« previous next »
Print 
Pages: 1 ... 82 83 [84] 85 86 ... 96

Author Topic: General Knowledge!  (Read 261415 times)

Offline jim360

  • Posts Too Much
  • *****
  • Posts: 6847
Re: General Knowledge!
« Reply #1245 on: August 01, 2012, 02:45:56 PM »
It's probably a safe bet that Goalie's not noticed this. I'll put up a new question.

Who remains the only player to score 100 points in a single NBA game?
Logged
Check out my Short introduction... corner and my "Historical figures who should perhaps be better-known" thread!!

Exciting videos: 1.1 / 1.2 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6


              

Offline BFM_Blade

  • Lieutenant
  • *
  • Posts: 605
  • Golden Rule: Whoever has the gold, makes the rules
Re: General Knowledge!
« Reply #1246 on: August 01, 2012, 03:04:33 PM »
Chamberlain
Logged

Offline jim360

  • Posts Too Much
  • *****
  • Posts: 6847
Re: General Knowledge!
« Reply #1247 on: August 01, 2012, 03:18:20 PM »
Wilt Chamberlain, yup.

Off you go Blade.
Logged
Check out my Short introduction... corner and my "Historical figures who should perhaps be better-known" thread!!

Exciting videos: 1.1 / 1.2 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6


              

Offline BFM_Blade

  • Lieutenant
  • *
  • Posts: 605
  • Golden Rule: Whoever has the gold, makes the rules
Re: General Knowledge!
« Reply #1248 on: August 02, 2012, 08:55:57 AM »
Who was the last MLB batter to win the triple crown? (leading their league in Batting Average, HRs, and RBIs.)
Logged

Offline BFM_Kiwi

  • Major
  • *
  • Posts: 9174
Re: General Knowledge!
« Reply #1249 on: August 02, 2012, 11:15:23 PM »
Pete Rose?
Logged

Offline BFM_Blade

  • Lieutenant
  • *
  • Posts: 605
  • Golden Rule: Whoever has the gold, makes the rules
Re: General Knowledge!
« Reply #1250 on: August 03, 2012, 04:53:33 AM »
Nope, and I'll give a clue...his last name often frustrates people for its spelling...
Logged

Offline jim360

  • Posts Too Much
  • *****
  • Posts: 6847
Re: General Knowledge!
« Reply #1251 on: August 03, 2012, 05:00:34 AM »
Usain Blot Botl Bolt ?

More seriously... Lou Gehrig?

Only baseball player I know...
Logged
Check out my Short introduction... corner and my "Historical figures who should perhaps be better-known" thread!!

Exciting videos: 1.1 / 1.2 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6


              

Offline BFM_Enigma

  • General
  • *
  • Posts: 2779
Re: General Knowledge!
« Reply #1252 on: August 03, 2012, 11:34:30 AM »
Come on guys. think. where is blade from. what team would he know about. what player has a name hard to spell.

it can only be yaz of the bosox

I am sitting on the beach with my phone so do not guarantee the spelling

Carl yaztremski
Logged

Offline BFM_Blade

  • Lieutenant
  • *
  • Posts: 605
  • Golden Rule: Whoever has the gold, makes the rules
Re: General Knowledge!
« Reply #1253 on: August 03, 2012, 01:03:25 PM »
Wrong spelling...anyone else???



Just kidding...you're up Enigmaaa.
Logged

Offline BFM_Enigma

  • General
  • *
  • Posts: 2779
Re: General Knowledge!
« Reply #1254 on: August 03, 2012, 01:21:28 PM »
I am at the beach on vacation just few miles north of a beach town named kitty hawk. What is the most  famous event that happenrd here and in what year?
Logged

Offline BFM_Kiwi

  • Major
  • *
  • Posts: 9174
Re: General Knowledge!
« Reply #1255 on: August 03, 2012, 01:51:01 PM »

Wright Brothers, first flight, 1903-ish
Logged

Offline BFM_Enigma

  • General
  • *
  • Posts: 2779
Re: General Knowledge!
« Reply #1256 on: August 03, 2012, 03:14:17 PM »
Correct
Logged

Offline BFM_Kiwi

  • Major
  • *
  • Posts: 9174
Re: General Knowledge!
« Reply #1257 on: August 03, 2012, 07:32:22 PM »
Just one year after Richard Pearse flew his!  Allegedly.  He didn't have as good a PR company :winkgrin:

Name four olympic (summer) sports that have been discontinued (no longer part of the summer olympics).

Logged

Offline MrMxyzptlk

  • Posts Too Much
  • *****
  • Posts: 9208
  • Never backward,           always forward!
    • My 5th Dimensional Homepage
Re: General Knowledge!
« Reply #1258 on: August 03, 2012, 07:57:38 PM »


Well, there was Baseball for a while on and off, and oddly I think Softball some of the times, too.

I'm going to guess at the rest, tho: some two of Golf, Polo, or Croquet?  (Tiddlywinks, perhaps?  :winkgrin: )

Logged
Mr. Mxy's current Word Corner word is catachresis    

Offline BFM_Kiwi

  • Major
  • *
  • Posts: 9174
Re: General Knowledge!
« Reply #1259 on: August 03, 2012, 08:55:48 PM »
baseball, softball and cricket
rugby (reinstated for 2016, with USA the reigning olympic champions from 1924!)
croquet, golf, polo, lacrosse

tug of war !!

and a few others including ice hockey and figure skating which were moved into the winter olympics

Logged
Print 
Pages: 1 ... 82 83 [84] 85 86 ... 96
« previous next »