Sports Quiz: Chicago Cubs

By Ryan A. Berenz

1. Kevin Love, a member of the 2016 NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers, has an uncle who was a founding member of what rock 'n' roll band?

2. What Los Angeles Rams quarterback threw for an NFL record 554 yards in a 51-14 win over the New York Yanks in 1951?

3. By what nickname did the NHL franchise in Utah become known by beginning with the 2025-26 season?

4. Before accepting the head football coach job at Notre Dame, Lou Holtz compiled a 10-12 record as head coach of what college football team from 1984-85?

5. What Chicago Cubs player hit the famous "Homer in the Gloamin'" home run just before dark at Wrigley Field to push the Cubs into first place over the Pittsburgh Pirates in September 1938?

6. What milestone did Eva Shain achieve at the Muhammad Ali vs. Earnie Shavers boxing match at New York's Madison Square Garden in 1977?

7. What happened to the Minnesota Twins' Kirby Puckett on what would be his final Major League Baseball career plate appearance in 1995?

Answers

1. The Beach Boys (Mike Love).

2. Norm Van Brocklin.

3. The Mammoth.

4. The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers.

5. Gabby Hartnett.

6. She became the first woman to judge a heavyweight championship bout.

7. He was hit by a pitch and suffered a broken jaw.

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