Lead the Pack Trivia Quiz

Answer: Cal Ripken Jr.

Ripken broke Gehrig's record of 2,130 games played in a row on September 6, 1995. On that night Ripken hit a home run, that was called on local radio by US President Bill Clinton. The streak continued for 500 more games over the next four seasons until Ripken removed himself from the Orioles' final game in 1998. He played the entire streak at shortstop, with some time at third base.

Answer: 7

From 1999 to 2005, Armstrong was the King of the Tour, taking the yellow jersey in Paris every year. Armstrong was on team US Postal/Discovery Channel. What made Armstrong's streak more impressive is Armstrong's battle with testicular cancer which he won before starting the streak in 1999.
He was stripped of all titles in October 2012.

Answer: Brett Favre

Favre began his streak September 27, 1992 when he started for the Packers against the Pittsburgh Steelers. 18 years and two teams later, Favre sat out a game for the Minnesota Vikings against the New York Giants on December 13, 2010. During the streak, 238 other people started at quarterback in the NFL, 17 being Favre's backup.

Answer: Squash

Starting in 1981, Khan won the World Open, becoming the youngest to win the prestigious event. For the next five years, Khan won every match he took part in, all 555. In 1986 at the World Open, Khan dropped a match to Ross Norman, ending the streak, exactly five years and eight months after it began. Khan retired in 1993 as a six-time world Cup champ and a 10 time British Open winner.

Answer: New York Yankees

During the streak, which lasted from May 15-July 16, 1941), DiMaggio hit .408 with 11 home runs and 55 RBI. The day after the streak ended, DiMaggio began a 16 game hit streak. Joe hit safely in 72 of 73 games, also a record.

Answer: Won the championship every year

The 92-93 season saw the club finish in 3rd place, the first time since the 1968-69 campaign when the club weren't the champs. The club must not have liked their third place finishing because the next year they regained their championship position, and held it for another 14 years until 2008.

Answer: Cy Young

On April 25, 1904, Young, playing for the Boston Americans, finished with three no-hit innings against the Philadelphia Athletics followed by seven hitless innings in relief on April 30, against the Washington Senators. On May 5, Young threw a perfect game, the first in American League history, also against the A's. Back on the mound 6 days later versus the Detroit Tigers, Young threw 6.1 hitless innings before surrendering a knock.

Answer: Tennis

Vergeer was diagnosed with paraplegia at the age of 8 and confined to a wheelchair. Vergeer also took part in wheelchair basketball, along with her stunning tennis career. Between August 2005 and October 2006, not only did she win every match she played in, she won every set, and only one needed a tiebreaker.

Answer: Tiger Woods

Woods got caught up in a sex scandal after it was revealed that he was having relationships with many different women, during his marriage. When he lost his number one ranking on October 30, 2010, it marked the first time since June 12, 2005 that Woods wasn't atop the world rankings.

Answer: Men's basketball

The losing streak came to end against Brad College with an 81-52 win. It took until February 21, 2011 for the Beavers to snap a losing streak against conference opponents, when they beat Occidental College. That streak began back in 1985. The film "Quantam Hoops" (2007) documents the team's 2005-06 season.

The men's basketball team isn't the only bad team though. The soccer team snapped a 201 game drought with a last second goal against Cal Lutheran. The women`s basketball team snapped a "mini" 50 game losing streak.