Sports Trivia

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Baseball managers: The person with the most all-time victories as a manager of a major league team almost 3800 managed for over 50 years -most famously, from 1901-1950 with the Philadelphia A's. Who was he?

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This baseball player was voted MVP in the National League in 1961, the MVP in the American League in 1966, and then went on to manage teams in both the National and American Leagues. Who was he?

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In 1985, Olympic basketball star Lynette Woodward made history when she became the first female member of a professional basketball team. Which team did she join?

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Which two NFL teams met in Super Bowl XXX on January 28, 1996, and what was the score?

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This marial art has existed for 2,000 years, but was never an olympic medal event until the Sydney Olympics, in the year 2000. Generally speaking, Korean athletes excel at this sport. What is it?

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When Michael Jordan retired from the Chicago Bulls for the first time in 1994, he signed a minor-league contract with what major league baseball team?

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Between 1988 and 1992, three Oakland A's won the Most Valuable Player award in the American League. Who were they?

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Can you name three sports in which the participants move backwards most of the time in attempting to win?

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In which sport, whose name you might have a hard time pronouncing, does the ball move the fastest?

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On Feb. 25, 1964, brash, overconfident phenomenon Cassius Clay gained his first heavyweight boxing title when he knocked out which champion?

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As a way of showing team support, Green Bay Packer fans wear which Wisconsin-made product on their heads?

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It developed in the early 1970s simply as a form of exercise. In 1981 it became a competitive sport for individuals and groups. What is it called?

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On November 13, 2000, the Michigan State basketball team broke what team's 1,270 game winning streak?

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Which baseball team set an all-time record when they lost 120 games in 1962?

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In a full-sized baseball field, is the pitcher's rubber located closer to 2nd base, or home plate, or exactly halfway between?