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Anything and everything dealing with sports.

A multiple-choice quiz by morrow. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
morrow

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
59,182

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
1461

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Question 1 of 10

1. In what state is the basketball floor from the old Chicage Stadium now located? Hint

New York

Illinois

California

Ohio

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the first major leaguer to play on the winning team in three perfect baseball games? Hint

Tom Browning

Paul O'Neill

David Wells

David Cone

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Question 3 of 10

3. What did Montreal Canadian hockey great Jacques Plante introduce to the National Hockey League in 1959? Hint

A mask

Rounded stick

Plastic puck

Deeper net

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which was the first men's professional sport to assign female referees for regular-season play? Hint

Basketball

Baseball

Hockey

Water polo

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Question 5 of 10

5. What do the initials J.C. stand for in football player turned congressman J.C. Watts Jr's name? Hint

Jackie Christian

Julien Cabbot

Jack Calliur

Julius Caesar

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Question 6 of 10

6. What did baseball umpires use to brush off home plate before the whisk broom was introduced in 1904? Hint

Their hands

Full sized broom

Their foot

A rag cloth

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Question 7 of 10

7. What is the maximum number of dogs a musher can have on his or her team at the start of an Iditarod dog-sled race? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the first athlete to appear on a box of Wheaties cereal? Hint

Bruce Jenner

Bob Richards

Michael Jordan

Mary Lou Retton

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Question 9 of 10

9. What image does basketball star Tim Duncan as of 2001, of the San Antonio Spurs have tatooed on his chest? Hint

Mother

A spur

Merlin

The devil

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Question 10 of 10

10. In football, how many defensive backs are used in the nickel defense? Hint

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what state is the basketball floor from the old Chicage Stadium now located?

Answer: Illinois

See I tried to fool you. Actually it is in the trophy room of Chicago Bull legend Michael Jordan's home in Highland Park, Illinois.

2. Who was the first major leaguer to play on the winning team in three perfect baseball games?

Answer: Paul O'Neill

The winning pitchers were Tom Browning of the Cincinnati Reds in 1988, David Wells of the New York Yankees in 1998, and David Cone of the Yankees in 1999.

3. What did Montreal Canadian hockey great Jacques Plante introduce to the National Hockey League in 1959?

Answer: A mask

It was a plastic goaltender's mask. Plante named the NHL's top goalie six times, refused to play without it after being hit in the face by a shot from New York Ranger Andy Bathgate.

4. Which was the first men's professional sport to assign female referees for regular-season play?

Answer: Basketball

The National Basketball Association appointed two women referees, Violet Palmer and Dee Kanter in October of 1997.

5. What do the initials J.C. stand for in football player turned congressman J.C. Watts Jr's name?

Answer: Julius Caesar

6. What did baseball umpires use to brush off home plate before the whisk broom was introduced in 1904?

Answer: Full sized broom

The pocket sized whisk broom was introduced by the National League after Chicago Cubs outfielder Jack McCarthy sprained an ankle tripping over the umpire's broom at home plate.

7. What is the maximum number of dogs a musher can have on his or her team at the start of an Iditarod dog-sled race?

Answer: 16

Twelve of them must be on the tow line. At least five must be on the tow line at the finish. No dogs can be added once the annual 1000 mile Anchorage to Nome race begins.

8. Who was the first athlete to appear on a box of Wheaties cereal?

Answer: Bob Richards

Richards an ordained minister known as the 'Vaulting Vicar', was an Olympic gold medalist in 1952 and 1956. He had made over 126 vaults over 15 feet by the time he retired in 1957.

9. What image does basketball star Tim Duncan as of 2001, of the San Antonio Spurs have tatooed on his chest?

Answer: Merlin

Yep it is of Merlin the magician. He has a joker on his back.

10. In football, how many defensive backs are used in the nickel defense?

Answer: 5

Usually used in a passing situation.

Source: Author morrow

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