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By Anthony de Jesus
1. She has a steel rod in her spine thanks to a bout with scoliosis, which she was diagnosed with at age 13. After becoming a professional in 1993, she reached a number one ranking in less than two years while her current rivals include Karen Corr and Allison Fisher. Nicknamed the "Black Widow", this is--for 10 points--what first-generation Korean American that some claim is the most recognizable billiards player in the world?
answer: Jeanette Lee
2. His best season statistically was probably 1991-1992, his first full season with the New York Islanders, as he had 40 goals and 40 assists after coming over the previous season from the Whalers. While still a player, he worked for three years as a playoff analyst, but actually made the playoffs in his last season when this he traded to the Blues even though he had been captain of the Atlanta Thrashers. For 10 points--what center ended up with a full-time gig as analyst in NHL 2Night after his retirement?
answer: Ray Ferraro
3. Former Real World-er Sean Duffy was teamed with Adrian Karsten for water sports in 2003. Steve Porino made a major shift as he normally analyzes skiing, Jimmy Dykes covered Agility and Big Air events, and former NFL quarterback Mark Malone returned as over-all host. For 10 points--name this Lake Placid competition whose events are divided into Target Sports, Sporting Dogs, Fishing, and Timber Events.
answer: Great Outdoor Games
4. Once a member of Mark Chesnutt's band, he had some success with his eponymous first album, which featured the song "Holdin' Heaven." The host of Mossy Oak's Hunting the Country, which has been shown on TNN and ESPN2. He broke through in 1994 with No Ordinary Man, featuring "The Keeper of the Stars." For 10 points--name this country star behind the hit "Ten Rounds with Jose Cuervo."
answer: Tracy Byrd
5. Its first season began with an ESPN2 televised game between the Greenville Groove and the North Charleston Lowgators. The Lowgators were also the subject of the reality series Down Low: Life in the D League, which followed players and coach Alex English. Chris Andersen of the Denver Nuggets was the first player ever called up from--for 10 points--what basketball minor league?
answer: NBDL or National Basketball Developmental League
6. He earned more than a quarter of his earnings last season by knocking of Brian Kretzer in the finals of the World Championship. His three titles and two majors in the 2002-2003 tour made him the first competitor to break the single-season $400,000 barrier. For 10 points--name this pro bowlers second only to Earl Anthony in career PBA wins.
answer: Walter Ray Williams, Jr.
7. After helping form the NFL's first in-house team production company with the Dallas Cowboys, this sports journalist had a stint as sports anchor in West Palm Beach before being tapped to co-host SportsNight, the signature program of the early years of ESPN2. Moving to Fox to cover football, she returned to ESPN when given the job to host Edge NFL Matchup. For 10 points--name this Sunday Night Football sideline reporter and object of Joe Namath's drunken affection.
answer: Suzy Kolber
8. Research on this man's body was instrumental in developing the Holden Thesis about how sauropod dinosaurs stood. The first man to lift all five McGlashen Stones, he had a long-time tenure with the world record for bench press at 661 pounds. For 10 points--name this winner of three consecutive World's Strongest Man events from 1980 to 1982 who also pursued a pro wrestling career in the '90s.
answer: Bill Kazmaier
9. This Bostonian's opponents include former Patriots lineman Todd Rucci, Boston Herald writer Ted Archer, and his little sister Julie, who would get this man to wait tables at her restaurant if he failed in a challenge on New Jersey's Cape May for flounder. Nicknamed the "Mad Fisherman," this is--for 10 points--what Ben Stein of bass who challenge people to "beat" him in a show on ESPN2's "Outdoors Block" and who shares his name with a Brewers catcher of the '70s and '80s?
answer: Charlie Moore
10. The 2002 edition of this event actually had higher ratings on ESPN2 than Lebron James' first nationally televised high school game six days earlier, as Byron Leftwich threw four touchdowns while leading Marshall to Victory over Louisville. Ben Roethisberger threw four TD's in the 2003 edition, leading Miami over Louisville. For 10 points--name this minor bowl pitting Conference USA's number two team vs. the MAC winner in what was once called the Mobile Alabama Bowl.
answer: GMAC Bowl
11. Created in 1988 by John Traetta, it is run by High Bar Productions, which originally started with work in gymnastics. Kendell Hogan, Page Langton, Rick Valente, and Jennifer Dempster are cast members, while it recently reached a marketing partnership with Prolab to create a line of nutritional supplements. For 10 points--name this ESPN2 morning staple, a popular fitness show.
answer: Bodyshaping
12. In Voltaire's Candide, it's the name of a Venetian nobleman with some bizarre views on the arts. In English, it means "indifferent." The latter is what Sai Gunturi knew as--for 10 points--he won the 2003 Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee with what word?
answer: Pococurante
13. He finished sixth in Heisman voting in 1986 after throwing for 3,651 yards at Purdue and was drafted third overall by Houston, but never played a game for the Oilers. Neither did he play for the Chargers, with whom he signed after a handful of seasons in New Orleans. He had perhaps the most memorable live moments in ESPN2 history in 1994 when he laid the smack down on smarmy Jim Rome. For 10 points--what quarterback reached the NFC title game in 1989 with the then-Los Angeles Rams?
answer: Jim Everett
14. Added in 1998, its top competitors include D.J. Eckstrom and Tucker Hibbert. Its 2004 edition saw a surprise victory by Michael Island, denying a four-peat for the sports dominant figure, Blair Morgan. For 10 points--name this first motorized even in any X Games, a winter event that involves snowmobiles.
answer: SnoCross
15. A beauty of Filipino, Spanish, and Norwegian ancestry, she has a column for the motorcycle newspaper Racer X Illustrated. Her sports-related work includes ESPN2's Fitness Beach and Fox Sport Net's High Octane, Blue Cross and 54321. She has appeared in Playboy, including a layout in the August 1996 issue whose cover she also graced. For 10 points--name this Frederick's of Hollywood catalog girl and entertainment reporter for The Best Damn Sports Show, Period.
answer: Leeann Tweeden
16. It was invented by its namesake at North Dallas High School in the 1940s. Often performed with one hand punching and one hand on the hip, in this maneuver, one leg thrusts out forwards while the other is bent and tucked behind the body. For 10 points--name this jump you may see while watching cheerleading on ESPN2.
answer: herkie [Named after Lawrence "Herkie" Herkimer]
17. His parents met in the U.S. after both had escaped the Soviet invasion of Hungary in 1956. A graduate of MIT with degrees in management and computer science, his bid for a repeat was foiled on day one when he was knocked out by Scotty Nguyen [wen]. His improbable victory the previous year led to a boastful Phil Helmuth shaving his head. For 10 points--who won a showdown with Englishman Julian Gardner when his queen-ten led to a full house to win the World Series of Poker in 2002?
answer: Robert Varkonyi
18. Every Tuesday, he hosts a segment on how sports and everyday life collide on ESPN2 morning show Cold Pizza. He ended his career with a pitiful 6 games for Utah in the 1987-88 season and 14 with the Detroit the next season. He actually had his highest points per game in '83-'84 with the Nets, but this player drafted fifth overall in 1975 straight out of high school was most famous with Philadelphia. For 10 points--name this host of "A Visit from Lovetron," a masterful dunker nicknamed "Chocolate Thunder."
answer: Darryl Dawkins
19. He can be found in a DVD extra for The Hustler, giving picture-in-picture analysis of several shots, while he served as a consultant and had the bit part St. Louie Louis in the Chazz Palminteri film Poolhall Junkies. Though he has been a national nine-ball champion, his forte is exhibited by his multiple World Artistic Pool championships. For 10 points--name this two time winner of ESPN's Trick Shot Magic, voted by Billiards Digest as the best trick shot artist in history.
answer: Mike Massey
20. Although he led Rutgers hockey in scoring in 1989, it was for a different sport that he won the Hermann Trophy and the Missouri Athletic Club while leading his school to two Final Four appearances. The first American to play in Italy's Serie A, his retirement has included co-hosting the weekly highlight show MLS Extra Time with Rob Stone. For 10 points--name this defender, who has since shaved off his famous red goatee.
answer: Alexi Lalas
21. Its first event was held in April 1953 in the parking lot of the Los Angeles County Fairground in California. Stars include John Force, John "Bodie" Smith, Tony Schumacher, and Larry Dixon, Jr. POWERade sponsors the top series in--for 10 points--what drag racing organization that fills up lots of airtime on ESPN2?
answer: NHRA or National Hot Rod Association
22. A rare competitor who sometimes uses his real name is Rafer Alston, also known as Skip To My Lou. Among its stars are Half Man/Half Amazing, Hot Sauce, Main Event, Spyder, Helicopter, and the Professor. It covers the AND 1 Mix Tape Tour. For 10 points--name this ESPN2 series, which claims to be a mix of basketball and hip-hop.
answer: Streetball (accept AND 1 Mix Tape Tour before it is mentioned)
23. Rhode Island in 1995 and 1996. San Diego in 1997 and 1998. San Francisco in 1999 and 2000. Philadelphia in 2001 and 2002. Los Angeles in 2003 and 2004, primarily in the Staples Center. These are the past and future site of--for 10 points--what competition whose events include Bike Stunt, Moto X, Skateboard, Aggressive In-line Skate and Speed Climb?
answer: Summer X Games
24. His work in this decade includes a guest stint as Nurse Paul Flowers who dates Elliot Reed on Scrubs and hosting The New American Sportsman, which you can see on ESPN2. His two main TV roles have been as Ricky Startton and as Danny Sorenson. For 10 points--who played a mature role on NYPD Blue after a child role on Silver Spoons?
answer: Rick(y) Schroder
25. In 1994 he and his brother Sam released the hip-hop album Young Man Rumble, produced by John Oates. He had celebrities such as Dustin Hoffman calling in to the Manhattan public access show he began as a teenager and translated that gig into an ESPN analyst role. For 10 points--who joins Brian Kenny as co-host of ESPN2's Friday Night Fights when he's not busy running the circus that is Around the Horn?
answer: Max Kellerman

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