August 17, 2010
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Sports Trivia Tuesday

jay-z.jpg1. Which hip-hop artist recently joined with Nike to create a collection of Air Force One shoes inspired by the World Basketball Festival, with two pairs of each of the five designs being auctioned off on eBay to raise money for the artist’s scholarship foundation?

A. Eminem

B. Kanye West

C. Jay-Z

D. T.I.

 

2. Which Washington Nationals player included in his contract that he would be able to use the team’s ballpark for a charity event, one that recently raised around $200,000 for his foundation?

A. Stephen Strasburg

B. Ryan Zimmerman

C. Adam Dunn

D. Ivan Rodriguez

 

3. This member of the New York Jets lost 33 pounds courtesy of a cookie diet to win a weight-loss challenge, with those Jets who lost sharing a donation to the winner’s charity of choice, which was a scholarship fund at the University of Maryland at College Park.

A. Kris Jenkins

B. Mark Sanchez

C. Rex Ryan

D. Damien Woody

 

4. Which NL Central team recently raised nearly $200,000 for charities in the area during the team’s inaugural community foundation week?

A. St. Louis Cardinals

B. Cincinnati Reds

C. Houston Astros

D. Milwaukee Brewers

 

5. Name the famous college basketball coach who recently hosted a charity all-star game that raised money for the cardiology center at the university he coaches, one named in his and his wife’s honor.

A. Roy Williams

B. Jim Calhoun

C. Mike Krzyzewski

D. Jim Boeheim

 

 

 

**Spoiler Alert** Answers below…

 

 

 

1. C (Jay-Z)

2. B (Ryan Zimmerman)

3. A (Kris Jenkins)

4. D (Milwaukee Brewers)

5. B (Jim Calhoun)

 

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