This Day in Sports (August 8)

Can you answer these multiple choice questions about sports events that happened on August 8th?
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1. 1920: Tigers beat Yankees in the shortest MLB game in history. How quick was it?
51 minutes
73 minutes
91 minutes
102 minutes
2. 1946: This Pittsburgh team is sold for 25 million dollars.
Steelers
Pirates
Penguins
76ers
3. 1983: In the fir at Athletics World Championship, this sprinter wins gold in the 100m dash.
Samuel Adams
Jesse Owens
Usain Bolt
Carl Lewis
4. 1984: Nawal El Moutawakel becomes the first Olympic champion from a Muslim nation. What country was she from?
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Morocco
Libya
5. 1992: The USA brings together the best NBA players to play in the Olympics for this team.
1992 Olympic Team
Dream Team
Redeem Team
Soviet Union’s Bane
6. 2004: This Broncos qaurterback is inducted into the Hall of Fame
John Elway
Peyton Manning
Dan Marino
Steve Young
7. 2008: The Olympics open in this city.
Beijing, China
Seoul, South Korea
Sochi, Russia
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Aug 9, 2020
Only 2 right today :(