Sports records
Who holds the record for most consecutive games played in the NFL?
Brett Favre
What college football position receives the Jim Thorpe Award?
defensive back
Who is the most decorated Olympian of all time, with 28 total medals, 23 of them gold.
Michael Phelps
Who was drafted first overall in the 1984 draft ahead of Michael Jordan(drafted 3rd)?
Hakeem Olajuwon
Which NASCAR driver has a total of 200 victories?
Richard Petty
What wide receiver holds the record for most receptions in a season?
Marvin Harrison
What NCAA Division 1 men’s basketball team has the most national championships?
UCLA (11)....second is Kentucky with 8
What NFL player returned a fumble 66 yards to the wrong end zone?
Jim Marshall
What Quarterback was drafted as a pitcher in the 2000 MLB draft?
Michael Vick
In what three cities did Usain bolt win Olympic gold medals in both 100m and 200m races?
Beijing (2008), London (2012), Rio de Janeiro (2016)
Who was the first rookie QB to surpass 3,500 passing yards and throw fewer than 5 interceptions?
Dak Prescott (Tom Brady also did it but not as a rookie)
What college football team has the highest total of wins in the FBS?
Michigan
Who is the only coach to win both a NCAA and NBA championship?
Larry Brown ( university of Kansas and Pistons)
This NFC team has gone the longest without drafting a QB in the first round in the NFL draft?
New Orleans Saints (Archie Manning #2 overall in 1971)
Who is the oldest golfer ever to win on the PGA tour?
Sam Snead (in 1965 at the age of 52 years and 10 months he won his eighth Greater Greensboro Open
What MLB player holds the record for most Grand Slams in one inning with 2?
Fernando Tatís
Which football team has won the most overall Conference championships?
Nebraska
First WNBA player to dunk in a game?
Lisa Leslie (2011)
Which college team has had the most players drafted in the first round of the NFL draft?
USC Trojans
What is Canada’s National Sport?
lacrosse
Who owns the NFL record for most sacks in a single game?
Derrick Thomas (7)
What school was the first team to be a number 1 seed in the NCAA tournament three years in a row without winning a game?
DePaul (80,81,82)
Who won NBA MVP the year Wilt Chamberlain averaged 50.4 points and 22.9 rebounds per game?
Bill Russel
Who was the first player ever drafted by the Carolina Panthers?
Kerry Collins
What were the Philadelphia 76ers originally named?
Syracuse Nationals (1946-63)