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SPORTS QUIZ

1. In 2010, Ryan Braun became the third Milwaukee Brewer to have three consecutive 100-RBI seasons. Name the first two.

2. Who was the last A.L. pitcher before Tampa Bay’s James Shields in 2011 to have at least 11 complete games in a season?

3. Which NFL team ended the 1972 Miami Dolphins’ 18-game winning streak the next season?

4. In 2012, the Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball team set an NCAA title game record with 11 blocked shots. Which schools had held the mark?

5. Bobby Orr is the only NHL player to top other defensemen in scoring by more than 20 points in a season six times. Who else did it five times?

6. The first four gold medal winners in the men’s Nordic combined at the Winter Olympics were from what country?

7. When was the last time before 2011 that a U.S. team won golf’s World Cup?

Answers

1. Richie Sexson (2001-03) and Prince Fielder (2007-09).

2. Baltimore’s Scott Erickson had 11 in 1998.

3. Oakland beat the Dolphins Sept. 23, 1973.

4. UConn (2011) and the University of Florida (2006).

5. Paul Coffey.

6. Norway’s skiers won in 1924, ‘28, ‘32 and ‘36.

7. It was 2000.

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