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| Behind Toe Blake of the Montreal Canadiens, this NHL team's current head coach is second in wins among coaches who have spent their careers with just one team. After leaving the Calgary Flames, Terry Crisp coached this team in their (+) inaugural 1993 season. The current coach of this team benched scorers Brayden Point and (*) Nikita Kucherov in a 2023 loss to the Buffalo Sabres. For the point, identify this NHL team that Jon Cooper coached to back-to-back Stanley Cups in 2020 and 2021. | Tampa Bay Lightning (accept either location or team name) |
| A three-time silver medalist in this sport was nicknamed the "King of the Chiselers" for favoring a stingy, defensive approach. Jan-Ove [[YAHN oh-Vay]] Waldner [[VAHLD-nair]] was the first person to achieve a Grand Slam in this sport, a feat that has been equaled by four (+) Chinese athletes who account for a combined five of this sport's nine Olympic mens’ singles gold medals. The shakehand (*) and penhold are grips used in, for the point, what racquet sport in which players hit a small white ball with their paddles? | Table Tennis (or Ping-Pong; or Whiff-Whaff) |
| This golfer was caught on camera illegally removing sand from a lie before taking a chip shot with the back of his putter during his victory at the 1974 British Open. This golfer was not eligible for the Ryder Cup, which he denounced (+) as a venue for discussing “hatred and war.” This three-time winner of the Masters was often heckled by activists for his then-support of Apartheid (*). For the point, identify this South African golfer who won all four major titles between 1959-65. | Gary Player (or Gary James Player) |
| One player who was born in this country was the first to hit multiple home runs onto Eutaw Street within a single game, and that player from this country was an Orioles slugger who was later disgraced by the Mitchell Report. Another player who was born in this country used (+) TikTok to convince the Mexican government to expedite his paperwork ahead of the 2023 World Baseball (*) Classic. For the point, identify this country where Rafael Palmeiro and Randy Arozarena were born under the regime of Fidel Castro. | Republic of Cuba (or Republica de Cuba) |
| Ron Harris holds the all-time record for most appearances for this club, where Juan Mata began his English career. This club has appeared in five FA Cup Finals in the last ten years, winning only one of them in 2017, thanks to a penalty scored by Eden (+) Hazard. Sam Kerr plays for this club’s women’s side, and this club employed U.S. midfielder Christian Pulisic from 2019 to 2023 before his transfer (*) to AC Milan. For the point, identify this soccer team that is based in London and plays their home games at Stamford Bridge. | Chelsea F.C. (or Chelsea Football Club) |
| This sport decides possessions after play stoppages by using the ball-up or the boundary throw-in. Like a similar Irish sport, the rules of this sport require a player to periodically bounce the ball while running. The Geelong Cats (+) won the most recent championship in this sport's main league, which plans to introduce a team hosted in Launceston and (*) Hobart. For the point, identify this sport that uses an oblong ball and is played in locations such as Victoria and New South Wales. | Australian Rules Football (or Aussie Rules Football; also accept AFL; prompt on "Football;" prompt on "Footy") |
| One man from this country won five straight Wimbledon titles from 1976-1980 but lost all four of the US Open finals he reached. To avoid the need to ship horses to the Southern Hemisphere, this country hosted the Olympic equestrian events in 1956. One athlete from this country (+) became the first woman in over 50 years to compete in a PGA Tour event when she did so in 2003, the same year she achieved a career (*) grand slam. For the point, name this country home to LPGA great Annika Sörenstam and tennis champion Bjorn Borg. | Kingdom of Sweden (or Konungariket Sverige) |
| This man traded off world record times with countryman Doug Russell in the late 1960s, after which he enrolled at Indiana University in order to be coached by Doc Counsilman. This athlete won gold medals in three relay events, two freestyle lengths, and two butterfly (+) lengths before being escorted out of the Munich Games due to concerns that he would be targeted by terrorists for being (*) Jewish. For the point, name this American swimmer who won seven gold medals at the 1972 Olympics. | Mark Spitz (or Mark Andrew Spitz) |
| This NBA team's most recent #1 pick was taken in 1985 after winning the Naismith Award as national collegiate player of the year, despite his team’s upset loss to Villanova in the NCAA title game. That player was drafted out of Georgetown and helped this NBA team win their first Eastern Conference championship with (+) Charles Oakley and John Starks. In 2019, this team selected R.J. Barrett third overall and signed free agent (*) Julius Randle. For the point, identify this NBA team that drafted Patrick Ewing and plays in Madison Square Garden. | New York Knicks (accept either) |
| The Persha Liha and Vyshcha Liha are this country's two highest-ranked soccer leagues. Had this country defeated Wales in a World Cup qualifier last June, they would have played the U.S. in group stage play in Qatar. One player won this country's first post-independence Ballon d'Or in 2004 after leading Serie A (+) in goals and helping AC Milan to claim the league title (*). For the point, identify this country which co-hosted the Euro 2012 with Poland and where Andriy Shevchenko scored 83 goals for Dynamo Kyiv. | Republic of Ukraine (or Ukraina) |
| This athlete claimed to have lost out on an Olympic medal because a now-replaced scoring system could not account for a bullet shot through a previous hole. This athlete unusually contested a certain event using a .38 caliber (+) pistol and took third place in the footrace stage of that multi- part event. The only American to enter the modern pentathlon at the 1912 Olympics (*) was, for the point, what athlete and future commanding general of the Third Army during the Battle of the Bulge? | George Patton (or George Smith Patton, Jr.) |
| A star for this international team, Viv Richards, wrote a 1991 autobiography titled for his unorthodox batting technique, Hitting Across the Line. This team is the subject of the documentary Fire in Babylon, and Sonny Ramadhin bowled this team to victory over England in a 1950 match at Lord’s that led to the recording of “Victory (+) Calypso.” The first ever repeat champions of the Cricket World Cup were the 1975 and 1979 squads of (*), for the point, what team that represents fifteen English- speaking countries in the Caribbean? | West Indies Cricket Team (accept Windies) |
| In a 2011 game against the Montreal Canadiens, this player delivered a low hip check that flipped defenseman P.K. Subban. This player's most impressive goal was likely in 2006 when he wrapped his stick around his head to score while sliding on the ice after splitting the Coyotes defense. This player's 820 (+) goals are a record for his franchise, and over 25% of those goals have been assisted by teammate Nicklas Backstrom (*). For the point, identify this scorer for the Washington Capitals, nicknamed "Ovi." | Alexander Ovechkin (Alexander Mikhailovich Ovechkin; prompt on "Ovi" before mentioned) |
| This man won eight out of sixteen races in the 1994 Formula One season while driving for Benetton. This driver made their 300th appearance in a 2012 Grand Prix at Spa, where countryman Sebastian Vettel took second. This man won a then-record thirteen races (+) while driving for Ferrari in 2004, the same season he set an all-time mark that was tied in 2020 by Lewis Hamilton (*). For the point, name this German driver who won a record seven World Drivers' Championships, starting in 1994, and who has not been seen in public since a 2013 skiing accident. | Michael Schumacher |
| Tariq Abdul-Wahad was the first player born in this country to be taken in the NBA Draft. Another player from this country is second only to Tim Duncan in career games and minutes played for the San Antonio Spurs (+), who took another player from this country with the first pick in the 2023 NBA Draft (*). For the point, identify this European country that has produced basketball players such as four-time NBA champion Tony Parker and much-hyped prospect Victor Wembanyama. | France (or French Republic; or Republique Francaise) |
| Seven of this team's 32 Gold Glove Awards were won by centerfielder Torii Hunter. Power- hitting first baseman Justin Morneau spent the majority of his career with this team, whose home stadium's roof collapsed (+) on four separate occasions. In 2019, this team retired the number seven, which belonged to catcher Joe Mauer. The longtime home of stars Paul Molitor (*) and Kirby Puckett, this is, for the point, what Midwestern MLB team that used to play its games in the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome? | Minnesota Twins (accept either location or team name) |
| One venue for this sport previously hosted the 2000 Guineas, and that venue for this sport is located in Surrey. A famous photograph of this sport shows Ron Turcotte looking over his shoulder in June 1973, shortly after an announcer described a competitor in this sport “moving like a (+) tremendous machine.” Becher's Brook is leaped by competitors in one event for this sport known as the Grand (*) National. For the point, identify this sport that is contested at venues such as Epsom and Royal Ascot, as well as at Belmont Park, where Secretariat won the Triple Crown. | Horse Racing (accept equivalents; prompt on "Hurdles" or "Steeplechase" before mentioned) |
| A tune that was known as this athlete's "Theme" would later be used for the American soap opera The Young and the Restless. Bela Karolyi defected while coaching a 1981 tour named for this athlete, who married fellow gymnast Bart Conner. This athlete's (+) most famous feat was unable to be displayed on a scoreboard run by Omega (*). For the point, identify this Romanian gymnast whose routine on the uneven bars in the 1976 Montreal Olympics earned her the first perfect 10. | Nadia Comăneci [[koh-ma-NAYSH]] (be lenient on pronunciation) |
| The Olympic record in this event is the only Olympic athletics record currently held by a Lithuanian athlete, and that record has stood since 1986. American Al Oerter won the gold medal in this event in every Olympics from 1956-68 (+), and executing this event involves a series of phases that culminate in the power position, as represented in a work by Athenian sculptor Myron (*). For the point, identify this Olympic event that involves throwing a heavy object shaped like a frisbee. | Discus Throw |
| This country is the only extant country to finish as runners-up in consecutive FIFA World Cup Finals. This country won a penalty shootout 4-3 over Costa Rica in the 2014 World Cup when goalkeeper Tim Krul was substituted for starter Jasper Cilessen (+) specifically for the shootout. Daley Blind scored in extra time of the first half when this country eliminated the U.S. from the Round of 16 in the 2022 World Cup (*). For the point, identify this country, home of the club Ajax [[EYE-axe]], whose World Cup stars have included Robin van Persie and Virgil van Dijk. | Kingdom of the Netherlands (or Koninkrijk der Nederlanden; or Nederland; or Holland) |
| AnnMaria de Mars was the first American to win gold at the world championships for this sport. Dutch athlete Anton Geesink won a gold medal in this sport during a Summer Olympics held in the country where it was invented. This sport (+) was the first martial art to rank practitioners using the dan system and colored belts. Ronda Rousey won a bronze medal in (*), for the point, what Japanese martial art primarily based on grappling and throws? | Judo |
| At the 1988 NBA All-Star Game, this man beat Dale Ellis to win his third consecutive Three- Point Shootout. This man was the oldest player on the roster for Team USA at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics that introduced the (+) Dream Team. This man played basketball at Indiana State University where he developed a career-long rivalry with Michigan State point guard (*) Magic Johnson. For the point, identify this Boston Celtics legend who wore the number 33. | Larry Bird (or Larry Joe Bird) |
| This athlete was the subject of an accusation by Saeed Ajmal, who claimed to have bowled this man out via leg before wicket in the eleventh over of the 2011 Cricket World Cup semifinal. In 2010, this man scored 200 not out against South Africa (+) to become the first player to score a double century in a One Day International (*). For the point, identify this Indian batsman, the all-time highest scorer in both One Day and Test cricket. | Sachin Tendulkar (or Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar) |
| George Hincapie provided crucial testimony in an investigation of this fact, which was publicly alleged by journalists Pierre Ballester and David Walsh in 2004. This fact was suspected after a man started working with trainer Michele Ferrari (+), and that man admitted to this fact in an exclusive interview with Oprah Winfrey in which he described EPO, testosterone, and self-transfusions (*), leading to a drop in donations to the Livestrong foundation. For the point, identify this fact that led to seven Tour de France titles being stripped from an American cyclist. | Lance Armstrong Used PEDs (or used Performance-enhancing Drugs or Doped; accept descriptions of Lance Armstrong Using Drugs or Cheating) |
| Footage of Vinko Bogataj failing at this sport introduced ABC’s Wide World of Sports with the narration “the agony of defeat.” The K-point and in-run are terms from this sport, whose qualification standards were tightened after the English record-holder (+) proved barely competent at the 1988 Winter Olympics. Eddie the Eagle was a fan favorite competitor in (*), for the point, what sport in which athletes take off from a snow-covered ramp in a variant of a downhill event? | Ski Jumping |
| Prior to his second stint with the Dodgers, Hideo Nomo threw a no-hitter for this team that acquired a purported "gyroball" pitcher from the Seibu Lions in 2007. From 2013-16, Koji Uehara recorded 79 saves for this team that paid over $100 Million to sign Orix Buffaloes outfielder (+) Masataka Yoshida in December of 2022 (*). For the point, identify this AL East team where Daisuke Matsuzaka was expected to dazzle spectators at Fenway Park. | Boston Red Sox (accept either location or team name) |
| This quarterback won the 1979 Cotton Bowl in what was dubbed the Chicken Soup Game. This man won the college football national championship for Notre Dame before winning three Super Bowl MVP Awards between (+) 1981-89. This man threw a touchdown pass to Dwight Clark known as 'The Catch,' and he tossed the first 50 touchdowns of (*) Jerry Rice's career. For the point, identify this quarterback who led the San Francisco 49ers to four Super Bowls before he was succeeded by Steve Young. | Joe Montana (or Joseph Clifford Montana Jr.) |
| This man was the most accomplished athlete in an event that used a post called the kampteres. This man was given the epithet Triastes for his four sets of triple victories, which involved the diaulos, the approximately 180-meter stadion (+), and a race run in bronze armor called the hoplitodromos (*). For the point, name this second-century B.C.E. athlete from Rhodes who shares his name with a Spartan king who died at Thermopylae. | Leonidas of Rhodes (accept Leonidas alone after “Rhodes” is mentioned; prompt on partial answers before “Rhodes”) |
| This player clinched the 2014 Copa del Rey Final by scoring on an out-of-bounds run past FC Barcelona's Marc Batra. After Eden Hazard, this person's £80 Million price tag in 2013 was the second-most expensive transfer fee ever paid by (+) Real Madrid. This player scored a goal in the 128th minute of the 2022 MLS Cup Final on a header that took Los Angeles FC to penalties and its (*) first title. For the point, identify this now-retired midfielder, the all-time leading scorer for Wales. | Gareth Bale (or Gareth Frank Bale) |
| Specialized equipment used in the German form of this sport included the Rennzeug and the Stechzeug. Preparation for formal competitions in this sport included a series of training games called quintain. This sport was exhibited at every English monarch’s coronation from 1558 to 1625, a role it once also served in France until an injury sustained in this sport killed (*) Henry the Second. For the point, name this sport whose tournaments include competitors on horseback using lances. | Jousting (accept Tilting) |
| An NBA team based in this city was the first to use the #1 pick on a player who had never played basketball in the United States. A WNBA team from this city won the first four WNBA Championships, but folded in 2008. That team from this city drafted Tina Thompson (+) first overall in 1997 to play alongside Sheryl Swoopes and Cynthia Cooper. Yao Ming was drafted first overall (*) by a team from, for the point, what city, the former home of the WNBA's Comets and the current home of the NBA's Rockets? | Houston (accept Houston Rockets; accept Houston Comets) |
| It's not hockey, but a television-friendly version of this sport uses double-valued scoring in power plays and is known as Fast5. Players of this sport use letter-coded bibs indicating which zone of the court they are allowed (+) to occupy. The origins of this sport trace to Clara Baer’s misreading of a diagram of a basketball court drawn by James Naismith. Women almost exclusively play (*), for the point, what sport named for its use of basket posts without backboards? | Netball |
| At these Olympics, gymnast Věra Čáslavská turned away during the USSR's anthem, resulting in a Soviet-enforced ban from international competition. At these Olympics, a notable silver medal was won in the 200 meters by Australian Peter Norman (+), and these Olympics were preceded by the deaths of hundreds of protesters in the Tlatelolco (*) Massacre. For the point, identify these Olympic games where athletes John Carlos and Tommie Smith raised their fists in a Black Power salute in Mexico City. | 1968 Summer Olympics (accept Mexico City Olympics before mentioned; prompt on partial answers) |
| This athlete was the first person in UCLA history to earn a letter in four sports, including track and baseball. Following his World War Two service, this athlete received a tryout for the Kansas City Monarchs (+), and this athlete earned MLB's inaugural Rookie of the Year Award in 1947 (*). For the point, identify this multi-sport athlete who is most famous for suiting up for the Brooklyn Dodgers in the number 42 and breaking Major League Baseball's color barrier. | Jackie Robinson (or Jack Roosevelt Robinson) |
| This team was known as FC Hollywood during its 1995-96 season when they were led in scoring by Jürgen Klinsmann. During a 2015 match against Wolfsburg, Pep Guardiola was visibly speechless when forward Robert Lewandowski (+) scored five goals for this team in nine minutes. This team has 25 more Bundesliga titles than its closest competitor (*), Borussia Dortmund. For the point, identify this German soccer club that plays their home games at the Allianz Arena in the capital of Bavaria. | Bayern Munich (or Bayern Munchen; prompt on "Munich" or "Munchen") |
| This athlete currently serves in the Biden administration as the United States Ambassador to Belize. This athlete won their last major gold medal at the 2003 World Figure Skating Championships to tie an American record set by Carol Heiss (+), and this athlete starred in "Reflections on Ice," a Disney-produced show based on Mulan. The most decorated figure skater (*) in history, this is, for the point, what American, the daughter of Hong Kong immigrants? | Michelle Kwan (or Michelle Wingshan Kwan |
| The Finals for this event has been hosted twice at London's Twickenham Park, and twice at Eden Park in Auckland. Western Samoa shocked spectators at this event in 1991 by defeating Wales 16-13. This event awards the (+) Webb Ellis Cup, which is named for the man who legendarily invented this event's central sport by picking up the ball during a soccer (*) match. For the point, identify this every-four-year tournament to crown the best international rugby union team. | Rugby World Cup (accept word forms such as World Cup of Rugby; prompt on "World Cup;" do NOT accept “Rugby LEAGUE World Cup”) |
| Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli appeared to win this event at the 2021 Paralympics but was retroactively disqualified for arriving to registration three minutes late. At the 2004 Athens Olympics, this field event was the only one contested at the site of the ancient Olympic games in Olympia (+), as it required less room than any other event in which a projectile is used (*). For the point, name this event whose men’s outdoor world record of 23.56 meters was set in May of this year by Ryan Crouser. | Shot Put |
| Flora Duffy won Bermuda’s first-ever Olympic gold medal in this sport two years ago. This sport debuted at the Olympics in Sydney in 2000, and Alistair Brownlee is its only repeat Olympic gold medalist. An early form of this sport (+) used a canoe for one of its portions, while the modern form of it was first held in and around Mission Bay in San Diego in 1974 (*). For the point, name this multidisciplinary event that combines races in swimming, bicycling, and running. | Triathlon (prompt on "Ironman”) |
| A team in this city drafted the first Golden Spikes Award winner from a Historically Black university, Rickie Weeks Jr. Warren Spahn led all major leagues in wins for five consecutive years while playing for a team in this city from 1957-61. Craig (+) Counsell holds the record for most wins as a manager for a team in this city that originally relocated from Boston before relocating again to (*) Atlanta. For the point, identify this Wisconsin city, the home of the Brewers. | Milwaukee (accept Milwaukee Braves; or Milwaukee Brewers) |
| This man made a behind-the-back return against Italian opponent Jannik Sinner at the 2022 U.S. Open. This man took four sets to defeat #25 seed Nicolas Jarry less than a year after winning his first major title against Caspar (+) Ruud. In 2022, this player broke a record set by Lleyton Hewitt for the youngest debut at #1 in the ATP rankings, becoming the first teenager (*) to top the chart. For the point, identify this Spanish tennis star who won Wimbledon earlier this month. | Carlos Alcaraz (or Carlos Alcaraz Garfia) |
| Trina Gulliver has won ten women’s titles in this sport since 2001. Canadian John Part ended a streak of eight consecutive championships by a player of this sport, nicknamed "The Power." Phil Taylor plays this sport, whose championships are hosted at the Alexandra Palace (+) in London. Players of this sport must avoid crossing a line called the oche, and a perfect game in this sport involves using only nine throws to hit 501 (*) points. For the point, name this sport in which sharp projectiles are tossed at a target with a bullseye. | Darts |
| This piece of equipment is embedded within both sides of an inflatable court in Bossaball. In the 2000s, several major networks televised a variant, high-contact form of basketball that used four pieces of this equipment, called Slamball. Along with (+) artistic and rhythmic, a sport named after this device is one of the three forms of gymnastics (*) held at the Olympics. For the point, name this spring-and-mat object that allows high, bounce-assisted jumping. | Trampolines |
| A tight end for this team blocked a field goal in a 1982 AFC playoff game now known as the Epic in Miami. This team was on the losing end of the 'Holy Roller' when Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler fumbled the ball forward. One player for this team rushed for (+) 28 touchdowns in the 2006 season, breaking the record set the year before by Seahawks running back Shaun (*) Alexander. For the point, identify this West Coast NFL team, whose greats include LaDainian Tomlinson, Antonio Gates, and Philip Rivers. | Los Angeles Chargers (or San Diego Chargers; prompt on location alone) |
| One man who attended this school was the first player in NFL history to record 1,000 rushing and receiving yards in the same season. Mike Rozier and Eric Crouch won the Heisman Trophy while playing for this school, where a (+) defensive lineman recorded 24 sacks and 125 solo tackles before being taken second overall in 2010 by the Detroit (*) Lions. Ndamukong Suh played football at, for the point, what Big Ten school, the home of the Cornhuskers? | University of Nebraska (accept Nebraska Cornhuskers before mentioned) |
| One player for this school skipped the 2019 and 2020 WNBA seasons to become a criminal justice advocate and secure the release of her now-husband, Jonathan Irons. Maya Moore played for this school, whose other (+) standouts include the only two basketball players to win five Olympic gold medals, Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi. Gino Auriemma is the longtime coach of (*), for the point, what school, a basketball powerhouse led by star guard Paige Bueckers? | UCONN (or University of Connecticut; prompt on the “Huskies”) |