New sports trivia

[onomatopoeia]

Who had a Touchdown pass, a Touchdown reception and a Kickoff Return for a Touchdown, all in the same quarter of one NFL game?

Joe Washington.

Washington was acquired by the Baltimore Colts in a trade for Lydell Mitchell after the 1977 season. After winning the AFC East in 1975-77, the Colts were outscored 80-0 in their first two games of 1978. Washington completed his unique feat in the 4th quarter of the week 3 Monday Night Football game against the New England Patriots on Setember 18, 1978.

 

[onomatopoeia]

What is the highest possible Passer rating, based on the formula used by the NFL and CFL?

Stump.

 

[onomatopoeia]

What's his name?

Mike Widger.

Mike's nickname, coined by CKGM-AM morning DJ Ralph Lockwood, was "Crescent Street".

Ralph sometimes made prank phone calls to Widger at around 7 AM on the morning after a game.

 

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After Jim McMahon was told by the NFL Commissioner that he couldn't wear a headband with the adidas brand name and corporate logo, what word was hand written on his headband for the next game?

Stump.

 

[onomatopoeia]

What's his name?

Stump.

 

[unassuming]

What Blue Jay player played 6 innings wearing a jersey with Toronto mis-pelled as "Torotno" across the front?

Answer: Joe Carter

 

[tml]

Name the only MLB player in the modern era that has played for 5 different teams in one season.

 

[onomatopoeia]

Which Major League Baseball Hall of Famer was traded for a restaurant meal?

Stump.

 

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Which Formula 1 driver contested the most Grands Prix without ever winning?

Andrea de Cesaris, (214 entries, 208 starts).



This record is now held by Nico Hulkenberg, (220 races, 217 starts, and counting). Hulkenberg also doesn't have a podium finish in his F1 career, (de Cesaris had five).

 

[tml]

Some Toronto Blue Jay trivia that is recently topical.
--Which player holds the all time franchise record for longest hitting streak?
--Which player holds the franchise record for most leadoff home runs during their time with the Jays?

The first question has been answered correctly by unassuming.

 

[onomatopoeia]

Some Toronto Blue Jay trivia that is recently topical.
--Which player holds the all time franchise record for longest hitting streak?
--Which player holds the franchise record for most leadoff home runs during their time with the Jays?

My guess is... John Olerud.

 

[onomatopoeia]

Who was part of an NBA Championship team in the same year in which he was an All Star twice in MLB's National League?

Stump.

 

[unassuming]

Some Toronto Blue Jay trivia that is recently topical.
--Which player holds the all time franchise record for longest hitting streak?
--Which player holds the franchise record for most leadoff home runs during their time with the Jays?

-Shawn Green-28 games
-Josh Donaldson?

 

[onomatopoeia]

Who holds the Major League Baseball record for most regular season games played in one season?

Maury Wills, (165 games played in 1962).

Wills played in all 162 Los Angeles Dodgers games from Opening Day on April 10 through September 30, 1962. Prior to 1969, the National and American League Champions advanced directly to the World Series. In 1962, however, the Dodgers and San Francisco Giants had identical 101-61 records. Pre-1969 Era National League rules stipulated that two teams tied after game 162 would play a three game series, the winner of which, (SFG), would meet the AL Champion New York Yankees. These three games were considered part of the Regular season, rather than the postseason.

The last time a tie-breaking game was required in the National League was in 1980. This was a single game playoff won by the Houston Astros over the Dodgers. That game decided the winner of the National League West Division Champion, as opposed to the League Pennant winner, (six team divisions were established with the 1969 Expansion by two teams in each League.

Today a tie-breaking formula would be used, instead of a playoff game.

 

[tml]

My guess is... John Olerud.

Good guess, but incorrect. I think he had a streak that was in the top 5.

 

[tml]

-Shawn Green-28 games
-Josh Donaldson?

Correct on the first question.
Incorrect on the second question.

 

[tml]

Name the only MLB player in the modern era that has played for 5 different teams in one season.

We all know him and love him. He started at the bottom and now he's here.......................DRAKE. As in Oliver Drake.
In 2018 he pitched for 5 different teams. He did actually play on the field for each team that year, including a memorable 1.2 IP for the Toronto Blue Jays. Take that Kendrick Lamar.

 

[onomatopoeia]

Who played for ten different Cactus League baseball teams on the same day, as a publicity stunt?

Stump.

 

[onomatopoeia]

Which Sarnia-born member of the NHL Hall of Fame and OMJHL Junior hockey trophy award-winner, who's entire career was played during the Draft era, (post 1962-63 season), scored the most NHL career goals among all players who were undrafted as amateurs?

Answered correctly by tml.

 

[onomatopoeia]

Which former Toronto Maple Leaf was the first overall selection in the first NHL Amateur Draft, (June 5, 1963)?

Hints:

He scored his first NHL goal in the 1969-70 season, for his second NHL team, after having played 14 games over the two previous NHL seasons with the team that drafted him, scoring no points.

He played for three Canadian-based NHL teams, including two separate stints with the Maple Leafs, almost four complete seasons apart.

His last three seasons of Professional hockey were spend playing in the JIHL, (Japanese Ice Hockey League).

Answered correctly by unassuming.