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1. The list of #1 seeds for the NCAA women's tournament reades: Maryland, Stanford, UConn and:
Duke
Colorado
LSU
Penn State
 
2. This team suffered a loss in the first round of the women's NCAA tournament for the first time *ever* this weekend:
Georgia
George Washington
Pittsburgh
Tennessee
 
3. Which of the following was not a #16 seed in the men's tournament?
Morehead State
Cleveland State
East Tennessee State
Radford
 
4. Each of the #1 seeds won its opening game by at least 20 points, except:
UConn
Louisville
UNC
Pittsburgh
 
5. Which of the following was a site for men's tournament action in the first two rounds?
Boise, ID
Denver, CO
Washington, DC
Birmingham, AL
 
6. Which school's colors are purple and gold?
Gonzaga
Northern Iowa
American
Utah State
 
7. What is the nickname of the tournament darling Siena?
Longshoremen
Retrievers
Saints
Pelicans
 
8. Which team made the tournament in its first year competing in Division I?
Portland State
Chattanooga
North Dakota State
Stephen F. Austin
 
9. Which team had to play its first round game without his head coach on the sidelines, as he was in the hospital?
Memphis
USC
Maryland
Connecticut
 
10. With the tournament going largely by the numbers this week, the lowest seed in the Sweet 16 is:
A 16 seed
A 10 seed
A 12 seed
An 8 seed
 
11. Tuesday night saw Martin Brodeur set the NHL win record. Who had previously held the mark?
Curtis Joseph
Jacques Plante
Patrick Roy
Dominik Hasek
 
12. Oddball pitcher Julian Tavarez gave a sterling quote about joining his new team: "When you go to a club at 4 in the morning, and you're just waiting, waiting, a 600-pounder looks like J-Lo. And to me this is Jennifer Lopez right here. It's 4 in the morning. Too much to drink. So, ________ [are] Jennifer Lopez to me." Which team is Tavarez pleased to be a apart of?
Colorado Rockies
Kansas City Royals
Washington National
Houston Astros
 
13. Congratulations to Lance Mackey, who had an outstanding week as:
He won the Iditarod for the third straight year
He took the Formula 1 points lead
He won the PGA Transitions Championship as an amateur
Playing cricket for Scotland against India, he took all ten wickets in an inning
 
14. Which of the following was not a WBC semifinalist?
Korea
Cuba
USA
Venezuela
 
15. With the completion of Sunday night's game, the finals of the WBC were set as:
Japan vs US
Korea vs Venezeula
Venezeula vs Japan
Japan vs Korea
 
16. Sports Illustrated starts each issue with its Leading Off photo collection. What was unusual about the Leading Off segment in this week's issue?
The photos were all in 3D
The photos were all in black and white
The photos were all shot by pro athletes
This week's issue contained no Leading Off secion
 
17. Which NFL player is facing legal difficulty, as he struck and killed a pedestrian with his car last weekend, and might have been over the legal limit when he did so?
Maurice Jones-Drew
Donte Stallworth
Anthony Gonzalez
Shaun Suisham
 
18. Answering the prayers of perhaps dozens, the MLS has expanded, placing new team the Sounders in which Northwestern city?
Portland
Boise
Seattle
Olympia
 
19. Alex Ovechkin's celebration of his 50th goal of the season rubbed many the wrong way. Which describes his celebration?
He pretended to use his stick to chop off the neck of the opposing goalie
He warmed his hands over his stick, pretending it was on fire
He stripped off his uniform
He pantomimed shooting the opposing team with his stick, as if it were a machine gun
 
20. Which NFL player stars in a new series for the Travel Channel featuring international sports?
Bob Sanders
Dhani Jones
Logan Mankins
Jeff Saturday
 




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