altheman85 – Page 9 – This Week In Sports Trivia

November 7, 2025November 7, 2025Uncategorized

Youngest Game 1 Starter

At 22 yeas, 88 days, Trey Yesavage became the second youngest pitcher to start Game 1 of a World Series – and that leads us to the question, who is the youngest pitcher to start Game 1 of a World Series?

Ralph Terry

Ralph Branca

Ralph Houk

Ralph Garr

Ralph Kramden

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October 30, 2025October 30, 2025Uncategorized

King Henry

Derrick Henry continues to build his Pro Football Hall of Fame credentials – this past weekend he rushed for 2 touchdowns in the Ravens 30-16 win over the Bears in Baltimore. Henry now has 112 rushing TDs and passes up Walter Payton for fifth on the all-time list. Sweetness had 110 during his Hall of Fame career and that leads us to your next TWIST question.

Who has the most career rushing touchdowns in NFL history?

LaDanian Tomlinson

Marcus Allen

Emmitt Smith

Adrian Peterson

Adrian Balboa

And the answer is….

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October 25, 2025October 25, 2025Uncategorized

Wilt & Frank

On our recent V.J. Edgecombe post we mentioned how the No. 3 pick in the NBA draft scored the 3rd most points in an NBA debut game – with 34 as his 76ers beat the Celtics in Boston 117-116.

Who holds the NBA record for most points in a debut game? The answer, like lots of NBA questions, is Wilt Chamberlain who scored 43 at Madison Square Garden when the visiting Philadelphia Warriors beat the New York Knicks, 118-109 back in 1959. Wilt also grabbed 28 rebounds in the game. But our TWIST question deals with Frank Selvy, the player who scored 35 points in his NBA debut, second most in NBA history.

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October 24, 2025October 25, 2025Uncategorized

V.J. Night

The NBA season is underway and 20-year old rookie V.J. Edgecombe had an Opening Night that wowed fans with 34 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists as the 76ers beat the Celtics in Boston, 117-116. His 34 points set a franchise record for most points in a debut, breaking the record of 30 by Alan Iverson in 1996. Ironically, VJ was the 2024 Allen Iverson National High School Player of the Year. Check out the highlights if you haven’t seen them yet and you’ll be wowed too by the 20 year old rookie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztRw0pWclaY

Edgecombe was born in the Bahamas, moved to America when he was in the 9th grade, went on to star at Baylor and became the overall No. 3 pick in the 2025 draft. Don’t be surprised if you start hearing his name mentioned a lot – which leads us to the question: What does V.J. stand for?

Vince Julius

Victor James

Vernon JuJu

Victory Jam

Valdez Drexel

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October 21, 2025December 10, 2025Uncategorized

Greatest Game Ever?

Shohei Ohtani became the first player in MLB history with 3 homers and 10 strikeouts as a pitcher, and lots of people are calling it the greatest game ever. Ccming off a nearly two week wait since he last pitched, Ohtani threw shutout ball in 6-plus innings against the Brewers, and then of course those 3 HUGE home runs – check out this video shot from the stands to see the blasts and the fans reaction. https://ftw.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2025/10/20/video-stands-shohei-ohtani-hr-leave-dodger-stadium-nlcs/86804185007/

Time to fill in the plan. Before Ohtani’s game, many people considered __________ as having the best game ever, throwing a no-hitter against the powerful Cincinnati Reds and also hitting two runs in that game.

Rick Reuschel

Rick Sutcliffe

Rick Ankiel

Rick Wise

Rick Moranis

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October 8, 2025October 19, 2025Uncategorized

The Coen Brothers?

The Jacksonville Jaguars are off to a 4-1 start and a lot of credit is going to their rookie head coach, which leads us to the question – Who is the Jaguars head coach that is from the Sean McVay tree of coaches?

Leslie Coen

Loren Coen

Lance Coen

Liam Coen

Lowell Coen

Joel and Ethan Coen

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October 8, 2025October 19, 2025Uncategorized

Judge One of Three! (A Two-Parter)

Only 3 players have won a batting title and hit 50 or more home runs in the same season. Aaron Judge did it this year. Who was the last player to accomplish the feat?

Willie Mays

Barry Bonds

Mickey Mantle

Shohei Ohtani

Hack Wilson

That’s the question – do you know the answer?

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September 22, 2025October 19, 2025Uncategorized

Pre-Shohei

In two seasons with the Dodgers Shohei Ohtani has rewritten the record book as he now owns the top 2 home run seasons in franchise history – both times hitting over 50.

Who held the Dodgers single season record for most home runs with 49 before Ohtani broke it last season?

Duke Snider

Gil Hodges

Reggie Smith

Shawn Green

Roy Campanella

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September 17, 2025December 10, 2025Uncategorized

Switch

Cal Raleigh broke Mickey Mantle’s single-season record for most home runs by a switch hitter. After hitting a pair of homers in a game against the Royals in Kansas City, the Mariners catcher now has 56 on the season, breaking Mantle’s mark of 54.

What season did Mickey Mantle hit 54 home runs in a season, most by a switch hitter before Cal Raleigh broke it in 2025?

1958

1961

1963

1967

The answer is below.

Answer: 1961

Mickey hit 54 in 1961, the same season his Yankee teammate Roger Maris hit 61 home runs to break Babe Ruth’s single-season record of 60.

July 31, 2025October 19, 2025MLB

A Rookie First

Twenty players in MLB history have hit four home runs in a game, but for the first time ever a rookie accomplished the feat. Who became the first rookie in MLB history to hit four home runs in a game?

Glenn Gertz

Jim Burtz

Jalen Hurts

Nick Kurtz

Fred Mertz.

Here’s a video version of the same question that was featured on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/reel/DNUcLTURP8k/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

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