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Here is a set of trivia mostly about championships....but a couple other questions:

 

1. Before LeBron James, who was considered the best basketball player to come out of Akron St. Vincent/St. Mary High School?

 

 

2. Before LeBron James, who was considered the best basketball player to come out of Akron, Ohio?

 

 

3. Which team in each of the 4 major sports has won the most championships:

Baseball:

Football:

Basketball:

Hockey:

 

 

4. Which team in each of the 4 major sports is the runnerup in winning the most championships:

Baseball:

Football:

Basketball:

Hockey:

 

 

5. A. Who won the very first World Series...1903?:

 

B. Who won the very first Stanley Cup playoffs...1915?

 

C. Who won the very first NFL title...1920?

 

D. Who won the first NBA title...1947?

 

E. Who won the first ABA title (merged with NBA)...1969?

 

F. Who won the first AFL title (merged with NFL)...1960?

 

G. Who won the first WHA title (merged with NHL)...1973?

 

 

6. Who won the last WHA title before the merger with the NHL...1979?

 

 

7. Who won the last ABA title before the merger with the NBA...1976?

 

 

8. Who won the last pre Super Bowl AFL title?

 

 

9. A. Who won the first MLS title: 1996

 

B. Who is the current MLS champion?

 

 

10. There are 124 franchises in the 4 major sports (not including the new Las Vegas NHL team announced yesterday). The Browns last won a title in 1964. Twelve (12) franchises have been around and have gone longer without a Championship than the Browns have.

Name those 12 teams. Hint: none of them are hockey teams...so you can ignore them

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Here is a set of trivia mostly about championships....but a couple other questions:



1. Before LeBron James, who was considered the best basketball player to come out of Akron St. Vincent/St. Mary High School?




2. Before LeBron James, who was considered the best basketball player to come out of Akron, Ohio?




3. Which team in each of the 4 major sports has won the most championships:


Baseball: Yankees


Football: Packers


Basketball: Celtics


Hockey: Canadians




4. Which team in each of the 4 major sports is the runnerup in winning the most championships:


Baseball: Cardinals


Football: Bears


Basketball: Lakers


Hockey: Red Wings




5. A. Who won the very first World Series...1903?: Pirates



B. Who won the very first Stanley Cup playoffs...1915?



C. Who won the very first NFL title...1920? Akron Pros



D. Who won the first NBA title...1947? Lakers



E. Who won the first ABA title (merged with NBA)...1969? Pittsburgh Pipers



F. Who won the first AFL title (merged with NFL)...1960? Oilers



G. Who won the first WHA title (merged with NHL)...1973? New England Whalers




6. Who won the last WHA title before the merger with the NHL...1979? Edmonton Oilers




7. Who won the last ABA title before the merger with the NBA...1976? New York Nets




8. Who won the last pre Super Bowl AFL title? Buffalo Bills




9. A. Who won the first MLS title: 1996 A Bunch of homos



B. Who is the current MLS champion? A Bigger Bunch of Homos




10. There are 124 franchises in the 4 major sports (not including the new Las Vegas NHL team announced yesterday). The Browns last won a title in 1964. Twelve (12) franchises have been around and have gone longer without a Championship than the Browns have.


Name those 12 teams. Hint: none of them are hockey teams...so you can ignore them



Indians, Cubs


Chargers, Bills, Lions, Titans, Vikings


Kings, Hawks


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Here is a set of trivia mostly about championships....but a couple other questions:

1. Before LeBron James, who was considered the best basketball player to come out of Akron St. Vincent/St. Mary High School?

2. Before LeBron James, who was considered the best basketball player to come out of Akron, Ohio?

3. Which team in each of the 4 major sports has won the most championships:

Baseball: Yankees

Football: Packers

Basketball: Celtics

Hockey: Canadians

Check on all of the above.

4. Which team in each of the 4 major sports is the runnerup in winning the most championships:

Baseball: Cardinals

Football: Bears

Basketball: Lakers

Hockey: Red Wings

All correct except Hockey. Redwings not right.

5. A. Who won the very first World Series...1903?: Pirates No, Pirates lost it

B. Who won the very first Stanley Cup playoffs...1915?

C. Who won the very first NFL title...1920? Akron Pros Check

D. Who won the first NBA title...1947? Lakers NO

E. Who won the first ABA title (merged with NBA)...1969? Pittsburgh Pipers Check

F. Who won the first AFL title (merged with NFL)...1960? Oilers Check

G. Who won the first WHA title (merged with NHL)...1973? New England Whalers Check

6. Who won the last WHA title before the merger with the NHL...1979? Edmonton Oilers NO

7. Who won the last ABA title before the merger with the NBA...1976? New York Nets Check

8. Who won the last pre Super Bowl AFL title? Buffalo Bills Check

9. A. Who won the first MLS title: 1996 A Bunch of homos

B. Who is the current MLS champion? A Bigger Bunch of Homos

Half a check on both of above? I still need team names....at least cities. :lol:

10. There are 124 franchises in the 4 major sports (not including the new Las Vegas NHL team announced yesterday). The Browns last won a title in 1964. Twelve (12) franchises have been around and have gone longer without a Championship than the Browns have.

Name those 12 teams. Hint: none of them are hockey teams...so you can ignore them

Indians, Cubs

Chargers, Bills, Lions, Titans, Vikings

Kings, Hawks

All but Bills right (Bills won in 1965)....but 4 missing.

 

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I will do Second Chance Saloon after Z's entry....as he did a good job. Here are remaining questions:

 

1. Who was considered the best basketball player that came from St. Vincent/St. Mary before LeBron?

 

 

2. Who was considered the best basketball player from Akron before LeBron? (different HS)

 

 

4. Who has won the second most all time titles in the NHL after the Montreal Canadiennes?

 

 

5. A. Who won the first World Series?

 

B. Who won the first Stanley Cup playoff series?

 

D. Who won the first NBA title?

 

6. Who won the last WHA title?

 

8. A. Who won the first MLS title

 

B. Who is the current MLS champ?

 

10. Besides the Cubs, Indians, Kings, Lions, Hawks, Vikings, Tits/Oilers, and Chargers, what other teams have waited longer than the Browns to win a title.. 4 more names.

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Here is a set of trivia mostly about championships....but a couple other questions:

 

Answers:

 

1. Before LeBron James, who was considered the best basketball player to come out of Akron St. Vincent/St. Mary High School?

Jerome Lane is considered the next best from that school.

 

 

2. Before LeBron James, who was considered the best basketball player to come out of Akron, Ohio?

Either Nate Thurmond or Gus Johnson.....both in the basketball HOF, both went to Akron Central (now defunct)

 

 

3. Which team in each of the 4 major sports has won the most championships:

Baseball: Yankees

Football: Packers

Basketball: Celtics

Hockey: Canadiennes

 

 

4. Which team in each of the 4 major sports is the runnerup in winning the most championships:

Baseball: St. Louis Cardinals

Football: Chicago Bears

Basketball: Lakers LA/Minn.

Hockey: Toronto Maple Leafs

 

 

5. A. Who won the very first World Series...1903?:

The Boston Americans nka Red Sox Cy Young pitched for them

 

B. Who won the very first Stanley Cup playoffs...1915? The Vancouver Millionaires now defunct, replaced by Canucks.

 

C. Who won the very first NFL title...1920? The Akron Pros...no other titles

 

D. Who won the first NBA title...1947? The Philadelphia Warriors

 

E. Who won the first ABA title (merged with NBA)...1969? The Pittsburgh Pipers...no other titles

 

F. Who won the first AFL title (merged with NFL)...1960? The Houston Oilers Won also in 1961...their last title.

 

G. Who won the first WHA title (merged with NHL)...1973? The New England Whalers...moved to Raleigh NC where they won a title.

 

 

6. Who won the last WHA title before the merger with the NHL...1979? The Winnipeg Jets...haven't won one since

 

 

7. Who won the last ABA title before the merger with the NBA...1976? The NY Nets...haven't won since

 

 

8. Who won the last pre Super Bowl AFL title? The Buffalo Bills...haven't won since

 

 

9. A. Who won the first MLS title: 1996 DC United

 

B. Who is the current MLS champion? The Portland Timbers....coached by ex Akron U coach.

 

 

10. There are 124 franchises in the 4 major sports (not including the new Las Vegas NHL team announced yesterday). The Browns last won a title in 1964. Twelve (12) franchises have been around and have gone longer without a Championship than the Browns have.

Name those 12 teams. Hint: none of them are hockey teams...so you can ignore them

In order of length of time since waiting:

Chicago Cubs

Chicago/St. Louis/Arizona Cardinals

Cleveland Indians

Rochester/Cincinnati/Kansas City/Sacramento Kings

Detroit Lions

St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks

Philadelphia Eagles

Washington Senators/Texas Rangers

Minnesota Vikings

Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans

Houston Colt 45s/Astros

San Diego Chargers

 

then the Cleveland Browns.

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