Trivia Questions 08/28/26

  1. How many times has a golfer from Springfield, MO won the Masters golf tournament: 1, 2, or 3 times? (Horton Smith won the first Masters in 1934 and again in 1936 – Herman Keiser defeated Bobby Jones to win in 1946)
  2. You will or will not see a hooker on a men’s major league soccer field? (You’ll see a Striker/Winger/Sweeper but not hookers unless they wander onto the field after a game trying to stir up some biz)
  3. A Pelota (Pay-low-tuh) is the ball the game Jai Alai uses – it’s made of: compressed polyurethan or hand-wound virgin rubber wrapped in linen and covered with 2 layers of hardened goatskin?
  4. The number of stacked golf balls it would take to reach the height of the St Louis Arch in St Louis, MO is: 4,500 or 5,400? (The avg golf ball has a diameter of 1.68 inches 1.68 times 4,500 equals 630 ft – the exact height of the Arch)
  5. World War II had or had not ended when Brooklyn Dodgers owner Branch Rickey signed Jackie Robinson to a baseball contract? (Jackie signed his contract on 10/23/1945 WWII was officially over on 09/02/1945)
  6. Alber Pujols is not a member of the MLB Hall of Fame but he will or will not be next year? (Not eligible for the 2027 class but will be inducted in 2028)
  7. Dale Earnhardt left NASCAR fans with a broken heart in a number of years ago equal to the jersey number of: Barry Bonds or or Ken Griffey Jr?(Bonds 25 Griffey 24 – “The Intimidator” died 25 years ago in Feb at the age of 49)
  8. The record for most NFL TD’s in a season by a Wide Receiver is 23, held by New England’s Randy Moss – the record for most TD’s in a season by a receiver in Kansas City is held by: Travis Kelce or Tyreek Hill? (Dwayne Bowe 2010/Tyreek Hill 2020 share the record at 15)
  9. How many tennis balls would you have to stack one on top of the other to equal the height of London, England’s famous “Big Ben” clock tower: 1,344 or 1,433?