Sports Quiz – October 4, 2024

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Questions

1. Sebastian the Ibis is the mascot of what university’s athletic teams?
2. What two heavyweight boxers were dueling on the Las Vegas Strip in November 1993 when James “Fan Man” Miller crashed his powered paraglider into the ring?
3. What auto-racing facility in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley opened in 1910 and hosted open-wheel and NASCAR races until it closed in 2004?
4. Who was captain of the 2006 Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes? (Hint: He was hired as the Hurricanes’ head coach in 2018.)
5. What team selected Tennessee’s Chamique Holdsclaw with the first overall pick in the 1999 WNBA Draft?
6. He has two Super Bowl rings as a cornerback for the New England Patriots. His son, also a cornerback, was a 2021 draft pick by the Los Angeles Chargers. Who is he?
7. Outfielder Andre Dawson’s plaque in the National Baseball Hall of Fame depicts him wearing the cap of what team?

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1. The University of Miami Hurricanes.
2. Riddick Bowe and Evander Holyfield.
3. Nazareth Speedway.
4. Rod Brind’Amour.
5. The Washington Mystics.
6. Asante Samuel Sr.
7. The Montreal Expos.

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