Sports trivia quiz

1. Name the two athletes who were teammates and roommates at the University of Southern California in the 1970s and earned MVP honors as pro athletes in the same year in football and baseball.

The first name for one of them is the last name for the other (and one of them played in Boston).

2. In their history, the New England Patriots have played home games at six different fields. Name them.

3. How many times has a Boston Celtics player led the NBA in scoring?

4. What is the longest-running US intercollegiate sports event?

5. Since 1970, three left-handers have won the NBA Most Valuable Player award. Who are they? (Hint, one was a Celtic.) 6. Who made the NBA's fi rst 3-point shot?

7. There are only two days of the year in which there are no professional baseball, football, hockey, or basketball games. What are they?

8. In head-tohead competition over the past 100 years, which team has had the longest winning streak against the other: the Red Sox or the Yankees?

(Hint: The streak lasted for 17 games.)

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