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Back to Back Trivia Quiz

Accomplishing a feat in sports is always satisfying but it is more impressive when the feat is repeated. This quiz is all about back to back accomplishes as well as consecutive streaks. See how many you remember.

A multiple-choice quiz by RAgamer51. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
RAgamer51

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
353,418

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. What baseball pitcher has the distinction of being the first in history to throw no-hit games in consecutive starts? Hint

Walter Johnson

Nolan Ryan

Johnny Vander Meer

Cy Young

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following NFL running backs was the first to record back to back rushing seasons of over 1800 yards? Hint

Emmitt Smith

LaDainian Tomlinson

Barry Sanders

Eric Dickerson

3. The Masters is one of the most famous of the four Grand Slam events in golf; where the winner gets to wear the famous green jacket. Who was the first to win the tournament in consecutive years? Hint

Arnold Palmer

Nick Faldo

Jack Nicklaus

Tiger Woods

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Question 4 of 10

4. There have been several baseball players who have hit two grand slams in a game. Which of the following players was the first one in history to hit two grand slam homeruns in one inning? Hint

Tony Cloninger

Fernando Tatis

Nomar Garciaparra

Robin Ventura

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the following NFL quarterbacks was the first to have back to back 400 yard passing games in the playoffs? Hint

Dan Fouts

Tom Brady

Drew Brees

Dan Marino

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following tennis stars was the first to win all four Grand Slam events and the Olympic gold medal in the same calendar year? Hint

Andre Agassi

Serena Williams

Rafael Nadal

Steffie Graf

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Question 7 of 10

7. There have been many winning streaks in professional and amateur sports over the years. Which of the following had the longest win streak? Hint

Dan Gable, Iowa State wrestler

Edwin Moses, Olympic hurdler

UConn women's basketball team

Julio Cesar-Chavez, light-welterweight boxer

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the following MLB pitchers was the first to win the Cy Young award in consecutive years? Hint

Randy Johnson

Denny McLain

Sandy Koufax

Greg Maddux

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the first NBA player to score back to back 50 point games in the playoffs? Hint

Wilt Chamberlain

LaBron James

Kobe Bryant

Michael Jordan

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Question 10 of 10

10. When NHL superstar Wayne Gretzky retired in on April 18, 1999 he owned practically every NHL career record. Which of the following accomplishments were NOT one of Gretzky's records? Hint

12 consecutive seasons of 40 or more goals

Scoring a point in 51 consecutive games

964 consecutive games played

8 consecutive Hart Trophies(NHL MVP)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What baseball pitcher has the distinction of being the first in history to throw no-hit games in consecutive starts?

Answer: Johnny Vander Meer

On June 11, 1938, Vander Meer threw a no-hitter against the then Boston Bees. Four days later in his next start, he accomplished the feat a second time, against the Brooklyn Dodgers.

2. Which of the following NFL running backs was the first to record back to back rushing seasons of over 1800 yards?

Answer: Eric Dickerson

In 1983 Eric Dickerson lead the league with 1808 yards and in 1984 he followed it by recording the single season rushing record of 2105. In 1996-1997,Barry Sanders had back to back seasons of 1553 and 2053 yards. Emmitt Smith recorded seasons of 1563 and 1713 in 1991-1992. In 2006-2007, LaDainian Tomlinson had back to back seasons of 1815 and 1574 yards.

Answer: Jack Nicklaus

Nicklaus accomplished the double wins in 1965 and 1966. Nick Faldo won it in 1989 and 1990. Tiger Woods repeated in 2001 and 2002. Arnold Palmer won, but not in succession, in 1962 and 1964.

4. There have been several baseball players who have hit two grand slams in a game. Which of the following players was the first one in history to hit two grand slam homeruns in one inning?

Answer: Fernando Tatis

On April 23, 1999, Tatis hit two grand slams in the third inning off of Los Angeles Dodger pitcher Chan Ho Park. In an interesting side note, Tony Cloninger of the Atlanta Braves in 1966 hit two in a game, and by doing so became the first pitcher to accomplish the feat.

5. Which of the following NFL quarterbacks was the first to have back to back 400 yard passing games in the playoffs?

Answer: Drew Brees

Brees tossed for 466 yards vs the Detroit Lions in the 2011 Wild Card game, and in the following week he passed for 462 yards vs the San Francisco 49ers in the divisional playoff game. The others have also had back to back 400 yard games, but during the regular season.

6. Which of the following tennis stars was the first to win all four Grand Slam events and the Olympic gold medal in the same calendar year?

Answer: Steffie Graf

Graf accomplished the feat in 1988, winning Wimbledon, U.S. Open, Austrailian Open, French Open and the Olympic gold. The feat is referred to as a "Golden Grand Slam". The other three also have won the four events and the Olympic gold but not in the same year. They accomplished a Career Golden Slam.

7. There have been many winning streaks in professional and amateur sports over the years. Which of the following had the longest win streak?

Answer: Dan Gable, Iowa State wrestler

Dan Gable, who won the gold medal in the 1972 Munich Olympics, won 181 wrestling matches in a row during his four years at Iowa State (1967-1970). In fact his only loss was his last one. Edwin Moses was a world class 400m hurdler who won an equally impressive 122 consecutive races, including the gold medal during the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Between 2008-2010, the University of Connecticut womens basketball team won an amazing 90 straight games which eclipsed the old record of 88 straight by the UCLA men's team. Boxer Julio Cesar-Chavez won 87 straight bouts between 1980-1993.

8. Which of the following MLB pitchers was the first to win the Cy Young award in consecutive years?

Answer: Sandy Koufax

Koufax actually won the award three out of four seasons between 1963-1966. He won the award back to back in 1965 and 1966. The other three also won the award in consecutive seasons. McLain won in 1968 and 1969. Both Greg Maddux(1992-1995) and Randy Johnson(1999-2002)won the award four years in a row. Roger Clemens, who is not listed, won the most Cy Young trophies with seven.

9. Who was the first NBA player to score back to back 50 point games in the playoffs?

Answer: Michael Jordan

Jordan scored 50 points in Game One of the NBA playoffs against the Cleveland Cavaliers on April 28, 1988. He followed that up two days later in Game Two with 55 points. Chamberlain, who made a life out of scoring 50+ point games had four in the playoffs in his career but never had back to back 50 point games.

10. When NHL superstar Wayne Gretzky retired in on April 18, 1999 he owned practically every NHL career record. Which of the following accomplishments were NOT one of Gretzky's records?

Answer: 964 consecutive games played

Doug Jarvis, who played for Montreal, Washington and Hartford played in 964 straight games from 1975-1987. In spite of not being the "Cal Ripken" of the NHL, Gretsky (nicknamed "The Great One") still was regarded as the greatest hockey player of all time.

Source: Author RAgamer51

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