Sports Quiz – June 14, 2024

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Questions

1. Wang Zhizhi became the first Chinese-born player in the NBA when he joined what team in 2001?
2. Name the Basketball Hall of Famer who was a six-time WNBA All-Star, a four-time Olympic gold medalist and a three-time (as of 2024) NCAA national champion as head coach of the South Carolina Gamecocks women’s basketball team.
3. What golfer incredibly holed out a bunker shot for birdie to win the 1986 PGA Championship by two strokes over Greg Norman?
4. Of Hank Aaron’s 755 career home runs, how many were pitched by fellow Hall of Famer Tom Seaver?
5. What two drivers are tied for all-time wins at the 24 Hours of Daytona sportscar endurance race with five apiece?
6. What boxer knocked out former heavyweight champion Ken Norton 54 seconds into the first round of a May 1981 fight at New York City’s Madison Square Garden?
7. In ice hockey, what term describes when a player controlling the puck uses a fake move to elude a defender or goalie?

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1. The Dallas Mavericks.
2. Dawn Staley.
3. Bob Tway.
4. Seven, the most Aaron hit off a single pitcher.
5. Hurley Haywood and Scott Pruett.
6. Gerry Cooney.
7. Deke (short for “decoy”).

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