Sports Quiz – Jan. 28, 2017

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By Chris Richcreek

Questions

1. In 2015, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw tied a team record with a sixth consecutive season of 200-plus strikeouts. Who else holds the mark?
2. Which of the following four left-handed pitchers appeared in the most major-league games: Tommy John, Jim Kaat, Sparky Lyle or Tug McGraw?
3. Name the school that has been ranked No. 1 in The Associated Press top-25 college football preseason poll the most times.
4. When was the last time before the 2015 NBA playoffs that the Washington Wizards swept a series
5. When was the last time before 2016 that the St. Louis Blues made the conference finals in the NHL playoffs?
6. Who was the last rookie racer before Alexander Rossi in 2016 to win the Indianapolis 500?
7. Name the last Spanish female tennis player before Garbine Muguruza in 2016 to win the women’s singles title at the French Open.

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1. Sandy Koufax, 1961-66.
2. Lyle, 899 games; Kaat, 898; McGraw, 824; John, 760.
3. Oklahoma, 10 times.
4. Washington swept the New Jersey Nets in 1982.
5. It was 2001.
6. Helio Castroneves, in 2001.
7. Arantxa Sanchez Vicario won the French Open in 1998.

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