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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