SPORTS QUIZ

1. Who was the last player before Toronto’s Jose Bautista in 2010 to belt more than 50 home runs in a season?

2. How many consecutive seasons, entering 2012, had Philadelphia’s Ryan Howard tallied at least 30 home runs?

3. Johnny Unitas holds the NFL record for most consecutive games with at least one TD pass (47, 1956-60). Who has the most since the 1970 NFL merger?

4. Who holds the record for most points in a men’s basketball NCAA Tournament game?

5. Since the NHL lockout season of 2004-05, only three rookies have averaged more than a point a game. Name two of them.

6. How many consecutive starts at the Daytona 500 did Michael Waltrip have before failing to qualify in 2012?

7. Who was the only player to win a “golden slam” — all four of tennis’ majors, plus a gold medal in Olympic singles play, in a calendar year?

Answers

1. Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees had 54 in 2007.

2. Six.

3. New Orleans’ Drew Brees has done it in 43 consecutive games, starting in 2009.

4. Notre Dame’s Austin Carr had 61 points against Ohio in 1970.

5. Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin.

6. Twenty-five consecutive years.

7. Steffi Graf, in 1988.

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