This Magic Moment Trivia Quiz

Answer: a baseball bat

Mazeroski led off the bottom of the ninth inning in the seventh game of the 1960 World Series between his Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Yankees by hitting a home run over the left field fence to win the game and the series, 10-9. It was the first time a Series title was won with a walk-off homer. For the seven games, the Yankees outscored the Pirates in total runs, 49-33.

Afterward, Mickey Mantle said it was the only time in his life he wept real tears after a loss.

Answer: Miracle on Ice

Al Michaels' voice still resonates among those who witnessed the live TV broadcast of the waning moments of the game as he joyfully shouted, "Do you believe in miracles?...Yes!" Herb Brooks was the U.S. coach, played by Karl Malden in the 1981 docudrama titled "Miracle on Ice."

Answer: Susan Boyle

Boyle went on to finish second to Diversity, a dance troupe, on the final programme of the 2009 "Britain's Got Talent" competition on May 30. The native of Scotland went on to record six studio albums through 2014.

Answer: Dewey Defeats Truman

"That ain't the way I heard it," Truman told the press when holding up a copy of the "Tribune." All indications were that Dewey would win the election and the front page story was printed even before all of the East Coast results were in, let alone the rest of the country. The final electoral count was Truman 303, Dewey 189, Strom Thurmond 39.

Answer: A disabled passenger plane landed on the Hudson River.

A US Airways airbus took off from LaGuardia en route to Seattle, but was brought down by a flock of Canada geese just three minutes into the flight. Pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger ditched the plane on the Hudson River. All 155 passengers were safely evacuated as the plane slowly sank, with dozens standing on the wings while others were in exit slides which were inflated and served as rafts.

There were only five serious injuries but no fatalities despite the temperature of the Hudson, as a few passengers were rescued from the water by boats.

Answer: Chile

The San Jose mine in the northern Atacama Desert is a gold and copper mine in Copiago, Chile. Only one miner, 63-year-old Mario Gomez, already suffering from a lung disease called silicosis, suffered serious health issues during the ordeal. He was breathing from an oxygen mask during his rescue and subsequently treated for pneumonia.

Answer: 18 years

Jaycee was kidnapped at age 11 from South Lake Tahoe, California, in June of 1991. While in captivity by Phillip Garrido and his wife, Dugard had given birth to two daughters by her captor. Garrido was subsequently found guilty of kidnapping, rape, and false imprisonment, and sentenced to 431 years in prison.

His wife, Nancy, was also found guilty of the same charges and sentenced to 36 years to life.

Answer: "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" by Mark Twain

In "A Connecticut Yankee...," Hank Morgan is transported back to Arthurian England after being hit in the head with a crowbar. His knowledge of a solar eclipse in the year in which he finds himself accounts for a rise in prestige and power which he exploits to his advantage.

The plot was used in film versions and also in a musical by Rodgers and Hart in 1927, as well as several times in television programs. Will Rogers, Bing Crosby, and Tennessee Ernie Ford all played the title role at one time or another.

Answer: a can of Coca Cola

Because the tug was 100 feet underwater, the pressure of the water Okene was submerged in increased the density of the air in his bubble by a factor of 4, so that the carbon dioxide did not build up as quickly as it would have on the surface. After his rescue, Okene vowed never to go to sea again. "It's the real thing" was a Coca Cola slogan beginning in 1969.

Answer: "The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant!"

Hodges actually said, "The Giants win the pennant!" four times, not just the three in the correct answer. After the New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers ended the 1951 season with identical 96-58 records, they faced a best two-out-of-three playoff to determine the NL World Series entry. The Giants trailed, 4-1 entering the bottom of the ninth, but Bobby Thomson homered with two men on after the Giants had scored a run. The game was the first major league game to be televised nationally.

"The band is on the field..." refers to "The Play," when Cal beat Stanford on November 20, 1982 by returning a kickoff after the clock had run out and while Stanford's band, believing the game to be over, had come onto the field.

"I don't believe what I just saw..." is from the 1988 World Series when an injured Kirk Gibson hit a game-winning homerun in the first game against the Oakland A's."

"Havlicek stole the ball..." is from the 1965 victory by the Boston Celtics over the Philadelphia 76ers in the seventh game of the Eastern Conference playoffs.