Overdogs! Trivia Quiz

Answer: Slovakia

Sadly, Bulgaria didn't make the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, but you can still say they tried. The Slovaks scored 31 in the first period and followed it up with periods of 24 and 27. Maria Herichova led the Slovak charge with 8 goals and 10 assists. The final shot total in the game was 139-0. Lost in this was the Bulgarian goaltender, Liubomira Shosheva, who was not pulled from the game until after the 77th goal.

This means even though she let in 77, Shosheva still made a 56-save performance.

Answer: Boston Red Sox

The Red Sox were shutout in the first inning, but then compiled innings of 8, 5, 7, 2, 0, 2, and 5. Bobby Doerr hit 3 home runs and had 8 RBIs. Anyone with Sid Schacht in their fantasy pool suffered though. In 3.2 innings, the Browns reliever gave up 12 runs on 13 hits. St. Louis baseball fans didn't have to worry.

Their other team, the Cardinals, beat the other Boston team, the Braves, 18-6 the same day.

Answer: Ben Hogan

The 1919 Canadian Open (Edgar), 1924 Corpus Christi Open (Kirkwood), and the 1948 Chicago Victory National (Locke) were all not really a tournament as they were dominated by these 3 men. A notable 15-shot win goes to the 2000 US Open winner Tiger Woods who had a -12, compared to second place Ernie Els at +3.

Answer: Los Angeles Lakers

The Cavaliers entered Los Angeles at 8-29, and played like an 8-29 team too. The Lakers at 28-11 played like a 28-11 team as well. What makes the game more surprising was that Ron Artest and Andrew Bynum scored the most points in the game, 15 each. Cleveland scored 25 points in the first half, and made only 30% of their shots.

Answer: Secretariat

After wins in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness by 2-1/2 lengths, Belmont was what stood in the way between Secretariat and the first Triple Crown in 25 years. Although the first 6 furlongs saw competition, Secretariat galloped away from the field. He finished in 2:24, breaking the old record by 2 seconds.

The Triple Crown winner never won any leg of the Triple Crown, outside of 1973. The horse was jockeyed by Ron Turcotte, and trained by Lucien Laurin.

Answer: Cricket

The Aberdeen cricket team did not have any Pele's or David Beckham's on their team, which fell in one of the ugliest games in soccer history to Aberdeen. The 36-0 score might not have even been the correct one. Referee Dave Stormont later said that he was a too strict in calling offsides, a move that cost Aberdeen seven goals. It wasn't like they needed them though.

Answer: NASCAR

How embarrassing must it feel to be passed by the same driver, over and over again? That is how the other competitors felt. The race also included the famous sight of Cale Yarborough's car flying over the wall. Jarrett gained his advantage when the two leaders had their engines expire at the same time.

The race was overshadowed with tragedy though, as rookie driver Buren Skeen died after his car was slammed into after spinning out.

Answer: Madagascar

Stade Olympique L'Emyrne was eliminated from first place contention the week before, and in the final week, things got ugly. The previous game had ended on a disputed penalty, and when another arose early in to the final game. L'Emyrne coach Zaka Be went berserk and told his team to score repeatedly on their own net.

The opposition, AS Adema, didn't say no to the offer. Don't think L'Emyrne were slouches. They won the Madagascar Championship the year before, and advanced to Round 2 in that year's African Champions League.

Answer: Georgia Tech

Cumberland had scrapped its football program before the season, but could not avoid the powerhouse Georgia Tech matchup. When they arrived, they were kindly greeted with 63 in the first two quarters. The third and forth saw the Engineers slow down, only scoring 54 and 42. Georgia Tech scored on every drive, and racked up 1620 running yards.

The victor never attempted to make a pass in the game. The reason for running up the score has two reasons. One was to avenge Cumberland's 22-0 baseball win over Georgia Tech, and another is how the rankings were based on points scored, something Georgia Tech didn't like and protested during this game.

Answer: 73-0

The Bears got all 73 points on touchdowns. They missed extra points on 3, and went 1-2 on 2-point conversions. Chicago's quarters were 21, 7, 26, 19. It was the first time a NFL Championship had been broadcast on radio. Chicago had a reason to run up the score.

After a 7-3 loss to the Redskins 3 weeks before, Washington owner George Preston Marshall called the Bears crybabies and quitters.