Sports Quiz – September 13, 2024

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Questions

1. What NASCAR driver, winner of the 1969 Daytona 500, was admitted to a mental institution after he attempted to kill his mother in 1980?
2. Pioneering astronaut Sally K. Ride was a nationally ranked player for Stanford University in what sport?
3. Baseball Hall of Famer Jake Beckley, who played from 1888-1907, played a Major League Baseball record 2,368 games at what position?
4. Poland’s Sebastian Kawa has the most world championships (17 as of July 2024) in what air sport?
5. What national soccer team was banned from qualifying for the 1994 FIFA World Cup after a 1989 incident in which goalkeeper Roberto Rojas intentionally cut himself and claimed he was attacked by Brazil’s fans?
6. Nate McMillan played his entire NBA career from 1986-1998 with what team?
7. From 1976-2012, the annual award presented to Major League Baseball’s best relief pitcher was sponsored by what antacid brand?

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1. LeeRoy Yarbrough.
2. Tennis.
3. First base.
4. Gliding.
5. Chile.
6. The Seattle SuperSonics.
7. Rolaids (“R-O-L-A-I-D-S spells relief”).

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