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1. The NFL Hall of Fame announced its class of inductees for 2010. Which of the former standouts continues to be inexplicably snubbed by the Hall?
Jerry Rice
Emmit Smith
Cris Carter
John Randle
 
2. The Denver Nuggets cruised to a surprising 126-113 victory over the Lakers on Friday night. The Nuggets' run of success recently is all the more impressive because:
They haven't had a home game for two weeks
They have been playing without Carmelo Anthony
They have been playing without Chauncey Billups
They have been playing without coach George Karl
 
3. Danica Patrick made her stock car debut at the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 ARCA race on Saturday. So, how did the GoDaddy girl do?
She crashed and DNF'ed
She was disqualified for using unapproved tires
She survived a spin-out and rallied to finish 6th
She led the final lap but was passed to finish 3rd
 
4. The Big East controls 40% of college basketball's AP top ten. Just thought you should know. One of those four is Georgetown, which managed to squeeze a home loss to this lesser-regarded Big East team to victories over Duke and Villanova:
Rutgers
St. John's
Providence
South Florida
 
5. Meanwhile, this top ten ranked team had the worst week of all, losing their leading scorer to injury as well as two games to conference rivals:
Duke
Purdue
Michigan State
Kentucky
 
6. Bad Week for Broadcasters, Part I: Which former defensive star was arrested for domestic battery, and was subsequently fired from his NFL Network position?
Dexter Manley
Dana Stubblefield
Warren Sapp
Lawrence Taylor
 
7. Bad Week for Broadcasters, Part II: Accusations of rape against which former Dallas Cowboy led ESPN to fire then man from his analyst position?
Michael Irvin
Alvin Harper
Charles Haley
Jim Jeffcoat
 
8. These two players appeared in a McDonald's Super Bowl ad that was a spiritual sequel to the Michael Jordan/Larry Bird HORSE ad from the 90's:
LeBron James and Kobe Bryant
Dwight Howard and LeBron James
Dwight Howard and Kobe Bryant
LeBron James and Shaquille O'Neal
 
9. This week saw National Signing Day, when high school football players announce where they will be an Underpaid Jerk. The most eyebrows were raised when Lane Kiffin and USC got a verbal commitment from whom?
most of Kiffin's Tennessee recruiting class
a 13-year-old
a 35-year-old
a girl
 
10. In unhappier football news, the head of the NFL Players Association warned that the possibility of a __________ in 2011 is high:
contraction
strike
lockout
blackout
 
11. In more unhappy football news, this head coach was fined by his team for showing up at a televised MMA event and being caught flipping the bird to some fans
Rex Ryan
Mike Singletary
Bill Belichek
Tony Sparano
 
12. The head coach of this troubled NBA franchise stepped down Thursday, but will remain on as general manager:
Los Angeles Clippers
New Jersey Nets
Minnesota Timberwolves
Washington Wizards
 
13. This NHL team snapped a 10 game losing streak with a win against Montreal:
Buffalo
Boston
Vancouver
San Jose
 
14. Meanwhile, this team was riding a 14 game winning streak after beating Pittsburgh:
Los Angeles
Tampa Bay
Washington
Chicago
 
15. So. Super Bowl. Crazy, huh? Who walked away with MVP?
Tracy Porter
Garrett Hartley
Sean Payton
Drew Brees
 
16. How many passes were completed in the Super Bowl (a number that is a record, by the way)?
62
63
64
65
 
17. We know Drew Brees had a great game but OPJ was frantically texting MVP votes for Garrett Hartley. Which of these distances was not one of the three field goals he made in the Super Bowl?
47
44
46
42
 
18. Which of the following records was also a record either tied or set during the Super Bowl?
Longest touchdown drive
Most total yards by a team
Longest interception return for touchdown
Longest duration game in real time
 
19. Which of the following did not lend their vocal talents to performances before or during the Super Bowl?
Kelly Clarkson
Queen Latifah
Roger Daltrey
Carrie Underwood
 
20. The Lingerie Football League contested its playoffs and championship this weekend. Which of the following was not one of the teams involved in the playoffs?
Chicago Bliss
Las Vegas Vixens
Miami Caliente
Dallas Desire
 




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