4 be a good sport ANSWERS

“Be a Good…”: 

“Be a Good…” Sports

1. How long does a rider have to hang on in a rodeo bull-riding competition?: 

1. How long does a rider have to hang on in a rodeo bull-riding competition? Eight seconds. The same is true for bareback-bronc and saddle-bronc events.

2. In what direction--clockwise or counterclockwise --do horses race in Europe?: 

2. In what direction--clockwise or counterclockwise --do horses race in Europe? Clockwise. In the United States they race counterclockwise.

3. What was the original meaning of bogey--the golf term that now indicates one stroke over par?: 

3. What was the original meaning of bogey--the golf term that now indicates one stroke over par? It originally meant par--and still does in Great Britain.

4. How many Olympic rings are there and what are their colors?: 

4. How many Olympic rings are there and what are their colors? There are five rings – blue, yellow, black, green, and red.

5. In 1988 what was the last major league team to get lights for night baseball?: 

5. In 1988 what was the last major league team to get lights for night baseball? The Chicago Cubs

6. What basketball player raked up the greatest number of personal fouls during his professional career, has the record for most minutes played, most points scored, and field goals scored?: 

6. What basketball player raked up the greatest number of personal fouls during his professional career, has the record for most minutes played, most points scored, and field goals scored? Kareem Aabdul-Jabbar --with 4,657. Other career records he holds include number of minutes played(57,446), points scored(38,387), and field goals scored (15,837). He played form 1969 to 1989.

7. What popular sport was known in ancient Germany as Heidenwerfen?: 

7. What popular sport was known in ancient Germany as Heidenwerfen? Bowling. Heidenwerfen means "strike down the heathens."

8. Who was the first professional football player to run for more than 2,000 yards in a season? : 

8. Who was the first professional football player to run for more than 2,000 yards in a season? O. J. Simpson, who racked up 2,003 yards for Buffalo in 1973, breaking the previous record of 1,863 yards set 10 years earlier by Jim Brown.

9. What was Hank Aaron’s number, which was retired by the Milwaukee Brewers as well as the Atlanta Braves?: 

9. What was Hank Aaron’s number, which was retired by the Milwaukee Brewers as well as the Atlanta Braves? #44

10. In 1999, who became only the fifth man to win all four major tennis tournaments-Wimbledon, the U.S. Open, the Australian Open and The French Open-completing a career Grand Slam? : 

10. In 1999, who became only the fifth man to win all four major tennis tournaments-Wimbledon, the U.S. Open, the Australian Open and The French Open-completing a career Grand Slam? Andre Agassi