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KNOWLEDGE BLASTER! Guide to Sports

KNOWLEDGE BLASTER! Guide to Sports

Somewhere in the world, at this very moment,

there is an event unfolding that is so incredibly important that people scream in horror or cheer in joy, win or lose fortunes, soar to new heights or sink into oblivion.

Yep, that's sports for ya.

Sure, there are folks who don't give a flying fedora about the game, whatever it is. But do you know any of those people? Didn't think so.

And, chances are, you'd like to know more than you already do about the games we love. That is why you're here, right?

Here's how we got the bug. We were helping a friend study for the contestant quiz of the Jeopardy! Game show when we realized we had accumulated enough material to help out almost anyone. A student, game show contestant, or the armchair quarterback, center or pitcher who'd love to get into the game.

KNOWLEDGE BLASTER! Guide to Sports gathers facts from baseball, bowling, racing, tennis, the Olympics, sailing, hockey, football, bicycling, and more. Teams, heroes, rules, and records can be found here.

Test your sports IQ now:

  • What flamboyant Italian ("La Bomba") grabbed his second consecutive Olympic gold medal on the slopes of Albertville?
  • What Brazilian superstar was called "The Black Pearl" of soccer?
  • What was the last year of less-than-100 mph at Indy?
  • What is a "full count" in baseball?
  • Who was "Big O?" Who was "Doctor J?"
  • Where are the sports halls of fame? The Preakness?
  • How many players on a soccer team? A polo team?

Did you answer all the questions correctly? No? Well, then...

The KNOWLEDGE BLASTER! Series compresses a great mountain of available information into easily digestible morsels. You'll find the books are patterned in an efficient question-and-answer mode, stressing simplicity, brevity, and clarity.

You can use this reference work as a launch pad to propel yourself into more in-depth studies. However, if you find this little study guide provides all the information you need, then consider your knowledge...
Blasted!

We wish you the best of luck in your quest for knowledge in this fascinating subject. 'Bye now.
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Inside KNOWLEDGE BLASTER! Guide to Sports

Test yourself now; see if you know the answers that KNOWLEDGE BLASTER! can give you.

Sports: Olympian Feats.

This native American won the pentathlon and decathlon in the 1912 Stockholm Olympics.
— Jim Thorpe. A true sports champion, he has been named the Outstanding Athlete for the first half of the 20th century.

This New York governor (soon to be a great President of the United States) opened the Lake Placid Olympic Games in 1932.
— Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

In the 1968 Olympics, this American shattered all records for the long jump.
— Bob Beamon, with a jump of better than 29 feet.

1992's Olympic Winter Games in Albertville awarded medals in 57 events, including these two sports that were offered for the first time.
— Freestyle mogul skiing and short-track speed skating.

 


Sports: Golf: Sports on a Big Lawn.

What color is the jacket-of-honor given to winners of golf's US Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia?
— Green.

This early golfer was called, simply, "the master."
— Ben Hogan.

This golf cup is given to pros in matches between the US and Britain.
— The Ryder Cup.

 


Sports: Sports in the Alley: Bowling.

The sport of bowling gives us the terms Brooklyn, cherry, Jersey, and railroad. This term refers to three strikes in a row.
— Turkey.

Who was the first American bowler to score 300 (a perfect game) in sanctioned play?
— Jack Vickers.

 


Sports: Put up Your Dukes: Boxing.

What sports legend of boxing was known as the "Boston Strong Boy"?
— John L. Sullivan.

How long did the 1988 Spinks-Tyson heavyweight bout last?
— Tyson won in 91 seconds.

 


Sports: Some Sports Is Batty: Baseball.

Usually given credit for starting the sport of baseball, Abner Doubleday started teams in this town, which is today the home of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
— Cooperstown, New York.

In 1993, pitcher Anthony Young of this team lost 27 straight games.
— The NY Mets.

 


Sports: Airborne Sports: Basketball.

How long is each of the periods in a National Basketball Association (NBA) game?
— Twelve minutes.

In 1927, Abe Saperstein organized this outstanding (outlandish?) basketball team.
— The Harlem Globetrotters.

 


Sports: Sports at 200 miles per hour.

What race awards the Borg-Warner Trophy?
— The Indianapolis 500.

1992 saw the closest finish in the history of the Brickyard (Indy). This second-generation New Mexico racing great powered across the finish line a mere 0.043 second ahead of Canadian sports great Scott Goodyear.
— Al Unser, Jr.

 

What? Still not enough sports for ya?

Alrighty then— KNOWLEDGE BLASTER! Guide to Sports also highlights horse racing (the sport of kings), bicycling, football, ice hockey, tennis, and more. Locations of the Olympic games and baseball stadiums; winners of boxing, Wimbledon, and the Super Bowls; and all the major teams of baseball, ice hockey, basketball, football and other sports.

Now, that should be enough sports for ya!

 


KNOWLEDGE BLASTER! Guide to Sports
Table of Contents

Olympian Feats

Not All Links Are Sausage: Golf

Pedal Pushers: Bicycling

Playing in the Alley: Bowling

Put Up Your Dukes: Boxing

Those Quirky Olympic Rules!

What a Kick: Football

Puck-er Up: Ice Hockey

The Sport of Kings: Horse Racing

Makin’ a Racket: Tennis

Airborne Troops: Basketball

Goin’ Batty: Baseball

Pedal to the Metal

Miscellaneous Heroes and Antics       

 

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