Loaded Questions 2/21/22 - Sports

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1. What fruit is in the name of the strategy used in basketball where a player does not play defense, but rather remains near the opponents' goal?

2. What alliterative award is given to the Major League Soccer team with the best regular season record?

3. Michael Phelps has the most Olympic medals, at 28. Who is the second-most, a Soviet gymnast who won 18 medals between 1956 and 1964?

4. What Italian skier won the gold medals in giant slalom for the 1988 and 1992 Winter Olympics?

5. What biennial competition is the female equivalent of the Walker Cup, where women amateur golfers from the US play against the UK and Ireland?

6. During what year did tennis's "Open era" begin?

7. Named after the founder of the Bears and Chiefs respectively, what two men name the trophies presented to the winners of the NFC and AFC Championship Games?

8. What country has the most runner-ups without winning at the FIFA Men's World Cup, getting 2nd at the 1974, 1978, and 2010 World Cups?

9. The Dunlop Bridge is a famed landmark in what 8.4 mile racetrack, the semi-permanent racetrack for the 24 Hours of Le Mans?

10. Name the American who won gold at the 2012 and 2016 men's decathlon, and name the Canadian who won bronze at the 2016 women's heptathlon.

11. Meaning "martial arts" in Indonesian, what Indonesian martial art uses a claw/hook called a kerambit?

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1. What fruit is in the name of the strategy used in basketball where a player does not play defense, but rather remains near the opponents' goal? Cherry picking
2. What alliterative award is given to the Major League Soccer team with the best regular season record? Supporters’ Shield
3. Michael Phelps has the most Olympic medals, at 28. Who is the second-most, a Soviet gymnast who won 18 medals between 1956 and 1964? Larisa Latynina
4. What Italian skier won the gold medals in giant slalom for the 1988 and 1992 Winter Olympics? Alberto Tomba
5. What biennial competition is the female equivalent of the Ryder Cup, where women amateur golfers from the US play against the UK and Ireland? Curtis Cup
6. During what year did tennis's "Open era" begin? 1968
7. Named after the founder of the Bears and Chiefs respectively, what two men name the trophies presented to the winners of the NFC and AFC Championship Games? George Halas, Lamar Hunt
8. What country has the most runner-ups without winning at the FIFA Men's World Cup, getting 2nd at the 1974, 1978, and 2010 World Cups? Netherlands
9. The Dunlop Bridge is a famed landmark in what 8.4 mile racetrack, the semi-permanent racetrack for the 24 Hours of Le Mans? Circuit de la Sarthe
10. Name the American who won gold at the 2012 and 2016 men's decathlon, and name the Canadian who won bronze at the 2016 women's heptathlon. Ashton Eaton, Brianne Theisen-Eaton
11. Meaning "martial arts" in Indonesian, what Indonesian martial art uses a claw/hook called a kerambit? Pencak silat