Some Shots in the Dark Trivia Quiz

Answer: Georgetown

Michael Jordan led the University Of North Carolina to the title over the Hoyas led by freshman Patrick Ewing. Jordan scored 16 and Ewing scored 23 points and had 16 rebounds. The Most Outstanding Player Award went to the Tarheel's James Worthy. Georgetown would win the title in 1984.

Answer: Mitch Williams

Williams came in to close the game in the 9th, with the Phillies leading 6-5. Despite saving a career best 43 games, he could not finish the job.

Answer: Vladimir Myshkin

Despite Tretiak being considered the best goalie in the world at the time, Myshkin actually played more in the 1980 Olympics. He logged 260 minutes of playing time with 77 saves throughout those games.

Answer: 1960

They went against the New York Yankees who were coming off their 10th pennant in 12 years. The Yankees outscored the Pirates 55-27 in the series and outhit them 91-60 in the series. It is considered by experts as one of the biggest upsets in World Series history.

Answer: China

The game was 0-0 after regulation. It went into penalty shots and was 4-4 when Chastain came up. She made the goal, then famously took off her shirt which caused a stir due to her being shown in her sports bra.

Answer: Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys were not only considered the best team in the NFC, but were known as "America's Team." The 49ers went on to win the Super Bowl that year beating the Cincinnati Bengals for their first championship. Some say Montana was trying to throw the ball away as the Cowboys had heavy pressure on him.

Answer: Ray Knight

The play hap pended with two out in the 10th inning. Some argue that Buckner should have not been in there as he would usually be pulled in late innings if the Sox were winning. Knight goes on to win the World Series Most Valuable Player Award. The Mets win the next game and win the championship.

Answer: Bobby Thomson

The home run completed a remarkable comeback by the Giants. At the time, Major League Baseball was only divided by the American and National Leagues. There were no divisions within each league. There were eight teams in each league. Only the league winners made the playoffs.

The Giants were 13 games behind the Dodgers as of August 11, but won 37 of their last 44 games. The two teams tied with the same record so they had a three game series to determine the winner of the pennant. Waiting on deck to bat after Thomson was a 20 year old rookie by the name of Willie Mays.

The Detroit Tigers legendary radio announcer, the late Ernie Harwell, called the game on the radio for the Giants.

Answer: Grant Hill

With 2.1 seconds left in overtime, and locked at 98-98, Hill inbounded the pass from under their own basket to Laettner. He received it around Kentucky's free throw line and turned and shot it for the win. They went on to beat Michigan's "Fab Five" team in the finals to repeat as champs. It was the last repeat until the University of Florida Gators did it in 2006 and 2007.

Answer: Hank Aaron's 715th career home run

The Los Angeles Dodger pitcher gave it up on April 8th, 1974. Worried by death threats after the 1973 season, Aaron was noted by saying he didn't know if he would live to see the next season so he could break the record. For serious sports trivialists, Tom House,a Braves reliever, caught the ball as it went into the bullpen. If you see the video, you can see a Dodger outfielder almost keep it from going over the fence. That person is another player who makes a name for himself 12 years later. His name is Bill Buckner.