Statistics for This Day in Sports (August 16)

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Question	Answer	% Correct
1976: The NFL plays a game in this East Asian country.	Japan	89%
1948: This baseball player dies at the age of 53 of throat cancer.	Babe Ruth	78%
1743: Jack Broughton publishes 'Rules of the Ring', which contains the “code” for which sport?	Boxing	78%
1920: This MLB player is hit in the head with a baseball and later dies because of the injuries caused by it.	Ray Chapman	78%
1954: This magazine begins publishing.	Sports Illustrated	78%
2009: This sprinter sets the record for the 100 meter sprint.	Usain Bolt	78%
1965: The AFL awards its first expansion franchise. Which team was it?	Miami Dolphins	67%
2003: This 18 year old makes his Premier League debut for Manchester United.	Christiano Ronaldo	56%
1997: The Stanley Cup leaves North America for the second time to go to this country.	Russia	56%
1903: The Detroit Tigers play a home game in this Ohio city.	Toledo	56%
1981: New Zealand records the highest score in a World Cup soccer(football) match. How many goals did they score?	13	22%