Top sports fans will know the answers to this quiz
By Chris Richcrek

1. When Willie Mays became the National League's all-time home-run leader in 1966, whom did he pass with No. 512?

2. In the past 12 seasons (1996-2007), how many times have either the Houston Astros or St. Louis Cardinals won the N.L. Central?

3. When was the last time before the 2007 season that the University of Illinois football team made a bowl game?

4. In 2007, Jermaine O'Neal became the Indiana Pacers' alltime leader in blocked shots. Whose mark did he break?

5. How many times have the New Jersey Devils had a 100-point scorer in a season?

6. In what year did the Daytona 500 become the season opener for NASCAR?

7. In 1998, Martina Hingis became the youngest player in tennis' Open era to defend a Grand Slam title. Which title, and how old was she?

Answers: 1. Mel Ott.

2. Ten times (Cardinals -- '96, '00, '02, '04, '05, '06; Astros -- '97, '98, '99, '01).

3. At the end of the 2001 season, the Fighting Illini lost to LSU in the Sugar Bowl.

4. Rik Smits had 1,111 blocked shots for Indiana.

5. The franchise has never had a 100-point scorer since moving to New Jersey in 1982.

6. It was 1982. 7. The Australian Open, and Hingis was 17.

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