Statistics for This Day in Sports (August 23)

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Question	Answer	% Correct
1883: The Philadelphia Quakers lose 0-28 in what sport?	Baseball	86%
1933: The first televised competition in this sport is aired.	Boxing	86%
1978: This Laker legend is born.	Kobe Bryant	86%
1923: Paavo Nurmi runs a world record mile time that would stand until 1931. What country was he from?	Finland	71%
1953: Phil Paine becomes the first former MLB player to play professionally in what country?	Japan	71%
1906: The Chicago White Sox beat this team based in Washington, DC to extend their win streak to 19.	Senators	71%
1934: This Eagles and Redskins quarterback is born.	Sonny Jurgensen	71%
2003: The 9th Athletics World Championships opens in this suburb of Paris.	Saint-Denis	57%
1968: The Yankees and Tigers tie because of what?	1 AM Curfew	43%