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This Day in Sports (August 25)
Can you answer these multiple choice questions about sports events that happened on August 25th?
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Last updated: August 26, 2020
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| First submitted | August 25, 2020 |
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1.
1875: Matthew Webb completes the first observed swim across this body of water.
Lake Superior
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English Channel
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Bering Strait
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Amazon River
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2.
1921: Yankee pitcher Harry Harper does this 3 times in an inning.
Balks
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Throws strikes
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Hits a batter
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Walks batters
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3.
1922: The Cubs beat the Phillies. How many runs were scored between the two teams?
20
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49
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56
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74
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4.
1928: The Tri-City Rugby Football Union forms between Moose Jaw, Regina, and Winnipeg in which country?
Canada
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USA
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UK
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Australia
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5.
1965: This Boston Celtic signs a contract as the NBA’s highest paid player, edging out rival Wilt Chamberlain by one dollar.
Wilt Chamberlain Jr.
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Bob Pettit
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Bill Russell
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John Havlicek
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6.
1968: Arthur Ashe becomes the first what to win the US singles championship.
Person above 6 feet
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African American
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Man
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Person older than 40
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7.
1986: This Oakland Athletic hits his first home run.
Reggie Jackson
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Rickey Henderson
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Dennis Eckersley
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Mark McGwire
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8.
2003: This 76er scores 28 points in 23 minutes in a USA Olympic basketball qualifying game.
Eric Snow
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Julius Erving
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Theo Ratliff
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Allen Iverson
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1 Comments
pctjunkie
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Level 89
Aug 26, 2020
Your answer for # 5 is incorrect. Also in regard to #3, in baseball they're called runs, not points.
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