Trivia Questions Week 12/30/16

By Eldon Combs | December 30, 2016 | Comments Off on Trivia Questions Week 12/30/16
  1. During his 22 yr career Cy Young started & completed 497, 749, or 947 games?
  2. The time between the infamous Pearl Harbor attack by Japan and the US unleashing the power of atomic bombs on Hiroshima & Nagasaki was closer to:  2, 3, or 4 yrs? (Pearl Harbor 12/07/1941 – Hiroshima 8/6 &  Nagasaki 8/9/1945 = 3 years & 9 months)
  3. Cy Young holds the record for most completed games at 749 – how many other MLB pitchers even ever started 749 games:  None, 2 or 12? (Don Sutton & Nolan Ryan)
  4. What was the first state to state to abolish “Capitol Punishment” was it:  California, Michigan, or New Hampshire? (May 18, 1846 voted to abolish the Death Penalty for common crimes)
  5. The year Secretariat won the Triple Crown – she won the 3rd and final leg – the Belmont Stakes by a record 31 lengths – this happened in:  1969, 1971, or 1973?
  6. Billy Long is one of how many Missouri State Representatives:  8, 10, or 12
  7. Which 1987 movie features the “Partridge Family’s” house being firebombed:  Arnold Schwarzenegger’s “Eraser”, Mel Gibson’s “Leathel Weapon”, or Keanu Reeves “Speed”? (The house was also the Kravitz home – the next door neighbors in “Bewitched”)
  8. The first US state to have slaves delivered to it was:  North Carolina, Pennsylvania, or Virginia?
  9. Who is the only person in NBA history to be named MVP, Executive of the Year, and Coach of the Year – is it:  Larry Bird, Bill Russell, or Pat Riley? (MVP w/ Celtics 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86 – Executive w/ Pacers 2011-12, Coach w/ Pacers 1997-98)
  10. Which US state was the first to have a revolving restaurant – was it:  Texas, Washington, or Nevada (Seattle, WA – The Space Needle)
  11. The highest score ever recorded at golf’s US Open is:  17, 18, or 19? (1938, Ray Ainsley took 19 shots to complete the par 4 16th at Cherry Hills Country Club in Colorado)
  12. The Mountain Blue Bird is the state bird of:  Missouri, Idaho, or Montana?
  13. What is the record age for youngest professional boxing debut:  10, 12, or 14? (Alberto “Baby” Arizmendi turned pro at 13 fought his first fight at age 14)
  14. Which set of Roman Numerals represents the number 95:  VC or XCV?
  15. Oct 25th 1965 – Minnesotta Vikings Defensive End Jim Marshall recovered a fumble and proceeded to run 66 yds in the wrong direction – scoring a 2 pt safety for his opponents: San Fransisco 49ers, Chicago Bears, or Detroit Lions?
  16. Bible Question:  What 2 men in the Bible never die:  Jesus & Melchizedek, Enoch & Elisha, or Moses & Eziekel?
  17. Tony Dorsett, Bruce Jenner, or Steve Deberg was drafted in the 7th round of the 1977 NBA draft? (Fresh off his 1976 Olympic Decathlon win 39 yrs before being eligible for the WNBA draft)
  18. According to Gerber, Inc the average American Baby in a year will eat closer to:  350, 650, or 950 jars of baby food? (630)
  19. In 1939 the US’s first televised sporting event aired was it:  Baseball, Boxing, or Football? (05/17/1939 College Baseball Teams:  Columbia Lions & Princeton Tigers played at Columbia’s Baker Field – Adolf Hitlers Germany Olympics aired in 1936 but obviously not from the US)
  20. Who is older:  Jeremiah Jay Nixon (60) or William Billy Long (61)?
  21. Refael Palmeiro is the record holder for most games played with no World Series appearances at:  2,381, 2,831, or 3,128 games
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