Quench Your First Trivia Quiz

Answer: Frank Selvy

Selvy scored 100 for Furman against Division 1-AA opponent Newberry on February 13, 1954. Arizin's career high for a single game was 85 with Villanova against Philadelphia NAMC in 1949. Williams, who would later change his name to World B. Free in the NBA, never topped 81 after doing it with Portland State against Rocky Mountain in 1978.

This was despite being second all-time on the career NCAA points list behind Maravich, whose high in a single game was 69 for LSU against Alabama in 1970.

Answer: Fernando Tatis

Tatis accomplished the feat, which also netted him the distinction of being the first man to account for 8 RBIs in a single inning with St. Louis in the 3rd inning on April 23, 1999. Gentile, Ventura, and Hoiles all hit two grand slams in games, but in different innings.

Answer: Slew O' Gold

Pincay rode Cielo to victory by 14 and 1/2 lengths in 1982 over Gato Del Sol and Illuminate in a time of 2:28.2, then followed up with Caveat by 3 and 1/2 lengths over Slew O' Gold in a time of 2:27.8. Swale completed the three-peat by four over Pine Circle in a time of 2:27.2.

Answer: Jan Janssen

Janssen won in 1968 in a time of 133 hours, 49 minutes, and 32 seconds, the last time the Tour's winning speed would be over 130 hours. Zoetemelk won for the Netherlands in 1980 in a time of 109 hours, 19 minutes, and 14 seconds. Dewaele and Van Impe won in 1929 and 1976 respectively, but both were Belgian.

Answer: Alabama

Alabama won over Ohio State 35-6 in 1977, over Penn State 14-7 in 1978, and over Arkansas 24-9 in 1979. Oklahoma had won two consecutive Sugar bowls twice, in 1949 and 1972. Ole Miss won three of four between 1959 and 1962. Georgia Tech likewise won three of four between 1952 and 1955.

Answer: CCNY

CCNY did it in 1950, beating Bradley 71-68 in the NCAA title game, and besting Bradley again 69-61 in the NIT. Kentucky won an NIT in 1946 and NCAA championships in 1948, 1949, and 1951. San Francisco came closest in taking the 1949 NIT and 1955 and 1956 NCAA tournaments.

Answer: Dave Williams

Williams ended his career with a whopping 3966 PIM in 962 games (4.12 per game) played over 14 seasons with Toronto, Vancouver, Detroit, Los Angeles, and Hartford. Hunter did retire with 3565 PIM, but took 1407 games to do it. Dorni took 1020 games to finish with 3515 PIM, and McSorley only notched 3381 PIM in 961 games.

Answer: Just Fontaine

Fontaine scored 13 in the 1958 World Cup for France, the only World Cup in which he would play. Muller scored 10 for West Germany in 1970, the closest he would come. Pele never topped 10 in a single Cup. Kocsis scored 11 in 1954, also the only World Cup in which he would play.

Answer: Timmy Smith

Smith rushed for 204 yards for Washington to help them beat Denver in Super Bowl XXII. Allen came closest rushing for 191 for the victorious L.A. Raiders over Washington in Super Bowl XVIII. Davis' career Super Bowl high was 157 for Denver over Green Bay in XXXII. Harris had 158 for Pittsburgh against Minnesota in Super Bowl IX.

Answer: Floyd Patterson

Patterson reigned as lineal champion from 1956, at the age of 21, through 1959. Tyson also was uncontested champ at 21, but in 1998. Ali and Louis were both older than 21 upon acheiving uncontested champion status for the first time.