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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