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| 1. | Defending champion Novak Djokovic earned the ire of Roger Federer by quitting in his match against Andy Roddick. Federer felt he was faking, but Djokovic claimed he couldn't continue because of... | ||
| Back spasms | |||
| A hangover | |||
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Heat | ||
| A stiff neck | |||
| 2. | What was the eye-opening length of the contract that Henrik Zetterberg signed with the Detroit Red Wings? | ||
| 6 months | |||
| 9 years | |||
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12 years | ||
| 20 years | |||
| 3. | Three out of the four semi-finalists in the women's draw of the Australian Open were from which country? | ||
| US | |||
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Russia | ||
| France | |||
| Australia | |||
| 4. | What was the eye-catching final score in the men's basketball game between Utah Valley State and Chicago State on Thursday night? | ||
| 61-16 | |||
| 17-14 | |||
| 100-23 | |||
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123-121, 4OT | ||
| 5. | Six people were elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Which one of these was not one of them? | ||
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Cris Carter | ||
| Bruce Smith | |||
| Derrick Thomas | |||
| Rod Woodson | |||
| 6. | Which of these people did not win an Australian Open title in singles or doubles this week? | ||
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Roger Federer | ||
| Rafael Nadal | |||
| Serena Williams | |||
| Venus Williams | |||
| 7. | Pete Sampras is first in line to say that Roger Federer is the greatest player of all-time. He says this because while Sampras managed to reach only three consecutive Grand Slam semi-finals at any point in his career, Federer's run of consecutive semi-finals is up to an amazing...? | ||
| 13 | |||
| 17 | |||
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19 | ||
| 32 | |||
| 8. | This famous athlete was forced to apologize after a British newspaper ran a photo of him smoking a marijuana pipe. | ||
| David Beckham | |||
| LeBron James | |||
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Michael Phelps | ||
| Ricky Williams | |||
| 9. | During the onslaught of media stories surrounding the Super Bowl this week, it came to light that this player picked up the tab for 20 Steelers fans at The Cheesecake Factory on Friday night. | ||
| Larry Fitzgerald | |||
| Ben Roethlisberger | |||
| Hines Ward | |||
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Kurt Warner | ||
| 10. | The Boston Red Sox Jason Varitek saga finally ended with this resolution: | ||
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Varitek re-signed with the team and looks forward to another season of hitting .220 | ||
| Varitek retired and became an announcer for the fledgling MLB network | |||
| Varitek retired and became a bench coach | |||
| Varitek signed with the Detroit Tigers, breaking the hearts of fans | |||
| 11. | The rest of this quiz is Super Bowl oriented. Let's start with a gimme. Who performed at the halftime show? | ||
| Tom Petty | |||
| Prince | |||
| Sanjaya Malakar | |||
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Bruce Springsteen | ||
| 12. | Which of these movies was not shamelessly whored during the interminable five-hour pregame show? | ||
| Fast and Furious | |||
| Land of the Lost | |||
| Race to Witch Mountain | |||
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Watchmen | ||
| 13. | Arizona won the coin toss, which means that the NFC has now won how many consecutive Super Bowl coin tosses? | ||
| 1 | |||
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12 | ||
| 2 | |||
| 25 | |||
| 14. | Three players scored a touchdown in the first half. Which of these was not one of them? | ||
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Larry Fitzgerald | ||
| James Harrison | |||
| Ben Patrick | |||
| Gary Russell | |||
| 15. | The Arizona Cardinals scored the first Super Bowl safety since Super Bowl XXV when a Steeler was called for holding in the end zone. Who was the player? | ||
| Willie Colon | |||
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Justin Hartwig | ||
| Chris Kemoeatu | |||
| Heath Miller | |||
| 16. | What happened on the last play of the first half? | ||
| Ben Patrick caught a one-yard touchdown pass for Arizona | |||
| Ben Roethlisberger took a knee | |||
| Jeff Reed kicked a 21-yard field goal | |||
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James Harrison had the longest interception return in Super Bowl history | ||
| 17. | What was the longest field goal kicked Super Bowl XLIII? | ||
| 18 | |||
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21 | ||
| 47 | |||
| 54 | |||
| 18. | Which of these was not true of the Arizona Cardinals in their losing effort? | ||
| They had over 350 yards of passing | |||
| They had over 400 yards of total offense | |||
| They had over 100 yards in penalties | |||
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They had over 50 yards of rushing | ||
| 19. | Which of these was not true of Santonio Holmes? | ||
| He confessed that he was a drug dealer as a teen | |||
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He failed a drug test just three days before the big game | ||
| John Madden put him on the horse trailer as Player of the Game | |||
| The press selected him as the MVP of Super Bowl XLIII | |||
| 20. | What happened on Arizona's final play of the game? | ||
| Kurt Warner threw an incomplete pass that Steve Breaston dropped | |||
| Kurt Warner threw an interception to Brett Keisel | |||
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Kurt Warner fumbled the ball during a sack and Brett Keisel made the recovery | ||
| The refs jobbed them | |||
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