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Question #2, I guessed at because according to ESPN, it's his brother Eli who has the streak, unless that means only for QB's?
cambric 9/12/11 9:18 am

Answers:

1. The Laser Rocket Arm was finally holstered, as Peyton Manning's neck injury finally brought an end to his streak of _________ consecutive starts, including playoffs:
319
227
208
365
 
2. ...which means that this player now holds the consecutive start streak:
Tom Brady
Ronde Barber
Champ Bailey
Philip Rivers
 
3. Everyone correctly pointed and laughed at the bizarre new uniforms Maryland unveiled in their Labor Day game against:
UNCC
Miami
Tulane
Louisiana Tech
 
4. Rain did a number on the US Open schedule, leaving this two gents to vie for the title on Monday, a day later than previously scheduled:
Djokovic and Nadal
Nadal and Roddick
Murray and Djokovich
Roddick and Federer
 
5. Meanwhile, a bonnie lass from this country summoned a dominant performance in the finals to win the US Open women's singles tourney:
South Africa
Australia
Great Britain
Canada
 
6. Jeff Gordon's win at Atlanta's NASCAR race left him alone in third place all time, with this number of victories:
104
79
85
66
 
7. While we remind you that racecar spelled backwards is racecar, can you identify which of the following failed to qualify for the Chase for the Championship?
Kyle Bush
Kevin Harvick
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
Greg Biffle
 
8. If you are an NFL quarterback who wasn't abruptly cut just days before the season started, please step forward. Not so fast there....
David Garrard
Tim Tebow
Alex Smith
Vince Young
 
9. Stephen "Bryce" Strasburg made his long-anticipated to the majors on Tuesday as the Natinals squared off against the:
Cubs
Dodgers
Marlins
Diamondbacks
 
10. Texas A&M appeared all set to move on over to the SEC this week, until a legal challenge threatened by this Big 12 school put the kibosh on the whole deal for the time being:
Texas
Oklahoma State
Kansas State
Baylor
 
11. The end of Saturday's Notre Dame/Michigan game hit ludicrous speed, as ______ of the combined 66 points were scored in the game's final 72 seconds:
14
17
21
20
 
12. The game was also significant in that:
It was the first meeting between the teams in five years
It was the first night game ever played at Michigan
It was the first game between the two as each team was coached by an alum of the other school
If featured 15 combined turnovers
 
13. It was more of the same for Auburn, as the Tigers preserved victory by stopping this SEC rival at the goal line as time expired:
Ole Miss
Mississippi State
LSU
Vanderbilt
 
14. A frightening scene took place on the sidelines of a college football game as __________ head coach Jerry Kill suffered a seizure toward the end of his team's game on Saturday:
Air Force
Northwestern
Utah State
Minnesota
 
15. Triple overtime decided the in-state rivalry between:
Colorado and Colorado State
Kansas and Kansas State
North Carolina and Duke
Iowa and Iowa State
 
16. The NHL endured a black day this week as a plane crash in this country killed several former players and coaches:
Finland
Germany
Sweden
Russia
 
17. Milwaukee continues to be one of the surprises of the MLB season, but this Brewer childishly calling Albert Pujols "Alberta" gave detractors of the team a bit of ammunition:
George Kottaras
Prince Fielder
Rickie Weeks
Nyjer Morgan
 
18. This NFL star's tweet that he intended to wear American flag shoes on Sunday's game led to controversy, though the NFL eventually allowed players this form of patriotic expression:
James Harrison
Domonique Foxworth
Lance Briggs
Ray Lewis
 
19. MLB was not as understanding, as a threat from the league quashed plans by this team to wear caps honoring first responders on Sunday:
Mets
Yankees
Orioles
Red Sox
 
20. This running back inked a seven year, $100 million deal this week. So he has that going for him.
Adrian Peterson
Peyton Hillis
Arian Foster
Chris Johnson
 
21. If you're like us, you've never heard of this Cam Newton guy before, but after his ________ yards passing in his rookie debut, we're sure gonna pay attention to this obscure figure.
350
389
422
401
 
22. This division somehow went completely winless in Week 1:
NFC West
AFC West
AFC South
NFC South
 
23. It was complete fustigation in Baltimore, as the Ravens forced seven Pittsburgh turnovers, ____________ the number of points the Steelers scored:
Equal to
Four more than
One more than
Three less than
 
24. If you like kickoff returns for touchdowns, Week 1 was the week for you! This many kickoffs were brought back to the house:
3
4
5
6
 
25. And this showoff was all, "Oooh, look at meeeee!" as he returned both a punt and a kickoff return for touchdowns in the span of less than a minute:
Dez Bryant
Ted Ginn, Jr.
DeSean Jackson
Devin Hester
 




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