Sports Journalism Final
What is the maximum number of coach's challenges allowed per team in an NFL game?
3
How many NHL teams were there in the 2019-2020 season?
31
How many players are allowed on an NFL team's regular season active roster?
53
Most sets end when one player wins ____ games.
6
What is the maximum number of eligible receivers of a forward pass that an offense can have on any play prior to a tipped pass?
6
How many teams from each conference make the playoffs?
8
How many teams from each conference make the playoffs? (NBA)
8
How games are in the NBA regular season?
82
How many Hart Trophies did Wayne Gretzky win during the 1980s?
9 out of 10
The 1989 World Series was interrupted by what?
A 6.9 magnitude earthquake
What MLB event first happened in 1972?
A Players' Strike
Which are the only two NBA franchises that have won more than 6 championships?
Lakers and Celtics
Name the star Maryland forward who died from a cocaine overdose days after being drafted by the Celtics in 1986.
Len Bias
What men's college basketball player was so dominant that in 1967 the NCAA outlawed dunking to slow him down?
Lew Alcindor
Curt Flood's reluctance to be traded to the Phillies in 1970 led to a lengthy court battle that precipitated the abolishment of what?
MLB's Reserve Clause
Offsides occurs when a player on the attacking team crosses the offensive blue line and into the offensive zone before the puck (unless the defensive team brings the puck into their own zone), and then touches the puck.
True
The 1960 Summer Games in Rome were the first Olympics broadcast on U.S. TV.
True
The longest match in professional tennis history lasted over 11 hours.
True
The offensive team may make only one forward pass from behind the line of scrimmage during each down.
True
How many overtimes are allowed in the Super Bowl?
Unlimited
Which cigarette company sponsored the first women's pro tennis tour?
Virginia Slims
NBC's much maligned decision to interrupt a thrilling finale of the Jets-Raiders game and cut to the movie Heidi.
What was "The Heidi Game"?
In 1962, ____________________ became the first and only NBA player to score 100 points in a single game.
Wilt Chamberlain
When announcing a tennis score, the ___________'s score is stated first.
Winners
What is the full name abbreviated by WTA?
Women's Tennis Association
In 1973, Dick Wilmarth won the first Iditarod, ____________________.
a dogsled race from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska.
A 1974 NJ court decision_______.
allowed girls to play Little League
In 1975, Frank Robinson_______.
became the first African American MLB manager
In 1973, MLB Rule 6.10(b) was made permanent allowing for_____.
designated hitters in the AL
After a team's fifth foul in a quarter, the fouled player will ______.
get two free throws
In 1966 the NHL expanded from___.
six teams to 12
Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments Act prohibited_____.
the exclusion of college athletes on the basis of sex
What is the only NFL team to have an undefeated (17-0) season?
1972 Dolphins
Magic Johnson and Larry Bird first played each other in the ____________.
1979 NCAA finals
The Miracle on Ice took place at the _______________.
1980 Winter Olympics
Players must outscore their opponents by at least ___ points to win a game.
2
If a playoff game is tied after regulation, how many shootout rounds are allowed?
0
How many points do NHL teams get for an overtime loss?
1
NFL games are played on a rectangular field that is 53.3 yards wide by ______ yard long?
120
After an offensive rebound of a missed field goal/free throw that hit the rim, the shot clock resets to______ seconds.
14
How many NFL teams make the playoffs?
14
Who is NBA Commissioner?
Adam Silver
In 1961, Paul "Bear" Bryant won his first of six NCAA Football championships at ________________.
Alabama
Why did the WBA strip Muhammad Ali of his heavyweight title in 1967?
Ali's refusal to be inducted into the U.S. Army
Which tragedy befell the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich?
Arab terrorists infiltrated the Olympic Village and kidnapped 11 members of the Israeli team.
Who is the only player to win back-to-back Heisman Trophies (1974-5)?
Archie Griffin
Instant replay debuted in 1963 during which of the following football games on CBS?
Army-Navy
In 1989, ______ became the first black NFL head coach since 1925.
Art Shell
______________ is the first African American to win the men's singles title at the U.S. Open (HINT: Center Court)?
Arthur Ashe
What is the full name abbreviated by ATP?
Association Tennis Professional
More than 50 million people tuned in to watch the 1973 "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match at the Houston Astrodome. What was the result?
Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in straight sets.
Which infamous Indiana University basketball coach began his three-decade tenure with the Hoosiers in 1971?
Bobby Knight
Which Bruins legend revolutionized hockey's defender position during the 1970s by leading the NHL in scoring?
Bobby Orr
Who earned the distinction of World's Greatest Athlete after winning decathlon gold at the 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics?
Bruce Jenner
Name the defensive coordinator who masterminded the world champion 1985 Chicago Bears 46 Defense?
Buddy Ryan
Which U.S. states have the most NHL teams?
California and New York
At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, ______ was awarded the gold medal in the Men's 100 Meter Dash after _______ was disqualified for using PEDs.
Carl Lewis; Ben Johnson
This boxer upset heavyweight champ Sonny Liston in 1964.
Cassius Clay
Which pair of U.S. tennis stars celebrated their wedding engagement by each winning a Wimbledon singles title in 1974?
Chris Evert & Jimmy Connors
Describe the consequences of unsuccessful coach's challenges.
Delay of Game Penalty
A player who attempts a field goal may not be the first to touch the ball if it fails to touch the backboard, basket ring or another player.
False
Each team has eight (8) timeouts with no restrictions per half.
False
Players must win more games than their opponents to win the match.
False
The 1974 Rumble in the Jungle was _______ vs. ________; the 1975 Thrilla in Manilla was ______ vs. _______.
Foreman-Ali; Ali-Frazier
In the NHL, icing occurs when a player shoots the puck across both the center line and the opposing team's ________ line without the puck going through the goal crease.
Goal Line
Winning all four majors in a single year is known as a
Grand Slam
In 1986, who became the first American to win the Tour de France?
Greg LeMond
Which diver cracked open his head during Springboard preliminaries at the 1988 Games and returned the next day to win gold in that event?
Greg Louganis
Who broke Babe Ruth's career homerun record of 714 in 1974?
Hank Aaron
In 1970, ABC debuted Monday Night Football, hiring this lawyer as its first play-by-play commentator __________.
Howard Cosell
On the night of March 29th, 1984, Bob Irsay secretly moved his NFL franchise from Baltimore to what city?
Indianapolis
In 1962, who became the first rookie golfer to win the U.S. Open?
Jack Nicklaus
In 1986, ____________________ won his record sixth and final green jacket at the Masters in Augusta, GA.
Jack Nicklaus
Name the only one-handed MLB pitcher to play in the 20th century.
Jim Abbot
What boxing legend known as the Brown Bomber died in 1981?
Joe Louis
Which quarterback famously guaranteed his team's victory in Super Bowl III despite being 18-point underdogs?
Joe Namath
Before Phelps surpassed him in 2008, this U.S. swimmer held the record for the most gold medals (7) in an Olympic games (1972) _____________.
Mark Spitz
Which pair of NBA Hall of Famers faced off in the 1982 NCAA Finals?
Michael Jordan & Patrick Ewing
In 1961, which two Yankees competed to break the MLB single season homerun record of 60?
Mickey Mantle & Roger Maris
Prior to the 1960-61 NBA season, where did the L.A. Lakers call home?
Minneapolis
Which of the following hockey teams was not a member of the upstart WHA?
Montreal Canadiens
In 1963, what opened in Canton, Ohio?
NFL Hall of Fame
What landmark event in sports marketing happened in 1985?
Nike debuted the Air Jordan.
If a player intentionally kicks the puck into the goal does it count?
No
Four NFL franchises have won 22 of the 54 Super Bowls played. Name them and indicate how many each team won. For instance you could write "Eagles 1, Eagles 1, Eagles 1, Eagles 1" as your answers. (Hint: Unfortunately the Eagles are not among this elite group of teams.)
Patriots: 6, Steelers: 6, 49ers: 5, Cowboys: 5
Which Cincinnati Red swatted his 3,000th hit in May, 1978, and then went on to tie an NL record with a 44-game hitting streak starting in June?
Pete Rose
What 33-year-old NFL general manager was elected league commissioner in 1960, where he served for the next 29 years?
Peter Rozelle
Concrete Charlie, the last NFL ironman, played both ways for which team that defeated the Green Bay Packers in the 1960 Championship?
Philadelphia Eagles
Batting .357 with 10 homeruns in 98 World Series at bats _____________ earned the nickname Mr. October.
Reggie Jackson
_____________________ has won the most men's majors (singles) in the Open Era.
Roger Federer
In 1971, ____________________ became the first Negro Baseball League veteran inducted into the MLB HOF.
Satchel Paige
_____________________ has won the most women's majors (singles) in the Open Era.
Serena Williams
What team hosted the first MLB game played outside of the United States in April, 1969?
The Montreal Expos
What precipitated the U.S.O.C.'s boycott of the 1980 Moscow Games?
The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
Why did International Olympic Committee President Avery Brundage expel U.S. sprinting medalists Tommie Smith and John Carlos from the 1968 Olympic Village in Mexico City?
They silently protested racial inequality by bowing their heads and raising gloved fists while atop the podium during the playing of the national anthem.
What is the popular term when a player achieves double digits in three of five statistical categories (points, assists, rebounds, blocked shots, and steals). For example a player with, 10 points, 11 rebounds, and 12 assists in a single game.
Triple Double
All rounds of the NBA playoffs are best-of-seven series. Series are played in a 2-2-1-1-1 format, meaning the team with home-court advantage hosts games 1, 2, 5, and 7.
True
By rule, pass interference requires an act that "significantly hinders" an opponent's opportunity to make a play on the ball. In replay, to change the ruling on the field, there must be clear and obvious visual evidence that the contact "significantly hindered" or "did not significantly hinder" an opponent.
True
If the team that possesses the ball first in overtime does not score on its initial possession, the team next scoring by any method shall be the winner.
True
Following the so-called year of the pitcher (1968), what rules did MLB change to increase offense leading the batter-friendly baseball we know today.
lower pitchers mound and narrower strike zone
