Sports at the Theatre

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1. This "Empire Strikes Back" star played a Chicago Bears running back in "Brian's Song". Mekhi Phifer Billy Dee Williams Harrison Ford James Earl Jones

2. What professional fighter did Jake La Motta "take a dive" against in "Raging Bull"? Sugar Ray Robinson Billy Fox Marcel Cerdan Joe Louis

3. When Roy Hobbs broke his bat near the end of "The Natural", what was the name of the bat he was given to hit with? Wonderboy Wonderbat Lightning Bolt Savoy Special

4. Barry Pepper played a mafioso's son in "Knockaround Guys". In what movie did he play a misunderstood slugging rightfielder? Fear Strikes Out The Natural Major League *61

5. This Kevin Costner film included him describing his swing in a very poetic manner. For Love of the Game Bull Durham Tin Cup Field of Dreams

6. Which comedy great played 18 holes with the Dalai Lama? Kevin Costner Jim Carrey Adam Sandler Bill Murray

7. We've all seen Woody Harrelson play basketball in "White Men Can't Jump", but what sports flick showed him as a high school quarterback? The Best of Times Quarterback Princess Wildcats All The Right Moves

8. "The Natural" was a huge hit for Robert Redford in the '80s. What author actually wrote the novel in 1936 that would eventually be adapted to screenplay? Ernest Hemingway F. Scott Fitzgerald Terence Mann Bernard Malamud

9. Rubin "The Hurricane" Carter was the subject of great controversy when he was wrongfully imprisoned. What novel did he write about the travesty he had endured? One More Round The 16th Round A Champion's Tale Hurricane: The Miraculous Journey of Rubin Carter

10. Omar Epps has played an athlete in a few movies. Can you name the film in which his character's name was Darnell Jefferson? For Love and Basketball The Program Higher Learning Against the Ropes