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What are some trivia questions about the Super Bowl?

Questions about Super Bowl players can be about an overall performance in a specific game. For example, one trivia question is, "What player holds the Super Bowl rushing record, with 204 yards?" The answer is Washington Redskins running back Timmy Smith. Super Bowl player questions can also be about the MVP award bestowed at the end of every Super Bowl. For example, one such question is, "Who is the only Super Bowl MVP to have returned a kickoff for a touchdown in the game?" The answer is Green Bay Packers returner Desmond Howard.\nQuestions about Super Bowl teams can be about which teams part..

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What time did Darren Sproles record for his 40-yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine?

Although the 40-yard dash is the NFL Scouting Combine's prestige event, player hopefuls are put through several tests to measure speed, power and agility in the four-day event traditionally held in Indianapolis, Ind. At the bench press, athletes are tested for strength and endurance; Sproles did 23 repetitions with the standard 225-pound weight. He completed the three-cone drill, designed to measure cutting and direction-changing agility, in 6.96 seconds.

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Do away goals count in the playoffs?

The away goals rule is a common tie-breaker technique in association football. In a two-leg fixture, in which each team has a home game and an away game, the away goals rule is always the first tie-breaker if the game ends as a draw. However, the penalty rule is the ultimate tie-breaker if both teams have the same number of away goals after the two legs.\nThe away goals rule is not considered in match playoffs. A post-match penalty shootout is always the tie-breaker, regardless of the difference in away goals.

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How do you tie a half-hitch knot?

Make a loopTake your string or rope, and make a loop around the object you need to secure. Leave enough slack to tie the knot.Pass one end over anotherPass the end of the rope around the standing end to close the loop. Then, take the end of the rope, and curl it through the loop.Make a simple slipknotPull the end of your rope until it looks like a simple slipknot, similar to the kind you use to tie your shoe. Your knot should look like a twisted mustache on top of the loop.Tighten into a half hitchPush the slipknot together into a half hitch until it looks like a single loop with the standing ..

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What team has lost the most Super Bowls?

The Denver Broncos have won two Super Bowl games. There are three NFL teams with four losses. The Washington Redskins have a Super Bowl record of four losses and three wins. The Minnesota Vikings and the Buffalo Bills have each lost four games and have no wins. The team with the most Super Bowl wins is the Pittsburgh Steelers with six wins. They have two losses.

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Is the Henry lever-action 22lr rifle still made in the USA from American parts?

Henry Repeating Arms Company, founded in 1996, took its name from the inventor of the repeating rifle, Benjamin Tyler Henry. It has become the United States’ largest lever-action rifle manufacturer, as of 2015. True to its motto, Henry machines and casts rifle parts at its Rice Lake, Wisconsin facility. In 2013, Henry announced its reproduction of Benjamin Tyler Henry’s original .44-40 rifle by stating its “Made in America for the first time 150 years.”

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Where can you find high school sports scores that are up to date?

Both MaxPreps and USA Today include supplemental journalism related to the sports they report on. This means that readers can stay current not just on statistics and performance but on the content of the games played and on the lives and achievements of the athletes competing in those games.MaxPreps includes leaderboards organized by sport and by gender. There are also statistics available for individual players which allows for comprehensive ranking of talent from across the nation. They also rank individual high schools by overall performance in a given sport or in all sports across all boar..

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What are some significant World Series records?

The St. Louis Cardinals have won 11 World Series, putting them in second place behind the Yankees for team wins. The San Francisco Giants have reached 20 World Series, reaching second place in team appearances.\nYogi Berra also leads all players in World Series hits. Mickey Mantle, a Yankee center fielder, hit 18 World Series home runs during his career, the most of any player. The record for most home runs hit in one series is five, achieved by both the Philadelphia Phillies' Chase Utley in 2009 and the Yankees' Reggie Jackson in 1977.\nThe St. Louis Cardinals' Bob Gibson thre..

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What are some of the awards Serena Williams has won throughout her career?

Williams received the BET Awards as the television channel's Female Athlete of the Year, which was renamed as Sportswoman of the Year in 2010. She won the award four consecutive years from 2009 to 2012 and has been nominated each year since 2007.\nESPN presented Williams with its ESPY for Best Female Athlete in 2003 and 2013 and Best Female Tennis Player five times. Laureus credited Williams as its Sportswoman of the Year in 2003 and 2010 and Comeback of the Year in 2007.\nWilliams received a Corel WTA Tour Award in 1998 as the tour's Newcomer of the Year. She also earned four WTA To..

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When did Michael Jordan sign a contract with Nike?

The original contract between Michael Jordan and Nike was for $500,000 per year for five years. This broke the previous record for the highest-paid sports contract, which was set by James Worthy. New Balance paid Worthy $150,000 per year for eight years. When the first pair of Air Jordans were released in 1984, they were banned by the NBA because they did not adhere to the league's dress code. They did not fit into the uniform color scheme of the Chicago Bulls.

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