General Sports Trivia

[charper1]

Cool - Correct! Your turn.

 

[mccoyrj]

Cool - Correct! Your turn.

A horse racing question:

The only undefeated triple crown winner retired at the end of 1978. Only six years later he sired a Kentucky Derby winner of his own. Name both horses.

 

[charper1]

Going with:

Seattle Slew

and sired: Swale as a KDW

 

[mccoyrj]

Going with:

Seattle Slew

and sired: Swale as a KDW

You got it! :up

 

[charper1]

What was the highest altitude ever skied & the listed location?

By who & date?

Do you know the top speed this reached?

 

[mccoyrj]

What was the highest altitude ever skied & the listed location?

By who & date?

Do you know the top speed this reached?

Had to be on Mt. Everest I would think.

 

[mccoyrj]

What was the highest altitude ever skied & the listed location?

By who & date?

Do you know the top speed this reached?

I think I have it:

26,200'
Mt. Everest
Yuichiro Miura of Japan
May 6, 1970
He skied 1.6 mi. and reached a peak speed of 93.6 mph.

 

[charper1]

Correct; your turn again!

 

[mccoyrj]

Correct; your turn again!

Sports and television go hand in hand today.
a.) What, when, and where was the first sport ever televised?
b.) Who was the victor of this event?

 

[Ramy]

Sports and television go hand in hand today.
a.) What, when, and where was the first sport ever televised?
b.) Who was the victor of this event?

On May 17, 1939, baseball became the first sport ever televised in the U.S. The game was between Princeton and Columbia at Baker Field. Princeton won 2-1.

 

[mccoyrj]

On May 17, 1939, baseball became the first sport ever televised in the U.S. The game was between Princeton and Columbia at Baker Field. Princeton won 2-1.

That's word for word of what I found on the web. I guess I gotta quit skimmin' off the top of the internet - I'm pitchin' softballs!

You are correct! Next?

 

[darrencp22]

What two defunct NHL franchises share the name of two current MLB franchises?

 

[charper1]

I thought there were 3; or do we not count the last one?

NHL's Quebec Bulldogs (1919-1920) became the Hamilton Tigers (1920-1925) who became the New York Americans (1925-1942) / MLB's Detroit Tigers

NHL's Pittsburgh Pirates (1925-1930) became the Philadelphia Quakers (1930-1931) / Pittsburgh Pirates

NHL's Kansas City Scouts (1974-1976) became the Colorado Rockies (1976-1982) became the New Jersey Devils / MLB's Colorado Rockies


So are we not counting the Colorado Rockies as a defunct NHL team; are my facts wrong/inaccurate?

 

[darrencp22]

I didnt count the tigers because they never played in Detroit.

 

[charper1]

One of the "Flying Finns" also nicknamed "Mechanical Man" and "Phantom Finn". What was his true name and his claim to fame? (I gave too many hints)

 

[mccoyrj]

One of the "Flying Finns" also nicknamed "Mechanical Man" and "Phantom Finn". What was his true name and his claim to fame? (I gave too many hints)

Paavo Nurmi. He is the single athlete in Track & Field who has won the most Olympic medals, 12.

 

[charper1]

Correct! Your turn!

 

[mccoyrj]

Correct! Your turn!

College Basketball Question:

Who are the only players to lead NCAA Division 1 in scoring every year they were eligible to play?

 

[charper1]

Men, women or both?

 

[mccoyrj]

Men, women or both?

Both, but no woman has accomplished this that I know of (hence your first clue).