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Sports Southern Style Trivia Quiz

Here is some sports trivia with a southern flare with a few mixed in north of the Mason-Dixon line.

A multiple-choice quiz by printdaddy. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
printdaddy

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
117,975

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
496

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Question 1 of 10

1. Former Washington Bullet and Utah Jazz guard Jeff Malone, played his college ball at what university? Hint

Mississippi State

Samford

Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Georgetown

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Question 2 of 10

2. What town in Georgia did Herschel Walker grow up and play HS football? Hint

Wrightsville

Swainsboro

Louisville

Dublin

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the first Major Leaguer to homer from both side of the plate in the same inning? Hint

Chipper Jones

Tom Herr

Ozzie Smith

Carlos Baerga

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Question 4 of 10

4. Brett Favre of the Green Bay Packers starred at which college? Hint

Alabama

Tougaloo

Southern Miss

LSU

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Question 5 of 10

5. Former NASCAR Winston Cup driver Lake Speed was originally from what southern city? Hint

Charlotte, NC

Murfreesboro, TN

Jackson, MS

Birmingham, AL

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Question 6 of 10

6. There is no possible way you can hurl a no-hitter in the Majors and still be the losing pitcher.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was significant about LSU's 7-3 victory over Ole Miss, played in Baton Rouge in 1959, a game in which Billy Cannon scored the game's only TD, when he returned a punt for a score? Hint

Driving Snow Storm

Halloween Night

Sunday Morning

None of the Above

8. The State of Mississippi is home to perhaps the greatest running back of all time in Walter Payton. The state also supports the likes of what many call the greatest receiver ever in Jerry Rice. Let's don't forget 3-time NFL MVP Brett Favre at quarterback. But Mississippi was also home (collegiately), to who was no doubt the greatest punter this game has ever known. Can you name this former NFL legend?

Answer: (Two words or just surname)

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Question 9 of 10

9. The Chicago Bears in the 1940s were better known as who? Hint

Da Bears

Chicago Bears

Monsters of the Midway

Capone's Cronies

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following Major Leaguers, did NOT play on the 1985 Mississippi State "College World Series" team? Hint

Jeff Brantley

Rafael Palmero

Boo Ferriss

Will Clark

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Former Washington Bullet and Utah Jazz guard Jeff Malone, played his college ball at what university?

Answer: Mississippi State

Jeff Malone averaged 26.8 ppg. his senior season at Mississippi State University ('79-'83), where he earned 1st team All-American his senior year. He is a Macon, Georgia native.

2. What town in Georgia did Herschel Walker grow up and play HS football?

Answer: Wrightsville

Walker attended Johnson County High School in Wrightsville, where he rushed for 6,317 yards and 86 touchdowns. He was Parade Magazine National High School Back of the Year in 1979, when he ran for 3,167 yards and 45 touchdowns.

3. Who was the first Major Leaguer to homer from both side of the plate in the same inning?

Answer: Carlos Baerga

Carlos Baerga performed this feat on April 8, 1993, while playing for the Cleveland Indians. Mark Bellhorn became the first National League player to accomplish the feat on August 29, 2002 as a Chicago Cub.

4. Brett Favre of the Green Bay Packers starred at which college?

Answer: Southern Miss

Favre, from Kiln, Mississippi, attended the University of Southern Mississippi, located in Hattiesburg.

5. Former NASCAR Winston Cup driver Lake Speed was originally from what southern city?

Answer: Jackson, MS

Speed grew up in Jackson, Mississippi. He began a career in Winston Cup in 1980, and in 19 years, started 402 races resulting in a win at Darlington in 1988, and no less than 16 top fives, and 75 top ten finishes. He also won six U.S. Karting National Championships prior to his Winston Cup career.

6. There is no possible way you can hurl a no-hitter in the Majors and still be the losing pitcher.

Answer: False

Probably the easiest way to lose the game of your no-hitter would be to walk a batter, runner then steals second, advances to third on a fielder's choice, then tags-up and scores on a long fly ball to the outfield.

7. What was significant about LSU's 7-3 victory over Ole Miss, played in Baton Rouge in 1959, a game in which Billy Cannon scored the game's only TD, when he returned a punt for a score?

Answer: Halloween Night

Boo! yep, it was on Halloween Night, a night that still haunts the Ole Miss faithful.

Answer: Ray Guy

Ray Guy, who played college ball at Southern Miss, then went on to a stellar career with the Oakland Raiders.

9. The Chicago Bears in the 1940s were better known as who?

Answer: Monsters of the Midway

Throughout the 1940s, the NFL mainly consisted of just 10 teams (though only eight competed in 1943) in two Divisions: the Eastern and Western. Chicago was the capital of the pro football world during this period, with the "Monsters of the Midway" (the Bears) playing in the first four Championship games of the decade, winning twice.

10. Which of the following Major Leaguers, did NOT play on the 1985 Mississippi State "College World Series" team?

Answer: Boo Ferriss

Ferriss was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in 1942, after spending three years on the pitching staff at Mississippi State University (earning All-SEC honors). Also on that 1985 team that made it to Omaha was Bobby Thigpen, who set a Major League Record for single season saves. He accomplished this feat in 1990 while playing for the Chicago White Sox.

Source: Author printdaddy

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