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FYI #8: Nebraska beat Penn State, not Northwestern.
cambric 11/14/11 10:28 am

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1. College Basketball? College basketball! College basketball!!!! The marquee matchup of the season's first week featured Michigan State and North Carolina, which played in this totally awesome setting:
In the middle of freaking Times Square
On a freaking air craft carrier
On the lawn of the freaking White House
On the freaking moon
 
2. #6 Duke kicked off its year in a nailbiter, holding off this team for a 77-76 victory:
Belmont
Butler
VCU
Davidson
 
3. Meanwhile, this top 10 team didn't fare quite as well, falling 71-58 in the Legends Classic.
Vanderbilt
Florida
Kentucky
Pitt
 
4. In our contractually obligated NHL question this week, we note that this team fired its coach during the week:
Blues
Panthers
Bruins
Stars
 
5. According to a Forbes article, this dude is the most disliked NFL player:
James Harrison
Tom Brady
Ray Lewis
Michael Vick
 
6. This week's premiere of Thursday Night Football featured a contest between two teams from this division:
NFC East
AFC Central
AFC West
NFC South
 
7. Terminally underachieving headcase Albert Haynesworth was jettisoned by the Patriots, only to be signed a short time later by the:
Bucs
Steelers
Chiefs
Falcons
 
8. At the end of a week that saw one of the most unseemly and shocking implosions of a major sports program, Penn State had to take the field on Saturday to meet this Big Ten opponent:
Michigan State
Illinois
Northwestern
Nebraska
 
9. The World Series of Poker Main Event finale aired this week, and the winner, who walked away with $8.7 million, hails from this country:
England
Germany
Czech Republic
USA! USA! USA!
 
10. Viewers of this network's broadcast of Saturday night's UFC bout were treated to 35 minutes of buildup and about 90 seconds of action:
Fox
ABC
CBS
ESPN2
 
11. Sony announced that this player will be gracing the cover of next spring's MLB 12: The Show:
Adrian Gonzalez
David Freese
Robinson Cano
Joe Mauer (for the third year in a row)
 
12. Speaking of video games, in this week's edition of NBA Players Finding Stuff To Do During The Lockout, this hoopster makes a cameo in a commercial for Modern Warfare 3:
Kevin Durant
Derrick Rose
Blake Griffin
Dwight Howard
By way of explanation.....
 
13. Note to self: Don't vacation in Venezuela, where this team's catcher was rescued after a harrowing kidnapping ordeal:
Angels
White Sox
Brewers
Natinals
 
14. Fans and detractors of the Red Sox won't have Jonathan Papelbon to kick around anymore, as the closer signed a contract to pitch for the:
Astros
Cubs
Phillies
Yankees
 
15. In college football action, #2 Oklahoma State barely broke a sweat on Saturday, woodshedding Texas Tech on the way to a _______ point victory
30
40
50
60
 
16. Two highly ranked teams excused themselves from the BCS Hopefuls Dinner Table on Saturday. _________ turnovers on offense and general incompetence on defense exposed Stanford against Oregon:
8
5
2
7
 
17. Earlier in the day, Boise State squandered its chance for a perfect season as, driving for a game-winning score against TCU, the Broncos:
Missed a short field goal
Saw the game clock run out before running a final play
Threw an interception in the end zone
Fumbled the ball in the red zone
 
18. This other ranked team snatched defeat from the jaws of victory Saturday as its game-tying field goal was blocked at the end of regulation:
Texas
Auburn
Cincinnati
Virginia Tech
 
19. It's no Uruguay/Argentina, but the MLS finals are set. These two clubs will face off against each other:
Salt Lake and Colorado
Houston and Los Angeles
Kansas City and Seattle
New York and Portland
 
20. The Florida Marlins won't be playing ball in the MLB next year. Instead, say hello to the:
South Florida Marlins
Miami Marlins
Dade County Marlins
Sunshine State Marlins
 
21. Cover letters were considered, interviews were held, credit checks were run, and by the time it was all finished, the St. Louis Cardinals managerial job was offered to:
Mike Matheny
Jose Oquendo
Terr Francona
A guy who looks suspiciously like Tony LaRussa wearing a Groucho Marx mask
 
22. We're running out of chances this year to remind you that racecar spelled backwards is racecar. Carl Edwards will take a slim lead of this many points into next week's final Sprint for the Cup race:
3
15
6
12
 
23. Falcons coach Mike Smith will have a long week as he digests his team's overtime loss which followed:
Attempting a 70 year field goal
An unsuccessful 4th down attempt in Falcons territory
Not challenging a turnover just before the two minute warning
A personnel blunder that left the Falcons with only 8 men on the field during the Saint's game-winning drive
 
24. New England's victory over the rival Jets was #117 for the B&B Music Factory. Belichick and Brady passed this quarterback/coach duo as the winningest in NFL history:
Montana & Walsh
Elway & Shanahan
Starr & Lombardi
Marino & Shula
 
25. This many of passes Tim Tebow completed on Sunday in a victory over the Chiefs went for touchdown:
100%
50%
10%
33%
 




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