Sports Easy Trivia Quiz # 51
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The Basic Elements of Soccer - What card that is used is least severe in USA rules?
The correct answer is 'Yellow'
The yellow card removes you from the game for a short amount of time. Red removes you from the game. Blue removes you from either the whole season or a few games, depending on the league. White does nothing.
Sports Easy Question 2
Sports of All Kinds - In which sport do you compete for "big air"?
The correct answer is 'Snowboarding'
Snowboarders try to get high in the air by jumping off things such as ramps. Sometimes they compete to get big air to determine which snowboarder can go the highest in the air.
Sports Easy Question 3
Did I Really Do That? - I sincerely loved the game no matter what. I never looked at the negatives of the game, although one of my teammates sure showed me how not to be. I retired with 493 home runs in a Yankee uniform, and was forced to retire in 1939. My name is Lou Gehrig. Why was I forced to retire?
The correct answer is 'I had a disease'
Gehrig had a love of the game that was well documented. No matter what, Lou played the game through injuries throughout his record consecutive game playing streak. Gehrig had some problems with the lifestyle of teammate Babe Ruth, but rarely publicized them. He won the 1927 and 1936 AL MVP award, and sandwiched the Triple Crown in 1934. Gehrig went to seven World Series with the Yankees, winning six of them, and out-homering Babe Ruth in the 1928 World Series, 4-3.
Sports Easy Question 4
Australian Football Knowledge - What is the name of the football stadium in Australia (i.e. where AFL games are played) that had the biggest crowd during the 1990s?
The correct answer is 'MCG'
MCG fits approx. 100,000 people, way in front of the second biggest, Colonial Stadium, which fits about 55,000.
Sports Easy Question 5
Baseball for Dummies #63 - I played 22 seasons in the big leagues. I was an All-Star for 20 consecutive seasons. I was a Rookie of the Year. I went to 4 World Series but never hit a home run. I own 2 season MVP Awards, and retired with the New York Mets with 660 home runs. Who am I?
The correct answer is 'Willie Mays'
Mays retired in 1973 after 1-1/2 seasons in a Mets uniform. When he retired, he was number 3 in career home runs with 660. The 'Say Hey Kid' also won 12 Gold Glove Awards.
Sports Easy Question 6
Hockey History of Records - Who scored the winning goal in the 1972 Summit Series?
The correct answer is 'Henderson'
Sports Easy Question 7
NBA Players' Colleges #1 - Which school did Theo Ratliff attend?
The correct answer is 'Wyoming'
He was drafted in 1995, 18th overall by the Detroit Pistons. Born in Demopolis, Alabama, Ratliff was never much of an offensive player. However, his defensive ability has made him a force in the NBA. His height, long arms, and great jumping ability have made him one of the best shot-blockers in the NBA. In 2003, he averaged 4.4 blocks per game.
Sports Easy Question 8
The Dodgers - Which of the following stadiums did the franchise play their home games for the least amount of time?
The correct answer is 'Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum'
The Dodgers only played at the Coliseum for four years from 1958-1961.
Sports Easy Question 9
Ice Hot Hockey - Why do players put black tape around their sticks?
The correct answer is 'Grip'
Players put their team color tape on their stick too. Wayne Gretzky use to put baby powder on for better grip. Only some players do this.
Sports Easy Question 10
Players With Something Big - My big bat came in my fifth season in the Major Leagues. Although I had never hit 40 home runs in a season before, I popped for 61 in 1961, breaking Babe Ruth's record of 60 in 1927. It created the biggest asterisk in baseball because I did it in a 162-game season while the Babe did it in a 154-game season. Who am I?
The correct answer is 'Roger Maris'
The others hadn't begun their careers yet in 1961. Maris won the American League MVP for his efforts in 1961, but few know that he also won the MVP in 1960 over Yankee teammate Mickey Mantle and Orioles' Brook Robinson. Maris' home run mark and the asterisk was erased from baseball in 1998 when Mark McGwire of the Cardinals hit 70 home runs of his own in the season. Ironically, Maris retired as a Cardinal in 1968.