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This Day In Sports (July 29)
Answer these multiple choice questions about what happened in sports on July 29.
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Last updated: July 29, 2020
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1.
1874: Major Walton Copton Winfield of England patents his design for the lawn-_____court.
Badminton
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Basketball
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Volleyball
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Tennis
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2.
1915: This 41 year old Pittsburgh Pirate hits a grand slam.
Ty Cobb
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Honus Wagner
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Roberto Clemente
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Babe Ruth
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3.
1921: At age 54, Cy Young pitches 2 innings because of what city’s 125 year anniversary?
Oakland
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Pittsburgh
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Detroit
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Cleveland
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4.
1940: John Sigmund swims 289 miles from St. Louis to Caruthersville, MO, in what body of water?
Mississippi River
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Missouri River
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Truman Reservoir
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A pool
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5.
1957: This person TKO’s Tommy Jackson in 10 for the heavyweight title.
Hurricane Jackson
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Floyd Patterson
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Mike Tyson
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John Smoltz
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6.
1979: Golfer Nancy Lopez wins this major, her first ever.
U.S Open
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Australian Open
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Canadian Open
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Master’s
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7.
1989: Javier Sotomayor breaks the high jump record. What country was he from?
Colombia
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United States
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Cuba
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Mexico
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8.
1989: This Cubs legend is traded from the Rangers to the White Sox.
Ken Griffey Jr.
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Chipper Jones
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Lou Gehrig
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Sammy Sosa
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1990: The U.S. beats this country in the Women’s Tennis Federation Cup.
Russia
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Canada
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Cuba
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Soviet Union
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10.
1990: The Red Sox set a record of 12 of these in a single game.
Home Runs
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Doubles
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Triples
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RBI’s
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11.
1991: Yankee fans throw cups among other things at this player.
Jose Canseco
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Alex Rodriguez
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Fred McGriff
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Sammy Sosa
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12.
1991: The first Sunday night game at this stadium is played between the Mets and Cubs.
Shea Stadium
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Metlife Stadium
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Wrigley Field
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Guaranteed Rate Field
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13.
1995: This team wins their first NFL exhibition game against the Jacksonville Jaguars
Houston Oilers
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San Diego Chargers
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Carolina Panthers
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14.
2001: The Tour-de-France has no winner because this cyclist was busted for using PED’s.
René Pottier
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Lance Armstrong
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Chris Froome
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Eddy Merckx
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2003: This player hits a grand slam from both sides of the plate in the same game.
Greg Ostertag
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Alex Rodriguez
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Bill Mueller
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Ricky Henderson
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