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Remember When? [5] Trivia Quiz

The last in a series of mixed sports in the USA. I hope that you have enjoyed them. :-)

A multiple-choice quiz by Nightmare. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Nightmare

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
233,159

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1242

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Question 1 of 10

1. From 1958-1966, the Boston Celtics of the NBA won eight consecutive championships with the help of Bob Cousy, Sam Jones, John Havlicek, and who at their center position? Hint

Jerry West

Vlade Divac

Ben Wallace

Bill Russell

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Question 2 of 10

2. Hank Aaron was the first slugger in Major League history to hit 725 career home runs. In what decade did he retire? Hint

1920s

1990s

1970s

1940s

3. Like Tigers Woods who learned golf from his father, Arnold Palmer was formed into a great American golfing great. After turning amateur in 1954, and winning the Canadian Open in 1955, Palmer won his first Masters tournament in which year? Hint

1958

1992

2005

1943

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Question 4 of 10

4. Little League baseball began in 1938, with the first World Series being held in 1947. The first American team to win a World Series was from Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Which year did this happen? Hint

1993

1933

2006

1947

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Question 5 of 10

5. Lee Petty, father of racing legend Richard Petty, won the first Daytona 500 race in history. Which year did Lee win it? Hint

1987

1909

2001

1959

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Question 6 of 10

6. The first hockey Stanley Cup was awarded in 1893 to the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), who were the champions of the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada for 1893. In which year did the first American team win the Stanley Cup? Hint

1917

1988

1882

1974

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Question 7 of 10

7. The first female driver to race in an Indianapolis 500 was Janet Guthrie in which year? Hint

1977

2006

1945

1913

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Question 8 of 10

8. The first Kentucky Derby horse race was held in 1875 with Aristides being crowned the winner. 1919 saw the first Triple Crown winner. Who won this Kentucky Derby ridden by Johnny Loftus? Hint

Brokers Tip

Burgoo King

Cavalcade

Sir Barton

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Question 9 of 10

9. Baseball's Denton True 'Cy' Young was so great, that an award was named after him. Which type of award was it? Hint

Hall of Fame award

Hitting award

Pitching award

Community service award

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Question 10 of 10

10. The Buffalo Bills not only lost four Super Bowls in the same decade, but did it in four consecutive Super Bowls. Which decade did this unfornate NFL situation happen in? Hint

1990s

1940s

1960s

1910s

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. From 1958-1966, the Boston Celtics of the NBA won eight consecutive championships with the help of Bob Cousy, Sam Jones, John Havlicek, and who at their center position?

Answer: Bill Russell

Russell played his entire career of 13 seasons wearing the number 6 of the Celtics. He was a 12-time all-star in those 13 seasons, and won the season MVP award five times.

2. Hank Aaron was the first slugger in Major League history to hit 725 career home runs. In what decade did he retire?

Answer: 1970s

Aaron spent 21 of his 23 seasons with the Milwaukee, then Atlanta Braves. In November 1974, he was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers before retiring in 1976. His career home run count was 755.

Answer: 1958

It was Palmer's first major U.S. championship win in 1958. Arnold went on to win three more Masters in 1960, 1962, and 1964.

4. Little League baseball began in 1938, with the first World Series being held in 1947. The first American team to win a World Series was from Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Which year did this happen?

Answer: 1947

It was the first Little League World Series in 1947, which Williamsport won the final game 16-7 against Lock Haven, Pa. Mexico was the first international team win the World Series in 1957, and repeated their feat in 1968.

5. Lee Petty, father of racing legend Richard Petty, won the first Daytona 500 race in history. Which year did Lee win it?

Answer: 1959

Lee Petty won the first Daytona 500 in a controversy, with three cars crossing the finish line at the same time. It took more than one day to declare Petty the winner. Johnny Beauchamp was the second place finisher. The elder Petty was also Nascar's Rookie of the Year in 1959.

Answer: 1917

After witnessing numerous Stanley Cups going to Canadian teams, the 1916-17 Seattle Metropolitians were the first American team to win the cup. Their nickname of 'The Seattle Mets', went head-to-head with the Montreal Canadians in a best of five series. Seattle's Bernie Morris scored six goals in the final game against Montreal to seal the victory.

7. The first female driver to race in an Indianapolis 500 was Janet Guthrie in which year?

Answer: 1977

Guthrie did not finish the 1977 race. She returned for a ninth place finish in 1978. Lyn St. James was the second woman who ran in 1992, Sarah Fisher was next in 2000, then Danica Patrick in 2006.

8. The first Kentucky Derby horse race was held in 1875 with Aristides being crowned the winner. 1919 saw the first Triple Crown winner. Who won this Kentucky Derby ridden by Johnny Loftus?

Answer: Sir Barton

The others ran in the Kentucky Derby during the 1930s, but none ever won the Triple Crown. Gallant Fox was the next Triple Crown winner after Sir Barton in 1930, and shaved over two seconds off Sir Barton's time.

9. Baseball's Denton True 'Cy' Young was so great, that an award was named after him. Which type of award was it?

Answer: Pitching award

Young retired with 511 career wins. The first Cy Young award was given out in 1956 with the first recepient being Don Newcombe of the Brooklyn Dodgers for his 27-7 season record. Young died in November 1955.

10. The Buffalo Bills not only lost four Super Bowls in the same decade, but did it in four consecutive Super Bowls. Which decade did this unfornate NFL situation happen in?

Answer: 1990s

From Super Bowl XXV in 1991 to Super Bowl XXVIII in 1994, the Bills and head coach Marv Levy just couldn't go over the top. They lost to the Giants, Redskins, and twice to the Cowboys.

Source: Author Nightmare

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