1. Name the former Atlanta Braves pitcher who had his number retired on Friday, a man well-known in the Atlanta area for his work with children’s charities.
A. John Smoltz
B. Steve Avery
C. Greg Maddux
D. Tom Glavine
2. Which club in the Barclays Premier League won the FA Community Shield game played over the weekend, a game that raises money for various community-based charities and initiatives?
A. Chelsea
C. Liverpool
D. Arsenal
3. This UFC fighter will be giving all the proceeds to his second book, Be Ready When the [expletive] Goes Down: A Survival Guide to the Apocalypse, to a number of charities. Name him.
B. Brock Lesnar
4. Which NBA player’s mother was the MVP of the charity basketball game Hoopin’ for Health that pitted mothers of NBA players against mothers of NFL players?
B. Ray Allen
5. Name the NFL team that recently issued a challenge to the webmasters of the team’s fan sites across the Internet, to help raise money for the team’s charity arm, a goal that’s been set at $25,000 to be raised by December.
**Spoiler Alert** Answers below…
1. D (Tom Glavine)
2. B (Manchester United)
3. A (Forrest Griffin)
4. B (Ray Allen)
5. C (Miami Dolphins)
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