This is a gift to all of you who would like to see the return of Sports IQ as much as I do. Sorry there's no graphics to make it perfect but there should be enough in the questions themselves to regain the experience. I will put the answers at the end. Enjoy!
Round 1 - Coin Flip
1) Ryan Hunter-Reay --- 1. Auto Racing 2. Soccer
2) Tim Lincecum throws: --- 1. Left handed 2. Right handed
3) Joe Dumars --- 1. Center 2. Guard
4) Ernie Els --- 1. South Africa 2. Zimbabwe
5) Mike Mularkey --- 1. Jaguars 2. Titans
6) Li Na --- 1. Golf 2. Tennis
7) Columbus Blue Jackets --- 1. Eastern Conference 2. Western Conference
8) Chris Wondolowski --- 1. FC Dallas 2. San Jose Earthquakes
9) Baltimore Stallions --- 1. CFL 2. USFL
10) Randy Wittman --- 1. Hornets 2. Wizards
Round 2 - Profiles (sorry, no pictures)
1) Which Major League Baseball player has had his number retired by 3 different teams?
1. Rod Carew
2. Carlton Fisk
3. Greg Maddux
4. Frank Robinson
5. Nolan Ryan
Follow-up: He is currently principal owner, president, and CEO of what team?
1. Angels
2. Astros
3. Mets
4. Rangers
5. Royals
2) Who was the #1 overall pick in the 1989 NFL draft?
1. Troy Aikman
2. Steve Atwater
3. Eric Metcalf
4. Barry Sanders
5. Derrick Thomas
Follow up: At what school did he begin his college career?
1. Miami (Fl)
2. Missouri
3. Oklahoma
4. Texas A+M
5. USC
3) Which NCAA men's college basketball team is the last one to lose 2 consecutive championship final games?
1. Arizona
2. Butler
3. Florida
4. Kansas
5. Michigan
Follow up: Who is the current head coach of that team?
1. Steve Alford
2. Jim Larranaga
3. Lorenzo Romar
4. Brad Stevens
5. Jay Wright
Round 3 - Box Score (guess the asterisk letters)
1) He is the new manager of the Cleveland Indians. [ _ _ _ * _ ] [ _ _ _ _ * _ _ _ ]
2) This team hosted Game 1 of the WNBA Finals. [ _ _ _ _ _ * _ _ _ ] [ _ * _ _ ]
3) He won last week's NASCAR race at Charlotte. [ _ * _ _ _ ] [ _ _ * _ _ _ ]
4) He won last week's Frys.com Open golf tournament. [ * _ _ _ _ ] [ _ _ _ * _ ]
5) He threw six touchdown passes in an NFL game last week. [* _ _ _ _ ] [ _ _ _ _ _ _ *]
6) The U.S. men's soccer team beat this team in Kansas City last Tuesday. [ _ * _ _ _ _ _ * _ ]
7) She won last week's WTA tennis tournament in Austria. [ _ _ _ * _ _ _ _ ] [ _ * _ _ _ _ _ _ ]
8) This building is the new home of the NBA's Brooklyn Nets. [ _ _ _ * _ _ _ _ ] [ _ _ _ _ _ *]
9) He recently hit two late inning home runs in a playoff victory over the Baltimore Orioles. [ _ _ _ *] [ _ * _ _ _ _ ]
10) In NCAA football, formerly undefeated West Virginia lost big to this team. [ _ _ _ _ *] [ * _ _ _ ]
Round 4 - Overtime
1) 200_
1. Tampa Bay Lightning win the Stanley Cup
2. Tom Brady is Super Bowl MVP for 2nd time
3. Dwight Howard is NBA #1 overall draft pick
4. Red Sox defeat Cardinals in World Series
2) 197_
1. Penn makes NCAA men's basketball Final Four
2. Tracy Austin wins U.S. Open of women's tennis
3. Mike Flanagan wins Cy Young Award
4. Sugar Bowl: Alabama 14, Penn State 7
3) 198_
1. Kansas City Kings move to Sacramento
2. Bernhard Langer wins the Masters golf tournament
3. Marvin Hagler defeats Thomas Hearns in Las Vegas
4. Wayne Gretzky wins his first Conn Smythe trophy
4) 199_
1. Davey Allison wins the Daytona 500
2. Olympic Winter Games are held in Albertville
3. Bryce Harper born
4. Orlando hosts NBA all star game
5) 193_
1. Omaha wins the Preakness Stakes
2. Jay Berwanger wins the Heisman Trophy
3. Lions defeat Giants in NFL championship
4. Babe Ruth plays baseball for the Boston Braves
6) 200_
1. New York Mets first game at Citi Field
2. Seattle Sounders join MLS
3. Rafael Nadal wins Australian Open
4. Cardinals defeat Eagles in NFC championship
7) 199_
1. Pat Hurst wins Kraft Nabisco
2. France hosts World Cup soccer
3. Real Quiet wins Kentucky Derby
4. Comets defeat Mercury in WNBA finals
8) 196_
1. Chargers win AFL championship
2. Parnelli Jones wins Indianaolis 500
3. Loyola (Ill.) win NCAA men's basketball title
4. Chicago Zephyrs become Baltimore Bullets
Round 5 - Match Point
1) Match the NFL Hall of Famer with his position
1. John Hannah --- A. Cornerback
2. Steve Largent --- B. Defensive Line
3. Lee Roy Selmon --- C. Left Guard
4. Jan Stenerud --- D. Placekicker
5. Emmitt Thomas --- E. Wide Receiver
2) Match the NCAA basketball team with its 2012 conference
1. Delaware State --- A. Colonial
2. Georgia State --- B. MEAC
3. Indiana State --- C. MVC
4. New Mexico State --- D. OVC
5. Tennessee State --- E. WAC
3) Match the NASCAR driver with his number
1. Greg Biffle --- A. 11
2. Kyle Busch --- B. 16
3. Denny Hamlin --- C. 17
4. Kevin Harvick --- D. 18
5. Matt Kenseth --- E. 29
4) Match the MLS team with its home stadium
1. Philadelphia Union --- A. BMO Field
2. Portland Timbers --- B. Buck Shaw Stadium
3. Real Salt Lake --- C. Jeld-Wen Field
4. San Jose Earthquakes --- D. PPL Park
5. Toronto FC --- E. Rio Tinto Stadium
5) Match the 2012 Tour de France rider with his native country
1. Tejay Van Garderen --- A. Australia
2. Bradley Wiggins --- B. Canada
3. Peter Sagan --- C. Slovakia
4. Cadel Evans --- D. United Kingdom
5. Ryder Hesjedal --- E. United States
Here are the answers for today's game. Score yourselves at home (sorry no timer for partial credit questions - you can judge your score for yourself). Give yourselves 3 points for each in Round 1 and 5 points for each in Round 2 and 3. For Round 4, give yourselves 5 points for the first clue, 4 points for second clue, 3 points for third clue, and 2 points for fourth clue. You get partial credit if you miss the answer by 1 or 2 years as well. For Round 5, you get 2 points for each correct answer and 2 bonus points if you get all 5 correct.
Round 1: 1) 1. -- 2) 2. -- 3) 2. -- 4) 1. --5) 1. -- 6) 2. -- 7) 2. -- 8) 2. --9) 1. --10) 2.
Round 2: 1) 5. -- 1F) 4. --- 2) 1. --2F) 3. --- 3) 2. --3F) 4.
Round 3: 1) R C (Terry Francona) 2) S Y (Minnesota Lynx) 3) L W (Clint Bowyer) 4) J X (Jonas Blixt) 5) A S (Aaron Rodgers) 6) U L (Guatemala) 7) T Z (Victoria Azarenka) 8) C R (Barclays Center) 9) L B (Raul Ibanez) 10) S T (Texas Tech)
Round 4: 1) 2004 -- 2) 1979 -- 3) 1985 -- 4) 1992 -- 5) 1935 -- 6) 2009-- 7) 1998-- 8) 1963
Round 5: 1) 1-C, 2-E, 3-B, 4-D, 5-A --- 2) 1-B, 2-A, 3-C, 4-E, 5-D --- 3) 1-B, 2-D, 3-A, 4-E, 5-C --- 4) 1-D, 2-C, 3-E, 4-B, 5-A --- 5) 1-E, 2-D, 3-C, 4-A, 5-B
I hope that this was challenging and fun and I hope I got all of my facts right. Maybe this game will inspire others to write Sports IQ games too (I'm looking at you, Buzztime
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