Sports Expressions
What does it mean "to be in a pickle?"
a) to be in a difficult situation
b) to be in a really easy situation
c) to take a nap
to be in a difficult situation (comes from baseball)
What does the "N" represent in the WNBA?
a) New
b) National
c) Northern
National- The Women's National Basketball Association
Hockey: ice, mask, yellow ball
yellow ball (tennis)
What city do the Red Sox and Celtics play in?
a) Boston
b) New York
c) Los Angeles
Boston
The Chicago Cubs won the baseball championship in 2016. When did they win the championship before 2016?
a) 1908
b) 1928
c) 1945
1908. Ford had not produced its first car yet.
What does it mean if something is a "slam dunk?"
a) it is very difficult
b) it is a big success
c) it is very confusing
It is a big success (comes from basketball)
What is the name of the professional baseball league in the United States?
a) United States Baseball Conglomerate of America
b) American Association of Baseball Players
c) Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Basketball: shoes, Diana Taurasi, helmet
Helmet (Hockey, American football)
The basketball team in Sacramento, California, and the hockey team in Los Angeles, California, share what name?
a) the Lions
b) the Kings
c) the Athletics
the Kings
True or False: Deion Sanders played in a professional baseball game AND a professional American football game in the SAME day.
True.
What does it mean to "be on the one yard line?"
a) You are very far from completing something
b) You are very close to completing something
c) You only have one opportunity
You are very close to completing something (comes from American Football)
Which of these is leagues does not play in the United States?
a) NHL
b) MLS
c) ACB
ACB ( Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto)
Tennis: net, glove, Serena Williams
glove (Baseball)
The San Francisco Giants are a baseball team. What city are they originally from?
a) Chicago
b) Washington, D.C.
c) New York
New York
Which city has never had a professional sports team?
a) Birmingham, Alabama
b) Salt Lake City, Utah
c) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Birmingham, Alabama
What does it mean to be "blind-sided?"
a) to be surprised by something
b) to lose your vision
c) to anticipate something
to be surprised by something (comes from American Football)
What league do LeBron James and Kevin Durant play in?
a) MLB
b) NCAA
c) NBA
NBA (The National Basketball Association)
Soccer: Alex Morgan, Tiger Woods, goalkeeper
Tiger Woods (golf)
Which professional team has the most championships?
a) the New York Yankees
b) the Los Angeles Lakers
c) the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Yankees (27)
The Lakers (17)
The Steelers (6)
Cal Ripken, Jr. played a lot of baseball games. How many consecutive games did he play in his career?
a) more than 500
b) more than 1,000
c) more than 2,000
c) more than 2,000. He played 2,632 consecutive games. That's like playing a game every day for 7 years.
What does it mean if something is "out of left field?"
a) it is very strange or unexpected
b) it is unoriginal
c) it is scary
It is very strange or unexpected (comes from baseball)
Most NHL hockey teams are in the United States, but where is hockey the most popular sport?
a) Mexico
b) Finland
c) Canada
Canada
Baseball: skates, helmet, glove
skates (Hockey)
The Sky are a WNBA team that play in what U.S. city?
a) New York
b) Chicago
c) Miami
The Chicago Sky(scrapers)
True or False: Serena Williams won a tennis tournament when she was pregnant.
True! Does that make her a co-champion?