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This Day in Sports (August 2)

Can you answer these multiple choice questions about sports events that happened on August 2nd?
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1. 1907: This Hall-of-Fame pitcher plays his first game.
Walter Johnson ✓
Nolan Ryan ✓
Randy Johnson ✓
Babe Ruth ✓
2. 1921: The White Sox are acquitted of their “Black Sox” scandal by a jury. Who was the most famous player on this team?
Joe Mauer ✓
Hank Aaron ✓
Dickey Kerr ✓
Joe Jackson ✓
3. 1938: The MLB uses baseballs of this color for the first time.
Orange ✓
Lime Green ✓
White ✓
Yellow ✓
4. 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?
Major League Soccer ✓
Canadian Football League ✓
National Football League of Canada ✓
Toronto League of American Football ✓
5. 1968: Ron Hansen and Tim Cullen become the first players to do what.
Be traded for each other twice in the same season ✓
Both hit 4 home runs in a game ✓
Play for the same high school, college, and pro team ✓
Play for both teams in the same game ✓
6. 1973: This Royals legend gets his first MLB hit.
Willie Wilson ✓
Frank White ✓
George Brett ✓
Amos Otis ✓
7. 1979: A Washington, D.C trial attorney buys this MLB team.
Orioles ✓
Expos ✓
Twins ✓
Marlins ✓
8. 1982: This Oakland outfielder steals his 100th base of the season.
Cal Ripken Sr. ✓
Jack Sikma ✓
Aaron Judge ✓
Rickey Henderson ✓
9. 1987: Michael Andretti runs fastest Indy car race in history. What was his average speed?
170 mph ✓
171.49 mph ✓
179.89 mph ✓
203.71 mph ✓
10. 1992: Vitaly Scherbo of what country wins 6 gymnastics gold medals in the same Olympics?
Belarus ✓
Moldova ✓
Russia ✓
Italy ✓
11. 1996: The US beats Yugoslavia in basketball to in the gold medal. What was the U.S. team’s nickname?
Redeem Team ✓
Dream Team ✓
Dream Team 3 ✓
The Bad Boys ✓
12. 2012: This American swimmer wins three consecutive gold medals in the 2012 Olympics.
Ernie Bert ✓
Michael Phelps ✓
Jesse Owens ✓
Kurt Rambis ✓
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