USA Challenged? Trivia Quiz

Answer: Bill Parcells

Shula's first appearance was in Super Bowl III with his Baltimore Colts in a loss to quarterback Joe Namath and the Jets. Shula won the Super Bowl with the 1972 Miami Dolphins. Parcells took the 1986 New York Giants to Super Bowl XXI in a win over the Broncos.

He later took the Patriots to Super Bowl XXXI in a loss to the Packers. Reeves had the helm of the Denver Broncos when they went to Super Bowl XXI in the loss to the Giants, then the 1998 Falcons to another Super Bowl. Reeves lost both games. Vermeil had the Eagles in Super Bowl XV in a loss to the Raiders, then a win with the 1999 Rams against the Titans.

Answer: Dom and Joe DiMaggio

Joe was a career Yankee, while brother Dom was a career player with the Red Sox. In 1941, Dom became a substitute player in right field late in the game, while Joe was in centerfield. The 1941 game was a barn-burner. Going into the bottom of the ninth inning, the American League was down 5-4. Ken Keltner first scored for the American League, then with Joe DiMaggio on base, Ted Williams hit one out with a walk-off home run.

The American League won the game, 7-5.

Answer: Joe Medwick

Medwick played most of his 17-season Major League Baseball career with the St. Louis Cardinals. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1968. Steve Nash wore the number 13 in the NBA with Phoenix and Dallas. Warner wore the 13 with the NFL Arizona Cardinals when he took the team to Super Bowl XLIII.
Even Clemente, who played for the baseball's Pittsburgh Pirates from 1955-1972, wore the number 13 in his rookie season before donning the number 21 for the rest of his career.

Answer: Detroit Red Wings

The Red Wings won their fifth Stanley Cup in in 1952. By that time, the Chicago Black Hawks had won two Stanley Cups, the New York Rangers had won only one, and the Islanders hadn't won any. The Red Wings won their five Stanley Cups in 1936, 1937, 1943, 1950, and 1952.

The Red Wings would also win it in 1954 and 1955, then would go dry for 42 seasons before winning it again in 1997 over the Philadelphia Flyers.

Answer: Phil Hill

Hill won the championship in 1961 while driving for Ferrari. Phil took five poles in the season, and only won two races. Formula One competition began in 1950, and Hill was the first U.S. driver to win the championship in 12 seasons. Clark drove for the United Kingdom, and won the championship in 1963 and 1965. Juan Manuel Fangio won multiple F1 titles, but he drove for Argentina. Schumacher also won multiple championships and drove for Germany.

Answer: Tommie Smith

It was the 1968 Summer Olympic Games that were held in Mexico City. The other athlete expelled was John Carlos. They were both teammates at San Jose State University at the time. Smith won the 1968 Olympic 200m race and the gold medal while Carlos finished third and won the bronze.

It was during the medals ceremony that both Smith and Carlos made their gesture during the playing of the National Anthem for the U.S. Peter Norman of Australia won the silver medal.

Answer: Walter Ray Williams Jr

Earl Anthony, sporting his crew-cut and trademark hairstyle was the first to win 40 tournaments in the PBA. Williams was the first to win 45, and remained on the top of the list in 2010. Williams was a seven-time PBA Player of the Year from 1986-2010.

He surpassed Anthony's career record in 2006. Bowling great Dick Weber won 30 PBA tournaments throughout his career, and Nelson Burton Jr won 18.

Answer: Tenley Albright

Albright won gold in the 1956 Olympic Games in Italy, while USA's Carol Heiss took the silver and Ingrid Wendl of Austria took the bronze. In the next Winter Olympics in 1960, Heiss won the gold while USA teammate Barbara Roles took the bronze. Fleming won gold at the 1968 Olympics at Grenoble. Hamill won gold at the 1976 Olympics at Innsbruck.

Answer: Johnny Unitas

Unitas threw 32 touchdown passes in 1959 with the Baltimore Colts. He broke the record of Frankie Albert of the 49ers who threw 29 in 1948. Unitas played from 1956-1973, and threw 290 touchdowns passes in his career. His 32 in 1959 was his career high. Jurgensen threw 32 in 1961 with the Eagles, Blanda threw 36 with the Oilers in 1961, and Tittle threw 36 in 1963 with the Giants.

Answer: Jack Johnson

On February 23, 1906, Burns defeated American Marvin Hart to gain the heavyweight boxing crown. On December 26, 1908, Johnson defeated Burns to bring the crown back. American Jess Willard beat Johnson in 1915 to win the title, then Jack Dempsey took from Willard in 1919. Tunney won and took it from Dempsey in 1926.