Sports Quiz – June 28, 2019

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Questions

1. Who holds the New York Mets’ record for highest career batting average?
2. In 1995-97, Dante Bichette, Andres Galarraga and Larry Walker each led the National League in home runs for a season. Which of the three did not lead the N.L. in RBIs for a season during that time period?
3. In 2017, Steve Spurrier became the fourth person to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player and a coach. Name two of the other three to have the honor.
4. Who was the last player before Charlotte’s Dwight Howard in 2018 to have at least 30 points and 30 rebounds in an NBA game?
5. In the 2018-19 NHL season, Washington’s Alex Ovechkin became the fourth player to score 50 goals in a season at age 33 or older. Name two of the first three to do it.
6. NASCAR’s Brad Keselowski, in 2019, became the winningest driver in Team Penske history (60 victories). Who had held the mark?
7. Of the 17 grand slam singles titles tennis star Rafael Nadal had won entering 2019, 11 have come at the French Open. Which event is second in his grand slam total?

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1. John Olerud, with a .315 average.
2. Larry Walker.
3. Amos Alonzo Stagg, Bobby Dodd and Bowden Wyatt.
4. Minnesota’s Kevin Love, in 2010.
5. John Bucyk (age 35 in 1970-71), Bobby Hull (age 33 in 1971-72) and Jaromir Jagr (age 33 in 2005-06).
6. Mark Donahue, with 59 wins.
7. Nadal won three U.S. Opens, two Wimbledons and one Australian Open.

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