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1. So, Duke-Butler, huh? Hopefully your brain is not too clouded with rage at CBS for letting Jennifer Hudson butcher One Shining Moment to remember that the final score of the great final game was:
57-55
65-63
61-59
53-51
 
2. The next time you see this guy, the tournament's MOP, either walk quietly by, shake his hand, or punch him in the face, depending on your feelings on the matter:
Jon Scheyer
Kyle Singler
Lance Thomas
Brian Zoubek
 
3. On the heels of Butler's storybook run through the NCAA, the university awarded Brad Stevens with a contract extension that will keep him as the coach through the _______ season:
2014-15
2021-22
2017-18
2024-25
 
4. The UConn women's defeat of the Stanford Cardinal in the final of the women's basketball tournament marked the remarkable _______ consecutive victory for the Huskies:
69th
78th
82nd
85th
 
5. How *bad* does your college basketball program have to be when your head coach bolts for *DePaul*?? Just ask this ACC team, who found itself unexpectedly coachless following the surprise move:
Clemson
Florida State
North Carolina State
Boston College
 
6. This loaded team will have to reload as they're losing five players to the NBA Draft:
Duke
Kentucky
Kansas
North Carolina
 
7. Fans of stuff getting all blow'd up delighted in the sight of this sports stadium being knocked down over the weekend:
The Kingdome
Mile High Stadium
Shea Stadium
Texas Stadium
 
8. In case you hadn't noticed, the NHL season concluded play over the weekend. Which of the following teams did not qualify for the playoffs?
Avalanche
Sharks
Rangers
Flyers
 
9. This state is home of the NCAA men's Division I hockey champions:
Michigan
Ohio
Massachusetts
Alaska
 
10. The Basketball Hall of Fame announced this week that it will induct which two members of the original Dream Team in its Class of 2010?
David Robinson and Scottie Pippen
Chris Mullin and Karl Malone
Karl Malone and Scottie Pippen
David Robinson and John Stockton
 
11. The Steelers attempted to jettison their latest PR nightmare by trading former Super Bowl MVP Santonio Holmes to:
The Jets
The Cowboys
The Seahawks
The Dolphins
 
12. Which story published this week spells potentially bad news for organizers of this summer's World Cup to be played in South Africa?
Stadium construction is sorely behind schedule
Security preparations are woefully inadequate
Half a million tickets remain unsold
Freakish weather is forecast
 
13. Which controversial Native American-related nickname was retired by a university this week?
Seminoles
Tribe
Fighting Sioux
Chippewas
 
14. Barack Obama threw out the first pitch at the Nationals' Opening Day game. Which was great and all, though the team didn't exactly have the support of POTUS, as the donned a cap of this team when he tossed the ball:
Cubs
Yankees
White Sox
Cardinals
 
15. Chicks dig the long ball, so which of these heavy hitters won more than his share of female acclaim as he went yard twice on Opening Day?
Prince Fielder
Albert Pujols
Ryan Howard
Jim Thome
 
16. Did you see any video replay of Mark Buehrle's insane fielding play on Opening Day? Neither did we. Not once.

Anyway, which of the following was not part of the remarkable fielding effort?
The hit ball ricocheted off of Buehrle's leg
Buehrle retrieved the ball in foul territory
Buehrle had to dodge a broken bat to retrieve the ball
Buehrle flipped the ball between his legs to first base
 
17. Looking back through the mists of history, we remind ourselves that Tim Lincecum and Zack Greinke won the Cy Young awards in 2009. How did each of them fair on Opening Day?
Greinke won, Lincecum lost
Neither got a decision
Both won
Lincecum won, Greinke got a no decision
 
18. Umpire Joe West called the Yankees and Red Sox "a disgrace to baseball." What specifically about the AL East rivals riled West so much?
Their payroll
Their sign stealing
Their slow play
The number of confirmed or suspected PED users on the teams
 
19. A new MLB bylaw states that at least one team must take the field during the season with the city name misspelled on a jersey. Such an obligation this year was filled by a member of the _________:
Cardinals
Giants
Orioles
Pirates
 
20. As of end of play on Sunday, April 11, this was the only MLB team to have yet to dine at the banquet table of victory:
Blue Jays
Reds
Mariners
Astros
 
21. Last month, the Cleveland Cavaliers set the world record for most worn Snuggies in one place. This week, that record was broken by spectators on-hand to see which MLB team play?
Rockies
Angels
Blue Jays
Astros
 
22. In a move that left everyone debating the PR-savviness of decision, Tiger Woods appeared in a Nike ad as the Masters began. Who provided the voice-over that accompanied Tiger's solemn face?
Tiger himself
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Earl Woods
PGA Commish Tim Finchem
 
23. Who was the surprising leader after the first round of The Masters?
Fred Couples
Mark O'Meara
K.J. Choi
Tom Watson
 
24. Mickelson's victory in The Masters was fueled by this impressive third-round feat:
5 consecutive birdies
2 double eagles
2 consecutive eagles
A hole in one
 
25. Lefty won his third Green Jacket by shooting a final round _______ to give him a score of ______ for the tournament:
-4 / -12
-4 / 16
-5 / -16
-5 / -15
 




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