Sports Quiz – July 19, 2024

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Questions

1. He was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round of the 1984 NFL Draft. His son Joe was picked fifth overall by the Los Angeles Chargers in 2024. Who is he?
2. What team won 12 of the first 13 NCAA women’s soccer national championships dating back to 1982?
3. Name the Scottish yachtsman and tea magnate who made five straight unsuccessful challenges for the America’s Cup from 1899-1930.
4. Activist and basketball player Jerry Harkness, a member of the 1963 NCAA champion Loyola Ramblers, became what company’s first Black salesperson?
5. After Negro Leagues statistics were incorporated into the Major League Baseball record books, what player became the all-time leader in slugging percentage with .718?
6. Name the IndyCar driver who won back-to-back Indianapolis 500s in 2023-24.
7. Renato William Jones was the Secretary-General of what international sports organization from 1932-76?

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1.  John Alt.
2. The University of North Carolina Tar Heels.
3. Sir Thomas Lipton.
4. Quaker Oats.
5. Josh Gibson.
6. Josef Newgarden.
7. The International Basketball Federation (FIBA).

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