Sports Basics
This MLB team ended an 86-year championship drought by winning the 2004 World Series.
Who are the Boston Red Sox?
At baseball games, vendors traditionally shout the name of this snack while tossing it up in the stands.
What are peanuts?
This kitchen tool is most commonly used to remove the outer skin from fruits and vegetables before cooking.
What is a peeler?
This quarterback danced his way to the NFL MVP award after leading his team to a 15-1 regular season record.
Who is Cam Newton?
Michael Jordan hung up his legendary "23" for this number citing a "fresh start", though only briefly.
"What is #45"
This NBA player is the league's all time leading scorer, surpassing Kareem-Abdul-Jabbar in 2023.
Who is LeBron James?
This soft, twisted baked good is most commonly paired with mustard at stadium concession stands.
What are pretzels?
When a recipe calls for cooking food in liquid just below boiling point, it is instructing you to use this method.
What is simmering?
In 2012 this MLB player became the first to win the Triple Crown since 1967, earning American League MVP honors.
Who is Miguel Cabrera?
The Dallas Stars built their core overnight by selecting Miro Heiskanen, Jake Oettinger, and Jason Robertson with their first three picks of this year's NHL draft.
What is 2017?
This MLB player is the only one in history to hit 500 home runs and steal 500 bases in a career.
Who is Barry Bonds?
At Chicago sporting events, this common condiment is traditionally omitted from hot dogs, a practice rooted in local food culture.
What is Ketchup?
This term describes cooking meat over high heat to form a browned crust while keeping the interior tender.
What is Searing?
This NHL forward won the Hart Trophy in 2018, first in his team's history.
Who is Taylor Hall?
If he stuck with his Michigan number, Tom Brady's nickname wouldn't be TB12, it would be TB-this.
In 1917, this team became the first U.S. based club to win the Stanley Cup over the Montreal Canadiens.
Who are the Seattle Metropolitans?
Before a Yankee game, get off the train at 125 and Harlem and grab one of these, the okky way.
What is a chopped cheese?
In baking, this ingredient is primarily responsible for causing dough to rise through a chemical reaction.
What is baking powder?
This Alabama WR won the Heisman Trophy in 2020, becoming the first at his position to do so since 1991.
Who is DeVonta Smith?
Kobe Bryant was unstoppable in 2006, when he dropped this many points on Toronto's Jalen Rose.
What is 81?
This college football program has produced the most Heisman Trophy winners, with eight.
What is the University of Southern California?
Served on a hoagie roll and commonly topped with broccoli rabe, this sandwich is the most popular at Philadelphia tailgates.
What is a roast pork sandwich?
This French term refers to a mixture of vegetables slowly cooked in fat to form the flavor base of many dishes.
What is a mirepoix?
On his second stint in the desert, this NBA player won the first of back to back league MVP's in 2004-2005 while averaging fewer than 20 points per game for the season.
Who is Steve Nash?
Minnesota went Wild in the fifth round when they drafted future superstar Kirill Kaprizov with this pick.
What is 135?