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SPORTS QUIZ

1. In 2010, the Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez set a record for most consecutive seasons of at least 30 home runs and 100 RBIs. How many seasons?

2. Name the four major-league players to play in at least 140 games for 16 consecutive seasons.

3. When was the last time before 2011 that the Detroit Lions started a season 5-0?

4. Harvard made the NCAA men’s basketball tournament in 2012, the first time for the Crimson since when?

5. Who is the leading goal scorer in Buffalo Sabres history?

6. Which NASCAR Cup driver has the most victories at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway?

7. In 2012, Maria Sharapova became the sixth woman in the Open Era of tennis to have a career Grand Slam. Name four of the first five to do it.

Answers

1. Thirteen seasons.

2. Hank Aaron, Johnny Damon, Brooks Robinson and Pete Rose.

3. It was 1956.

4. It was 1946.

5. Gilbert Perreault, with 512.

6. Richard Petty, with 13.

7. Billie Jean King (1972), Chris Evert (1982), Martina Navratilova (1983), Steffi Graf (1988) and Serena Williams (2003).

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