I just experienced a rare Spring day here in Maine. There was real actual sunshine and really large and fluffy white clouds in a deep blue sky. Beautiful right? That one beautiful day has to be remembered in as much detail as possible because we rarely get that kind of perfect day. The rest of the year we hunker down to await the return of the Sun at least once more before Winter sets in. That’s when many, many, (and I do mean many) Mainers retire to their favorite local bars, pubs, or watering holes to sit around and loudly and rudely discuss just how wonderful that next sunny day will be. Then we sip a taste (or two) of our favorite drinks to help fuel more of the loud and disorderly discussions (which require even more alcohol) and to further argue about what the weather might be tomorrow.

So here I sit in a local Maine Alcohol Distribution Center (my man-cave) where interesting discussions are rarely heard because no-one really cares anyway. See if these few questions of sports trivia are more interesting that what your currently discussing and/or drinking? Answers will be listed below.

Baseball

• Throwing a no-hitter is tough, but which major league pitcher tossed back-to-back no-hitters in 1938.

• How many times did Yogi Berra play in a World Series game?

Basketball

• What basket ball team was responsible for ending UCLA’s 88 game winning streak in 1974?

• Which tall man won the NBA “Defensive Player of the Year” in 2009, 210, 2011?

Football

• Which legendary football innovator was affectionately know as “Papa Bear”?

• When the Packer and Seahawks met in week 3 of the 2012 season. Who was ruled as having scored the game winning touchdown on what some have dubbed the ‘Failed Mary”?

Hockey

• On November 1, 1959 which goaltender was the first in NHL history to wear a full face protective mask?

• What famous “goon” holds the NHL career record with 3,966 penalty minutes?

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BONUS

What year introduced Beach Volleyball to the Olympics in Atlanta.

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Answers

Johnny Vander Meer, 14, North Carolina, Dwight Howard – Orlando Magic, George Halas, Golden Tate, Jacques Plante (after stitches to his lip), Dave “Tiger” Williams, BONUS-1996