
Sporting News sports trivia challenge: Test your knowledge of SN magazine's greatest cover subjects

Sporting News is turning 135 in 2021 and to help us celebrate our birthday, we're putting you to the test. Since SN was born as a print magazine in 1886, there have been many iconic sports legends who have graced the cover over the years.
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Here's seeing what you know and remember about them. How well can you answer these 25 questions about the biggest names in the biggest sports SN has covered since its founding?
Question 1: "Groundbreakers"
What MLB legend was the first person to letter in four sports — baseball, basketball, football and track — at UCLA?

Answer 1
Jackie Robinson. Two of his Bruins football teammates, Kenny Washington and Woody Strode, helped integrate the NFL.
Question 2: "Dear Basketball"
Which NBA great won league MVP, Finals MVP, a league scoring title, All-Star Game MVP, the Slam Dunk Contest and an Academy Award?

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Kobe Bryant. Just two years before the late Lakers superstar tragically died in a helicopter crash in 2020, he accepted an Oscar for Best Animated Short Film.
Question 3: "He Knows"

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Question 4: "Racing Into History"
Who is the most recent driver to win a seventh NASCAR Cup Series championship?

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Question 5: "Greatness"
Who has won the most Hart Trophies (nine) as NHL regular-season MVP?

Answer 5
Wayne Gretzky. "The Great One" is the NHL all-time leader in goals, assists and total points. He has more assists than anyone else has points.
Question 6: "Let Him Reign"

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Question 7: "It Was Meant To Be"
What defensive back, who won a national championship in the Rose Bowl and a Super Bowl ring in the Superdome, was born in Saint Rose, La.?

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Question 8: "Gamebreakers"
Who holds the NFL record for most receiving touchdowns (23) in a single season?

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Question 9: "Big Men"
Who was the No. 1 pick in the 2002 NBA Draft?

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Question 10: "Planebreakers"

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Question 11: "Bluebloods"

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Question 12: "Captains"
Who is No. 6 all-time in MLB career hits with 3,465?

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Question 13: "Even Bigger Men"

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Question 14: "Big Games"

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Question 15: "Firsts"
Who was the first player in NCAA FBS history to pass for 3,000 yards and rush for 1,000 yards in the same season?

Answer 15
Vince Young. He did it in his spectacular national championship season for Texas in 2005 with 3,036 yards passing and 1,050 yards rushing.
Question 16: "Hitting Machines"
Who was the last MLB player to bat higher than .390 in a season?

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Question 17: "Passing Marks"
Who holds the record for the most three-TD passing games in the Super Bowl (four)?

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Question 18: "Give Him Five"

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Question 19: "Unbreakable"

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Question 20: "Rushing Up The List"
Who is No. 5 all time in NFL rushing yards with 14,820?

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Question 21: "More Big Games"
Which college basketball player scored 44 points on 21-of-22 field-goal attempts to help his team win the 1973 NCAA championship game?

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Question 22: "Sluggers"
Who was the first player in MLB history to hit 100 home runs for three different clubs?

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Question 23: "Triple Threats"
Paul Hornung and Earl Campbell are two of three players to win a Heisman Trophy, go No. 1 overall in the NFL Draft and end up in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Who is the third?

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Question 24: "Crossovers"

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Question 25: "First Family"
How many combined Pro Bowls did Archie, Eli and Peyton Manning make in their careers?
