Sports Trivia

[Chris M.]

I know if some of you enjoy sports trivia like I do, then you'll find this thread interesting. Basically just post your interesting sports trivia questions. Try to limit it to the four main North American leagues though.

I'll start with a bit of an easy one:

Since 1957, only one MLB player has hit for the natural cycle in the minimum 4 plate appearances it requires. Name him.

[jds10912]

Wilkerson with the Expo's?

[Broken Parachute]

I have no clue so I'm just going to guess Craig Biggio?

[StuGrimson]

It is Wilkerson, I have to hear Pat Tabler talk about that every time he gets a hit which luckily is very rarely

[Chris M.]

Wilkerson with the Expo's?

Correct!

Next question: Who is the last switch-hitter to win the American League MVP?

[Broken Parachute]

Mickey Mantle?

[LastPlaceRocks]

I think it actually is Mantle.

[Broken Parachute]

Mantle is the only switch hitter in the AL that came to mind.

[Chris M.]

Mantle is incorrect.

[Broken Parachute]

Are you sure?

[Chris M.]

Yes. It's a bit of a trick question.

[LastPlaceRocks]

I actually looked this up - it's Vida Blue. Works because it's before the DH rule was implemented. Well played sir.

[FondestMemory]

vida blue. not a true switch hitter.

[Broken Parachute]

That's just a technicality. I wouldn't consider him the last switch hitter to win an MVP. He's a pitcher who happened to win the MVP who happened to be a switch hitter.

[FondestMemory]

who holds the record for most touchdown passes thrown by a running back in the nfl?

[LastPlaceRocks]

I don't think it's LT yet, but I can't think of who else it would be off the top of my head.

[Broken Parachute]

Clinton Portis? That's a tough one.

[FondestMemory]

lt has seven. eight is the record.

[LastPlaceRocks]

That's what I thought, but I can't remember without looking it up who has eight. Know he passed Marcus Allen with that last one though.

[CubbyNick42]

Walter Payton?

[Broken Parachute]

I looked up the answer. Walter Payton is second all time, LT is third.

[LastPlaceRocks]

Who's first then?

[Broken Parachute]

Frank Gifford

[LastPlaceRocks]

Wouldn't have guessed that.

[FondestMemory]

fuck. you're right. i forgot about him. for some reason i always think of him as a receiver and forget that he was a running back first, and longer.

haha. i was wrong. i thought payton's 8 was tops.

[LastPlaceRocks]

I just figured you were thinking about the modern era.

[LastPlaceRocks]

Who was the only player to have won a Stanley Cup, and NCAA Championship and a Olympic gold medal?

[Broken Parachute]

Is it someone on the Wild?

[LastPlaceRocks]

Nope. Come to think of it, I don't think the Wild have any college players on their roster now outside of Weller.

However, one of those championships was won by a Minnesota team.

[Broken Parachute]

So he was a Gopher, eh?

[LastPlaceRocks]

Saying that they're the only one out of the five collegiate D1 teams and three professional franchises to have won a championship, yes he was.

Here's something else to think about - Every single player minus three have been Americans for the Gophers during their championships (72, 74, 79, 02, 03).

[kshtoinks12]

Who did Brett Favre's first completion go to?





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[Broken Parachute]

Thomas Vanek and Paul Martin are the only two Gophers I know, and neither of them have Stanley Cup or a gold medal at the Olympics.

I'm just guessing the person is from the US?

[LastPlaceRocks]

He's from the US; in fact he is also from Minnesota. At this point you should be able to figure out which Olympics he won the gold.

[Broken Parachute]

If he's from the US and he's got a gold medal...he must be from the 1980 team?

[LastPlaceRocks]

He is a member of the Miracle on Ice.

[CubbyNick42]

Who did Brett Favre's first completion go to?
Brett Favre

[Broken Parachute]

Dave Silk?

[LastPlaceRocks]

Nope - he didn't win a Stanley Cup.

[Broken Parachute]

Mark Johnson? Ken Morrow? Neal Broten? Steve Christoff?

I'm all out, haha.

[LastPlaceRocks]

It's one of those four players.

Next time I'll ask an easier question, I swear.

[Broken Parachute]

It's Broten. I just Googled it, haha.

That was definitely the hardest question so far. And that's a cool piece of trivia.

[Broken Parachute]

Here's a good one:

Who was the last player to play for the NY Mets, NY Yankees, Chicago White Sox, and Chicago Cubs?

[LastPlaceRocks]

It's Broten. I just Googled it, haha.

That was definitely the hardest question so far. And that's a cool piece of trivia.
Yeah, I like that bit of trivia; especially as Broten was one of my favorite players growing up. He also has a Minnesota High School Championship as well.

[CubbyNick42]

Who was the last player to play for the NY Mets, NY Yankees, Chicago White Sox, and Chicago Cubs?
Lance Johnson?

[LastPlaceRocks]

Unless Robin Ventura also played for the Cubs, I think it's Johnson as well.

[Broken Parachute]

Yep, it's One Dog.

He was one of my favorite players growing up. I wish every season for him could have been like his 1996 season with the Mets.

.333 BA, 9 HR, 69 RBI, 117 runs scored, 227 hits, 21 triples, 50 stolen bases, .362 OBP, .479 SLG,

[CubbyNick42]

21 triples!?

[LastPlaceRocks]

Yeah, he's one of six or seven players to do that in the past fifty years. I know Guzman hit twenty at the beginning of the decade for the Twins.

[Broken Parachute]

He was a triples machine in the 90's.

1991 - 13
1992 - 12
1993 - 14
1994 - 14
1995 - 12
1996 - 21

In all honesty, he was such a solid leadoff hitter in the 90's. I wish he had a better OBP though.

Career 162 game averages:

.291 BA, 4 HR, 54 RBI, 86 runs scored, 37 stolen bases, .334 OBP, 175 hits

[CubbyNick42]

Which two wide receivers were teammates at Santa Monica Community College in 1997 and have since gone on to combine for 8 Pro Bowl appearances?

[rcrook]

ocho cinco and steve smith

[FondestMemory]

teammates?

chad johnson and isaac bruce both went there. but bruce was gone long before 97.

i can't think of anybody else that went there. i know cj and whosyamomma were teammates at oregon state. not sure if tj went there first though.

i'm stumped on that one.

[FondestMemory]

ocho cinco and steve smith

ahhh, good one. didn't know he went there.

[CubbyNick42]

Nicely done. That one blows my mind.

[rcrook]

yeah i knew that randomly for some reason

[rcrook]

who hit two grand slams in the same inning and what pitcher gave up both of them? the first part of the question is the easier one.

[FondestMemory]

fernando tatis, wasn't it?

no clue on the pitcher.

[CubbyNick42]

Chan Ho Park

[rcrook]

yup chan ho. why he was in the game for tatis to hit another grand slam is beyond me.

[LastPlaceRocks]

I believe it was the first inning and he got taken out after that. Personally I'm more amazed that Texas gave him
$65 million.

[rcrook]

third inning

[LastPlaceRocks]

Okay then there's no point.

[rcrook]

chan ho's line in that game

2.2 ip 8 hits 11 runs 6 earned 3 walks 2 strikeouts

[StuGrimson]

Yeah, I like that bit of trivia; especially as Broten was one of my favorite players growing up. He also has a Minnesota High School Championship as well.

I knew that for some reason. He is the American version of Scott Niedermayer

[LastPlaceRocks]

He basically is - just trade in the Memorial Cup for the NCAA Championship and you have Niedermayer.

[JMo34]

What college did Joe Horn attend?

[CubbyNick42]

Itawamba Community College

[JMo34]

What is the only stadium to host a MLB All Star Game, NCAA Final Four, Super Bowl and World Series?

[CubbyNick42]

Metrodome?

[LastPlaceRocks]

It's the Dome - '85 All Star Game, two Final Fours, two World Series and Super Bowl XXVI.

[xbrokendownx]

the 3 active players with the most grand slams are Manny Ramirez, Alex Rodriguez, and Ken Griffey Jr. who is 4th? (active)

[CubbyNick42]

Jim Edmonds?

[xbrokendownx]

nopeee

[CubbyNick42]

Nevermind, just looked it up. Should've known it'd be a Yank.

[JMo34]

Against what team did Wilt Chamberlain score 100 points?

[StuGrimson]

I Know Jason Giambi has like 14 or 15 so he should be close

[LastPlaceRocks]

Wilt did it against the Knicks.

[xbrokendownx]

oh damn, maybe it is Giambi? haha the guy i thought it was isnt him though. actually, the guy im thinking of may have more than Griffey too

richie sexson

[LastPlaceRocks]

Nice job failing on that spoiler.

[StuGrimson]

I just remember both him and ARod both came up with the bases loaded against Purcey the other day and they had similar GS totals. If I remembered right AROD had 16 and Giambi maybe 14

[JMo34]

Who is the only player to average a triple double in a season?

[rcrook]

nice spoiler there floyd you're the worst

[CubbyNick42]

Oscar Robertson

[CubbyNick42]

[spolier]richie sexson[/spoiler]
hahahahaha

[xbrokendownx]

fuck off assholes i fixed it

[CubbyNick42]

It's pronounced "spol-yay."

[JMo34]

Where did the Atlanta Hawks play before moving to Atlanta?

[CubbyNick42]

St. Louis

[JMo34]

St. Louis

Where did they play before St. Louis?

[LastPlaceRocks]

Milwaukee

Out of the four major sports leagues, what was the last franchise to cease operations/fold?

[rcrook]

fuck off assholes i fixed it

no love from wifey got u mad?

[xbrokendownx]

lol what the fuck?

[CubbyNick42]

Out of the four major sports leagues, what was the last franchise to cease operations/fold?
Charlotte Sting.

[LastPlaceRocks]

Don't think the WNBA is one of the four major sports leagues, but if I need to rephrase the question I will.

[rcrook]

eh well the sting aren't part of mlb, nfl, nba or nhl. i couldnt think of any teams in those sports. the mls did have 2 teams fold a few years ago.

[CubbyNick42]

Don't think the WNBA is one of the four major sports leagues, but if I need to rephrase the question I will.
That's a matter of personal opinion.

[Chris M.]

Milwaukee

Out of the four major sports leagues, what was the last franchise to cease operations/fold?

I should know this but the team is slipping my mind. I'm likely way way way off on this but I'll say the New York Americans of the NHL.

[xbrokendownx]

cleveland barons!

[LastPlaceRocks]

eh well the sting aren't part of mlb, nfl, nba or nhl. i couldnt think of any teams in those sports. the mls did have 2 teams fold a few years ago.
It's not in our lifetimes.

[LastPlaceRocks]

cleveland barons!

Winner.

[JMo34]

The original Baltimore Bullets?

[CubbyNick42]

Wow! I didn't know they existed.

[LastPlaceRocks]

That's a matter of personal opinion.
It is, but I don't know many people who see the WNBA as one of the four major sports leagues of the US.

[JMo34]

Who were the first NBDL champions?

[Chris M.]

cleveland barons!

You're right. Damn it I should have got that one right. I knew it was an NHL team.

Here's an easy one: Which MLB pitcher has the most wins without ever winning a Cy Young award?

[LastPlaceRocks]

The original Baltimore Bullets?
Last one to outright fold, but not last one cease operations. The Barons were merged into the North Stars twenty-five years later.

[Chris M.]

Wow! I didn't know they existed.

They used to play in California but then moved to Cleveland for two years until they folded.

[rcrook]

Who were the first NBDL champions?

Who was the first person to actively follow the NBDL?

[xbrokendownx]

You're right. Damn it I should have got that one right. I knew it was an NHL team.

Here's an easy one: Which MLB pitcher has the most wins without ever winning a Cy Young award?




mike mussina?

[Chris M.]

mike mussina?

haha no

[xbrokendownx]

cy young...?

[rcrook]

In 1993 the Angels and Dodgers both had the Rookies of the Year. Who were they?

[Chris M.]

cy young...?

Yep.

[xbrokendownx]

In 1993 the Angels and Dodgers both had the Rookies of the Year. Who were they?




i know piazza won ROY with the dodgers, but i don tknow the AL guy

[JMo34]

Tim Salmon

[rcrook]

correct

[LastPlaceRocks]

What was the New York Yankees' original name?

[CubbyNick42]

New York Highlanders?

[CubbyNick42]

Or Baltimore Orioles? One of the two.

[LastPlaceRocks]

Baltimore Orioles from the first two seasons of the AL before moving to New York.

What was the Baltimore Orioles' (modern franchise) original name?

[JMo34]

Highlanders?
I know they moved from Baltimore and became the Yankees.

[CubbyNick42]

St. Louis Browns?

[Chris M.]

Baltimore Orioles.

What was the Baltimore Orioles' (modern franchise) original name?

Milwaukee Brewers?

[CubbyNick42]

Who's the only athlete to be drafted by the NFL, NBA, and MLB?

edit: there are actually two. Name either.

[LastPlaceRocks]

Milwaukee Brewers?
Winner. Was that for a season before moving to St. Louis and becoming the Browns. Always found that to be funny when I was a kid.

[LastPlaceRocks]

Who's the only athlete to be drafted by the NFL, NBA, and MLB?

edit: there are actually two. Name either.
Dave Winfield's one.

[CubbyNick42]

Yep. The significantly-less-famous Dave Logan is the other.

[LastPlaceRocks]

That's cool - I didn't realize there was someone else.

[LastPlaceRocks]

What ballpark hosted the first All-Star Game?

[JMo34]

What was the Cleveland Indians original name?

[LastPlaceRocks]

It's either the Spiders or Blues, but I think the Spiders were a separate franchise.

[JMo34]

What ballpark hosted the first All-Star Game?

Comiskey or the Polo Grounds.

[JMo34]

It's either the Spiders or Blues, but I think the Spiders were a separate franchise.
It was the Blues or Bluebirds, either one.

[CubbyNick42]

Pretty sure it's Comiskey.

[Chris M.]

What ballpark hosted the first All-Star Game?

Comiskey Park

[LastPlaceRocks]

It's Comiskey in 1933.

[LastPlaceRocks]

This is one of those things where I read a lot of baseball and hockey books when I was younger and just remember random sports trivia.

Umm, how many times has the World Series been canceled since its inception and what years?

[JMo34]

What was the name of the Toronto NBA Franchise before the Raptors?

[CubbyNick42]

This is one of those things where I read a lot of baseball and hockey books when I was younger and just remember random sports trivia.

Umm, how many times has the World Series been canceled since its inception and what years?
1904 and 1994 (I cheated)

[LastPlaceRocks]

It's fine. Why was the first one canceled?

[Chris M.]

What was the name of the Toronto NBA Franchise before the Raptors?

Toronto Huskies

[JMo34]

It's fine. Why was the first one canceled?
Some kind of boycott.

[LastPlaceRocks]

I'll accept that - basically the New York Giants didn't recognize the AL as being a real league.

[JMo34]

What NFL team drafted Pat Riley?

[CubbyNick42]

Haha great question. Didn't know he was drafted.

[Broken Parachute]

Who was on deck when Bobby Thomson hit 'The Shot Heard Round the World'? Who was the pitcher that gave up the HR? And who is that pitcher's famous son-in-law?

Oh yeah, three parts.

[CubbyNick42]

Who was on deck when Bobby Thomson hit 'The Shot Heard Round the World'? Who was the pitcher that gave up the HR? And who is that pitcher's famous son-in-law?

Oh yeah, three parts.
Willie Mays, Ralph Branca, Bobby Valentine?

[xbrokendownx]

toronto huskies holy shit haha i didnt even know they ever existed

[LastPlaceRocks]

Branca was on the mound, Willie Mays was on deck and I don't know the third part.

[Broken Parachute]

Nick got it. Mays was on deck, Branca gave it up, and Branca's daughter married Bobby Valentine.

[CubbyNick42]

I don't remember where I heard the Bobby V thing but his name stuck out for some reason.

[LastPlaceRocks]

What was the largest score of a game played for the Stanley Cup?

[JMo34]

btw Pat Riley was drafted by the Cowboys

[bduke13]

Who has grounded into the most double plays in their career?

[xbrokendownx]

well seeing youre an orioles fan, im going to guess cal ripken since he played so many damn games

[Broken Parachute]

Why am I thinking Joe Torre? Haha.

[bduke13]

haha yeaaaa. Anyway the top is kind of interesting

1. Cal Ripken - 350
2. Hank Aaron - 328
3. Carl Yaztremski - 323
4. Dave Winfield - 319
5. Eddie Murray - 316

[xbrokendownx]

booya

[JMo34]

What school did Joe Paterno play college football at and what position did he play?

[Broken Parachute]

Oh, hahaha now I know why. Let's see if any gets this one...

Who was the last Mets player to tie the record for most double-plays in one game (with 5) and what player was on base for all five double-plays?

[xbrokendownx]

i remember hearing he went to brown but fuck if i know what position

[JMo34]

i remember hearing he went to brown but fuck if i know what position

He did go to Brown and he was a corner. He has the record for most interceptions at Brown.

[CarlosLunes]

It's pronounced "spol-yay."

hahahahahahahahahahaaha

[Scott Weber]

oooooooooooooooooo this is a cool thread.

[Broken Parachute]

Oh, hahaha now I know why. Let's see if any gets this one...

Who was the last Mets player to tie the record for most double-plays in one game (with 5) and what player was on base for all five double-plays?The answer: Joe Torre hit into the 5 double plays and Felix Millan was on base all 5 times

[emkvetwin]

What future MLB Hall of Famer was drafted by the LA Kings in 1984?

BONUS: What future NHL Hall of Famer did the Kings choose five rounds later?

[bigmike]

Tom Glavine. Luc Robataille.

[LastPlaceRocks]

What was the largest score of a game played for the Stanley Cup?
23-2 by the Ottawa Silver Seven.

[youkwalks]

what is the field of play in a soccer game called?

[xbrokendownx]

pitch

[youkwalks]

what year did Ted Williams hit .406?

what other baseball record was set that year?

[CubbyNick42]

1941, Joe D's hit streak and Pearl Harbor

[CubbyNick42]

Name either of the two pitchers to throw a game in which their strikeout total equaled their age.

[rcrook]

kerry wood and i dont know the other had to be a 18 or 19 year old

[CubbyNick42]

Woody's one. The other was 17.

[LeftWideOpen]

amos rusie?

[CubbyNick42]

Did he do it too? Bob Feller was the one of whom I was thinking.

[looksthatkillbn]

EDIT: I'm a fucking idiot

[youkwalks]

how many fingers am I holding up?

[LastPlaceRocks]

Zero.

[youkwalks]

wrong it was 3.

[LastPlaceRocks]

Worth a shot in the dark.

How many Gordie Howe hat tricks did its namesake have?

[Chris M.]

Worth a shot in the dark.

How many Gordie Howe hat tricks did its namesake have?

I think I remember hearing that it was zero or one.

[LastPlaceRocks]

It's one, although I probably could have prefaced this question with "What is a Gordie Howe hat trick?"

[Broken Parachute]

Gordie Howe Hat Trick > regular hat trick any day.

[LastPlaceRocks]

It's old-time hockey at its best.

[StuGrimson]

I know there is no official tracking on who has the most, only a handful of teams actually keep track themselves. My guess is that Rick Tocchet is probably the leader in all time gordie howe hattricks but I really dont know.

[Broken Parachute]

Shanahan and Iginla are the two people I think of in the league right now when I hear Gordie How hat trick. Sean Avery has five of them in his career. He had two last season.

A couple of people had them last year. For the Rangers I know Avery had two and Dubinsky had one.

[xbrokendownx]

Brendan Shanahan of the New York Rangers has unofficially recorded the most "Gordies" with nine, according to THN.[1]

[LastPlaceRocks]

I know there is no official tracking on who has the most, only a handful of teams actually keep track themselves. My guess is that Rick Tocchet is probably the leader in all time gordie howe hattricks but I really dont know.
That's why I can't ask who has the most. The only other person besides Tocchet who has many goals and penalty minutes off the top of my head that could challenge him is Pat Verbeek.

[StuGrimson]

Tocchet had 9 in his career just with the Flyers and he played about 500 games with other teams so you would have to think he would have put up a few more than Shanny

[xbrokendownx]

bump

i posted this in the NFL thread, but i figured maybe we could revive this thread

3 different players have scored touchdowns for 2 different teams in the super bowl...who are they?

answer: Jerry Rice, Muhsin Muhammed, Ricky Proehl