1. | What kind of question is that, bro? | ||
Max | |||
Shaky | |||
Jerk | |||
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Clown | ||
2. | This many games were needed to decide the NBA finals: | ||
Four | |||
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Five | ||
Six | |||
Seven | |||
3. | And say congratulations to this guy, the Finals' MVP: | ||
Dwyane Wade | |||
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LeBron James | ||
Udonis Haslem | |||
Chris Bosh | |||
4. | The trial of Roger Clemens resulted in: | ||
Verdict of guilty on all counts | |||
Verdict of guilty on some counts | |||
Hung jury | |||
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Verdict of not guilty on all counts | ||
5. | This guy is a better baseball pitcher than you are, as the threw consecutive one-hitters during the week: | ||
Cole Hammels | |||
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R.A. Dickey | ||
C.J. Wilson | |||
Justin Verlander | |||
6. | The know-it-alls at Forbes has released its list of the world's 100 highest-paid athletes over the past year. The top two earners both come from this sport: | ||
Formula 1 | |||
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Boxing | ||
Basketball | |||
Tennis | |||
By way of explanation.....
The top five: 1) Floyd Mayweather; 2) Manny Pacquiao; 3) Tiger Woods; 4) LeBron James; 5) Roger Federer. |
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7. | The Yankees blazed through the first part of interleague play and amassed a ten game winning streak, which was put to rest by this NL opponent: | ||
Washington | |||
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Atlanta | ||
Colorado | |||
Los Angeles | |||
8. | The week saw a pitcher from this team ejected for using pine tar on his glove: | ||
Yankees | |||
Pirates | |||
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Rays | ||
Angels | |||
9. | Joe Maddon, whose pitcher Joel Peralta was the ejectee in question, subsequently engaged in a slap-fighty war of words with the manage for this club: | ||
St. Louis | |||
Colorado | |||
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Washington | ||
Philadelphia | |||
10. | If you're looking for this perennial contender in next year's March Madness, don't bother with this team - the school has been slapped with a postseason ban for low scores on the Academic Progress Rate scale: | ||
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Connecticut | ||
Florida | |||
Syracuse | |||
Kansas | |||
11. | It appears those whose primary goal in life is to live to see a playoff system in D1 college football have realized their dreams. The apparently agreed-upon deal puts framework in place for a playoff involving: | ||
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4 teams | ||
8 teams | |||
16 teams | |||
64 teams | |||
12. | If you are still alive to compete in the semi-finals of Euro 2012, please step forward. Whoa, not so fast there.... | ||
Germany | |||
Portugal | |||
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England | ||
Spain | |||
13. | Boston fans showered outgoing favorite Kevin Youkilis with affection during his last home game, shortly before he was traded to: | ||
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The White Sox | ||
The Angels | |||
The Tigers | |||
The Rangers | |||
14. | Jim Thome did something for an MLB record 13th time this week. What was it? | ||
Hit into a triple play | |||
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Hit a walk-off home run | ||
Hit 20 homers before the All-Star break | |||
Scored an inside-the-park home run | |||
15. | If your ears are ringing with the ping of aluminum bats, then you might be are that the college baseball World Series is being contested between these two teams: | ||
USC and Miami | |||
Michigan and Florida State | |||
Clemson and Memphis | |||
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Arizona and South Carolina | ||