This Day in Sports (August 14)

Can you answer these multiple choice questions about sports events that happened on August 14th?
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1. 1903: This heavyweight boxer knocks out James J. Corbett
Harry Greb
Rocky Marciano
Jack Johnson
James J. Jeffries
2. 1919: New York Yankee Muddy Ruel hits the ball and this happens.
He knocks the cover off the ball
It kills a fan
Triple play
600 foot home run
3. 1936: The U.S beats Canada 19-8 in this sport to win the Olympic gold.
Tennis
Basketball
Baseball
Soccer (Football)
4. 1939: The first night game is played at Comiskey Park in Chicago. Which teams ballpark was this?
Cubs
White Sox
Tigers
Brewers
5. 1959: This Lakers point guard is born.
Kobe Bryant
Jerry West
Derek Fisher
Magic Johnson
6. 1960: Australian driver Jack Brabham wins Portuguese Grand Prix in which city?
Boavista
Porto
Lisbon
Rio de Janeiro
7. 1973: This Colts quarterback sues the team for 725,000 dollars.
Roger Staubach
Peyton Manning
Johnny Unitas
Fran Tarkenton
8. 1982: Pete Rose sets an MLB record by recording this for his 12,365th time.
At bat
Hit
Double
Outfield assist
9. 2010: The first Youth Summer Olympics happens in this Asian country.
Singapore
Indonesia
India
Taiwan
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