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Sports Injuries: Part 1

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Introduction:
"Injuries are a part of the game ... any game. Some were funny. Some were career-ending."


1. Who effectively ended Joe Theissman's career on Monday Night Football?
    Lawrence Taylor
    Bruce Smith
    Reggie White
    Junior Seau


2. How did Darryl Dawkins of the 76ers cut his hand, forcing him to miss some games?
    Trying his hand at origami.
    Attempting to rip a phone book.
    Washing the dishes.
    Smashing a backboard.


3. How did baseball catcher Mickey Tettleton come to suffer from athlete's foot?
    Barefoot walks on New Jersey beaches.
    Swimming in the everglades.
    Tying his shoe laces too tight.
    Never washed his lucky socks.


4. Which baseball player once injured himself while eating a cup cake?
    John Kruk
    Kevin Mitchell
    Boog Powell
    Babe Ruth


5. What ailment forced LA Dodger star pitcher Sandy Koufax, to call it a career at the age of 30?
    Tendonitis
    Psoriasis
    Bursitis
    Arthritis


6. You often hear of an athlete with a "torn acl". What does "acl" stand for?
    Acute collarbone laceration
    Atrophied canal lobe
    Anti cap lesion
    Anterior cruciate ligament


7. In the NFL, what does "PUP" stand for?
    Pharmaceutically untreated person.
    Played under pain.
    Physically unable to perform
    Personal undiagnosed problem.


8. What was unusual about Rickey Henderson missing one game for the Toronto Blues, with a case of frost bite?
    He used to freeze his pillow sheets on hot nights.
    He got it while making frozen Margaritas.
    Was caused by a breeze when Joe Carter whiffed.
    It was in August.


9. Which superstar was injured by a coyote bite?
    Walter Payton
    Julius Erving
    Nolan Ryan
    Bobby Orr


10. How did Braves closer John Smoltz injure himself while ironing a shirt?
    Frayed cord sent a shock up his pitching arm.
    The phone rang and he put the iron to his ear.
    He was wearing the shirt at the time.
    Dropped ironing board on his foot.


11. Who famously hit his head on a diving board in the summer olympics?
    Greg Louganis
    Johnny Weismuller
    Matt Biondi
    Thornton Melon


12. When Australian rugby league player Jamie Ainscough complained of an infection in his arm, doctors gave him X-rays which revealed Jamie had what embedded into his arm?
    Another player's tooth.
    A golf pencil.
    A bullet.
    A hypodermic needle tip.


13. Reconstructive surgery on a baseball pitcher's elbow was named after who?
    Don Sutton
    Tommy John
    Bob Arthroscope
    Jerry Reuss


14. While John Daly was playing golf at the Dutch Open in July, 2002, a piece of glass embedded in his hand worked its way out, causing his hand to begin bleeding heavily. What did he do?
    Stitched it with complimentary sewing kit in his hotel room.
    Threw a tantrum and killed a goose with his 7 iron.
    Poured whiskey on it and kept playing.
    Used super glue to seal the wound.


15. What is lateral epicondylitis more commonly called?
    Bursitis
    Ruptured achiles tendon
    Dislocated shoulder
    Tennis elbow


16. Which NFL kicker famously injured himself while celebrating a successful field goal attempt in December 2001?
    Martin Gramatica
    Matt Stover
    Jason Elam
    Bill Gramatica


17. Who sprained an ankle when his dog passed him on the stairs, just months after he bruised his face, knocking himself unconscious falling on a teammate's steep driveway?
    Lonnie Smith
    Brian Griese
    Willis Reed
    John McEnroe


18. Who blew out BOTH knees while simply running a pass route at Veterans Stadium in October 1993?
    Wendell Davis
    Mike Quick
    Michael Irvin
    David Terrell


19. What happened to golfer Lee Trevino that permanently damaged the flexibility and sensitivity of his lower back's vertebrae?
    Hit by a crash debris at Daytona 500.
    Misunderstood what the ball washer is for.
    Run over by a rickshaw.
    Struck by lightning.


20. What causes the most baseball injuries in Australia?
    Poor sliding techniques
    Getting hit by a pitch.
    Broken beer bottles in the field
    Groin Pulls


21. What's the most common injury among major league pitchers?
    Torn rotator cuff
    Tendonitis
    Shoulder strain
    Groin Pulls


22. While with the Hartford Whalers of the NHL, how did defenseman Mark Howe almost die in a game in the 1980-81 season?
    Blocked a slap shot with his face.
    Mistook Zamboni oil bottle for the water bottle.
    Team mate inadvertantly skated over his neck.
    Impaled on goal mooring spike.


23. How did Baltimore Colts offensive guard Robert Pratt, pull a hamstring in 1981?
    Running for an overnight bus to Indianapolis.
    Chasing a streaker off the field.
    Running on the field for the coin toss.
    Tripped over the chain markers.


24. How did Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Richie Sexson strain his neck?
    Doing dog impression out the team bus window.
    Trying to put on a baseball cap that was too small.
    Gawking at a topless girl in the bleachers.
    Carrying a full Gatorade jug on his shoulder.


25. San Francisco Giants manager Roger Craig cut his hand on what?
    The bullpen phone
    A protective cup
    A bra strap
    A laminated line-up card


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