Sports and California Living 2007 Q&A

 1. In July, this English soccer star signed a multi-million, multi-year deal to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy. His name is David Beckham and he is married to former Spice Girl Victoria. What are the names of this couple’s three children?

Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz

2. In September, athletic apparel manufacturer Nike sponsored a running event in Los Angeles called Run Hit Remix. Name the musical artist who was the headline act at the finish-line concert.

MC Hammer

3. What is the name of the Australian skateboarder who fell to the near flat-bottom of the X-Games Mega-Ramp earlier this year at the annual X Games, held at the Staples Center?

Jake Brown

4. This American man won the 100-meter and 200-meter spring gold medals at the World Track and Field Championships, held in Osaka, Japan in August. Name him.

Tyson Gay

5. Name the school, along with its team name, that beat the Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor in the first weekend of the 2007 College Football Season.

Appalachian State Mountaineers.

6. Name the Major League Baseball player who this season became the most recent member of the 3,000-hit club.

Craig Biggio

7. Members of this university’s women’s basketball team found itself at the center of the news following radio personality Don Imus’ demeaning and racially charged remarks. What is the university?

Rutgers University

8. It’s the first game of the 1988 World Series and L.A. Dodger Kirk Gibson has just hit a pinch-hit homerun for the victory. Here is Vin Scully’s call: “ In a year that has been so ___________… the __________ has happened! Fill in the blanks IN ORDER.

Improbable…. Impossible (must get exact order)

9. After anchoring three-straight shutout matches in the prelims for the World Cup, this goalkeeper of the U.S. women’s soccer team was benched for the semifinal match against Brazil. What is her name?

Hope Solo

10. At which university does the 1993 college football movie Rudy to take place?

The University of Notre Dame

11. This popular hiking spot, near Pearblossom California, features gigantic tilted slabs of rock, thanks to the collision of two earthquake faults. Name this spot.

Devils Punchbowl – Devils Chair

12. Who has won the title of LPGA Player of the Year for the second straight year?

Lorena Ochoa

13. What is the Southern California city named in honor of the Roman goddess of Fruit?

Pomona

14. What is the state route number depicted in the David Hockney photomontage work “Pearblossom Highway #2”?

138

15. Horticulturist Kate Session popularized this blue/lavender flowering tree throughout Southern California. Name the tree.

Jacaranda

16. What city is at the eastern-most end of L.A.’s Metro Green Line?

Norwalk

17. What movie is Disneyland’s reopened Submarine Voyage based on?

Finding Nemo

18. Earlier this summer, Southern California’s Cambodian population celebrated the official designation of “Cambodia Town.” What city is this neighborhood located in?

Long Beach

19. What was the name of the mascot for the 1984 Olympic Games?

Sam the Eagle

20. What is the name for Lockheed Martin’s advanced aircraft research facility in Palmdale?

Skunk Works