QUESTION SAMPLER: ST7 (2015)
First Quarter - The Opening Kick-Off
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- Inducted in 1963, the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s inaugural class featured three Chicago Bears players or coaches. Name all three.
- In August 2014, WNBA veteran Becky Hammon was hired as the first full-time paid female coach in the NBA. What team hired Hammon?
- Only three men have won a Division NCAA men’s basketball championship as a player, and then gone on to win it as a head coach. Name them.
Second Quarter - Sloppy Seconds
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- The MVPs of Super Bowl 4 and 44 were both Quarterbacks who share an alma matter. Name them.
- There have been 3 times in NHL history where the same team won the Stanley Cup in at least four consecutive seasons. The last team to do so accomplished the feat between 1980 and 1983. Name that team.
- Carl Lewis is one of only two Olympians to win the gold medal in the same individual event in 4 consecutive Olympics (he did so in the 1984, 1988, 1992, and 1996 games). In what individual event did Lewis win the gold medal in 4 consecutive Olympic games?
Two Minute Warning - Covers
Fourth Quarter - 4th and Goal
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- Only 3 pitchers in MLB history recorded over 300 saves while also being credited with at least 100 wins. Name all three.
- Based on official stats kept since 1980, in 1997 this golfer became the first PGA Tour player to average more than 300 yards per drive.
- With 317, this NBAer holds the career mark for most technical fouls. Name him.
Two Minute Warning - Alphabet Soup
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- Letter G - Current captain of the English Premier League soccer team Liverpool FC.
- Letter J - This “transformative” athlete won a gold medal in the men’s decathlon at the 1976 Olympics.
- Tetter T - This head coach who amassed over 700 wins said “In major college basketball, 9 out of 10 teams break the rules...the
- other one is in last place.”
Answers
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- First Quarter: 1 - George Halas, Red Grange & Bronco Nagurksi; 2 - San Antonio Spurs; 3 - Joe B. Hall, Dean Smith and Bobby Knight
- Second Quarter: 1 - Richard Petty; 2 - Peyton Manning; 3 - Jerry West
- Two Minute Warning (Lightning Round #2): 1 - 1975; 2 – Joe Theisman 1971
- Third Quarter: 1 - Goose Gossage, Dennis Eckersley & Rollie Fingers; 2 - John Daly; 3 - Rashed Wallace
- Fourth Quarter: 1 - Len Dawson & Drew Brees; 2 - New York Islanders; 3 - Long Jump
- Two Minute Warning (Lightning Round #2): G - Steven Gerrard; J - Bruce Jenner; T - Jerry Tarkanian