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Quiz about Memorable Games The Next Week

Memorable Games: The Next Week Quiz

On several occasions, a memorable game in sports history was played before the actual championship was decided. Lets see if you remember what else happened in those years.

A multiple-choice quiz by BaronTR. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
BaronTR

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
86,709

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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368

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Question 1 of 10

1. Bobby Thompson's "Shot Heard Round the World" won the National League pennant for the NY Giants in 1951, but they lost in the World Series. Who beat them? Hint

Indians

Browns

Athletics

Yankees

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Question 2 of 10

2. Green Bay won the 1967 NFL championship by beating Dallas 21-17 in what became known as the "Ice Bowl", then went on to the Super Bowl and beat Oakland by ____ . Hint

35-10

35-14

23-7

33-14

3. The Pittsburgh Steelers beat Oakland in the 1972 divisional playoffs thanks to Franco Harris' miracle catch that became known as "The Immaculate Reception", but were beaten by the undefeated Miami Dolphins in the AFC Championship game. Who hosted the game?

Answer: ( One Word ... the city name, not the nickname)

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Question 4 of 10

4. UCLA had won 7 consecutive championships going into 1974, but missed out on an 8th one when they lost to NC State in a game that went into double overtime. Who did NC State go on to beat in the championship game? Hint

Kansas

Marquette

North Carolina

Louisville

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Question 5 of 10

5. The most lasting image of the 1975 World Series is probably Carlton Fisk waving his home run fair to win game 6. That victory only tied the series however, and Cincinnati went on to win game 7 and the championship. Whose 9th inning hit drove in the winning run in game 7? Hint

Joe Morgan

Pete Rose

Ken Griffey

Tony Perez

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Question 6 of 10

6. 1975 saw the first "Hail Mary" pass, as Roger Staubach hit Drew Person on a last minute 50 yd touchdown pass to lead Dallas past Minnesota 17-14 in the division playoffs. The Cowboys blew out LA 37-7 in the NFC Championship the next week. Who scored 3 touchdowns for Dallas in the game? Hint

Preston Pearson

Roger Staubach

Drew Pearson

Golden Richards

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Question 7 of 10

7. You probably know that the win by the US Hockey team in the 1980 Olympics over the Soviet Union did not clinch the overall title (the USA beat Finland in their last game to win the gold medal). How many goals did the USA score against Finland in that final game? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. In 1981, San Francisco beat Dallas in the NFC championship on a leaping touchdown grab by Dwight Clark that became known as "The Catch". Where did they play Cincinnati in the Super Bowl? Hint

Detroit

Miami

Minneapolis

Pasadena

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Question 9 of 10

9. In the 1986 AFC championship, John Elway led Denver on "The Drive", a 98 yard march to tie the game before they won in overtime. They ended up losing the Super Bowl, as the opposing quarterback completed 22-25 passing attempts in the game. Who was he?

Answer: ( Two words, or just surname)

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Question 10 of 10

10. In the "Music City Miracle" in 1999, Tennessee beat Buffalo on an across the field lateral pass during a kickoff in the last minute of the game. Who did they beat in their next game? Hint

Oakland

Jacksonville

Indianapolis

St Louis

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Bobby Thompson's "Shot Heard Round the World" won the National League pennant for the NY Giants in 1951, but they lost in the World Series. Who beat them?

Answer: Yankees

The Yankees took the series 4 games to 2. The series had the distinction of being Joe Dimaggio's last World Series to play in and the first series that Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle played in.

2. Green Bay won the 1967 NFL championship by beating Dallas 21-17 in what became known as the "Ice Bowl", then went on to the Super Bowl and beat Oakland by ____ .

Answer: 33-14

Packer kicker Don Chandler kicked 4 field goals in the game. The game was also notable because Vince Lombardi resigned after the game as Green Bay coach.

Answer: Pittsburgh

Back before the game was awarded to the team with the better record, Miami beat Pittsburgh 21-17 at Three Rivers Stadium.

Answer: Marquette

UCLA would go on to win another title in 1975, finishing a run of 10 titles in a 12 year period before John Wooden's retirement.

Answer: Joe Morgan

Griffey scored the winning run on Morgan's single, as the Reds took the game 4-3. 5 of the 7 games in the series were decided by 1 run.

Answer: Preston Pearson

The Rams finally got to play an NFC championship game at home, but the Cowboys simply blew them out. Pearson had joined Dallas at the start of the year, and turned out to be the perfect halfback for the shotgun formation that the Cowboys unveiled that season. Dallas became the 1st post merger Wild Card team to make the Super Bowl, which they lost 21-17 to the Steelers.

Answer: 4

The US scored 3 goals in the 3rd period to pull off a 4-2 come from behind victory. A round-robin format was used that year instead of single elimination, making it harder to figure out who was winning at any given moment. The results of the games played in the round-robin Medal Round were: USA vs. USSR 4-3, and USA vs. Finland 4-2, USSR vs. Sweden, 9-2, and Sweden vs. Finland, 3-3.

8. In 1981, San Francisco beat Dallas in the NFC championship on a leaping touchdown grab by Dwight Clark that became known as "The Catch". Where did they play Cincinnati in the Super Bowl?

Answer: Detroit

Super Bowl XVI was the 1st to be played in a northern site, with the 49ers winning the game 26-21 at the Silverdome.

Answer: Phil Simms

Simms completed 88 percent of his passes as New York beat the Broncos 39-20.

10. In the "Music City Miracle" in 1999, Tennessee beat Buffalo on an across the field lateral pass during a kickoff in the last minute of the game. Who did they beat in their next game?

Answer: Indianapolis

The victory over Buffalo came in the Wild Card game. The Titans next game and win was against the Colts in the divisional round of the playoffs, although they would later play the Jaguars and the Rams in the playoffs.

Source: Author BaronTR

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