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1. March Madness drew to a close with Monday night's rather lackluster final. What was the margin of victory?
Michigan State won by 25
Michigan State won by 17
North Carolina won by 25
North Carolina won by 17
 
2. Which Tarheel was named the Final Four's Most Outstanding Player?
Wayne Ellington
Ty Lawson
Tyler Hansborough
Danny Green
 
3. On the women's side, UConn capped an undefeated season with a win in the championship game. How many wins did the Huskies amass during their season?
35
39
32
31
 
4. Meanwhile, Courtney Paris of Women's Final Four team Oklahoma made which unusual guarantee?
That, if the Sooners didn't win the national championship, she would never play organized basketball again
She would repay her scholarship if the Sooners didn't win the national championship
That her Sooner team could beat any of the men's Final Four teams
That she would buy beer for the team that eliminated the Sooners from the tournament
 
5. Wrestlemania celebrated which anniversary on Sunday night?
10th
15th
30th
25th
 
6. The first official game of the MLB season was played Sunday evening before Opening Day between which two teams?
and
and
and
and
 
7. Opening Day saw games scheduled to be played in these two cities postponed due to weather?
Denver and Seattle
San Francisco and Cleveland
Boston and Chicago
Detroit and Pittsburgh
 
8. US President Barack Obama threw out the first pitch on opening in which city?
New York (Yankee Stadium)
Washington, DC
Baltimore
None, as he was out of the country
 
9. The 2008 Cy Young award winners got off to a shaky start in their first outing. Which of the following is true?
CC Sabathia won, Tim Lincecum lost
Neither Sabathia nor Lincecum got a decision
Sabathia lost; Lincecum got a no decision
Sabathia and Lincecum both lost
 
10. The Marlin's Emilio Bonifacio performed which feat on Opening Day for the first time in 41 years?
Inside-the-park home run
Unassisted triple play
4 RBI without a hit
Walked six times
 
11. Tragedy struck baseball's opening week as MLB pitcher Nick Adenhart was killed by a drunk driver shortly after he pitched. For which team did Adenhart play?
Angels
Astros
Cardinals
Mariners
 
12. Which slugger belted 2 homers and recorded 7 RBI on Saturday?
Matt Holliday
Mark Teixeira
Albert Pujols
Kevin Youkilis
 
13. Which Yankee, pulled over for drunk driving in Nebraska, exchanged a boozy rant with a police officer, making of fun of, among other things, Yogi Berra's height?
Joba Chamberlain
A.J. Burnett
Xavier Nady
Nick Swisher
 
14. As of the end of play on Sunday night, which team hadn't won a game yet?
Washington Nationals
Cleveland Indians
Houston Astros
Colorado Rockies
 
15. Who won the Masters?
Tiger Woods
Kenny Perry
Angel Cabrera
Chad Campbell
 
16. The Masters was decided in a playoff that included _____ players and which was played over _____ holes:
2 / 3
3 / 2
3 / 1
2 / 1
 
17. Who did not lead at the end of one of the first three rounds of the Masters?
Chad Campbell
Kenny Perry
Steve Stricker
Angel Cabrera
 
18. Which of the following was not announced as being elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame?




 
19. The son of which basketball legend made news by announcing he will play for Central Florida beginning next fall?
Patrick Ewing
Charles Barkley
Isiah Thomas
Michael Jordan
 
20. HBO aired a documentary this weekend about which legendary sporting event?
The Georgetown-Villanova 1985 NCAA Championship
The Thrilla in Manilla
The 2001 Daytona 500, in which Dale Earnhardt was killed
Tiger Wood's first win at the Masters
 
21. Which running back lost a breach of contract grievance brought by his team, and therefore may not be paid guaranteed money due to him in 2009 and 2010?
LaDanian Tomlinson
Marshawn Lynch
Larry Johnson
Deuce McAllister
 
22. Which of the below became the highest paid tight end in history this week?
Chris Cooley
Kellen Winslow
Antonio Gates
Tony Gonzalez
 
23. Finally, hockey. Which of the following did not partake in the Final Four at the Verizon Center?
Bemidji State
Harvard
Miami (Ohio)
Vermont
 
24. What spectacular occurrence happened during the final minute of regulation during the Boston University-Miami (Ohio) championship game?
The building lost power
Both goalies were pulled
Down two goals, BU scored twice
Three goals were scored by the teams
 
25. Which NHL team lost to the Kings on Saturday, but still won the President's Trophy for the best record in the league?
Boston
San Jose
Detroit
Philadelphia
 




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