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World Series Quiz - October 22
The 2008 World Series begins tonight - can you guess if each of the following statements is true or false?
1 - The Phillies' Matt Stairs is New Brunswick, Canada's first representative in the World Series in 95 years.
2 - Matt Stairs, playing on his 11th team over a 16-year career, had never tasted post-season ball before this year.
3 - The Tampa Bay Rays finished last in the AL East 9 out of their 11 years of existence.
4 - Prior to 2008, Tampa Bay had never won more than 65 games in a year.
5 - This is the first World Series in 22 years that features two teams which have never won the Fall Classic.
6 - According to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council, 30 million hot dogs were consumed at ballparks in 2008.
7 - Phillie Phanatic is the Phillies mascot, while Raymond represents the Rays.
8 - B.J. Upton's seven homers this post-season is one shy of the all-time record, jointly held by Barry Bonds and Carlos Beltran.
9 - If the World Series goes to Game 6, it will be delayed by 15 minutes because Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has purchased a half-hour of broadcast time on major networks that night (Oct. 29).
10 - Phillies Skipper Charlie Manuel has 10 siblings.
For the answers, highlight these:
1) True (Bill O'Neill won the World Series in 1913 with St. Louis)
2) False (Stairs made it to the post-season in '95 with Boston, and 2000 with Oakland)
3) True
4) False (Tampa Bay won 69 in '99 and '00, 70 in '04, 67 in '05 and 66 in '07)
5) False (The Phillies won the title in 1980 vs the Kansas City Royals)
6) True
7) True
8) True
9) True
10) True
The Euro 2008 Final is set - can you guess if each of the following statements is true or false?
1) This is Russia's first birth as a nation in the Euro Cup (they had previously qualified as the USSR)
2) The Netherlands 3-0 opening win over Italy was their first win over the Italians in 30 years.
3) Cristiano Ronaldo was named "Mr. Handsome" in a Europe-wide survey, beating out fellow striker Thierry Henry who finished second.
4) Austria's Ivica Vastic became the oldest player to score in the European Championships, when the 38-year-old scored a PK against Poland.
5) Euro 2008 marked the first time neither of Italy or France made the semi-finals since 1988.
6) In the entire tournament, semi-finalists Turkey held the lead for only 13 minutes.
7) German keeper Jens Lehmann is competing in his record-setting 5th Euro Championships. He made his debut at the age of 22 in Euro 94.
8) Switzerland's Eren Derdiyok, entering the tournament at 19, was the only teenager in the tournament.
9) The average height of the Croatian team is 184.9 cm (roughly 6'2"), the tallest in the tourny. Spain is the shortest, at 179.9 cm (roughly 6'0")
10) The quarter-final between Portugal and Germany drew an estimated audience of 302 million worldwide, more than the 2006 World Cup final.
For the answers, highlight these:
1) False. Russia qualified in 1996 and 2004
2) True
3) True
4) True
5) False. Neither Italy or France made the semi's in 2004
6) True
7) False. The record for tournaments played in is 4. Lehmann made his first appearance at Euro 2000
8) True (though he has since turned 20)
9) True. Germany is the second-tallest team, at 184.87 cm
10) False. The World Cup final was viewed (at least in part) by 715.1 million, according to FIFA.
The first round of the NBA playoffs is nearly complete. How many of these NBA questions can you answer?
1) Who led the league, with 66 wins? Who was second, with 59 wins?
2) How many wins did the lowly Miami Heat have?
3) Which three players led the league in Points Per Game?
4) Who led the league in rebounds per game, with 14.2?
5) Which team had the highest average attendance, with 22,076?
6) Which team had the lowest average attendance, with 12,221?
7) Only six players had an average of 2 or more steals per game. Who led the league, with 2.71 SPG?
8) Four players averaged over 10 assists per game. Who led the league with 11.6 APG?
9) True or False: Dwyane Wade has led the league in turnovers for two straight years
10) Which two players tied for most 3 pointers made per game, both with a 3.0 average?
.......One of them also led the league in free-throw shooting, with 92.86%
For the answers, highlight these:
1) The Boston Celtics led the league, while the Detroit Pistons finished second
2) 15 Wins (29 fewer than last year)
3) LeBron James (30), Kobe Bryant (28.5), Allen Iverson(26.4)
4) Orlando's Dwight 'Superman' Howard
5) Detroit Pistons (100% Avg Capacity)
6) Indiana Pacers (66.6% Avg Capacity)
7) New Orleans' Chris Paul
8) New Orleans' Chris Paul
9) True (he had 4.4 turnovers in 07/08, and 5.8 in 06/07)
10) Peja Stojakovic (New Orleans) and Jason Richardson (Charlotte) were tied for 3-pointers. Stojakic had the best free-throw percentage.
Hockey Quiz - April 8th
To celebrate the end of the NHL regular season, how many of these questions can you answer off the top of your head?
1) Who won the President's Trophy, for most points in the regular season?
2) Who scored the most goals in the NHL, with 65?
3) Who had the most wins of any goalie, with 46?
4) Who led the league in penalty minutes, with 324 (98 more than second place)?
5) Which team's players had 3 of the top 5 best plus/minus ratings in the league?
6) Who led the league in assists, with 67?
7) Which team scored the most goals all year, with 258 total?
8) Which team scored the least goals all year, with 189 total?
9) Who led NHL rookies with 72 points?
10) Who led the NHL in average ice-time, with an amazing 27:28 average?
For the answers, highlight these:
1) Detroit Red Wings
2) Alexander Ovechkin
3) Evgeni Nabokov
4) Daniel Carcillo
5) Detroit (Pavel Datsyuk, Niklas Lidstrom and Henrik Zetterberg)
6) Joe Thornton
7) Ottawa Senators
8) New York Islanders
9) Patrick Kane
10) Jay Bouwmeester
Question 5
Who was booed while throwing the ceremonial first pitch at the Washington Nationals MLB opener vs Arizona?
A) Celine Dion.
B) President George W. Bush.
C) Barry Bonds.
D) Commissioner Bud Selig.
For the answer, highlight this: The correct answer is 'B'. President Bush quickly walked on and threw some high heat, amidst a mixture of applause and boos.
To celebrate the end of the NHL regular season, how many of these questions can you answer off the top of your head?
1) Who won the President's Trophy, for most points in the regular season?
2) Who scored the most goals in the NHL, with 65?
3) Who had the most wins of any goalie, with 46?
4) Who led the league in penalty minutes, with 324 (98 more than second place)?
5) Which team's players had 3 of the top 5 best plus/minus ratings in the league?
6) Who led the league in assists, with 67?
7) Which team scored the most goals all year, with 258 total?
8) Which team scored the least goals all year, with 189 total?
9) Who led NHL rookies with 72 points?
10) Who led the NHL in average ice-time, with an amazing 27:28 average?
For the answers, highlight these:
1) Detroit Red Wings
2) Alexander Ovechkin
3) Evgeni Nabokov
4) Daniel Carcillo
5) Detroit (Pavel Datsyuk, Niklas Lidstrom and Henrik Zetterberg)
6) Joe Thornton
7) Ottawa Senators
8) New York Islanders
9) Patrick Kane
10) Jay Bouwmeester
Question 5
Who was booed while throwing the ceremonial first pitch at the Washington Nationals MLB opener vs Arizona?
A) Celine Dion.
B) President George W. Bush.
C) Barry Bonds.
D) Commissioner Bud Selig.
For the answer, highlight this: The correct answer is 'B'. President Bush quickly walked on and threw some high heat, amidst a mixture of applause and boos.
Question 4
Which of the following things is not true?
A) Over the last two seasons, 2004 Rookie of the Year Bobby Crosby has the worst batting average in the Major Leagues.
B) Alexander Ovechkin is the first player to score 60 goals in a season since Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr did it in 1996.
C) On March 24th, there was a six-way tie between Phoenix, Dallas, Houston, LA, San Antonio and New Orleans for the top seed in the NBA's Western Conference.
D) English Premiere League squad Palermo fired Francesco Guidolin, their head coach, on Monday. The strange part? It was the fourth time they've fired him since 2005.
For the answer, highlight this: "C" is False. All six teams are close, currently seperated by 4 games.
Which of the following things is not true?
A) Over the last two seasons, 2004 Rookie of the Year Bobby Crosby has the worst batting average in the Major Leagues.
B) Alexander Ovechkin is the first player to score 60 goals in a season since Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr did it in 1996.
C) On March 24th, there was a six-way tie between Phoenix, Dallas, Houston, LA, San Antonio and New Orleans for the top seed in the NBA's Western Conference.
D) English Premiere League squad Palermo fired Francesco Guidolin, their head coach, on Monday. The strange part? It was the fourth time they've fired him since 2005.
For the answer, highlight this: "C" is False. All six teams are close, currently seperated by 4 games.
Question 3
Which of the following things is not true?
A) Bruce Bowen, the NBA's Ironman leader with 500 consecutive games, had his streak broken Friday when he was suspended by the league for kicking Chris Paul.
B) On March 13th, the Detroit Red Wings became only the second team in NHL history to record 8-straight 100+ point seasons. Montreal also recorded 8-straight from 1975-82.
C) The New York Yankees released actor Billy Crystal from their roster on March 14th. He was the leadoff batter on Thursday against Pittsburgh. He struck out on his only at-bat.
D) During his club's 6-1 loss to Chelsea on March 12th, Derby's Darren Moore scored two own-goals, the first player to ever do so in an English Premier League game.
For the answer, highlight this: "D" is False. Despite being last in the Premiership, Derby didn't score any goals on themselves.
Which of the following things is not true?
A) Bruce Bowen, the NBA's Ironman leader with 500 consecutive games, had his streak broken Friday when he was suspended by the league for kicking Chris Paul.
B) On March 13th, the Detroit Red Wings became only the second team in NHL history to record 8-straight 100+ point seasons. Montreal also recorded 8-straight from 1975-82.
C) The New York Yankees released actor Billy Crystal from their roster on March 14th. He was the leadoff batter on Thursday against Pittsburgh. He struck out on his only at-bat.
D) During his club's 6-1 loss to Chelsea on March 12th, Derby's Darren Moore scored two own-goals, the first player to ever do so in an English Premier League game.
For the answer, highlight this: "D" is False. Despite being last in the Premiership, Derby didn't score any goals on themselves.
Question 2
Which of the following things is not true?
A) Bruce Bowen, the NBA's Ironman leader with 500 consecutive games, had his streak broken Friday when he was suspended by the league for kicking Chris Paul.
B) On March 13th, the Detroit Red Wings became only the second team in NHL history to record 8-straight 100+ point seasons. Montreal also recorded 8-straight from 1975-82.
C) The New York Yankees released actor Billy Crystal from their roster on March 14th. He was the leadoff batter on Thursday against Pittsburgh. He struck out on his only at-bat.
D) During his club's 6-1 loss to Chelsea on March 12th, Derby's Darren Moore scored two own-goals, the first player to ever do so in an English Premier League game.
For the answer, highlight this: "D" is False. Despite being last in the Premiership, Derby didn't score any goals on themselves.
Which of the following things is not true?
A) Bruce Bowen, the NBA's Ironman leader with 500 consecutive games, had his streak broken Friday when he was suspended by the league for kicking Chris Paul.
B) On March 13th, the Detroit Red Wings became only the second team in NHL history to record 8-straight 100+ point seasons. Montreal also recorded 8-straight from 1975-82.
C) The New York Yankees released actor Billy Crystal from their roster on March 14th. He was the leadoff batter on Thursday against Pittsburgh. He struck out on his only at-bat.
D) During his club's 6-1 loss to Chelsea on March 12th, Derby's Darren Moore scored two own-goals, the first player to ever do so in an English Premier League game.
For the answer, highlight this: "D" is False. Despite being last in the Premiership, Derby didn't score any goals on themselves.
Question 1
Which of the following things did not happen in the NHL recently?
A) The Chicago Blackhawks dressed their 42nd different player of the 07-08 year, including 15 rookies.
B) Montreal came back from a 5-0 deficit in the 2nd period to beat the Rangers 6-5 in OT, the biggest comeback in Canadiens history.
C) Washington's 10-2 spanking of Boston was the most goals scored by one team in a game since 1993.
D) Colorado's Andrew Brunette got a 2-minute penalty for throwing his stick to a teammate who had broken theirs.
For the answer, highlight this: "C" is False, Buffalo beat Atlanta 10-1 on January 18, 2008.
Which of the following things did not happen in the NHL recently?
A) The Chicago Blackhawks dressed their 42nd different player of the 07-08 year, including 15 rookies.
B) Montreal came back from a 5-0 deficit in the 2nd period to beat the Rangers 6-5 in OT, the biggest comeback in Canadiens history.
C) Washington's 10-2 spanking of Boston was the most goals scored by one team in a game since 1993.
D) Colorado's Andrew Brunette got a 2-minute penalty for throwing his stick to a teammate who had broken theirs.
For the answer, highlight this: "C" is False, Buffalo beat Atlanta 10-1 on January 18, 2008.