July 13, 2010
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Sports Trivia Tuesday

dwight_howard.jpg1. Which NBA center was recently named as one of the three winners of the Mannie Jackson — Basketball’s Human Spirit Award for his charitable work with Haiti?

A. Dwight Howard

B. Samuel Dalembert

C. Yao Ming

D. Ben Wallace

 

2. Name the NFL defensive end who hosted a charity golf tournament over the weekend to benefit his Homes for Wounded Warriors foundation, one that included Marines screaming at the participants at every hole and participant Chuck Liddell forced into a Slip-and-Slide after missing a green.

A. Dwight Freeney

B. Mario Williams

C. Julius Peppers

D. Jared Allen

 

3. Which charity was the beneficiary of more than $2.5 million because of LeBron JamesDecision broadcast on ESPN?

A. YMCA of the USA

B. Feed the Children

C. Boys & Girls Clubs of America

D. American Red Cross

 

4. Which former Los Angeles Dodgers infielder hosted a celebrity softball game over the weekend to raise money for ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease)?

A. Davey Lopes

B. Steve Garvey

C. Ron Cey

D. Bill Russell

 

5. Name the country’s soccer squad that ended up winning the championship of the Football for Hope Festival.

A. Kenya

B. Nigeria

C. Rwanda

D. South Africa

 

**Spoiler Alert** Answers below…

 

 

 

 

 

1. B (Samuel Dalembert)

2. D (Jared Allen)

3. C (Boys & Girls Clubs of America)

4. B (Steve Garvey)

5. A (Kenya)

 

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