Sports Quiz – March 11, 2017

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By Chris Richcreek

Questions

1. In 2015, the New York Mets’ Michael Conforto became the third-youngest player (22) in World Series history to have a multiple-homer game. Who was younger?
2. Who was the last Chicago White Sox pitcher to win 20 games in a season?
3. In 2016, TCU tied a record for biggest comeback in a bowl game (31 points). Who else did it?
4. The Los Angeles Lakers (33 games) and Golden State Warriors (28) have the two longest winning streaks in NBA history. Which team is third?
5. Name the last NHL defenseman before Ottawa’s Erik Karlsson in 2015-16 to have an 80-point season?
6. Toronto FC’s Sebastian Giovinco, in 2016, recorded the fourth hat trick in Major League Soccer playoff history. Name two of the first three to do it.
7. Whom did Evander Holyfield beat to win the undisputed heavyweight boxing crown for the first time?

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1. Andruw Jones was 19 when he did it for Atlanta in 1996, while Tony Kubek was 21 when he did it for the New York Yankees in 1957.
2. Esteban Loaiza won 21 games in 2003.
3. Texas Tech, in 2006 versus Minnesota.
4. The Miami Heat won 27 games in a row in 2013.
5. Nicklas Lidstrom had 80 points for Detroit in 2005-06.
6. Raul Diaz Arce (1996), Stern John (1999) and Landon Donovan (2014).
7.  James “Buster” Douglas, in 1990.

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