Name of the Game: A Sports Quiz

In football, what is the origin of the word "quarterback"?

The highest-paid players in the early days of football were paid a quarter of the team’s collective salary

The quarterback was positioned one quarter of the way between the linemen and the fullback

The ideal throwing motion was considered to be a quarter of the way back behind the ear

Fans used to throw quarters at these players in displays of admiration for especially strong performances

In baseball, an easily caught fly ball is sometimes called a "can of corn." What is the origin of this expression?

Cans of corn were once used for fielding practice

A can of corn is as commonplace and easy to buy as a fly ball is to catch

Years ago, cans of corn stacked high on a grocery shelf were knocked down and easily caught by store clerks

It refers to a once-popular joke, where a bat was represented by an ear of corn and the fly ball the can of corn

Which famous athlete once said, "The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life"?

George Blanda

Muhammad Ali

Satchel Paige

Arnold Palmer

As a sports term, what does the abbreviation "BB" stand for?

Base(s) on Balls

Baseball bat

Bronx Bomber

Basketball

What is the origin of the word "gymnastics"?

Latin for "bone breaker"

Greek for "to train naked"

From an original Olympic event called a "gymo" which was a predecessor to the pommel horse

From an Old English term for "flexible"

Which legendary sports figure told players, "If you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you'll be fired with enthusiasm"?

George Steinbrenner

Billy Martin

Vince Lombardi

John Madden

Why is the Los Angeles baseball team called the “Dodgers”?

Players once used baseball as a means to try and avoid being drafted into the military

It is named after the first owner of the team, Jonus Dodger

The team’s original home, Brooklyn, had many trolleys on its streets that pedestrians had to dodge

It was originally a minor league team from Dodge City, Kansas

What is the origin of the phrase "flash in the pan"?

It referred to flintlock rifles that sparked but did not shoot

It evolved from the phrase "flashed and panned," used for movies that received lots of initial attention but then did poorly at the box office

In the early days of photography, when it was difficult to time the flash correctly while panning the camera

The disappointment in seeing an appetizing meal get burned in the frying pan

What is the origin of the word "coach"?

Kocchus, the legendary trainer of athletes in ancient Greece

The village of Kocs, Hungary, the birthplace of the horsedrawn carriage

Cochise, the fearless 19th-century chief of the Chiricahua Apache

The medieval Latin coccus, an imitation of a rooster's crow

What sport first gave rise to the phrase "hat trick"?

Billiards

Hockey

Bandy

Cricket