Sports Quiz – March 25, 2022

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Questions

1. What piece of sports equipment served as the ball in the first-ever game of softball played in Chicago in 1887?
2. Name the Scottish golfer who won the Open Championship in 1985 and the Masters Tournament in 1988.
3. During the 1970s, the unofficial, unsanctioned cross-country auto race known as the Cannonball Run had its finish line at what location?
4. What bowling show aired on NBC TV from 1959-61 and had Leo Durocher, Mel Allen and Bud Palmer among its hosts?
5. Name the Australian tennis great who won 24 Grand Slam singles titles – including seven straight at the Australian Open – during her pro career from 1959-77?
6. Who succeeded Buddy Ryan as head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles in 1991?
7. Basketball Hall of Famer Nate Archibald has his No. 1 jersey retired by what NBA franchise?

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1. A boxing glove.
2. Sandy Lyle.
3. The Portofino Inn in Redondo Beach, California
4. “Jackpot Bowling.”
5. Margaret Smith Court.
6. Rich Kotite.
7. The Sacramento Kings.

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