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This Day in Sports (August 9)

Can you answer these multiple choice questions about sports events that happened on August 9th?
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1. 1905: MLB legend Ty Cobb’s mother kills her husband after mistaking him for what?
Ty Cobb ✓
Ex-Boyfriend ✓
Burglar ✓
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle ✓
2. 1928: This Hall of Fame Boston Celtics point guard is born.
Jo Jo White ✓
Bob Cousy ✓
John Havlicek ✓
Larry Bird ✓
3. 1936: Sohn Kee-chung wins a marathon gold medal for Japan. What country was he actually from?
Philippines ✓
Germany ✓
China ✓
Korea ✓
4. 1975: The first NFL game is played in this New Orleans stadium.
Megadome ✓
Superdome ✓
Mercedes Benz Stadium ✓
Bankers Life Fieldhouse ✓
5. 1988: This team plays their first home game at night in Wrigley Field.
Chicago Bears ✓
Chicago Cubs ✓
Chicago White Sox ✓
Boston Red Sox ✓
6. 1988: The Edmonton Oilers trade this NHL legend to the LA Kings for 20 million dollars.
Alexander Ovechkin ✓
Sidney Crosby ✓
Wayne Gretzky ✓
Mario Lemieux ✓
7. 2012: Sprinter Usain Bolt wins the 200m at the Olympics in this city.
Moscow ✓
Beijing ✓
Berlin ✓
London ✓
8. 2012: This country beats Japan in the Olympics for the gold medal.
USA ✓
Canada ✓
Mexico ✓
United Kingdom ✓
9. 2018: This EPL club fails to bring in one player during the transfer window.
Chelsea ✓
Tottenham ✓
Manchester United ✓
West Ham ✓
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