A more democratic sports trivia thread [rules page one]

perchorin · Post by **perchorin** » Sun Mar 18, 2007 9:38 am

no, it was not the gold medal. some would say that was what prompted the creation of the following "dream teams". oh hell, everyone knows that's why we did it

Incandenza · Post by **Incandenza** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 1:27 am

It was the bronze in the '88 Seoul Games...

Can't think of who might have been on that team, tho.

Numia Kereru · Post by **Numia Kereru** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 1:43 am

Is that the year they took the silver after the controversial loss to the then-USSR? Or was that one of the Dream Teams?

edit: was Magic Johnson on that team, before he joined the NBA? Actually, now I read that back it sounds like a rather dumb question lol. But I stand to be corrected

Incandenza · Post by **Incandenza** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 2:16 am

Numia Kereru wrote:Is that the year they took the silver after the controversial loss to the then-USSR? Or was that one of the Dream Teams?

edit: was Magic Johnson on that team, before he joined the NBA? Actually, now I read that back it sounds like a rather dumb question lol. But I stand to be corrected

Nah, that was in Munich in '72... all those silver medals are still in a vault somewhere. The US team refused to accept them. One of the top three most egregious hose-jobs in the history of sports.

Numia Kereru · Post by **Numia Kereru** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 2:52 am

Incandenza wrote:Nah, that was in Munich in '72... all those silver medals are still in a vault somewhere. The US team refused to accept them. One of the top three most egregious hose-jobs in the history of sports.

Aha, I see. I remember seeing the last moments of that game on a highlights reel some years back and thought the whole thing was rather farcical

Well, I'm out of ideas for the answer to the question

Incandenza · Post by **Incandenza** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 3:04 am

It's definitely the bronze, I was just trying to come up with a good question....

I heard this one today. I haven't been able to confirm it, but it comes from a reliable source, and, well, 'tis the season:

Which men's college basketball program has the most NCAA tournament victories without ever winning a title?

Serbia · Post by **Serbia** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 7:16 am

Wake Forest?

if I'm right

P Gizzle · Post by **P Gizzle** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:16 am

uh.....i think, i am 90% sure that UNLV has won a championship, but im gonna say UNLV.....

Incandenza · Post by **Incandenza** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 11:14 pm

It's neither wake or UNLV... especially since UNLV won the title in (I think) 1991...

okay, hinty time: the school in question has the word 'eagles' in their mascot name. So they could be the eagles or the blahblah eagles... that should narrow it down a bit, but not too much.

Serbia · Post by **Serbia** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 6:44 am

Boston College?

No way...

P Gizzle · Post by **P Gizzle** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 9:08 am

Marquette Golden Eagles

Incandenza · Post by **Incandenza** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 12:23 pm

Serbia wrote:Boston College?

No way...

Winner!

(I didn't believe it myself, but like I said, I have it on reliable authority)

Your go, serbia. Bring on thy obscure hockey questions.

Serbia · Post by **Serbia** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 9:45 pm

Wow! Pulled that one out...
ok, hang on (this equals a BUMP until I get a question)

Serbia · Post by **Serbia** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 9:47 pm

Most goals by a defenseman in a single season was set in the 1985-1986 season by an Edmonton Oilers d-man. Name that player. Bonus if you know how many goals he scored.

Incandenza · Post by **Incandenza** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 12:04 am

Serbia wrote:Most goals by a defenseman in a single season was set in the 1985-1986 season by an Edmonton Oilers d-man. Name that player. Bonus if you know how many goals he scored.

I'm going to go with Paul Coffey.... if it ain't him, I've got another name that it might be...

I have no idea how many goals he scored, but given the team he played on, 50 isn't out of the question.

Serbia · Post by **Serbia** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 6:55 am

Paul Coffey is correct! He scored 48 that year.

Your go, 'Denza.

Incandenza · Post by **Incandenza** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 4:55 pm

Serbia wrote:Paul Coffey is correct! He scored 48 that year.

Your go, 'Denza.

Damn, I am running low on good ones off the top of my head...

Who is the only baseball player to hit 50 home runs and 50 doubles in one season?

I GOT SERVED · Post by **I GOT SERVED** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 5:47 pm

uhhh....I'll venture a wild guess at Barry Bonds.

Incandenza · Post by **Incandenza** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 6:33 pm

Nope. Please try again.

I GOT SERVED · Post by **I GOT SERVED** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 6:47 pm

Hermmmm.....possibly David Ortiz?

Incandenza · Post by **Incandenza** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 6:49 pm

No, although you're generally correct in the era. This happened in the last 20 years.

Serbia · Post by **Serbia** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 7:03 pm

Ken Griffey Jr.

pitbull 993 · Post by **pitbull 993** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 7:20 pm

A-Rod?

spurgistan · Post by **spurgistan** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 7:25 pm

How about Albert Belle?

Incandenza · Post by **Incandenza** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 7:34 pm

spurgistan wrote:How about Albert Belle?

dingdingdingding

You are correct.

All the more impressive is that he did it in the strike-shortened 144-game 1995 season. The funny thing is that the following season, Belle, who was quite the noted asshole, wrote "50/50" on his cleats to celebrate the achievement. Then one day teammate Eddie Murray, no warm and cuddly guy himself, decided to give him shit and asked Belle is the 50/50 was supposed to denote his fielding percentage. Hilarity ensued.

spurgistan, you're up.