OT: Give your best sports trivia question (rules in thread)

[storrsroars]

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Nope, but you were very close


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Seems odd that it was 295 for the first 13 years and then they took the trouble and expense to move it to 296, where it remained from 1937 to 1976,

 

[CCSUblue]

This pro Colorado legend backed up this pro Colorado legend in college at a position the backup went pro in. The starter went pro in a different sport.

 

[storrsroars]

MLB: Who has 500 hits for 4 different teams, yet did not reach 3000?

Helluva question... surprised I've never heard this one before.

Roberto Alomar

(edit: nope, but amazingly close: 832/497/564/496)

 

[cullaville]

Name the the 6 teams in the four major men's sports leagues (MLB, NBA, NHL, NFL) who share a name.

Rangers Cardinals Giants Panthers Jets
Kings?

 

[mauconnfan]

Ok don’t cheat here this one if for the older Husky crowd:

The 78-79 ECAC champion Huskies had their starting 5 and then their top 3 scorers off the bench ALL from the State of Connecticut .

Name them:

 

[cullaville]

This could get messy, but we're adults. Post one of your favorite sports trivia questions (without the answer). Try to post only one question, and if someone guesses correctly that's when you can reveal. Any sports counts. You can answer a question, post one of your own or do both: up to you.

Here's mine:
13 baseball players have won back to back mvps:
Every position on the field is represented at least once.

Some positions have multiple winners:

3 1st basement have won it
4 outfielders have won
And one guy who played all over the field.

Name all 13

Good luck and cheaters never win

Since the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament started in 1939 there have been nine states that have multiple schools win the men's NCAA Basketball Tournament. Can you name them?

Can you name the state that has had the most schools win the tournament?

 

[cullaville]

Ok don’t cheat here this one if for the older Husky crowd:

The 78-79 ECAC champion Huskies had their starting 5 and then their top 3 scorers off the bench ALL from the State of Connecticut .

Name them:

Jeff Carr, John DeLagrange, Randy Lavigne, Jim Abromaitis, Corny Thompson, Earl Kelly, Mike McKay and Bob Dulin.

Shout out to Nick Stevkovich even though not from CT

 

[CONN78SEJ]

Seems odd that it was 295 for the first 13 years and then they took the trouble and expense to move it to 296, where it remained from 1937 to 1976,

The right field warning track was notoriously narrow so maybe they decided to give it an extra foot.

 

[HitDog]

Since the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament started in 1939 there have been nine states that have multiple schools win the men's NCAA Basketball Tournament. Can you name them?

Can you name the state that has had the most schools win the tournament?

I had to look up after getting 7

 

[CONN78SEJ]

Jeff Carr, John DeLagrange, Randy Lavigne, Jim Abromaitis, Corny Thompson, Earl Kelly, Mike McKay and Bob Dulin.

Shout out to Nick Stevkovich even though not from CT

Was Norman Bailey on that team or did he come later?

 

[storrsroars]

Since the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament started in 1939 there have been nine states that have multiple schools win the men's NCAA Basketball Tournament. Can you name them?

Can you name the state that has had the most schools win the tournament?

NY PA NC MI WI CA KY TX OH

CA: UCLA, Cal, Stanford, San Francisco.

I'm kinda surprised more folks can't name every champion. My experience is that once you look at the list, most all the names stick with you for years, even the smaller schools from 40s & 50s.

 

[cullaville]

NY PA NC MI WI CA KY TX OH

CA: UCLA, Cal, Stanford, San Francisco.

I'm kinda surprised more folks can't name every champion. My experience is that once you look at the list, most all the names stick with you for years, even the smaller schools from 40s & 50s.

That's correct

 

[CONN78SEJ]

Since the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament started in 1939 there have been nine states that have multiple schools win the men's NCAA Basketball Tournament. Can you name them?

Can you name the state that has had the most schools win the tournament?

I’ll take a guess and say California, of course it depends on how far back you go as I’m not sure when the NCAA in its present form came into being.

 

[cullaville]

I’ll take a guess and say California.

CA is right

 

[cullaville]

Was Norman Bailey on that team or did he come later?

I looked it up after I posted - I have one incorrect

 

[cullaville]

Was Norman Bailey on that team or did he come later?

Norman Bailey was later

 

[microfich]

What are the most hits a team can have in 1/2 inning in baseball without scoring a run, and how.

 

[storrsroars]

What are the most hits a team can have in 1/2 inning in baseball without scoring a run, and how.

Can't see how it could be more than six. At some point bases are loaded and there are two force outs at home. Then last batter gets a single, but runner on third falls on his face or something and gets thrown out at home.

 

[Stew Crew]

Ok don’t cheat here this one if for the older Husky crowd:

The 78-79 ECAC champion Huskies had their starting 5 and then their top 3 scorers off the bench ALL from the State of Connecticut .

Name them:

Abromaitis & Clay Johnson (both from Holy Cross Waterbury)
Randy Lavigne
Bobby Dulin
Corny Thompson
Mike McKay
Jeff Carr

No idea on # 8.

 

[microfich]

Can't see how it could be more than six. At some point bases are loaded and there are two force outs at home. Then last batter gets a single, but runner on third falls on his face or something and gets thrown out at home.

6 is correct but your reasoning is not. That runner at home would be forced out and therefore no single is credited.

 

[Stew Crew]

Can't see how it could be more than six. At some point bases are loaded and there are two force outs at home. Then last batter gets a single, but runner on third falls on his face or something and gets thrown out at home.

It seems it would be 5. Single, pick off, single pick off, 3 singles, then final out each. If runner gets thrown out at home, it a force out do no hit for the batter.

 

[Stew Crew]

6 is correct but your reasoning is not. That runner at home would be forced out and therefore no single is credited.

Would it be a hit if runner coming home misses home plate and is called out on appeal?

 

[microfich]

Would it be a hit if runner coming home misses home plate and is called out on appeal?

Nope. Nice try. Still a force out in scoring.

 

[cullaville]

Would it be a hit if runner coming home misses home plate and is called out on appeal?

does a batter get credited with a hit if the batted ball hits a runner? would that be the sixth hit but an out is called so the runner on third does not score?

 

[microfich]

does a batter get credited with a hit if the batted ball hits a runner? would that be the sixth hit but an out is called so the runner on third does not score?

We have a winner!