Sports Quiz – Jan. 12, 2016

SPORTS QUIZ By Chris Richcreek

Questions

1. When was the last time before 2015 that the Detroit Tigers started a season 6-0?
2. Who had more stolen bases in his career: George Brett or Pete Rose?
3. Name either of the two Ohio State quarterbacks to be picked in the first round of the NFL Draft.
4. Entering this season, who is the Memphis Grizzlies’ leader in career blocked shots?
5. In the 2014-15 season, Carey Price set a Montreal Canadiens record for most wins by a goaltender (44). Whose mark did he break?
6. Montreal’s Didier Drogba in 2015 became the oldest MLS player (37) to record a hat trick. Who had been the oldest?
7. Which horse holds the record for fastest Breeders’ Cup Classic victory?

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1. It was 1985.
2. Brett had 201 steals in 21 seasons; Rose had 198 in 24 seasons.
3. Don Scott (1941) and Art Schlichter (1982).
4. Pau Gasol, with 877.
5. Jacques Plante (twice) and Ken Dryden each had 42 wins in a season.
6. Marco Di Vaio was 36 when he had a hat trick in 2013 for Montreal.
7. Ghostzapper ran a 1:59.02 in 2004.

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