Trivia Questions 09/11/26

  1. Who shot a better WNBA rookie season, 3-pt shooting percentage: Caitlin Clark or Jackie Stiles? (Caitlin 34.3% Jackie 43.1% – Caitlin made 122 3-pt shots Jackie made 50 3pt shot)
  2. My sources have found out how much the Big 10 officials were paid to totally miss the call on the final play of the Western Michigan vs Michigan game – was it: $5,500 or $7,500? (Big 10 officials earn approximately $5,500 per game, plus, the conference also covers travel, lodging, and per diem expenses)
  3. How many of the 16 players involved in a legal lawsuit to return to college athletics had signed or spent time with a professional football team: 4, 7, or 11? (9 NFL/2 Canadian CFL)
  4. You will or will not see a hooker on the field of a men’s professional Rugby game? (Yep, a hooker in Rugby typically wears the number 2 and is a core forward position responsible for winning possession during scrums and lineouts)
  5. A 40 year old man has made a decision to make his life better and enrolls at Missouri State University – he decides to try out for the “Bears” golf team – he will or will not be allowed to do so? (Nope, under current and recently installed eligibilty rule he would be too old by 15 or 16 years – the new rule sounds like Age Discrimination but the NCAA wouldn’t care about something like that – not much money in a 40 year old golfer)
  6. From 2004 to 2010 Tiger Woods was married to Elin Nordegren during his sex-addiction rehabilitation Tiger was asked to compile a list of infidelities over the duration of his marriage – the number of affairs he recalled was closer to 120 or 210?
  7. The PGA record for most consecutive years with a tour win is 17, held by Jack Nicklaus and either Arnold Palmer or Sam Snead?
  8. The MLB record for most players hitting at least 50 homers in the same season is: 4 or 5? (In 1998, 2001, & 2025 4 MLB players have hit 50 or more homers)
  9. Both are named the Tigers – True or False Both the Clemson Tigers and the LSU Tigers play their games in a stadium with the nickname of “Death Valley”? (Clemson earned the nickname – Clemson’s home record was so strong that in 1948 the head coach of Presbyterian College told sportswriters he was taking his team up to play in Death Valley/Clemson and the nickname has live on since then – So, Clemson lays claim to being call Death Valley first – Death Valley didn’t happen at LSU Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge until the late 40’s but was set in stone after a 7-0 Sugar Bowl victory over Clemson in 1959)