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1. Which AL East foe did the Red Sox play in their traditional Patriot's Day matinee?
Yankees
Orioles
Blue Jays
Rays
 
2. The winners of the men's and women's Boston Marathon were from ______ and _______, respectively.
Nigeria / Canada
Kenya / Great Britain
China / United States
Ethiopia / Kenya
 
3. As if she didn't have enough going for her, which athlete's fabulously hot wife reportedly won $1 million betting a soccer match recently?
Tiger Woods
Jeff Gordon
Tom Brady
Kris Benson
 
4. NBA regular season honors were dished out this week. Which of the below players played this year for the NBA coach of the year?
Chauncey Billups
Greg Oden
LeBron James
Ben Gordon
 
5. If you were an NBA teammate of the league's Defensive Player of the Year, you'd be a member of the:
Orlando Magic
Denver Nuggets
Los Angeles Lakers
Cleveland Cavaliers
 
6. Meanwhile, the NBA Rookie of the Year award went to a baller who had played collegiately at:
Ohio State
Memphis
Kansas State
Duke
 
7. Which NFL team, in sore need of some change in fortunes, unveiled a fierce, revamped logo for the upcoming season?
Kansas City Chiefs
Cincinnati Bengals
Buffalo Bills
Detroit Lions
 
8. We learned this week that Washington Nationals outfielder Elijah Dukes was fined $500 and benched for being late to last Saturday's home game against Florida. Which of the following is true?
He was late because he made an appearance for an area Little League team fundraiser
He was paid by the Little League team for his appearance
The Little League team, not Dukes himself who makes $400K+ a year, will pay the fine
All of the above are true
 
9. Which NHL star was accused by the opposition of spying

as he observed the team practice from the stands prior to Monday night's game?
Sidney Crosby
Alexander Ovechkin
Joe Thornton
Sean Avery
 
10. Which film actress wrote a review of her experience at the opening of the Mets' new Citi Field for the Wall Street Journal?
Anne Hathaway
Julia Stiles
Meryl Streep
Amy Adams
 
11. Which was the first NHL team to win its opening round series?
Vancouver
Detroit
Chicago
Pittsburgh
 
12. Which Stanley Cup playoff team's coach was suspended a game for dousing a fan with water after Friday night's contest?
The Blues' Andy Murray
The Rangers' John Tortorella
The Penguins' Dan Bylsma
The Sharks' Todd McLellan
 
13. Trinity, Florida high school athlete Patrick Schuster has attracted national attention with this feat:
Bowling eight consecutive perfect games
Made a hole-in-one on three consecutive golf holes
Thrown four consecutive no-hitters
Gone undefeated all four years in high school wrestling
 
14. Which of these college standouts did not declare for the NBA draft this week?
Davidson's Stephen Curry
North Carolina's Ty Lawson
Michigan State's Kalin Lucas
North Carolina's Wayne Ellington
 
15. Which notable tight end was traded prior to the draft for a 2010 pick?
Jeremy Shockey
Todd Heap
Tony Gonzalez
Jason Witten
 
16. Which of the following was not true of the Detroit Lions drafting quarterback Matthew Stafford?
Stafford was the first selection in the draft
The Lions and Stafford agreed to terms the day before the draft
Stafford's reported $41.7 million in guaranteed money is the second most in league history
Stafford was the 7th quarterback taken first overall in the last 10 drafts
 
17. Which of these BSC conferences did not have a player selected in the top 10 of the first round?
SEC
Big 12
ACC
Big East
 
18. Which football factory had 3 of its players selected in the first round?
USC
Notre Dame
Texas
Florida
 
19. Raise a toast to this year's Mr. Irrelevant Ryan Succop, a _______ from ___________.
Safety / Purdue
Tackle / BYU
Center / Colorado
Kicker / South Carolina
 
20. Which pair of studs grace the cover of Madden NFL 10?
Peyton and Eli Manning
Jay Cutler and Matt Cassel
Troy Polamalu and Larry Fitzgerald
James Harrison and Matt Ryan
 
21. Friday night saw Toronto beat the White Sox by what football score?
14-0
17-3
10-6
7-3
 
22. Which slugger earned an eye-opening 5 walks in a single 9 inning game this week?
Albert Pujols
Mark Teixeira
Manny Ramirez
Jim Thome
 
23. 95,722 people gathered in Ohio this week to attend what type of sporting event? Record 95,722 show up to see Pryor, Ohio State in spring game
An Ohio State spring football game
A rally for the Cavaliers
A massive soap-box derby race
A rally to disband the Indians
 
24. Mexican soccer teams America and Tecos played in 100,000 seat Aztec Stadium Sunday, yet the venue was completely devoid of fans. Why?
Officials closed the stadium citing escalating violence in recent matches
Structural deficiencies made the building unsafe for spectators
A bomb threat had forced officials to close the stadium
The Mexican government had barred spectators because of the swine flu outbreak
 
25. What was the site of this week's NASCAR event, which saw a 13-car accident, and separately, a 10-car pileup?
Darlington
Texas Motor Speedway
Richmond
Talladega
 




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