The answer is: [C] 3,000

The answer is:  [C] 1944

The answer is:  Linda Hamilton. In 1985 Hamilton was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Actress for “The Terminator”, in 1992 she won for “Terminator 2: Judgement Day”. She received special weapons training from former Israeli commando Uzi Gal before making “Terminator 2: Judgment Day”.

1. Who did NIU defeat in 1899 for their first collegiate victory?

a] North Central College

b] DeKalb High School

c] Eastern Illinois

d] Illinois State

2. Who did NIU not defeat in the 2003 season?

a] Nebraska

b] Alabama

c] Maryland

d] Iowa State

Do you know the answers? Here they are:

1.  b] DeKalb High School.  Northern Illinois with a roster of 14 players defeated DeKalb High School, 16-0 on November 10, 1899.

2. a] Nebraska.  On the opening weekend, NIU beat #14 Maryland 20-17 in overtime. Then, the Huskies traveled to Tuscaloosa and beat #21 Alabama 16-13.They followed with a 24-16 victory over Iowa State.

1. True or false: The origin of American football can be traced back to early forms of rugby.

2. The first intercollegiate football game was played between which two teams?

a.] Rutgers & Princeton

b.] Harvard & Yale

c.] Buffalo Prospects & Canton Bulldogs

3. Who was the first professional football player?

a.] Jay Berwanger

b.] William “Pudge” Heffelfinger

c.] Charles Follis

4. The first television broadcast of an NFL game aired in 1939 on what station?

a.] ABC

b.] CBS

c.] NBC

d.] ESPN

5. True or False: The first Super Bowl champions were the Dallas Cowboys.

6. True or False: John F. Kennedy was the first President to attend an NFL game while in office.

7. Who is the oldest player in NFL history, who was 48 at the end of his last season with the Oakland Raiders?

a.] Ray Brown

b.] John Nesser

c.] George Blanda

Think you know the answers? Here they are:

1.  TRUE.   American football resulted from several major divergences from rugby, most notably the rule changes instituted by Walter Camp, considered the “Father of American Football.” Among these important changes were the introductions of the line of scrimmage and of down-and-distance rules.

 2.  a.] Rutgers & Princeton.  On November 6, 1869, Rutgers University faced Princeton University in a game that was played with a round ball under “Football Association” rules (i.e. soccer) but is often regarded as the first game of intercollegiate football.

 3.  b.] William “Pudge” Heffelfinger.  Heffelfinger was paid $500 to play for the Allegheny Athletic Association on November 12, 1892.

 4.  c.] NBC.   The Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Eagles 23-14.

5.  FALSE.  The National Football League (NFL) champion Green Bay Packers (14–2) scored 3 second-half touchdowns en route to a 35–10 win over the American Football League (AFL) champion Kansas City Chiefs (12–3–1).

 6.  FALSE.  Lyndon Johnson attended a pre-season game at D.C. Stadium on August 3, 1966.

 7.  c.] George Blanda.  Blanda’s final year was 1975 for the Oakland Raiders.

The answer is:  Barbara Turner. Turner is also the mother of actress Jennifer Jason Leigh.

a. 18 years
b. 78 years
c. 163 years
d. 275 years

And the answer is….

d. 275 years.

At 275 years, Lancaster, Pennsylvania’s Central Market is the oldest U.S. market still in operation. When Andrew and James Hamilton laid out the town in 1730, they designed a 120 foot square lot in the center of town to be a public market.

Central Market is home to stands that have been owned and operated by the same families for many, many generations. The Stoner Family’s vegetable stand has been there the longest — well over 100 years.

1. This player had the longest career in baseball history which lasted from 1966 to 1993 and carried him through four teams where he struck out the most batters by sneaking balls past 5,714 players.
2. This player has the highest lifetime batting average of .367.
3. This player is the King of grand slam homers, hitting 23 in the span of his career.
4. This player hold the record for most games won (511) and most games lost (316) in his career.
5. This player competed in 22 World Series games, pitched 146 World Series innings, and was on the winning team for 10 World Series games.
6. These players were the first father/son team to play together. They added to their records by hitting home runs “back-t0-back” in the same game.
7. This player showed his bravery by capturing the title of Cy Young Award for four consecutive years.
8. This player stuck it out for 2,131 consecutive games (that’s a lot of baseball!), breaking Lou Gehrig’s record of 2,130 games.
9. This pitcher for the Rangers was studying medicine off-season and was able to save a fan’s life when the man had a heart attack.
10. This 17-year-old baseball star struck out 15 batters in the first show of the major leagues in 1936.

Think you know the answers? Here they are:

1. Nolan Ryan
2. Ty Cobb
3. Lou Gehrig
4. Cy Young
5. Whitey Ford
6. Ken Griffy, Sr. & Ken Griffy, Jr.
7. Greg Maddux
8. Cal Ripken Jr.
9. Don Medich
10. Bob Feller