Fun Sports History
What country won the men's soccer World Cup this past year?
Argentina
What piece of legislation, passed in 1972, paved the way for more women to get involved with athletics?
Title IX
Who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball, debuting with the Dodgers in 1947?
What does NIL stand for?
Name, Image, and Likeness
Who is the only BHS Social Studies teacher to have all three Scott siblings?
Mr. Fillo
Who was the only President to play Power 5 college football, playing for the University of Michigan?
Gerald Ford
Whom did Billie Jean King beat in the "Battle of the Sexes" in 1973?
Bobby Riggs
Which Native American athlete was a football Hall of Famer, an Olympic Gold medalist, and a professional baseball player?
Jim Thorpe
Because he saw himself in a video game and didn't get compensated for his image and likeness
In what city did Mr. Scott first work as a news reporter?
Fargo, North Dakota
Which baseball player, known as the "Woonsocket Rocket", went to Hendricken, played for the Rays, and now manages the Twins?
Rocco Baldelli
How many World Cups has the US Women's Soccer team won?
4 (1991, 1999, 2015, 2019)
What college started an all-Black starting lineup in the 1966 Men's Basketball Championship game, defeating the all-White Kentucky Wildcats?
UTEP (Texas Western)
What was Nike willing to do in order to sign Michael Jordan as a client?
Be fined $5000 for Michael wearing colorful shoes that violated NBA rules
Which NFL player, who is the captain of the Colts, did Mr. Scott do a Psychology project with at Syracuse?
Zaire Franklin
Who has more career home runs: Prince Fielder or his dad, Cecil Fielder?
Neither (both had 319 career home runs)
What athlete, who scored high on the Mohlman Meter, was named the AP Female Athlete of the First Half of the 20th Century in 1950?
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
What is the name of the rule that requires NFL teams to interview minority candidates for head coaching and GM jobs?
Rooney Rule
Which government created the LIV Golf Tour?
Saudi Arabia
Which high school basketball team did Barrington defeat in the State Tourney on the same day Mr. Scott asked his Junior Prom date to the Junior Prom?
Mount Pleasant
What did the Rochester Royals receive in exchange for trading the draft rights of Bill Russell to the Celtics?
A free performance of a popular ice skating troupe (the Ice-Capades), as well as two players (Cliff Hagan and Ed Macauley)
Kathrine Switzer was the first women to complete the Boston Marathon in 1967. Where did she go to college?
Syracuse University
Which school had the first Black Heisman winner in 1961?
Which company dropped the 1984 "Big Brother" ad during Super Bowl XVIII?
Apple
What is Mr. Scott's all-time favorite song?
"Take It Easy" by The Eagles