(Podcast length 4:00 - transcript is below)
Whether you’re getting your social time in via Zoom or in person, these questions will stump even the biggest sports fan. And they’re sure to make you laugh out loud.
Transcript
Q: In 1920, the University of Texas football players had their mascot (a longhorn cow) at the annual sports banquet under less than ideal circumstances. What were those circumstances?
A: He was dinner.
The university couldn’t afford the upkeep of Bevo so they fattened him up and slaughtered him before the banquet.
Q: What is the Westminster Dog Show is named after?
A: A bar.
The “sporting gentlemen” who came up with the famed dog show used to meet up at the Westminster Hotel to talk about their hunting dogs. So when they started the organization in 1877, they named it after their favorite place.
Q: The very first Wimbledon was in 1877 and was actually a fundraiser for England’s favorite sport at the time. What was that sport? (Hint: it’s not tennis)
A: Croquet
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club was focused first on croquetbut then the good people of London began to fall in love with the new sport of tennis. The rest is history.
Q: This WWE wrestler holds the title for the most wishes (Make-A-Wish) granted by a single individual, with over 600 wishes.
A: John Cena.
The WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) star is the most requested celebrity by kids for their Make-A-Wish.
Q: College GameDay mainstay Lee Corso played football in college at Florida State. Who was his football playing roommate who became a famous actor?
A: Burt Reynolds (RIP)
The two played together at Florida State in the 1950s and Corso is said to have been a catalyst in Reynolds’ acting career. Maybe his football experience is what drew him to the role in the 1974 version of “The Longest Yard.”
There’s more where that came from in our extended version of the Last Night’s Game trivia.
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