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|In this period of gloom for the planet, the world of sport can still allow us to escape. Let’s have fun with this quiz.
QuizQuestion #1 baseball legend Babe Ruth died on August 16, 1948 from nasopharyngeal cancer. How many opportunities has he dominated the american league for the circuits?
6 times
9 times
12 times
15 times
12 times
Babe Ruth finished first for the circuits 12 times in the american league.Question #2 August 19, 1988, Guy Lafleur (right on the photo) sticking out of his retirement and accepted a contract to play with the New York Rangers. On his return to the Montreal Forum, in a defeat of his own by a score of 7 to 5, how much did he scored goals?
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1 goal
2 purpose
3 purpose the purpose of
4 purpose
2 purpose
Lafleur had threaded the needle on two occasions in addition to amassing a password.Question #3L’ex-F1 driver Michael Schumacher won the August 19, 2001, a 51st career win to equal the record of that?
Nigel Mansell
Alain Prost
Ayrton Senna
Jackie Stewart
Alain Prost
Schumacher equalled the mark of Alain Prost. He finished his career with 91 wins.Issue #4 is now, on August 19, 2018, the first tennis player has won nine tournaments in the Masters 1000. Who is it?
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Novak Djokovic
Roger Federer
Rafael Nadal (photo)
Milos Raonic
Novak Djokovic
Djokovic is the only player to have won all the tournaments of the Masters 1000 in career.Question #5-August 20, 1938, Lou Gehrig hit a 23rd grand slam career, a record that held until 2013. Among the players still active, who has hit the most?
Robinson Cano
Edwin Encarnacion
Manny Machado
Albert Pujols
Albert Pujols
Albert Pujols dominates among active players with 14 majors.Question #6Tiger Woods (photo) became, on 20 August 2000, the second golfer to win three major tournaments in the same year. Who is the other?
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Ben Hogan
Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
Gary Player
Ben Hogan
Ben Hogan accomplished the feat in 1953.Question #7THE ex-figure skater Josée Chouinard will celebrate 51 years next Friday. With three victories at the canadian championships, one in Québec has more titles than she. Who is it?
Annie Bellemare
Amélie Lacoste
Cynthia Phaneuf
Joannie Rochette
Joannie Rochette
Joannie Rochette has six victories at the canadian national championships between 2005 and 2010.Question #8L’former coach of the Canadian Toe Blake was born on 21 August 1912. Leader for wins with 500, what coach in the Habs ranks second behind Blake?
Scotty Bowman
Dick Irvin
Claude Julien
Michel Therrien
Dick Irvin
Dick Irvin is second with 431 wins.Question #9Nolan Ryan withdrew his 5000e hitter at bat on August 22, 1989. Which he spent “in the mitten”? Hint : he was inducted into the hall of fame.
Joe Carter
Will Clark
Rickey Henderson
Mark McGwire
Rickey Henderson
It is Rickey Henderson. The other choices are not yet inducted.Question #10Quelle tennis player in belgium has won gold at the Athens olympic Games August 22, 2004?
Sabine Appelmans
Kim Clijsters
Justine Henin
Dominique Van Roost
Justine Henin
Justine Henin has won the gold medal in the face of the French Amélie Mauresmo.
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