Don't Hurt Yourself Trivia Quiz

Answer: Bagpipes

Healy, a perennial backup, sliced open his hand while cleaning his bagpipes in the offseason before the 2000-01 season. He started his career with a single game in the 1985-86 season with the L.A. Kings, then came up to the NHL for real in the 1987-88 season.

He never played more than 53 games in a season, and served mostly as a reserve goalie for his career. He played for the Kings, Rangers, Islanders and Maple Leafs over his career.

Answer: His protective cup

Griffey Jr., missed games due to a wrestling injury with his son, injured his back moving boxes, and for several strange incidents on the field. One of the strangest was while running to second base his protective cup broke, and injured his groin region. He missed the remainder of that game, and the next while recovering.

Answer: He stabbed himself in the stomach.

Eaton was struggling with the thin plastic wrapper on the DVD when he decided to cut it open. The knife slipped and he stabbed himself in the stomach, causing him to miss one game. The injury happened during spring training in 2001.

Answer: Lionel Simmons

Simmons developed tendinitis in his hands during the peak of his playing days with the Kings. He allegedly played his Gameboy so much that the act of holding it caused the tendons in his hands to tighten up and he couldn't perform on the court. Simmons played his entire 7-year career with the Kings. The Gameboy injury happened during his rookie season in 1991.

Answer: Thumb laceration

After winning his sixth championship, Jordan injured himself when he cut his thumb while using a cigar cutter. Years later Jordan admitted that the injury stopped him from being able to palm a basketball, and changed his golf game.

It was widely speculated the the combination of the lock-out shortened season, and the injury pushed him into his second NBA retirement in 1999. He would return once again to play two more seasons with the Washington Wizards.

Jordan first retired in 1993, missed all of the 93-94 and most of the 94-95 seasons before coming back to the Bulls for three seasons. During that time he played minor league baseball. He also played 2001-03 with the Wizards.

Answer: Watching TV

Seaman, a professional soccer player, was reaching for the television remote when he injured a bone in his hand. Seaman was a goalie who played professionally until he was 40 years old. While he missed a lot of time due to various injuries, none were as random as when he broke his hand watching TV.

Combining his time with the national team and his various professional teams, Seaman made over 800 appearances in goal during his career. In addition to the national team he played for Leeds United, Peterborough United, Birmingham City, Queens Park Rangers, Arsenal 405, and Manchester City over his career.

Answer: Matt Bonner

Bonner, who was playing with the San Antonio Spurs in 2015, missed a few games, and a lot of shots with "Tennis Elbow". While that was the official diagnosis, it is a laymen term for a muscle strain. Bonner told the media that he thought the injury was due to the size increase in the new iPhone that was released.

He said the phone was bigger and he had to reach farther than he was used to while texting and playing games.

Answer: Jason Pierre-Paul

Jason Pierre-Paul, a defensive end, had his index finger and part of his thumb removed after a firework he was holding blew up in his hand. He returned after missing 8 games to have a productive second half of the season for the New York Giants that year.

Answer: Golf Cart

Johnson, one of the most decorated racers in NASCAR history, missed a month of the 2006 season when he broke his wrist while on top of a golf cart. He admitted that he was "horsing around" and fell off of the moving vehicle. The injury was to his non-shifting hand, but still caused him to miss the races. Luckily for Johnson, the injury was during the offseason, and the races he missed were all non-points.

He returned for the season opening Daytona 500 that season. He was the defending Cup series champion at the time of the injury.

Answer: Rory McIlroy

Rory McIlroy was the #1 golfer in the world at the time of the injury. He was playing soccer as a way to unwind and workout at the same time when he ruptured ligaments in his left ankle. He finished the 2015 season ranked 3rd in the world. The injury, suffered just two weeks before the 2015 British Open caused him to miss that tournament.