Sports Quiz – September 13, 2024

#MiddleburyCT #Sports Questions What NASCAR driver, winner of the 1969 Daytona 500, was admitted to a mental institution after he attempted to kill his mother in 1980? Pioneering astronaut ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – April 15, 2023

#MiddleburyCT #Sports Questions For what team did DeMarcus “Boogie” Cousins, a first-round NBA Draft pick for the Sacramento Kings in 2010, play one season of college basketball? What ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – May 27, 2022

#Middlebury #Sports Questions What American military leader reportedly declined an offer to be Commissioner of Baseball in 1961? Basketball Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s ... Continue Reading →

Moments in Time – February 10, 2021

#Middlebury On Feb. 24, 1786, Wilhelm Karl Grimm, the younger of the two Brothers Grimm, is born in Germany. The Grimm collection of folk and fairy tales includes “Hansel and Gretel” ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – Aug. 30, 2019

#Middlebury #Sports Questions Willie Mays was the first player in major-league history to have 300 career home runs and 300 stolen bases. Who was the second player to do it? In 2018, ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – June 7, 2019

#Middlebury #Sports Questions Name the last Cy Young Award winner to also be on a World Series-winning team in the same year. Who was the first Texas Ranger to win the A.L. MVP Award? When ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – May 17, 2019

#Middlebury #Sports Questions Two pitchers in major-league history have compiled nine seasons of 40-plus saves. Name them. When was the last time pitchers from the same team were the ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – April 26, 2019

#Middlebury #Sports Questions In 2017, Houston’s George Springer became the third person to hit five home runs in a World Series. Name either of the first two to do it. Which ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – April 5, 2019

#Middlebury #Sports Questions Between 1980 and 1989, a member of the Boston Red Sox led the A.L. in walks for a season five times. Name either of the two Boston players to do it. True ... Continue Reading →

Sports Quiz – Dec. 22, 2018

#Middlebury #Sports Questions Who was the last Cleveland Indian before Jose Ramirez in 2017 to have five extra-base hits in a game? Rhys Hoskins of the Philadelphia Phillies set a ... Continue Reading →