Test your obscure sports know-how

Sports Quiz

Wed., Aug. 13, 2008

By Chris Richcreek King Features Syndicate

1. Ty Cobb was the first player to hit a home run in the majors both as a teen and in his 40s. Who was the second to do it?

2. In 2007, Clay Buchholz tossed a no-hitter in his second major-league start. Who was the last pitcher to do it in his second start?

3. The SEC has won three of the past five BCS football championships. Which conferences have captured the other two?

4. Who was the last winner of the NBA’s Sixth Man Award to lead his team in points per game that season before Manu Ginobili did it for San Antonio in 2007-08?

5. How many consecutive Olympic U.S. men’s hockey teams have been captained by Chris Chelios?

Answers

1. Rusty Staub in 1963 and 1984.

2. Wilson Alvarez, for the Chicago White Sox in 1991 against Baltimore.

3. Pac-10 (Southern Cal in the 2004 season) and Big 12 (Texas in the 2005 season).

4. Ricky Pierce averaged 23 points per game for Milwaukee in 1989-90.

5. Three (1998, 2002, 2006).

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