Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, January 1, 1995 TAG: 9501040006
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C-10 EDITION: HOLIDAY
SOURCE: The Associated Press
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
\ January
1. What school finally won its first-ever Rose Bowl - 31 years after its most recent appearance?
2. Who was Tonya Harding's bodyguard?
3. Who was the only person elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame?
4. Who upset Julio Cesar Chavez for the WBC super lightweight title?
\ February
whom did he threaten? (one point each)
2. Which two Americans won Olympic gold medals in Alpine skiing? (one point each)
3. Which hockey player tied an NHL record with four goals in one period?
4. Which NASCAR Winston Cup driver won the Daytona 500, his first victory after 279 career starts?
\ March
1. Who won the ladies competition at the World Figure Skating Championships?
2. Who beat North Carolina in the second round of the NCAA basketball tournament, marking the first time the Tar Heels failed to advance to the regional semifinals since 1980?
3. Who won the Iditarod sled-dog race?
4. Which brothers finished first and second in the PBA National Championship?
\ April
1. Who won The Masters?
2. Who was the first pick of the NFL draft?
3. Who was the Final Four MVP?
4. Which pitcher, who allowed the most hits in the major leagues in 1993, pitched a no-hitter?
\ May
1. Who won the Kentucky Derby?
2. Who won the Indy 500?
3. Who was named commissioner of the PGA Tour?
4. Who scored the series-ending goal against the New Jersey Devils in the second overtime to advance the New York Rangers to the Stanley Cup finals?
\ June
1. Who was the man murdered with Nicole Simpson?
2. Who upset Steffi Graf in the first round of Wimbledon?
3. Who won the Conn Smythe Trophy as MVP of the NHL playoffs?
4. Who did Ernie Els defeat in the three-way playoff for the U.S. Open? (one point each)
5. Who drove the white Ford Bronco with O.J. Simpson inside that led Los Angeles police on a slow-speed chase around the city?
\ July
1. Who was the Colombian soccer player killed by disgruntled fans after scoring an ``own goal'' in Colombia's loss to the United States in the World Cup?
2. Who won the World Cup?
3. Who won the Tour de France?
4. Who became the first left-hander to pitch a perfect game in American League history?
\ August
1. Who did the United States beat for the gold medal of the world championships of basketball?
2. Who became the youngest winner of the U.S. Men's Amateur Golf Championship?
3. Who became the first gymnast since 1969 to sweep all five women's events at the U.S. Gymnastics championships?
4. Who won the Little League World Series?
\ September
1. Who won the men's and women's singles titles at the U.S. Open?
2. Which former top men's tennis player was accidentally killed by carbon monoxide poisoning from a faulty propane heater at a friend's cottage?
3. Which Colorado receiver caught Kordell Stewart's 64-yard ``Hail Mary'' touchdown pass to beat Michigan?
4. Which golfer won his sixth tournament this year on the PGA Tour, becoming the first to do so since 1988?
5. Who broke Jim Brown's NFL record for career touchdowns?
\ October
1. Who are the two 14-year-olds that made their professional tennis debuts (one point each)?
2. Who broke Ty Detmer's NCAA record for total offense?
3. What women's soccer team had their 92-game winning streak ended with a scoreless tie against Notre Dame?
4. Who won the American League Cy Young Award?
\ November
1. Who won the Preseason NIT?
2. Who won the men's and women's divisions of the New York Marathon?
3. Which NFL player was suspended for steroid use?
4. Who was named the CFL most outstanding player for the fourth consecutive year?
5. Who won the Breeders' Cup Classic?
\ December
1. Who won the Davis Cup?
2. Who won the Heisman Trophy?
3. Who is the baseball owner's chief negotiator who announced his resignation, effective at the end of the year?
\ ANSWERS
\ January
1. Wisconsin, who beat UCLA 21-16.
2. Shawn Eckardt.
3. Steve Carlton.
4. Frankie Randall.
\ February
1. Temple coach John Chaney threatened Massachusetts coach John Calipari.
2. Tommy Moe (downhill) and Diann Roffe-Steinrotter (super-G).
3. Petr Bondra of the Washington Capitals.
4. Sterling Marlin.
\ March
1. Yuka Sato of Japan.
2. Boston College.
3. Martin Buser.
4. David Traber beat brother Dale, 196-187, for the title.|\ April
1. Jose Maria Olazabal.
2. Cincinnati selected Dan Wilkinson of Ohio State.
3. Corliss Williamson of Arkansas.
4. Scott Erickson of Minnesota.
\ May
1. Go for Gin.
2. Al Unser Jr.
3. Tim Finchem.
4. Stephane Matteau.
\ June
1. Ronald Goldman.
2. Lori McNeil.
3. New York Rangers defenseman Brian Leetch.
4. Loren Roberts and Colin Montgomerie.
5. Former Buffalo Bills defensive lineman Al Cowlings.
\ July
1. Andres Escobar.
2. Brazil.
3. Miguel Indurain of Spain.
4. Kenny Rogers of the Texas Rangers.
\ August
1. Russia.
2. 18-year-old Tiger Woods.
3. Dominique Dawes.
4. Maracaibo, Venezuela.
\ September
1. Andre Agassi and Arantxa Sanchez Vicario.
2. Vitas Gerulaitis.
3. Michael Westbrook.
4. Nick Price.
5. Jerry Rice of San Francisco.
\ October
1. Martina Hingis of Switzerland and Venus Williams of the United States.
2. Alcorn State quarterback Steve McNair.
3. North Carolina.
4. David Cone of Kansas City.
\ November
1. Ohio University.
2. German Silva of Mexico and Tegla Laroupe of Kenya.
3. Washington fullback Frank Wycheck.
4. Former Heisman Trophy winner Doug Flutie of the Calgary Stampeders.
5. Concern.
\ December
1. Sweden.
2. Colorado running back Rashaan Salaam.
3. Richard Ravitch.
\ Scoring
90-100 - Phi Beta Kappa, sports history.
75-89 - College graduate.
60-74 - Junior college graduate.
40-59 - High school graduate.
0-39 - High school drop-out.
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