SOCCER
RAP CITY
SPORTS AWARDS
JEWS
TALL PEOPLE
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THIS PREMIER LEAGUE SYSTEM OF SENDING THE 3 BOTTOM-FINISHERS TO A 2ND-TIER LEAGUE IS LIKE SENDING 3 MLB TEAMS DOWN TO AAA
RELEGATION
200
T.I. FOUNDED THE TRAP MUSIC MUSEUM IN THIS SOUTHERN CITY; IT INCLUDES 2 CHAINZ’S PINK CHEVY AND A PAINTING OF MIGOS
ATLANTA
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THE NBA CHAMPIONSHIP BEARS THE NAME OF THIS NBA COMMISSIONER, WHO SERVED FROM 1975-1984 AND MANAGED THE CRUCIAL MERGER BETWEEN THE NBA AND THE AMERICAN BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION (ABA)
LARRY O’BRIEN
200
THE PATRIOTS’ WIN IN THE 2019 AFC TITLE GAME CAME 1 DAY SHY OF 25 YEARS SINCE THIS MAN BOUGHT THE TEAM
ROBERT KRAFT
200
THIS PHYSICAL CENTER APPEARED IN 2 ‘90S GAMES: ON THE PISTONS IN “NBA JAM”, & IN HIS OWN SUPER NINTENDO GAME “COMBAT BASKETBALL”
BILL LAIMBEER
400
NORWEGIAN GOAL-SCORING WIZARD ERLING HAALAND PLAYS FOR THIS TEAM THAT WON 4 STRAIGHT PREMIER LEAGUE TITLES, 2021-2024
MANCHESTER CITY
400
THE OED’S FIRST CITATION FOR THIS BOOTY-SHAKING DANCE IS A BOOTY-SHAKING SONG FROM NEW ORLEANS
TWERKING
400
THE SUPER BOWL TROPHY BEARS THE NAME OF THIS GREEN BAY PACKERS COACH WHO WON 5 NFL TITLES BETWEEN 1959 & 1968
VINCE LOMBARDI
400
THIS 2002-03 NBA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR WAS ALSO A SIX-TIME ALL-STAR FORWARD/CENTER WHO FORMED A DEVASTATING PICK-AND-ROLL DUO WITH STEVE NASH ON THE SEVEN SECONDS OR LESS SUNS
AMAR'E STOUDEMIRE
400
THIS 6’5” SWEDE HAD A PROFESSIONAL PLAYING CAREER THAT SPANNED 24 YEARS, FROM 1999 TO 2023, AND SERVED AS ONE OF THE ANALYSTS FOR FOX SPORTS' COVERAGE OF THE 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP
ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIĆ
600
THIS U.S. PRO SOCCER TEAM SOUNDS LIKE AN ENERGY DRINK
NEW YORK RED BULLS
600
ZAPP’S ROGER TROUTMAN SERENADES THE CITY OF L.A., COMPTON & “GOOD OL’ WATTS” IN THE CHORUS OF THIS TUPAC & DRE COLLAB
CALIFORNIA LOVE
600
THE AWARD FOR THE TOP PLAYER IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS NAMED AFTER THIS MAN
JOHN HEISMAN
600
THIS FAMOUS ACTRESS PLAYED PADMÉ AMIDALA IN STAR WARS, JACQUELINE KENNEDY IN JACKIE, AND JANE FOSTER IN THE MARVEL MOVIES
NATALIE PORTMAN
600
STANDING AT 6’4”, HE’S THE TALLEST PRESIDENT IN U.S. HISTORY
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
800
DAUGHTER OF A STAR ATHLETE, SHE SCORED THE FIRST GOAL FOR THE U.S. OLYMPIC SOCCER TEAM ON ITS WAY TO 2024 OLYMPIC GOLD
TRINITY RODMAN
800
IN RAP JAM VOLUME 1, FLAVOR FLAV, LL COOL J & THIS “GANGSTA’S PARADISE” ARTIST SQUARE OFF AT STREETBALL — THERE WAS NO VOLUME 2
COOLIO
800
SANDY KOUFAX WON THIS ANNUAL PITCHING AWARD WITH 100% OF THE FIRST PLACE VOTES IN 1963, ‘65 & ‘66
CY YOUNG AWARD
800
A FORMER ACTOR AND COMEDIAN, HE WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE IN 2019 AND GAINED GLOBAL RECOGNITION FOR LEADING HIS COUNTRY'S DEFENSE AGAINST THE 2022 RUSSIAN INVASION
VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY
800
STANDING AT 6’5”, SHE WAS THE FIRST WNBA PLAYER TO DUNK IN A REGULAR-SEASON GAME WHILE PLAYING FOR THE LOS ANGELES SPARKS IN 2002
LISA LESLIE
1000
AFTER GETTING RED CARDED IN 1998 VS. RIVAL ARGENTINA, HE WAS CALLED “ONE STUPID BOY” IN AN INFAMOUS DAILY MIRROR HEADLINE
DAVID BECKHAM
1000
complex.com SAYS THIS RAPPER’S “ILLMATIC” TURNED LONG ISLAND CITY’S QUEENSBRIDGE HOUSES INTO A “LIVING BREATHING ENTITY”
NAS
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THE ASHES IS A TEST CRICKET SERIES (5-DAYS PER MATCH) PLAYED EVERY 2 YEARS BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND THIS COUNTRY, WHO INVENTED THE SPORT
ENGLAND
1000
WHO IS THIS AMERICAN WRITER
SHEL SILVERSTEIN
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THOUGH HE NEVER PLAYED IN THE NBA, THE TALLEST PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL PLAYER IN HISTORY PLAYED FOR THE BEIJING DUCKS OF THE CBA AND APPEARED AS THE KUNG-FU GIANT IN RUSH HOUR 3
SUN MINGMING