Top sports fans will know the answers to this quiz

2006-05-11 / Sports

By Chris Richcreek

1. Name the last team to win a World Series in the same season it had the regular-season league Most Valuable Player.

2. In 1920, Babe Ruth hit 54 home runs, topping the total for each of the other American League teams. Which A.L. team was closest to the Yankee slugger's total?

3. Who holds the NFLrecord for most TD receptions by a tight end for a season?

4. Name the last team before Siena in 2002 to win an NCAA Tournament game with a losing record.

5. Who was the last Washington Capitals player before rookie Alex Ovechkin in the 2005-06 NHL season to tally at least 40 goals for a season?

6. NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick has won the Daytona 500 with four different drivers. Name them.

7. When John McEnroe won a doubles championship in San Jose, Calif., in 2006, he became the oldest person (47) to win an ATP Tour doubles title in the Open era. Who had been the oldest?

Answers:

1. The Los Angeles Dodgers with MVP Kirk Gibson in 1988.

2. The St. Louis Browns had a team total of 50 homers.

3. Antonio Gates of the San Diego Chargers with 13 in 2004.

4. Bradley won twice in the 1955 tournament after getting in with a 7-19 record.

5. Peter Bondra had 45 goals in 2000-01.

6. Geoff Bodine (1986), Darrell Waltrip (1989), Jeff Gordon (1997, 1999, 2005) and Jimmie Johnson (2006).

7. Pancho Gonzales.

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