 1930 until 1972. The team's home court, opened in 1976, was named Rupp Arena in his honour.

From Quiz Sport in Oklahoma

Answer: Seattle

The Seattle SuperSonics joined the NBA in 1967 and won the league championship in the Pacific Northwest in 1979. Problems in securing a new arena led to the team relocating to Oklahoma City in 2008, where they decided on a new nickname, the Thunder. In 2012, they reached the NBA finals, where they lost to the Miami Heat.

From Quiz Sport in Oregon

Answer: Soccer

The Portland Thorns are a soccer team who began playing in the newly-formed National Women's Soccer League in 2013. Playing their home games at Providence Park, they were immediately successful, winning the league's first ever championship with victory over Western New York Flash in the final. A second title followed in 2017 when North Carolina Courage were their victims in the final.

From Quiz Sport in Wisconsin

Answer: Lew Alcindor

The Milwaukee Bucks were an expansion team who joined the NBA in 1968. In just their third season they were champions, sweeping the Baltimore Bullets 4-0 in the finals. Lew Alcindor was named MVP of the finals as well as winning the league's season MVP award. The day after the finals, he changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

From Quiz Sport in Louisiana

Answer: Jazz

The New Orleans Jazz were a 1974 NBA expansion team. Despite the presence of shooting guard Pete Maravich in their squad, their tenure in the Big Easy wasn't a successful one, with no winning seasons being recorded. In 1979, the team relocated to Salt Lake City where they became the Utah Jazz.

From Quiz Sports in Missouri

Answer: Francis Field

The 1904 games were originally awarded to Chicago, but were moved to St Louis which was holding the Louisiana Purchase exposition at the time. Francis Field had a capacity at the time of 19,000. It still exists in 2019, on the campus of Washington University in St Louis, but with a much-reduced capacity.

From Quiz Cities and their Teams in 2016

Answer: Los Angeles

This was the biggest surprise in making this quiz - LA did not have a team in the NFL until 2016. They have two in the other other sports and even in MLS. But not in the NFL, until the Rams moved there from St. Louis; though they did have in the past: the Rams (until 1994) and the Raiders (1982-1994), were in LA in the past and even the San Diego Chargers started in LA, but left in 1963 until they returned in 2017.

From Quiz Sport in Tennessee

Answer: Basketball

Summitt was named head coach of the women's basketball team at Tennessee in 1974. In a reign that would last for 38 seasons, she led the Lady Vols to eight NCAA national titles, and would win 1098 out of 1306 games played.

From Quiz Sports in Massachusetts

Answer: Brookline

The Country Club, Brookline, is located in Norfolk County in the western suburbs of Boston. It first held the US Open in 1913, when Francis Ouimet was the winner. Julius Boros (1963) and Curtis Strange (1988) also won US Opens there.

From Quiz Sport in Illinois

Answer: Ozzie Guillen

The White Sox had had last won the World Series in 1917, and their subsequent failure was often called the "Curse of the Black Sox", a reference to the 1919 team allegedly throwing that year's World Series against the Cincinnati Reds. All those years of pain for Sox fans ended in 2005 when they swept the Astros 4-0 to clinch the 3rd title in franchise history. Guillen had been an AL Rookie of the Year with the White Sox in 1985. He took over as manager from Jerry Manuel in 2004, and won it all in just his second year in the hot seat.

From Quiz Sport in Arizona

Answer: Randy Johnson & Curt Schilling

The D-Backs were up against a New York Yankees team who were attempting to win their fourth consecutive World Series crown. All seven games were won by the home team, with Arizona scoring two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to win game seven 3-2. Johnson and Schilling were named co-MVPs of the series - both won two games, and their combined ERA was 1.40.

From Quiz Sport in Florida

Answer: Jim Leyland

Leyland took over as Marlins manager in 1997, and in just his first season in charge took them all the way to the World Series. They defeated the Cleveland Indians in extra innings in game seven to settle one of the most thrilling Series ever. The Marlins (who changed their name to Miami Marlins in 2012) became the first ever wild card qualifier to win the series, and set a record for the fastest series win by an expansion team.

From Quiz Sport in Colorado

Answer: Boston Red Sox

The Rockies play their home games at Coors Field in Denver. In 2007, they defeated the San Diego Padres in a one-game play-off to gain a wild card into the play-offs, then proceeded to sweep both the Philadelphia Phillies and Arizona Diamondbacks to reach the World Series. Their fairytale season ended there though, as the Red Sox won their second Fall Classic in four seasons.

From Quiz St. Louis Sports

Answer: Mike Laga

Mike Laga had only a nine-season career, but will always be remembered for his famous foul ball blast as a Cardinal. It was the only ball ever hit out of the stadium during a game. The crowd gave him a standing ovation.

From Quiz Maryland Sports Teams

Answer: M & T Bank Stadium

The Baltimore Ravens franchise was created in 1996. Before the Ravens, the Baltimore Colts were the native football team who played in Baltimore Stadium which became known as Memorial Stadium. The Colts moved to Indianapolis in 1984. The Ravens defeated the Giants in Super Bowl XXXV for their Super Bowl win in the 2000 season. The Ravens used to play in PSI Net Stadium. Their team colors are purple and black.

From Quiz Athletes With a Nevada Connection

Answer: Andre Agassi

Andre Agassi was born and raised in Las Vegas. He had a long and successful career until injuries forced his retirement in 2006. He was married to Brooke Shields from 1997 to 1999. Agassi married Steffi Graf in 2001.

From Quiz West Virginia Sports History

Answer: Sam Huff

Sam Huff later had an illustrious career as a linebacker for the New York Giants and Washington Redskins, wearing the #70 in the NFL.

From Quiz Sport Stars of the South

Answer: Jennifer Chandler

Jennifer Chandler was born on June 13, 1959. She demonstrated her diving competition skills in 1975, when she won the gold medal at the Pan American games, and again in 1976 at the Olympic Games. At the climax of her spring boarding career, a bad back caused Chandler to retire at age 21.

From Quiz Connecticut Collegiate Nicknames

Answer: Bulldogs

Yale University, founded in 1701, is Connecticut's oldest college. The Bulldogs compete in the Ivy League against such foes as the Harvard Crimson, the Princeton Tigers, and the Columbia Lions. Yale is located in New Haven, CT.

From Quiz Oregon Sports Teams and Players

Answer: 1977

The Portland Trailblazers defeated the Philadelphia 76'ers in the 1977 NBA Finals, 4 games to 2. They accomplished this feat only 7 years after joining the NBA, in 1970. They also made it to the finals against Detroit in 1990 and Chicago in 1992.

From Quiz New Orleans Sports Teams

Answer: Saints

The Saints first started in 1967. Their symbol is a fleur de lys (fluer de lis).

From Quiz North Suburban Fast Pitch League

Answer: Palatine Patriots White

The Palatine Patriots White 12 and under team finished 0-12 in the 2005h Suburban Fast Pitch League season. The Glenview Titans White finished just ahead of them with a 1-11 record.

From Quiz USA Major Sport Franchises

Answer: Minnesota Twins

The Washington (DC) Senators moved to Minnesota in 1961. The Los Angeles Angels were renamed the California Angles in 1965, then the Anaheim Angels in 1997, and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in 2005. The second Washington Senators franchise moved to Texas in 1972. The Florida Marlins franchise was formed in 1993.

From Quiz Sports Teams

Answer: The New York Yankees

Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig were the biggest guns in the Yankees' shoot-first, ask-questions-later attack. In the regular season, they combined for 107 home runs and 339 RBIs.

From Quiz Professional Sports Logos!

Answer: Toronto Maple Leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs' logo is (obviously) a maple leaf, which is the basis of the Canadian flag, which was adopted in 1965. The Leafs were formed in 1917 as the Toronto Arena and became the Toronto maple Leafs in 1926.

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