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1. This week marked the release of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. The woman who landed the plum cover shot is the paramour of which well-known pro athlete?
Andy Roddick
Tom Brady
Carmelo Anthony
Mark Teixeira
 
2. As part of a promotion from SoBe, which Hollywood actress appeared in the Swimsuit Issue covered in nothing more than body paint?
Emily Blunt
Blake Lively
Ashley Greene
Anna Kendrick
 
3. A pall was cast over the start of the Olympics when hours before the Opening Ceremonies, a luger from this country was killed during a practice run:
China
Georgia
Slovakia
Finland
 
4. The Olympic opening ceremonies were punctuated by the lighting of the cauldron performed simultaneously by four Canadian sports figures. In addition to Wayne Gretzky was this well-known Canadian athlete:
Gordie Howe
Steve Nash
Mario Lemieux
Patrick Roy
 
5. The first American athlete to win a gold medal at the Olympics did so by excelling in this sport:
Biathalon
Moguls
Short track skating
Skeleton
 
6. If you were on a first-name basis with the man who won the Daytona 500, you'd most likely be placing a congratulatory phone call to:
Jimmie
Ryan
Carl
Jamie
 
7. Danica Patrick's first Nationwide series race came to a premature end when she was taken out by a dozen-car wreck on lap:
16
25
68
111
 
8. A 64-54 loss to Duke on Wednesday night temporarily sent this ACC team to the conference cellar:
Virginia Tech
Clemson
Florida State
North Carolina
 
9. A combination of bad weather and bad basketball brought a measly crow of 1,016 to see this NBA team lose on its home floor Wednesday night:
Washington
New Jersey
New York
Philadelphia
 
10. A picture of which college hoops star wearing an intentionally (?) misspelled team name was circulated throughout online media this week:
Notre Dame's Luke Harangody
Kentucky's John Wall
Stanford's Landry Fields
Xavier's Jordan Crawford
 
11. After 19 years of service, the MLB player with this nickname retired from baseball this week:
El Duque
Godzilla
Pudge
Big Hurt
 
12. The New York Football Giants said "So long, and thanks for all the fish!" to this player, releasing the defensive stalwart after five seasons:
Justin Tuck
Kevin Boss
Antonio Pierce
Ahmad Bradshaw
 
13. The return of Jim Calhoun did not improve the fortune for UConn, as the Huskies lost to Cincinnati on Saturday. What was UConn's record it the stretch it played without Calhoun on the sidelines?
6 wins 2 losses
2 wins 6 losses
7 wins 1 loss
3 wins 4 losses
 
14. The Lady Gaga song Paparazzi was used to humorous effect in commercials throughout the week to promote which sporting event?
The NBA All-Star game
Danica Patrick's Nationwide debut
The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
The Olympics
 
15. "Superman, my ass," muttered which NBA star as he dissed Dwight Howard following a game this week?
Allen Iverson
Shaquille O'Neal
Tim Thomas
Nene
 
16. This MLB team looked under the cushions and scraped together $23 million, which it will be handing over to its star pitcher over the next 2 years, thanks to a deal struck this week:
Orioles
Giants
Rangers
Royals
 
17. Hey, if you're a mid-level Western Conference NBA contender, it's a great idea to stock up on former Washington Wizards through a 7-player trade. We'll see if this works out for:
The Trail Blazers
The Thunder
The Suns
The Mavericks
 
18. With the NBA season at its mid point, which of the following correctly matches a divisional leader to that division's last place team?
Raptors & Nets
Cavaliers & Bucks
Lakers & Kings
Nuggets & Timberwolves
 
19. Similarly, which of the following NHL teams does not lead its division as the league pauses for the Olympics?
Devils
Blackhawks
Bruins
Sharks
 
20. Speaking again of hockey, which we all too rarely (frequently?) do, which NHL squad put a stop to the Capitals' 14 game winning streak this week?
Montreal
Colorado
Florida
Detroit
 
21. The All-Star game had to proceed without one of the league's biggest stars. Kobe Bryant's bum _______ kept him out of the action:
Ankle
Wrist
Toe
Tailbone
 
22. Which of the following does not correctly match the winner to the contest during the NBA All-Star Weekend?
Nate Robinson won the dunk contest
Steve Nash won the skills challenge
The Atlanta team won the shooting stars challenge
Paul Pierce won the three-point shootout
 
23. MVP ______'s _______ points helped the _______ beat the ________ in the annual All-Star game contest Friday night:
DuJuan Blair / 35 / rookies / sophomores
Russell Westbrook / 31 / sophomores / rookies
Michael Beasley / 45 / sophomores / rookies
Tyreke Evans / 26 / rookies / sophomores
 
24. East and West combined to produce this nice even number of points in the All-Star game:
280
340
250
220
 
25. In a week filled with high-profile sporting events, this lesser-followed-but-still-significant contest was held:
The America's Cup
The Iditarod
The Grey Cup
The National Spelling Bee
 




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