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1. It was a bit of a slow week, so I'm sure you can tell us which crime snowboarder Shawn White was charged with:
vandalism
speeding
theft
marijuana possession, duh
 
2. Blue Jays shortstop Yunel Escobar was suspended for three games after playing a game last Saturday with a homophobic slur located here:
his bat
his batting gloves
his cap
his eye black
 
3. This notable blowh...er, talking head went on a rather amusing rant after believing an article about him in The Onion was real:
Skip Bayless
Stephen A. Smith
Mike Francesa
Colin Cowherd
 
4. Steve Sabol, the man associated with the company behind virtually all video footage of this sport, passed away this week:
MLB
NBA
NFL
NHL
 
5. In your weekly dose of NFL replacement referee hilarity, Eagles running back LeShawn McCoy claims he was told this by a ref:
"You're my favorite player!"
"Can you sign this ball?"
"You suck, McCoy!"
"I need you for my fantasy team!"
 
6. Guess the number! Old Dominion quarterback Taylor Heinicke threw for a new Division I record of this many yards in a 64-61 barnburner over New Hampshire:
699
716
730
736
 
7. After going out and scoring a touchdown on Monday Night Football, a member of this team was arrested and charged with DUI
Atlanta
Denver
Seattle
Green Bay
 
8. With wins over the Mariners and Red Sox in extra innings, the Orioles have improbably now won this many consecutive games in which there is free baseball:
13
14
15
16
 
9. Each of the following ranked (or formerly ranked...) teams lost on Saturday except for:
Kansas State
Michigan
Clemson
Oklahoma
 
10. Behold the first gentleman to reach 20 wins in the majors this year:
Gio Gonzalez
Jered Weaver
R.A. Dickey
David Price
 
11. Quick! Pick the 0-3 team!
Kansas City
Tampa Bay
New Orleans
St. Louis
 
12. Quick again! Pick the 3-0 team!
Arizona
New England
Green Bay
New York Giants
 
13. No OPJ quiz could be (or is it can be?) complete without the Contractually Obligated NASCAR question! So this we we ask you to name the winner of this week's Chase race at New Hampshire Speedway
Jimmie Johnson
Denny Hamlin
Jeff Gordon
Clint Bowyer
 
14. This was the only Week 3 victor below who was able to finish off their opponent in a mere four quarters:
Jets
Jaguars
Chiefs
Titans
 
15. The Natinals clinched a playoff spot on Thursday, meaning there will be postseason baseball in Washington for the first time since this guy occupied the White House in that city:
FDR
JFK
LBJ
GWB
By way of explanation.....
The Washington Senators (who later became the Twins) last made the postseason in 1933.
 
16. Meanwhile, earlier in the same day, this was the first team to officially punch their ticket to the playoffs:
San Francisco
Texas
Cincinnati
New York Yankees
 
17. For some reason it seems fitting that this NFLer will soon have his own brand of cereal:
Chris Kluwe
Andrew Luck
Robert Griffin III
Rob Gronkowski
 
18. For health reasons, the head coach of this college basketball team resigned on Thursday:
Texas
Texas A&M
North Texas
Texas Tech
 
19. This guy walked away with the PGA Tour Championship and the FedEx Cup, meaning he's probably going to buy the next round or seven with all the money he just won:
Bubba Watson
Brandt Snedeker
Justin Rose
Rory McIlroy
 
20. So despite leading the National League in hitting, can Melky Cabrera still win the batting title while serving a 50-game suspension?
Yes, he has enough plate appearances
No, he won't have enough plate appearances
No, MLB officially disqualified him from doing so (even though he would)
No, he chose to have himself disqualified from doing so (even though he would)
 




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