Sports Quiz – December 1, 2023

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Questions

  1. What trophy – a diamond-encrusted, alligator-skin belt with a solid gold buckle – was awarded annually from 1950-76 to the top pro athlete of the year?
  2. Joe Juranitch performed as the motorcycle-riding mascot Ragnar for what NFL team from 1994-2015?
  3. What automobile endurance race was held from 1950-54 and was contested over six days and 2,100 miles through Mexico?
  4. What Baseball Hall of Fame second baseman announced his retirement in June 1994, then returned to play for the Chicago Cubs for the 1996-97 seasons?
  5. Name the 1969 LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year who made a record 299 consecutive cuts during her pro career.
  6. How many times did Ingemar Johansson knock down Floyd Patterson in the third round of their 1959 world heavyweight championship boxing match before being declared the winner?
  7. What member of the Toronto Maple Leafs scored an NHL single-game record 10 points (six goals and four assists) vs. the Boston Bruins in 1976?

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  1. The Hickok Belt.
  2. The Minnesota Vikings.
  3. The Carrera Panamericana.
  4. Ryne Sandberg.
  5. Jane Blalock.
  6. Seven.
  7. Darryl Sittler.

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