Sports Quiz – August 14, 2020

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Questions

1. How many times did Iceland’s Magnus Ver Magnusson win the title of World’s Strongest Man?
2. How many consecutive scoreless innings did the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Orel Hershiser pitch during his record-breaking streak in 1988?
3. What boxer handed Joe Louis his first loss as a pro with a 12th-round knockout at Yankee Stadium in 1936?
4. Former NFL running back O.J. Simpson played the character of T.D. Parker in what football sitcom that aired on HBO from 1984-91?
5. Nine-time NBA All-Star and 1996 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Gary Payton was known by what nickname?
6. The California Commotion, Aussie Peppers, Chicago Bandits and Cleveland Comets are teams competing in what women’s pro sports league?
7. What two Chicago Bears greats had their jersey numbers retired at halftime of a 33-6 loss to the Green Bay Packers on a windy, rainy Halloween night at Soldier Field in 1994?

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1. Four (1991, 1994-96).
2. 59.
3. Max Schmeling.
4. “1st & Ten.”
5. “The Glove.”
6. National Pro Fastpitch (NPF) softball.
7. Dick Butkus and Gale Sayers.

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