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1. The kings and peons emerged from double-secret labor negotiations, and lo, the NBA lockout appears to have ended, in time for games to begin around:
Christmas Day
New Year's Day
December 1
Groundhog Day
 
2. Greg Halman, an outfielder for this MLB team, was stabbed to death by his brother in his home country of the Netherlands:
Mariners
Rangers
Astros
Royasl
 
3. Your 2011 American League MVP is a dude who:
Plays third base
Pitches
Catches
Plays shortstop
 
4. Meanwhile, the NL MVP suited up this year for the:
Giants
Dodgers
Brewers
Phillies
 
5. Odd crime of the week award goes to whoever it was that broke into the home of this MLB team's general manager, then defrosted a lobster, ate pizza and drank beer, among other things.
Rays
Yankees
Rockies
White Sox
 
6. In NHL action, Sid "The Man" Crosby returned from a 96 month absence and hit the ice in the Penguins' win against this team:
Bruins
Islanders
Lightning
Capitals
 
7. Meanwhile, we were reminded that everything that rises must converge as this team ended the Boston Bruins' winning streak at ten games:
Jets
Ducks
Red Wings
Hurricanes
 
8. Say hey to this year's Maui Invitational tournament:
Kansas
Duke
Memphis
Georgetown
 
9. Meanwhile, the idyllic setting of Paradise Island, Bahamas turned a little nasty for this top 10 team as they were upset by Central Florida in the Battle 4 Atlantis (we're not making that name up):
#3 Ohio State
#7 Florida
#9 Pitt
#4 UConn
 
10. What was your favorite Tar Heels being undefeated moment, UNC fans? This team surprised Roy Williams' boys, handing the country's #1 team its first loss of the season
UNLV
South Carolina
St. John's
Colorado
 
11. Seeking to turn around its floundering football program, Arizona hired this controversial out-of-work coach:
Jim Tressell
Rich Rodriguez
Dan Hawkins
Tyrone Willingham
 
12. Meanwhile, Urban Meyer has done a ridiculous song and dance, including opting out of his weekend assignment for ESPN, as he continues that he knows nothing about being hired by:
Miami
Ohio State
Texas Tech
Florida
 
13. Dear Kyle Orton, we like a guy who passes for 50 yards a game more than you, so you're cut and enjoy the remaining season with the _________. Love, the Broncos
Bears
Rams
Chiefs
Lions
 
14. We're not sure how many blades are involved in a point shaving scandal, but allegations of such have hit this school's football team:
Idaho
Hawaii
Cal
Nevada
 
15. Ndamukong Suh was having a perfectly nice Thanksgiving Day win this week when he went and got himself ejected for getting all:
Bite-y
Stomp-y
Punch-y
Slap-y
 
16. Meanwhile, the 49ers found out that it's awful hard to win an NFL game when you do this 9 times in a game:
Fumble
Get sacked
Miss field goals
Throw interceptions
 
17. An entertaining game nonetheless brought to an end (for the foreseeable future) of the 118 game long series between these two college football rivals:
Florida/Florida State
Harvard/Yale
Texas/Texas A&M
BYU/Utah
 
18. 108 total points, six turnovers and 229 combined penalty yards were generated during the college football barnburner between:
USC and UCLA
Oregon and Oregon State
Baylor and Texas A&M
Houston and Tulsa
 
19. A certain Heisman candidate padded his resume this weekend. Which of the following is true?
Andrew Luck passed for 450+ yards
Trent Richardson ran for 200+ yards
Kellan Moore completed 30 straight pass attempts
Case Keenum threw 7 touchdowns
 
20. This NLF quarterback threw for 400 yards, but his team still managed to get skunked on Sunday:
Carson Palmer
Andy Dalton
Ryan Fitzpatrick
Vince Young
 
21. This team's six field goals key to securing victory Sunday:
Washington
Oakland
Patriots
Jets
 
22. Dear NFL teams, you may want to stop kicking to this guy, who tied an league record with his fourth punt return for a touchdown this season:
Devon Hester
Patrick Peterson
Julian Edelman
Eric Decker
 
23. What's funnier than miming shooting yourself in the leg after a 5 yard touchdown dance? Dropping two potential game-winning touchdowns later in the game. Just ask this guy:
Hines Ward
Percy Harvin
Reggie Wayne
Stevie Johnson
 
24. Send in the sub for a sub, as this replacement quarterback broke his collarbone and is done for the year:
Rex Grossman
Matt Leinart
Caleb Hanie
Matt Moore
 
25. Lastly, the Tennessee Women hadn't lost a regular season game at home since 2009. That came to an end over the weekend, when this team came a-callin':
Baylor
UNC
UConn
Notre Daem
 




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