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CorumSpot SPORTS Trivia

There are 10 questions chosen at random out of a database of 100 questions. See if you can answer all of them correctly, and make the "Hall of Fame"


1. Why is scoring 3 goals in a hockey game called a Hat Trick?
  Based on a term from the English game of cricket
  Originally the player would remove his hat and bow to the audience
  Because it's so difficult to achieve, it is like magically 'pulling a rabbit out of a hat.'
  Because everyone throws a hat on the ice when it happens

2. Who was the first hockey player to score 50 goals in a single season?
  Gordie Howe
  Maurice Richard
  Bernie 'Boom Boom' Geoffrion
  Harvey Pulford

3. Why is the first baseman thrown a ball when they run into the dugout at the end of an inning?
  For good luck.
  He keeps it in his glove so his glove maintains the proper shape.
  It is used as the practice ball.
  This becomes the game ball when the team goes back out into the field.

4. What is a 'Perfect Game' in bowling?
  400
  300
  100
  200

5. Who is the Stanley Cup named after?
  Parker Stanley
  William George Richard Stanley
  John Walker Stanley
  Fredrick Arthur Stanley

6. In football, why doesn't a barefoot kicker get broken bones in his feet?
  They wrap their toes together to prevent injury.
  They exercise their foot more building more strength.
  They really don't kick the football that hard.
  They kick with the top of their foot.

7. What season was the Boston Bruins added to the NHL as an expansion team?
  1917-18
  1924-25
  1901-02
  1896-97

8. What are the dimensions of the goal?
  6 feet wide x 4 feet high x 44 inches deep
  8 feet wide x 4 feet high x 24 inches deep
  6 feet wide x 6 feet high x 36 inches deep
  8 feet wide x 6 feet high x 44 inches deep

9. Why is there an 'H' inside of the 'C' in the Montreal Canadiens hockey uniform?
  They stand for 'Hamilton Canadiens,' an Ontario city where the team first began.
  The initials of the first team captain, Henri Chisholm.
  The company that sponsored the first team was called, 'Holts Canada.'
  The team used to be called the 'Hockey Club of Canada'

10. What is the award given to the NHL player who scores the most goals in a season?
  Lady Byng Memorial Trophy
  Maurice Richard Trophy
  Vezina Trophy
  Art Ross Trophy


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