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This Day in Sports (August 3)
Can you answer these multiple choice questions about sports events that happened on August 3rd?
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Last updated: August 3, 2020
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1.
1852: America’s first intercollegiate sporting event, a heavyweight rowing competition, is played between these two Ivy League schools.
Princeton and Providence
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Harvard and Yale
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Princeton and Yale
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Princeton and Harvard
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1921: The MLB issues bans to 8 members of this scandalous team.
Bad Socks
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Shoeless Sox
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Black Sox
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Dark Sox
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1923: Baseball is temporarily cancelled because this man, the 29th president of the US, dies.
John F Kennedy
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Warren G Harding
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Franklin D Roosevelt
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1932: Automatic timing and photo finish systems are used for the first time at the Olympics in what U.S. city?
San Juan
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New York
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Los Angeles
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Atlanta
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1933: The Philadelphia A’s shutout the Yankees ending their 308 game scoring streak. What was that Yankees team’s nickname?
Brooklyn Batters
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Staten Island Stuffers
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Manhattan Mashers
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Bronx Bombers
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6.
1936: This African American sprinter wins a gold medal in front of Adolf Hitler.
Usain Bolt
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Tyreek Hill
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Carl Johnson
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Jesse Owens
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1949: The Basketball Association of America, and the National Basketball League merge to form this league.
National Basketball Association
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American Basketball Association
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League of American Basketball
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National American Basketball League
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1989: The Reds get 16 of these in the first inning.
Hits
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Runs
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Doubles
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Points
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9.
1997: Manchester United beats Chelsea to win this, now known as the Community Shield.
London Shield
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Charity Shield
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England Shield
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Premier Shield
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10.
2006: Barry Bonds 715th home-run ball (the one that put him over Babe Ruth all time) sells for this much at an auction.
479,200
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321,600
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1.56 million
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220,100
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11.
Brazilian soccer/football player Neymar transfers from FC Barcelona to this club.
Olympique de Marseilles
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Manchester United
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Paris SG
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FC Metz
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toowise
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Aug 3, 2020
Got 7 right, but some were guesses
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