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SPORTS TRIVIA III

21) What sport did Edson Arantes do Nascimento play professionally?


Edson Arantes do Nascimento was better known as Pelé, perhaps the greatest soccer player of all time.

22) What college football position receives the Jim Thorpe Award?


The Jim Thorpe Award, named in memory of multi-sport legend Jim Thorpe, has been awarded to the top defensive back in college football since 1986. It is voted on by the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame, an organization based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

23) Who was drafted in the 7th round of the 1977 NBA draft?


Despite not playing basketball since high school, Bruce Jenner was drafted No. 139 by the Kansas City Kings after winning the men's decathlon at the 1976 Olympics.

24) Who did the Philadelphia 76ers draft with the last pick of the 1983 NBA draft?


With the final pick of the 1983 NBA draft, Philadelphia 76ers owner Harold Katz took 49-year-old Norman Horvitz out of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. There are different rumors about the connection between Katz and Horvitz, but they are commonly believed to be poker buddies.

25) Who was Cleveland Indians catcher Harry Chiti traded for in 1962?


Chiti was originally traded from the Cleveland Indians to the New York Mets for a "player to be named later," but after fifteen terrible games with the Mets, Chiti became that player and was shipped back to Cleveland. Chiti never played another major league game, spending two more years at Triple-A before retiring in 1964.

26) How many knobs, switches and buttons does a Formula One steering wheel have?


Adjustments must be made while keeping both hands on the wheel and both eyes on the track, which is why a modern F1 wheel might have 35 or more knobs, buttons and switches.

27) What is NFL running back Dick Plasman's claim to fame?


Plasman was notably the last player in the NFL to play a game without a football helmet. He did so in the 1940 NFL Championship game before the league mandated that helmets be worn by all players.

28) What manager led the Boston Red Sox to their first championship in 86 years?


Terry Francona was hired to manage the Red Sox in 2004 and led the team to two World Series titles, ending the franchise's 86-year-old championship drought.

29) What boxer famously said that he should be a postage stamp because that was the only way he'd ever get licked?


Muhammad Ali was famous for his colorful quotations. He also said, "I'm so mean, I make medicine sick."

30) Who was the first rookie QB to surpass 3,500 passing yards and throw fewer than five interceptions?


In 2016, Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott became only the second player -- and first rookie -- in NFL history to surpass 3,500 passing yards and throw fewer than five interceptions in one season. The only other person to do so? Tom Brady.


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