Sports Flashcards
$None ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1744 the first mention of this now popular sport said, “away flies the boy to the next …post and then home with joy”
baseball
$None ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In action since 1917, this sports franchise is now largely owned by the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
Toronto Maple Leafs
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 2008 this team won its 17th NBA championship by defeating the Lakers
the Boston Celtics
$800 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 2008 this horse failed to win the Triple Crown when he finished last in the Belmont Stakes
Big Brown
$1200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 2008 this Spaniard defeated Roger Federer in the longest-ever final at Wimbledon
Rafael Nadal
$1600 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In July 2008 he withdrew from the U.S. men’s gymnastics Olympic team; his broken hand hadn’t healed enough
Paul Hamm
$2000 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| The Royal Report is the official e-newsletter of this hockey team
the L.A. Kings
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 2008 Kelvin Sampson found he could no longer phone it in as hoops coach of this “Hoosier” school
Indiana
$800 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| The Olympic triathlon consists of a 1.5 kilometer this, a 40-kilometer bike ride & a 10-kilometer run
a swim
$1200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In ‘08 ex-Ram Willie Gary sued this team for $100 mil. for videotaping his team’s 2002 pre-Super Bowl practice
the Patriots
$9000 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| This other name for Grand Prix racing refers to the specifications of the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile
Formula One
$2000 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 2000 an expansion team known as the Minnesota Wild joined this professional sports league
the National Hockey League (NHL)
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| On August 5, 1991 Sergei Bubka became the first to exceed 20 feet in this track & field event
the pole vault
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In a 2007 college football shocker, this team ended USC’s 35-game home winning streak
Stanford
$600 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| This Dallas Cowboys running back rushed for an NFL record 18,355 yards
Emmitt Smith
$800 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In a 2001 tournament, this Swedish golfer shot a 59, the lowest score ever achieved on the LPGA Tour
Sorenstam
$1000 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Home of the Travers Stakes, this N.Y. racetrack is North America’s oldest continuously operating track
Saratoga
$None ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Among its 13 founding members in 1950 were Louise Suggs, Patty Berg & Babe Zaharias
the LPGA (Ladies’ Professional Golf Association)
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In NASCAR, it’s the number of the turn at the end of the front straightaway
one
$800 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| On March 2, 1962 Wilt Chamberlain scored this unbelievable record point total in an NBA basketball game
100
$1200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In teaching this sport, Gary McCord says, “For a driver, place the ball opposite your left armpit”
golf
$1600 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| If you serve in tennis & win the first point, you traditionally call out the score as 15- this
love
$2000 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| For a team killing a penalty in this sport, icing isn’t a violation
hockey
$None ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Its solo female winner is awarded the Venus Rosewater Dish
Wimbledon
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In this game, an entry sport to baseball, the batter hits the ball that rests atop a tube
T-ball
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| (<a>Sofia of the Clue Crew strolls down the lane at the Nat’l Bowling Stadium in Reno, NV–& screws up.</a>) Oops–in bowling, it’s the one place you don’t wanna throw your ball
the gutter
$600 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| It’s the sport played professionally by Andre Agassi
tennis
$800 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| What the Europeans call association football, we call this
soccer
$1000 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In golf it’s the proper word to yell when your ball is headed toward another player
fore
$None ||| Category: SPORTS ||| On USA Today’s list of magical numbers in sports, each had an explanation except 61, which only had this symbol
an asterisk
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Ben Crenshaw & Phil Mickelson are the only 3-time winners of this college sport’s championship tournament
golf
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| (I’m Hall of Fame running back Tony Dorsett) This man was my coach for my first 11 seasons in the NFL
Tom Landry
$600 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1994, at age 45, he became heavyweight boxing champ again & was the AP’s Male Athlete of the Year
George Foreman
$800 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| He was director of athletics at NYC’s Downtown Athletic Club from 1928 to 1936
John Heisman
$1000 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In the 1992-93 season this Pittsburgh Penguin missed 24 games but still won the NHL scoring title
Mario Lemieux
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| The New York Giants’ Monte Irvin said that this trailblazer “opened the door of baseball to all men”
Jackie Robinson
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| This Green Bay Packer vied for Cameron Diaz’ affection in the movie “There’s Something About Mary”
Brett Favre
$600 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| On March 29, 2000 the Cubs faced the Mets in this city’s dome, the first MLB game played outside North America
Tokyo
$800 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1973 he came out of retirement to play for the WHA’s Houston Aeros, with his sons as teammates
Gordie Howe
$1000 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| This legendary Dallas Cowboys running back is the father of NBA star Grant
Calvin Hill
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| At the 1924 Olympics he broke the 1-minute barrier in the 100-meter freestyle & he wasn’t swinging on vines
Johnny Weissmuller
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1999 Nestor Chylak was the first of these inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame since Bill McGowan in 1982
Umpire
$300 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1994 this Dallas Cowboy scored 22 touchdowns; in 1995 he topped that with 25
Emmitt Smith
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1993 Werner Gunther of Switzerland threw one of these 72 feet 1 inch
Shot Put
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| He was riding Affirmed in 1978 when he became the youngest jockey to win the Triple Crown
Steve Cauthen
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| On May 22, 1999 this American scored her 108th goal, becoming the all-time leading scorer in int’l soccer
Mia Hamm
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| This fleet-footed Chicago Bear was named outstanding back in the Pro Bowl 3 times: 1967, 1968 & 1970
Gale Sayers
$300 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| [Hi, I’m Kareem Abdul-Jabbar] I won 6 NBA Most Valuable Player Awards during my career: 3 while playing with the Lakers & 3 with this team
Milwaukee Bucks
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| On Oct. 2, 1968 this Cardinal pitcher struck out 17 Detroit Tigers, a new World Series record
Bob Gibson
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| The top U.S. male tennis player of the 1970s, he’s the only man to win more than 100 singles titles
Jimmy Connors
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Rosie Ruiz reportedly rode the subway to reach the finish line of this 1979 NYC race
New York City Marathon
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| UCLA’s football team has vanquished this crosstown rival in their last 8 matchups
USC (University of Southern California)
$600 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| The logo of this city’s NHL team is a winged car tire
Detroit Red Wings
$800 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Nicknamed “The Big O”, he was the NBA’s Rookie of the Year for the 1960-61 season
Oscar Robertson
$1000 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| This South African was leading in points when Mike Tyson knocked him out in the fifth round of their Jan. 1999 bout
Frans Botha
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| This major league’s web site gives each player’s ice time (not his Miller Time)
NHL (National Hockey League)
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| The complicated rating system for this position includes percentage of interceptions per attempt
Quarterback
$600 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1998 Mike Piazza set a short-lived record in this category: 7 years, 91 million
Salary
$2000 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| At Wimbledon in 1976, John Feaver set a record with 42 of these against John Newcombe but lost
Aces
$1000 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1997-98 Shaq led the NBA in field goal percentage with 58.4 & Chris Mullin led in this percentage with 93.9
Free throw
$None ||| Category: SPORTS ||| On Jan. 15, 1892 the first rules for this sport were published in the Triangle, the Springfield, Mass. YMCA newspaper
Basketball
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| His 66 home runs in 1998 helped the Cubs to the playoffs for only the 3rd time in 53 years
Sammy Sosa
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| A little birdie told us an eagle is a score this many under par on a hole
2
$1600 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| (Hi, I’m Austin Peck & I play boxer-turned-executive Austin Reed on “Days Of Our Lives”) One of the largest crowds in indoor boxing history gathered on Sept. 15, 1978 when Leon Spinks fought this man
Muhammad Ali
$800 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| This Italian skier is nicknamed La Bomba, “The Bomb”
Alberto Tomba
$1000 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| This Milwaukee NBA team moved to St. Louis in 1955 & then to Atlanta in 1968
Hawks
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| This British sport using a bat & a ball is popular in Jamaica, the Bahamas & Trinidad & Tobago
Cricket
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Olympic wrestling style in which the wrestlers are forbidden to use their legs
Greco-Roman
$600 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| The Washington Huskies won the 1997 title in this sport on the Cooper River in Camden, New Jersey
Rowing
$1400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| (Hi, I’m Dot Richardson.) Fast-pitch softball is played with 9 players per team; slow-pitch teams have this many players
10
$1000 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| This sport’s Tracy Caulkins won the Honda Broderick Cup twice for being the NCAA’s top woman athlete
Swimming
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| This Florida-born women’s great who retired in 1989 wrote the World Book Encyclopedia article on tennis
Chris Evert
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1984 this quarterback became the first Boston College player to win the Heisman Trophy
Doug Flutie
$300 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Babe Ruth’s father once operated a saloon on what is now center field in this Baltimore ballpark
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In the 1997 Belmont Stakes, Touch Gold dashed this “charmed” horse’s Triple Crown bid
Silver Charm
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| National Hockey League team whose logo is seen here: (knife through a “B”)
Buffalo Sabres
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| The Borg-Warner Trophy, a replica of which is awarded at this May auto race, is insured for $1 million
Indianapolis 500
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Tom Landry coached this team to 270 wins during his 29-year career
Dallas Cowboys
$1000 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| (Hi, I’m Dot Richardson) I led this school’s Bruins in hitting 3 consecutive years & was named NCAA Player of the Decade for the 1980s
UCLA
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Long jump rival Mike Powell reportedly called him “The best track and field athlete ever”
Carl Lewis
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| A row of purple seats rings this ball park to mark a spot that’s exactly 5,280 feet above sea level
Coors Field (the home of the Colorado Rockies)
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| The ball used in this sport is about 11 inches long & about 7 inches wide at the center
Football
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| On Sept. 23, 1926 this heavyweight boxing champ lost his title to Gene Tunney in a decision
Jack Dempsey
$600 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Named for a U.S. doubles champ, this cup is presented to the winner of a 16-team men’s tennis tourney
Davis Cup
$3000 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| (Hi, I’m Greg Gumbel) During his 26-year career Sparky Anderson managed the Cincinnati Reds to 4 NL titles & this team to 1 AL championship
Detroit Tigers
$1000 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1973 Ron Turcotte rode this horse to the first Triple Crown victory in 25 years
Secretariat
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| After 36 seasons in this stadium named for a U.S. senator, the Redskins moved to a new facility in Sept. 1997
RFK (Robert F. Kennedy) Stadium
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| He was the NBA’s Coach of the Year twice: once with the Lakers & once with the Knicks
Pat Riley
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| (Hi, I’m Jim Lampley) This Oakland A’s first baseman in 1996 hit 52 home runs – most in the A.L. since Roger Maris hit 61 in ‘61
Mark McGwire
$800 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| On Aug. 5, 1997 this U.S. sprinter won his record third straight world 400-meter title in Athens
Michael Johnson
$1000 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Abe Mitchell is the golfer depicted on top on this cup sought by teams from the U.S. & Europe
Ryder Cup
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| With 16, this team has won more NBA titles than any other
Boston Celtics
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Brothers Phil & Tony Esposito were both named to the hall of fame for this sport
Hockey
$300 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| “Angel From The Outfield” seen here: (a.k.a. “Mr. October”)
Reggie Jackson
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| The Nabisco Dinah Shore is one of the 4 events making up the Grand Slam of this sport for women
Golf
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| This NFL quarterback is a great-great-great-grandson of Brigham Young
Steve Young
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| He hit 110 home runs in 1996 & 1997 – more than any player in 2 straight seasons except Babe Ruth
Mark McGwire
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Buster Douglas’ 1990 knockout of this champ has been called the greatest heavyweight title upset
Mike Tyson
$300 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| From 1977 to 1981, this NHL city’s Blues played their home games in the Checkerdome
St. Louis
$1000 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| (Hi, I’m Jim Lampley) Only 2 Americans have won 5 gold medals in the Winter Olympics: Bonnie Blair & this fellow speedskater
Eric Heiden
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Both John Elway & Jim Plunkett were NFL No. 1 draft choices from this university
Stanford
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1997 this event began at Rouen with a 4 1/2 mile time trial called the “Prologue”
Tour de France
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Until 1991 this NBA star’s name was listed as “Akeem” because the “H” is silent in his native language
Hakeem Olajuwon
$300 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Known as “Mr. October”, he hit his 500th home run on Sept. 17, 1984, becoming the 13th player to do so
Reggie Jackson
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| At the 1972 Munich Olympics, he swam in 7 events, including relays, & won all in world record times
Mark Spitz
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In the Preakness, mums are painted to resemble this out-of-season “bruised” daisy on the winner’s blanket
Black-eyed Susan
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| This former Dodger manager threw out the first pitch in the Dodgers’ 1997 opening game
Tommy Lasorda
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1997 this team won its first Stanley Cup in 42 years by completing a 4-game sweep of the Flyers
Detroit Red Wings
$300 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Only Fran Tarkenton & this Miami Dolphins quarterback have thrown over 300 career touchdown passes
Dan Marino
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| On July 16, 1995 this American received her certificate of induction into the Int’l Tennis Hall Of Fame
Chris Evert
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| With 18, this sport’s Larissa Latynina has more Olympic medals than any other person
gymnastics
$None ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Dennis Conner is the only representative of the U.S. ever to lose this race – he did it twice
The America’s Cup
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| A little birdie told us an eagle is a score this many under par on one hole
2
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| He played in 2,130 consecutive games; no wonder he was the pride of the Yankees
Lou Gehrig
$300 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Prior to making Astros out of themselves, the Houston team thought they were “big shots” with this name
Colt .45’s
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| This Milwaukee NBA team moved to St. Louis in 1955 & then to Atlanta in 1968
Hawks
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| This steel-driving thoroughbred retired in 1985 with career earnings of over $6.5 million
John Henry
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| On April 13, 1997 this 21-year-old golfer became the youngest to win the Masters
Tiger Woods
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| “(Hi, I’m Nick Van Exel) After winning 5 NBA championships, the Lakers moved to Los Angeles in 1960 from this city”
Minneapolis
$300 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Gordie Howe’s 1,687 games with this team is the most by a player on one team in the NHL
Detroit Red Wings
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| The Johnny Petraglia Open & the AMF Dick Weber Classic have been major tournaments in this sport
Bowling
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| This winter Olympic sport is contested in 2-man & 4-man events
Bobsled
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| The new 23,500-seat U.S. Tennis Open Stadium is named for this star who died February 6, 1993
Arthur Ashe
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Except for 1995, the NHL scoring title has gone to either Wayne Gretzky or this Penguins star the past 16 years
Mario Lemieux
$600 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| On Oct. 19, 1924 Grantland Rice wrote of this team’s backfield “The Four Horsemen Rode Again”
Notre Dame
$1000 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| (VIDEO DAILY DOUBLE): “(Hi, I’m Mike Piazza) I was the NL’s ‘93 Rookie Of The Year. In ‘68 this Cincinnati Reds player became the 1st catcher to win the award”
Johnny Bench
$1000 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Earl Anthony rolled on to a record 41 titles in this sport, Mark Roth is second
Bowling
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| The Arnold Palmer Award is given for the highest annual earnings in this sport
Golf
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| On January 6, 1997 Peter O’Malley announced this baseball team was for sale
Los Angeles Dodgers
$300 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| This Atlanta team’s Lenny Wilkens is the only active coach with more than 1,000 career NBA victories
Atlanta Hawks
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| The U.S.O.C. named Dot Richardson this Olympic sport’s 1996 Female Athlete of the Year
Softball
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| On November 30, 1996 this Bulls player became the 10th in NBA history to reach 25,000 career points
Michael Jordan
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| This German won 7 of 9 Wimbledon women’s singles titles from 1988-1996
Steffi Graf
$300 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1996 Emmitt Smith, with $16.5 million, & this Dolphins QB, with $11.7 million, led the NFL in total earnings
Dan Marino
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| 1 of 4 California stadiums that have hosted a Super Bowl
(1 of) Jack Murphy, L.A. Coliseum, the Rose Bowl & Stanford Stadium
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1941 this Red Sox star led the major leagues in both batting average, .406, & home runs, 37
Ted Williams
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| This Czech-born tennis star was the world’s No. 1 ranked women’s player 7 times, 1978-79 & 1982-86
Martina Navratilova
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1996 this Barry Switzer-coached team won a record fifth straight NFC East division title
Dallas Cowboys
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| On July 17, 1994 this nation won a record fourth World Cup soccer title by beating Italy, 3-2 on penalty kicks
Brazil
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| This Florida quarterback won the Heisman Trophy in 1996, 30 years after his coach Steve Spurrier won it
Danny Wuerffel
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1996 Kent Steffes & Karch Kiraly won the first gold medal ever presented in this type of volleyball
Beach Volleyball
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| This team’s John Wetteland was named MVP of the 1996 World Series for saving all 4 wins
New York Yankees
$300 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Only Wayne Gretzky & this Penguins star have scored over 190 points in an NHL season
Mario Lemieux
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1996 Johnny Miller was voted into this sport’s Hall of Fame
golf
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| This Dolphins coach has a yacht named Three Rings for his 2 Super Bowl titles & 1 college championship
Jimmie Johnson
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Downhill is the most popular form of this sport, but many prefer cross-country
Skiing
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Mike Piazza’s new $15 million contract with this L.A. team makes him the highest-paid baseball catcher
Los Angeles Dodgers
$300 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1997 this Greek-American won his second Australian Open title
Pete Sampras
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1997 this commentator & former Bears coach was named head coach of the New Orleans Saints
Mike Ditka
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| This American cyclist who retired in 1994 was the first non-European to win the Tour de France
Greg LeMond
$None ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Last awarded in 1970, the Jules Rimet Cup was replaced by this trophy in 1974
The World Cup (of soccer)
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Tommy Lasorda managed this team to 4 National League pennants & 2 World Series championships
Los Angeles Dodgers
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| The Vancouver Grizzlies & the Toronto Raptors are the newest franchises in this professional sport
Basketball
$300 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| NHL teams that have moved to new, luxury box-filled arenas include the Boston Bruins & this city’s Sabres
Buffalo
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| On November 19, 1996, he announced his retirement as Notre Dame football coach after an 11-year stint
Lou Holtz
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| This golfing cup was presented by & named for a British seed merchant & was first awarded in 1927
Ryder Cup
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1957 this Cleveland team’s Lou Groza became the first to lead the NFL in scoring without a touchdown
Browns
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Fielding positions in this British game include wicketkeeper, square leg & gully
Cricket
$300 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1995 the NHL’s Quebec Nordiques moved to this city & became the Colorado Avalanche
Denver
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| This Houston Rockets center won the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award in 1994
Hakeem Olajuwon
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| With 30 tournament wins, Lisa Wagner is the women’s career leader in this sport
Bowling
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In soccer only this player can touch the ball with his hands
Goalkeeper
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| This Toronto baseball club chose its name from more than 4,000 submitted by fans
Blue Jays
$300 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| This New Jersey hockey team, Stanley Cup winners in 1995, didn’t make the playoffs in 1996
New Jersey Devils
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| At the 1994 Olympics, this U.S. woman speed skater surpassed Eric Heiden’s medal total
Bonnie Blair
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| This university’s Orangemen routed Clemson 41-0 in the Jan. 1, 1996 Gator Bowl
Syracuse
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| With a 1996-97 salary of $30 million, he’s the NBA’s highest-paid player
Michael Jordan
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| On November 9, 1996 he beat Mike Tyson to win the heavyweight boxing title for the third time
Evander Holyfield
$300 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In the 1997 Sugar Bowl, this team won its 1st national football title by defeating Florida State, 52-20
University of Florida
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In his first 2 months on the pro golf tour in 1996, this 20-year-old won almost $800,000
Tiger Woods
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| The last 5 NL Rookies of the Year have been members of this west coast team
Los Angeles Dodgers
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| This Lakers star won a 1992 Grammy for the best spoken word album: “What You Can Do To Avoid AIDS”
Earvin “Magic” Johnson
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In the 24 seasons he’s owned this team, George Steinbrenner has changed managers 20 times
New York Yankees
$300 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Between 1937 & 1950, this American boxer fought in 27 heavyweight title fights, winning 26
Joe Louis
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In May 1995 this country’s Black Magic yacht beat the Young America to win the America’s Cup
New Zealand
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| The backwards one-revolution jump in this sport is named for Ulrich Salchow
Figure Skating
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| He’s the only Chicago Bulls player named Rookie of the Year
Michael Jordan
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| On May 30, 1976 Johnny Rutherford won this rain-shortened auto race after driving only 255 miles
The Indianapolis 500
$300 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1995 this New Jersey team won its first Stanley Cup by sweeping the Detroit Red Wings in 4 games
New Jersey Devils
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| This American League team was once known as the Plymouth Rocks
Boston Red Sox
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| At 1 1/2 miles, this third leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown is the longest of the 3 races
The Belmont Stakes
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| This school’s Cornhuskers won the 1995 college football title by overwhelming Florida in the Fiesta Bowl
Nebraska
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1980 the NHL’s Atlanta Flames moved to this Canadian city
Calgary
$600 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Technically, this NFL team is located in Orchard Park, New York
Buffalo Bills
$800 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| At the 1912 Olympics, King Gustav V of Sweden called him “The Greatest Athlete in the World”
Jim Thorpe
$1000 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| She holds the U.S. & world records in freestyle swimming at 400, 800 & 1500 meters
Janet Evans
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| He scored 12 career goals in World Cup competition; now he’s Brazil’s special minister for sports
Pele
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| From 1987-1995, this German tennis star won 18 womens’ singles Grand Slam tournaments
Steffi Graf
$300 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Other than the Olympics, this Romanian’s only World Gymnastics Championship came in 1978 on the balance beam
Nadia Comaneci
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In the 1980s, this Spaniard became the youngest golfer to win the Masters & helped Europe win 3 Ryder Cups
Seve Ballesteros
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Jacky Ickx has won this 24-hour French auto race a record 6 times
24 Hours of Le Mans
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Since 1947 teams competing in this Pasadena bowl game have come from the Pac 10 & Big 10 conferences
Rose Bowl
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| On Nov. 5, 1994 he became the oldest to win a heavyweight title – or any boxing title – at age 45
George Foreman
$300 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1993 this Philadelphia 76ers player nicknamed “Dr. J” was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame
Julius Erving
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| The 4 basic events in women’s gymnastics are floor exercise, uneven parallel bars, vault & this event
Balance Beam
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| On Sept. 5, 1993 Noureddine Morceli of Algeria set the world record in this event at 3:44.39
The Mile
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| On June 14, 1995 this team led by Hakeem Olajuwon won its second straight NBA title
Houston Rockets
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1985 he became the first jockey to win over $100,000,000 in career purses
Willie Shoemaker
$300 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Muhammad Ali called his 1974 heavyweight fight with this recent champ the “Rumble In The Jungle”
George Foreman
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| He won the Indy 500 in 1992 & 1994; his father won the race on 4 previous occasions
Al Unser, Jr.
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1944 swimmer Ann Curtis became the 1st woman to receive this award as the nation’s oustanding amateur athlete
Sullivan Award
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| On July 9, 1922 this future movie Tarzan became the first to swim the 100-meter freestyle in under a minute
Johnny Weissmuller
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Kim Zmeskal & Shannon Miller are the only U.S. women to win the all-around title at these world championships
Gymnastics
$300 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Of the four Grand Slam golf tournaments, it’s the only one played outside the U.S.
British Open
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| The first to win this Patriots’ Day event was John McDermott in 1897
Boston Marathon
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| On March 23, 1994 he scored his 802nd NHL goal, breaking Gordie Howe’s career record
Wayne Gretzky
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1987 this 31-year-old Swede was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame
Bjorn Borg
$600 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1956 this late Yankee hit 52 home runs, the highest single-season total of the 1950s
Mickey Mantle
$800 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1979 & 1980 Terry Bradshaw, this team’s quarterback, was named Super Bowl MVP
the Pittsburgh Steelers
$1000 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| On Aug. 7, 1995 Jonathan Edwards became the first man to leap further than 60 feet in this event
the Triple Jump
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1967 this New York Jets quarterback became the first pro to pass for more than 4,000 yards in a season
Joe Namath
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Founded in 1897, it’s the world’s oldest annual marathon
the Boston Marathon
$300 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1991, after 12 seasons at the Salt Palace, this NBA team moved its home games to the Delta Center
the Utah Jazz
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1992 Viktor Petrenko won the world championship in this sport
ice skating (men’s figure skating)
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| During his 1955-1966 career, this Dodger pitcher averaged 9.28 strikeouts per 9 innings
(Sandy) Koufax
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Co-captains of the 1992 Olympic basketball “Dream Team” were Magic Johnson & this Celtics star
Larry Bird
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| This NFL team’s logo features a pirate with a dagger in his mouth
the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
$300 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| With a capacity of just 38,756, this Chicago Cubs stadium is the smallest in the National League
Wrigley Field
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| From 1927 to 1945, this World War I flying ace owned the Indianapolis Speedway
Rickenbacker
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| On July 4, 1919 this boxer from Manassa, Colo. defeated Jess Willard to win the world heavyweight title
(Jack) Dempsey (the “Manassa Mauler”)
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| The Iron Man Triathlon consists of a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike race & this 26.2-mile run
Marathon
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| On August 6, 1994 Jeff Gordon won the Brickyard 400, the first stock car race on this track
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
$300 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In the 1920s & 1930s Helen Wills Moody was the top-ranked women’s player in this sport a record 9 times
Tennis
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1930 this golfer became the first recipient of the AAU’s Sullivan Award, as the year’s top male athlete
Bobby Jones
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| This jockey is the only man to ride 2 Triple Crown winners: Whirlaway & Citation
Eddie Arcaro
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Regret, Genuine Risk & Winning Colors are the only fillies to win this Triple Crown race
Kentucky Derby
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| This sterling silver yachting trophy was designed by London’s Robert Garrard Crown jewelers in 1848
the America’s Cup
$300 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| American winners of this Olympic event include Bob Mathias, Rafer Johnson & Bruce Jenner
the decathlon
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| The insignia of this National League baseball team features a mountain peak
the (Colorado) Rockies
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Bill Walton of this school was the outstanding player of the NCAA basketball tournament in 1972 & 1973
UCLA
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| From 1982-87, she held the top rank in tennis for all but 22 weeks of a 270-week stretch
Martina Navratilova
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Dave “Tiger” Williams holds the career record for penalty minutes in this sport with 3,966
Ice Hockey
$300 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| This Dolphins quarterback has passed for over 400 yards in a single game a record 10 times
Dan Marino
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1993, this Seattle center fielder tied a Major League record by hitting home runs in eight straight games
Ken Griffey, Jr.
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1980, this U.S. speed skater became the first athlete to win five individual gold medals in one Olympics
Eric Heiden
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In this mid-1980s this team from Edmonton won the NHL’s Stanley Cup 4 years out of 5
the Oilers
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Lyn St. James was named Rookie of the Year at this May 24, 1992 auto race, the first woman so honored
the Indianapolis 500
$300 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| From 1976 to 1980, this Swede won 5 straight Wimbledon men’s singles championships
Björn Borg
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| From 1964 through 1968, she was the U.S. women’s figure skating champion
Peggy Fleming
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| While playing for this team, O.J. Simpson led the NFL in rushing yardage 4 times
the Buffalo Bills
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| On September 19, 1992 Sergei Bubka broke the world record in this event for the 32nd time
the pole vault
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Known as the “Golden Bear”, he was the 1st golfer to win all 4 major titles at least twice
Jack Nicklaus
$300 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Greco-Roman & freestyle are the 2 styles featured in this Olympic sport
wrestling
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1975 this college football bowl game moved from Tulane Stadium to the Louisiana Superdome
the Sugar Bowl
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| It’s the only NBA team in Ohio
the Cleveland Cavaliers
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1988 after 8 seasons as the NHL’s MVP, this center was traded by Edmonton to the L.A. Kings
Wayne Gretzky
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1991 Digger Phelps retired as coach of this school’s basketball team with 393 career victories
Notre Dame
$600 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1988 pro football’s Cardinals moved from St. Louis to this city
Phoenix
$800 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| This Japanese-American won her 1st world figure skating championship in 1991 at age 19
Kristi Yamaguchi
$1000 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| On August 31, 1992 this team surprised the baseball world by trading Jose Canseco to Texas
Oakland Athletics
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| At the 1992 Olympics, the U.S. Men’s Basketball team was known by this rhyming name
the Dream Team
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Since the 1950s players from this continent have been the dominant force in table tennis
Asia
$300 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| This piece of fencing equipment is made of strong wire mesh & may be padded
a mask
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In swimming the butterfly stroke originated as a modification of this similar stroke
breaststroke
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| The origins of tennis go back to jeu de paume, a game in which the ball was struck with this body part
the palm of the hand
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| This Los Angeles Kings hockey player is known as “The Great One”
Wayne Gretzky
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| It’s the only NFL team that currently plays its home games in New York state
Buffalo (Bills)
$300 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| This “sweet” fighter won the world middleweight boxing title a record 5 times from 1951-1958
(“Sugar Ray”) Robinson
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1930 he became the first & only man to sweep golf’s four Grand Slam tournaments
Bobby Jones
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1964 & 1965 The Sporting News named this future senator College Player of the Year in basketball
Bill Bradley
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1941 this heavyweight boxing champ successfully defended his title a record 7 times
Joe Louis
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| The only NHL team from the U.S. to win the Stanley Cup in the 1980s was this Uniondale, NY based team
the New York Islanders
$300 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Star, Flying Dutchman & Tornado are classes in this Olympic sport
yachting
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In the 1960s & 1970s he was professional golf’s leading money winner 8 times
Jack Nicklaus
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| On June 16, 1987, for the first time in a single meet, 3 men cleared 28’ in this field event
the long jump
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| While the heights may change, these are the 2 types of diving boards
the springboard & the platform
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Prior to par, this term was used for the score golfers should make, and was preceded by “Colonel”
Bogie
$300 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Four letter word for all the gear used for controlling a horse in harness racing
tack
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Though she came in 50th in this marathon, November 4, 1990, Wanda Panfil of Poland still got $26,385 & a car
the New York City Marathon
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| At the 1988 Olympics the USSR won the gold for team foil in this sport
fencing
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| The Old Norse “Skjota”, to shoot, gave us this word for a type of trapshooting
skeet
$300 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Among college football coaches, Paul Bryant was nickanmed Bear & G. Warner was nicknamed this
“Pop”
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| According to Forbes Magazine, the 3 highest-paid athletes for 1990 compete in this sport
boxing
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1990 this Reds outfielder set a world series record with hits in 7 straight at-bats
Billy Hatcher
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| The first bobsled races were held in this mountainous country
Switzerland
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1910 the Intercollegiate Athletic Association changed its name to this
NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association)
$300 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| A 5 iron is a mashie, a 9 iron is a niblick & this is a mashie niblick
7 Iron
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Devised by Owen Patrick Smith, this sport was legalized in Florida in 1931
Greyhound/dog racing
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Australian Rules, American & Association describe sports that are all named this
Football
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Lauren Bacall could tell you it’s the term used for 1 stroke over par in golf
Bogey
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1968 Olympic gold medalist Jim Hines became the 1st man to run this race in under 10 seconds
100 meter dash
$300 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In this team sport, the neutral zone is located between 2 blue lines
ice hockey
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| A Japanese teacher named Jigaro Kano developed this modern version of jujitsu in the 1880s
Judo
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| This noted horsewoman who competed at the Montreal Olympics in 1976 is also a princess
Princess Anne
$300 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Originally bred in India, it’s the type of bull most often seen in bull riding contests
Brahma
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1947 she became the 1st American woman to win the British Women’s Amateur golf tournament
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Romania’s Maricica Puica won the infamous 1984 race in which these 2 runners collided
Zola Budd & Mary Decker Slaney
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| According to USGA rules, 1 of 2 types of golf course hazards
Bunker & Water
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1987 Jim Abbott became the 1st in this sport to win the Sullivan Award for amateur athletes
baseball
$300 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In women’s Olympic fencing, only this weapon is used
the foil
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| 1 of 2 National Hockey League teams to retire Gordie Howe’s uniform number
Detroit Red Wings & Hartford Whalers
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| The 3 cities that the National Football League Cardinals have represented
Chicago, St. Louis & Phoenix
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| This offshoot of soccer is named for a school in England
rugby
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| The overarm “crawl” swimming stroke was introduced to England in 1902 from this country
Australia
$300 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Springfield, Massachusetts is site of this sport’s Hall of Fame
basketball
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Marks which distinguish Wilson footballs used in college games from the ones they make for the pros
(white) stripes
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| When he KO’d Ingemar Johansson, 6/20/60, he became 1st man to regain heavyweight championship
Floyd Patterson
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Bob Hope says one of his favorites is the 16th at Cypress Point in Pebble Beach
a golf hole
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Spanish sport revived in China in 1986 with opening of a ring in the Zhejiang Province
bullfighting
$300 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| A machine called the Cyclops is now used for line calls in this sport
tennis
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Sport in which you might leave a bucket, Christmas tree or picket fence
bowling
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Jack Broughton, inventor of the modern boxing glove, is buried in this British landmark
Westminster Abbey
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Only team that can score points in volleyball
serving team
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Inventor of the boxing glove, English boxer Jack Broughton is commemorated in this regal resting palace
Westminster Abbey
$600 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Finishing the Channel swim in 1926, Gertrude Ederle was met on beach by immigration officer demanding this
a passport
$1000 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Year of 1st World Series telecast, which featured the Dodgers’ Jackie Robinson, Rookie of the Year
1947
$1000 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Of all his achievements, this pediatrician is most proud of his 1924 Olympic gold medal for rowing
Benjamin Spock
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| In 1985, at 17, he became Wimbledon’s youngest & only unseeded winner of men’s singles
Boris Becker
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Originally Italian for gondola race, it’s a racing meet that might be held on the Thames
a regatta
$1000 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| From 1956-‘60, Carol Heiss was world champion in this sport
figure skating
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| It’s where relief pitchers, not matadors, warm up
the bullpen
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Because of this rule, no horse has ever won the Kentucky Derby twice
(only) a 3-year old (can run)
$800 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| These 2 former Olympic athletes became movie Tarzans
Buster Crabbe and Johnny Weissmuller
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| He shouts the commands in crew racing
coxswain
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Tennis serve that touches net before dropping into proper court, it’s replayed
a let ball
$300 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| You win this when you pick the winners of 2 successive horse races
the Daily Double
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| What the letters in “scuba” stand for
self-contained underwater breathing apparatus
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| On an official archery target, it’s the color of the bull’s eye
yellow (or gold)
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Nickname for a football
a pigskin
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| A filly becomes a mare at this age
4
$300 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| According to rules, the strike zone in baseball extends from the batter’s knees to here
his armpits
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| This bowl game changes location every year
the Super Bowl
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| The number of laps run in the Indy 500
200
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Game where “dribbling” is “offensive”
basketball
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| From early practice of pitcher facing west comes this baseball term for lefty
southpaw
$300 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Football’s imaginary plane which neither team may cross until the ball is snapped
the line of scrimmage
$400 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| World’s fastest sport, free-fall speeds of 614 MPH have been recorded in this
skydiving
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| ’50s middleweight champ some say was pound-for-pound the best boxer ever
Sugar Ray Robinson
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Sport which uses epees, foils & sabres
fencing
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Name given to annual competition among U.S. amateur boxers
the Golden Gloves
$300 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Number of downs allowed in Canadian football to advance the ball 10 yards
3
$300 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Because of WWII, these 2 NFL teams combined squads in ‘43 to become the “Stegles”
the Steelers and Eagles
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Ex-Boston Celtics’ star who has refused induction into Basketball Hall of Fame
Bill Russell
$100 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| What Gary Player plays professionailly
golf
$500 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| Boxer whose life was portrayed in “Somebody Up There Likes Me”
Rocky Graziano
$200 ||| Category: SPORTS ||| The Greeks reckoned time from this event, first held in Olympia in 776 B.C.
the Olympics
