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SPORTS TRIVIA VI

51) What MLB player holds the record for most games played with no World Series appearances?


Rafael Palmeiro played 2,831 games for the Cubs (1986-1988), Texas Rangers (1989-1993, 1999-2003), and the Baltimore Orioles (1994-1998, 2004-2005). He was named to the MLB All-Star Team four times, and won the Gold Glove three times, but never made it to the World Series.

52) What was the most points scored by one team in a football game?


In 1916, the Cumberland College Bulldogs scored 222 points in a game against the Georgia Tech Engineers. They scored every time the got the ball and racked up a total of 32 touchdowns!

53) What sport was officially banned in Scotland three times between 1457 and 1502?


Between 1457 and 1502, golf was banned in Scotland on three separate occasions to prevent Scots from being distracted from preparations for war with England. The bans were implemented in 1457, 1471 and 1491.

54) What is the world record for longest usable golf club?


As of 2016, Michael Furrh of Arlington, Texas, held the record for longest "usable" golf club -- a 20-foot, 6-inch driver that he used to hit a ball 63 yards in the air.

55) Lambeau Field is home to which NFL team?


Lambeau Field is an outdoor stadium located in Green Bay, Wisconsin -- home of the Green Bay Packers. In 2007, the Packers completed their 51st season at Lambeau, breaking the all-time NFL record set by the Chicago Bears at Wrigley Field (1921-70).

56) Whose ear did Mike Tyson bite off during a 1997 boxing match?


Billed as "The Sound and the Fury", Mike Tyson's June 28, 1997 boxing match with Evander Holyfield for the WBA Heavyweight Championship was afterwards referred to as "The Bite Fight". Tyson was disqualified after biting off part of Holyfield's ear.

57) What sport uses a broom?


Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice towards a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles. The curling broom is used to sweep the ice surface in the path of the stone, and is also often used as a balancing aid during delivery of the stone.

58) SlamBall is a member of which sport family?


SlamBall is a form of basketball played with four trampolines in front of each net and boards around the court edge.

59) In golf, what is a mulligan?


A "mulligan" is a bad shot which, by mutual agreement between playing partners, is cancelled and replayed.

60) Squash is a member of which sport family?


Squash is a racket sport played in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball.


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