Sports Bonds With Everything Trivia Quiz

Answer: Erik the Red

Erik's father was exiled from Norway because manslaughter. The family packed up and moved to Iceland. It was from this country that Erik was exiled for a period of three years. Erik, like his old man, also did some killing. Erik lived circa 950-1003.

Answer: Nat King Cole

In 1956, Cole's variety show aired on NBC. It was titled "The Nat King Cole Show". It ran for a little more than a year and the last episode aired in late 1957.

Answer: Dante Alighieri

"The Divine Comedy" was written about the afterlife. It is divided into three parts: "Inferno", "Purgatorio", and "Paradiso". "Inferno" is about Dante's trip through Hell. "Purgatorio" is about his trip through Purgatory. Finally, Dante takes a trip through Heaven in "Paradiso".

Answer: Big cats

Big cats kill by pouncing and biting their prey. Intelligent creatures, all of them, big cats are some of nature's perfect killing machines.

Answer: Clark County

Because of Las Vegas, Clark County is the mecca of gambling in the United States. Another notable fact about Clark County is that you can find America's largest reservoir there in Lake Mead. While at Lake Mead, check out the famous Hoover Dam.

Answer: Charlie the Tuna

Charlie was created in 1961 by Tom Rogers. Rumor has it that James Dean was the one who first drew the tuna, but that has never been proven.

Answer: Joe

I'm sure you've heard of a cup of joe, right? If you haven't, now you know the next time you hear someone say this that they mean a cup of coffee.

Coffee is one of the world's most consumed beverages. It can be had straight up, with milk, cream and sugar, or even Irish style. I'll let you look that one up if you desire to know what it means.

Answer: Freddy Adu

Born in Ghana in 1989, Adu was a phenom with a soccer ball. He drew comparisons to Pele, who happened to be the world's most famous soccer player. Major League soccer came calling and Adu signed with DC United. He never quite lived up to the expectations that a lot people put on him, but what kid could?

Answer: David Duchovny

Duchovny has numerous titles under his belt from both television and movies. He has acted in movies like "Evolution" with Seann William Scott and "Zoolander" with Ben Stiller. On the small screen he has appeared on "Sex and the City", and lent his voice to an episode of "The Simpsons". No matter what he does, he will always be remembered as Agent Fox Mulder from "The X-Files".

Answer: Colorado Rockies

Not only do questions 1-9 have Major League Baseball's Rockies in common, this is also the batting order from their very first game in existence, played on April 5, 1993.

1. Erik The Red is 2B Eric Young.
2. Nat King Cole is CF Alex Cole.
3. Dante is RF Dante Bichette.
4. Big cats is 1B Andres Galarraga, whose nickname is Big Cat.
5. Clark County is LF Jerald Clark.
6. Charlie The Tuna is 3B Charlie Hayes.
7. Cup of Joe is C Joe Girardi.
8. Freddy Adu is SS Freddie Benavides.
9. David Duchovny is P David Nied.

There you have it. The first ever starting nine for the Colorado Rockies' franchise.