Trivia Questions 09/04/26

  1. How many NFL footballs laid end-to-end would be needed to match the length of the AT&T Stadium’s famous “Jumbotron” in Dallas, TX – home of the Dallas Cowboys: 148 or 184? (The “Jumbotron” stretches from the 20 yd line to the other 2 yd line (168 ft divided by 11 inches equals 183.3 footballs)
  2. WNBA Indiana Fever Forward Sophie Cunningham is: Shorter, Taller, or the Same height as Fever Guard Catlin Clark? (Sophie is 6’1″ – Caitlin is 6 ft tall)
  3. Caitlin Clark’s dog of many years “Bella” passed away – True or False her new dog has the trademark-protected name of Air Buddy? (No new dog since “Bella’ went to sleep)
  4. Shaquille O’Neal had 32 pts/22rebs/8assts in his final game of the 1993-94 NBA season and missed out of that year’s scoring title because of a 71pt final game explosion from a: Mailman or an Admiral? (The Spurs team and David Robinson “The Admiral,” knew exactly what he need to score to get the title and they made sure he got it – Robinson averaged 29.8pts a game that year/ Karl Malone “Mailman” never won a scoring title but finished 2nd to MJ 4 times in his career)
  5. How many NFL running backs finished their career averaging over 100 yds a game: 1 or 2? (Jim Brown, arguably the greatest running back of all time averaged 104.1 yds a game only Lions running back Barry Sanders came really close averaging 99.8 yds per game)
  6. The record for most rushing yards by an NFL QB in a single game is held by: Colin Koepernick or Michael Vick? (Koepernick 181yds – Justin Field 178yds – Michael Vick 173yds – Lamar Jackson 152yds)
  7. How many MLB players have over 3,000 hit but are not in Baseball Hall of Fame: more or less than 4? (5, Pete Rose 4,250 betting Alex Rodriguez 3,115 PEDs, Rafael Palmeiro 3 PEDs,20, Albert Pujols 3,384 not eligible, Miguel Cabrera 3,174 not eligible)
  8. It is or is not a disadvantge for a NASCAR tem to have Driver that’s heavier in weight? (It’s a slight disadvantage and here’s the explanation: NASCAR has a standard weight the car/driver must weigh – if a driver is heavier, the team must remove weight from the car somewhere; but if a driver is lighter, the team will have to add weight placing that weight anywhere they want – many times helping the stability/performance of the car)
  9. In 1983 the only person to ever be killed by being hit by a Tennis Ball during a match died. The errant deadly serve came off the racquet of: Sweden’s Stephen Edberg or Czechoslovakia’s Ivan Lendl? (In the 1983 Junior Boys final US Open match, Edberg’s errant serve hit 61 yr line umpire Kick Wertheim in the groin – the impact knocked him backward out of his chair, causing him to hit the back of his head against the hard US Open surface -Werthheim was rushed to the hospital and died 5 days later)