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Pot of USA Mixed Sports Trivia Quiz

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

Author
helo_king

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
303,227

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was unique about baseball Hall of Fame Honus Wagner's 3000th hit? Hint

His hit traveled the shortest distance among the members of the 3000 hit club

His was off an eventual winless pitcher

His was an inside the park home run

He obtained it off a 20-game winner in the same season

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Question 2 of 10

2. Joe Paterno's early teams suffered from the national perception, in that Eastern NCAA football was not as strong as the game played in the rest of the nation. That perception gained credibility when an undefeated Penn State team was trounced by Tennessee in their final regular season game of 1971. Most experts were certain that Penn State would be pasted by their Southwest Conference opponent in that season's Cotton Bowl. Instead, Penn State turned the tables by gaining one of the most important victories in program's history. What team was (soundly) defeated by Penn State in that Cotton Bowl? Hint

Arkansas

Texas

Texas A&M

Nebraska

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which Philadelphia Phillie hit the most home runs during the 2008 season? Hint

Ryan Howard

Pat Burrell

Chase Utley

Jayson Werth

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Question 4 of 10

4. In 1941, Joe Louis almost lost a bout in the 12th round, saved by the bell, only to come back and knock him out in the 13th. Who was this boxer? Hint

John Henry Lewis

Joe Walcott

Billy Conn

Archie Moore

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Question 5 of 10

5. What NFL team started off the 2008 season with a 3-4 record, but turned their season around by winning 9 straight games and making the playoffs? Hint

Indianapolis Colts

Miami Dolphins

Chicago Bears

Arizona Cardinals

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Question 6 of 10

6. During the 1940s, two NFL teams combined franchises. They were the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles. What was the new team called? Hint

Steagles

Ealers

Quakers

Keystones

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many 20-game winners were there in Major League Baseball in 2008? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. How old was Ty Cobb when he got his 3000th hit in baseball? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. The Philadelphia Eagles made it to Super Bowl XV in 1981. However, they lost to which team? Hint

Oakland Raiders

Carolina Panthers

New England Patriots

St. Louis Rams

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Question 10 of 10

10. Lou Holtz was been a coaching mercenary beginning in the early 1970s. At which of Holtz's many stops did he coach a team to victory over the Nittany Lions during the decade of the 1970s? Hint

Notre Dame

North Carolina State

Minnesota

Arkansas

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was unique about baseball Hall of Fame Honus Wagner's 3000th hit?

Answer: He obtained it off a 20-game winner in the same season

Honus Wagner hit a double off Erskine Mayer to join the 3000-hit club. The unique fact about Wagner's hit was that it is the only time a 3000th hit had been collected off a 20-win or more pitcher in the same season. Mayer won 21 games in the 1914 season, the year the feat occurred for Wagner.

Answer: Texas

Penn State defeated Darryl Royal's highly regarded Texas team by a score of 31-6. The Lions shut down the the vaunted Longhorn "wishbone" offense, and scored a victory that showed Penn State had earned "elite" program status in college football.

3. Which Philadelphia Phillie hit the most home runs during the 2008 season?

Answer: Ryan Howard

Ryan Howard homered 48 times. Utley and Burrell had 33 each, and Jayson Werth hit 24.

4. In 1941, Joe Louis almost lost a bout in the 12th round, saved by the bell, only to come back and knock him out in the 13th. Who was this boxer?

Answer: Billy Conn

Conn more than wobbled Louis in the 12th round, and Louis was only saved by the bell. Conn came out in the 13th to finish the fight, but was met with a Louis left and right, and found the floor himself.

5. What NFL team started off the 2008 season with a 3-4 record, but turned their season around by winning 9 straight games and making the playoffs?

Answer: Indianapolis Colts

Even with a 12-4 record, the Colts only made it to the wildcard game, but lost to the Chargers.

6. During the 1940s, two NFL teams combined franchises. They were the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles. What was the new team called?

Answer: Steagles

The Steagles only lasted during the 1943 season. They were forced to combine after many of their players on both teams died in World War II, then later went back to separate franchises.

7. How many 20-game winners were there in Major League Baseball in 2008?

Answer: 4

There was only one 20-game winner in the National League in the name of Brandon Webb of Arizona. The American League saw three in Cliff Lee of the Indians with 22, Roy Halladay of the Blue Jays with 20, and another 20 from Mike Mussina of the Yankees.

8. How old was Ty Cobb when he got his 3000th hit in baseball?

Answer: 34

Cobb was just 34 in 1921 when he entered baseball's history books. Cobb went on to play seven more seasons with both the Tigers and the Philadelphia A's before retiring in 1928 with 4191 career hits.

9. The Philadelphia Eagles made it to Super Bowl XV in 1981. However, they lost to which team?

Answer: Oakland Raiders

The Eagles lost to the Raiders on that fateful day. They didn't put up that much of a fight in their 27-10 loss.

10. Lou Holtz was been a coaching mercenary beginning in the early 1970s. At which of Holtz's many stops did he coach a team to victory over the Nittany Lions during the decade of the 1970s?

Answer: North Carolina State

Holtz actually led the Wolfpack to consecutive victories over the Lions during the 1974 and 1975 seasons. His first win over Penn State as Notre Dame coach would not come until 1988. The Lions never met a Holtz-led Gopher or Razorback team.

Source: Author helo_king

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