Saturday's Trivia: Potpourri

NOMINATE FOR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

TRIVIA SCHEDULE: Sunday, Scoring; Tuesday, Stupid Answers; Thursday, Categories; Saturday, Potpourri. Deadline: Sunday, Apr. 12, 7:30 p.m. EDT. You can look up the answers.

Potpourri (No relation implied or stated.)

16. In the 2009 preseason poll conducted by the Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association, how many points did Bethany receive?

17. What is the height of a regulation tennis net?

18-19. Name a sequence of events in baseball which can result in a triple play without the defense touching the ball. (This is a two-point question. Creativity can be a good thing.)

20. What company manufactured the scoreboards on Bethany's outdoor athletic fields? (Note: this is not the same as the scoreboards in the gyms.)

Categories (Either I give the things that fit, you give me the category or vice versa.)

12. Brent Reinhardt, Tim Lehman, Dan Bodiker

13. Athletes with two sectional championships in same school year (½ pt. each)

14-15. Girls 4x100m relay team — first in twenty years (½ pt. each)

Stupid Questions (answer is either obvious or covered on Bleeding Bruin Blue.)

7. What is the seating capacity of Bethany's gym (boys basketball)?

8. What girls cross country runner from Bethany advanced to the state meet in 2008?

9. When was the first basketball season played in the Menno Lands.

10. Name Bethany's current mascot and primary color.

11. What Bethany team most recently won a sectional championship?

Scoring

1. What was the count on this batter and what position did he play? (½ pt. each)


2. What happened to this batter when the ball was put in play?


3-6. What happened to this sequence of batters? (½ pt. each) (Sample answers: Banks singled to left, to second on walk by Sandberg, scored on double by Santo. Sandberg walked, scored on double by Santo. Santo doubled to right (2 RBI), scored on home run by Williams. Williams homered to left (2 RBI). This is more complex than will be necessary.)


Bonus: What games did these examples come from? Sample answers not included.

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