Statistics for This Day in Sports (August 2)

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Question	Answer	% Correct
2012: This American swimmer wins three consecutive gold medals in the 2012 Olympics.	Michael Phelps	88%
1961: The St. Louis Cardinals of the NFL play the first ever game against a Canadian team, the Toronto Argonauts. What league were the Argonauts in?	Canadian Football League	75%
1973: This Royals legend gets his first MLB hit.	George Brett	75%
1921: The White Sox are acquitted of their “Black Sox” scandal by a jury. Who was the most famous player on this team?	Joe Jackson	75%
1982: This Oakland outfielder steals his 100th base of the season.	Rickey Henderson	75%
1907: This Hall-of-Fame pitcher plays his first game.	Walter Johnson	75%
1979: A Washington, D.C trial attorney buys this MLB team.	Orioles	50%
1992: Vitaly Scherbo of what country wins 6 gymnastics gold medals in the same Olympics?	Belarus	25%
1968: Ron Hansen and Tim Cullen become the first players to do what.	Be traded for each other twice in the same season	25%
1938: The MLB uses baseballs of this color for the first time.	Yellow	25%
1987: Michael Andretti runs fastest Indy car race in history. What was his average speed?	171.49 mph	13%
1996: The US beats Yugoslavia in basketball to in the gold medal. What was the U.S. team’s nickname?	Dream Team 3	13%