Sports Bonanza : Vol. 2 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Let's get ready to rumble!

On Thursday night of October 14, 1999, Michael Buffer was in Augusta, GA, as part of the pre-game festivities for the Augusta Lynx home opener. When Mike Tyson was hurting people with his boxing gloves, not his teeth, Buffer vaulted to prominence as an announcer, and made a career out of five words: "Let's get ready to rumble!"

The trademarked phrase, delivered with a "cool and smokey voice" is self-promoted (most of us are accomplished at self-promotion) as "the ultimate pre-event energizer."

Answer: 12

The maximum score in a game of 10 pin bowling is 300. This is scored by bowling 12 strikes. That is, one for each frame, and a strike with both bonus balls in the 10th frame. In this way, each frame will score 30 points.

Definition of a strike: When all 10 pins are knocked down with the first ball, a player is awarded 10 points, plus a bonus of whatever he scores with his next 2 balls. In this way, the points scored for the two balls after the strike are scored twice.

And remember... bowling IS a sport! :)

Answer: Steffi Graf

The word "Fraulein" in this question is German, and this should tell you that one of these tennis players was born in Germany. It is Steffi Graf. Hingis was born in Slovakia, while Navratilova and Novotna were born in the Czech Republic.

Answer: Putter

This term was popularized by Ben Hogan. A player might have to land a ball short of a green to allow it bounce up onto the green. When a player's ball is stopped short of the green, the putter might be a better choice for the shot because of the hardness of the fairway, collar, and shortness of the grass.

Therefore, a putter would be used rather than a wedge. You can also use the putter to slap the ball out of a bunker.

Answer: Syracuse

The Carrier Dome was located in Syracuse, New York.

Answer: Bill Fitch

Bill Fitch had been a coach of the NBA for 25 seasons. He actually coached the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics during that decade.

Answer: 90 feet

The total distance from home plate, around the bases, back to home plate, is 360 feet. The baseball diamond (infield) is also a square, so each side has to be 90 feet. The outfield fence distances vary.

Answer: Darrell

Darrell Wayne Lukas was born on September 2, 1935, on a farm in Antigo near Chicago. As a boy, Lukas said, his most cherished possession was a pony. Even before high school, he was hanging out at fair grounds and trading for broken-down horses with small-time trainers who raced at bush tracks.

Answer: Mary T. Meagher

Mary T. Meagher, appropriately nicknamed, "Madame Butterfly", won three gold medals at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympics, in both butterfly events (100m and 200m), and in the 4x100m medley relay. In the '88 games in Seoul, "Madame Butterfly", still managed a bronze in the 200m butterfly, and a silver in the medley 4x100m relay.

Meagher was born on October 27, 1964 in Louisville, Kentucky.

Answer: Arie Luyendyk

185.981 mph was one of the fastest speeds in Indy 500 history. Dutch driver, Arie Luyendyk, was best known for his sensational 1990 and 1997 Indianapolis 500 victories. Throughout his distinguished career, he has experienced success in many different forms of racing. He won the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1989, and the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1998.