Sports Quiz – Sept. 2, 2017

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By Chris Richcreek

Questions

1. Who was the last Tigers rookie before Michael Fulmer in 2016 to toss at least 28 2/3 shutout innings?
2. Of George Brett, Lou Brock, Willie Mays and Pete Rose, who hit the most triples in his career?
3. When was the last time the University of Texas El Paso won a bowl game?
4. Seven Orlando Magic players have tallied 45 or more points in an NBA game. Name five of them.
5. In 2017, the Nashville Predators became the first team since 2001 to start the NHL playoffs by notching consecutive road shutouts. What was the last team to do it?
6. Which Major League Soccer team was the first to make the CONCACAF Champions League final?
7. How many consecutive wins by knockout or TKO has current heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua had?

Scroll down for Answers

1. John Hiller, in 1967.
2. Brock had 141; Mays, 140; Brett, 137; and Rose, 135.
3. It was 1967, when UTEP defeated Ole Miss in the Sun Bowl.
4. Nick Anderson, Vince Carter, Terry Catledge, Dwight Howard, Tracy McGrady, Victor Oladipo and Shaquille O’Neal.
5. Toronto, in 2001.
6. Real Salt Lake, in 2010-11.
7. Nineteen.

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