JOE MAY'S METRO-EAST SPORTS TRIVIA (FIRST TEST)
7/20/08
1. HE PLAYED FOUR SEASONS OF VARSITY BASKETBALL FOR VERGIL FLETCHER. HE WAS A HIGH SCHOOL ALL-AMERICAN, HE WAS A JUCO FIRST FIVE ALL-AMERICAN AT BAC. HE PLAYED AT PURDUE. HE WAS AN ASSISTANT TO GENE KEADY AT PURDUE, ROY WILLIAMS AT KANSASD AND WAS THE HEAD COACH AT ILINOIS STATE. HE NOW COACHES THE VANDERBILT MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM AND IS REGARDED AS ONE OF THE BEST COACHES IN THE LAND.
A. BOB BONE
B. TOM PARKER
3. KEVIN STALLINGS
4. JERRY AHART
2. HE CAME OUT OF ASSUMPTION HIGH SCHOOL WHERE HE PLAYED FOR JIM MONKEN.AND PLAYED AT NOTRE DAME WHERE NOT ONLY DID HE START, GRADUATE A HALF OF YEAR AHEAD OF HIS CLASS BUT BROKE THE "GIPPERS" RUSHING RECORD.
A. BOBBY JOHNSON
B. BOBBY MITCHEL
C. ERIC WRIGHT
D. JEROME HEAVENS
3. HE DROVE THE THE NUMBER 44 CORVETTE AT GODFREY, TRI-CITY AND OTHER TRACKS.. HE ONCE , WHILE LEADING A RACE AT GODFREY STOPPED HIS CAR AND RAN TO A BURNING WRECKED CAR AND YANKED A FELLOW DRIVER OUT OF THE CAR. ONE OF THE WININGEST DRIVERS IN OUR AREA OF ALL-TIME
A. WIB SPAUDING
B. BILL MEYERS
3. JOHNNY MEYERS
4. CHUCK TAYLOR
4. HE BECAME ONLY THE 12TH HIGH SCHOOL RUNNING BACK IN THE HISTORY OF HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL IN THE COUNTRY TO RUSH FOR 3,000 YARDS OR MORE IN A SINGLE SEASON. THE CRUSADER LATER PLAYED AT MICHIGAN STATE AND ILLINOIS STATE.
A. CHARLEY LEONARD
B. DEROND STOVALL
C. HICKEY THOMPSON
D. JOHN WEISS
5. FOR YEARS HE BROADCAST SPORTS ON WGNU RADIO IN GRANIE CITY. HE HAD THE THRILL OF CALLING IS SON'S TOUCHDOWN RUN TO BEAT BELLEVILLE WEST IN A SOUOTHWESTERN COFERENCE FOOTBALL GAME IN BELLEIVLLE. HIS COLORFUL DELIVERY WAS A METRO-EST BROADCASTING STAPLE
A. JOE MAY
B. GEORGE DEPPER
C. DAVE BOLLONE
D. CHARLEY LOGAS
6. EAST ST. LOUIS FINISHED SECOND IN THE FIRST IHSA STATE FOOTBALL (5A) FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS. HE CAME OUT FOR FOOTBALL IN HIS SENIOR YEAR AND THE TIGHT END PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN THE THE TERRIFIC SEASON. (SECOND IN THE STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS. HE LATER PLAYED AT MISSOURI IN COLLEGE AND SAN DIEGO IN THE NFL. HE WAS ALSO A GREAT CHESS PLAYER.
A. AL DIXON
B. SHELBY JORDAN
C. VICTOR SCOTT
D. KELLEN WINSOLOW
7. HIS "MOON" SHOT WAS ONE OF THE "CLASSICS" IN METRO-EAST SPORTS HISTORY. THE VENICE STAR MUFFED A PASS NEAR THE SIDELING AT HALF COURT. HE RECOVERED THE BALL AND DID A 360 THEN THREW IT AT THE BASKET AS THE HORN SHOUNDED. THE BALL WENT THROUGH THE HOOP AND VENICE TIED THE GAME LATER WINNING IN TRIPLE OVERTIME OVER CARMI . A STATE TITLE FOLLOWED.
A. JEFF COREY
B. REGGIE GARDNER
C. RON HENRY
D. MIKE HENRY
8. IN ONE OF THE GREATEST MOMENTS IN METRO-EAST SPORTS HISTORY. AGAISNT THORNRIDGE WHO HAD WON BACK TO BACK ILINOIS STATE HIGH SCHOOL BOY'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS, HE WAS FOULED BY LOREN BUCKNER, QUIN'S YOUNGER BROTHER JUST ACROSS THE TIME LINE DRIBBELING LATERALLY. WITH ONE SECOND TO GO. HE HTI THE ONE AND ONE TO BEAT THORNRIDGE BY ONE. THIS WAS AFTER SOME COACHES IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS WERE SAYING SOUTHERN ILLINOIS BASKETBALL WAS DEAD AND THAT THE SOUTH WOULD NEVER RISE IN HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL AGAIN. WHEN HE NAILED THE WINNING FREE TOSS THE SIU ARENA ERUPTED AS FANS THORUGOUT SOUTHERN ILINOIS CELBRATED AS ONE.
A. TOM PARKER
B.. RICH KNARR
C. RICHARD KEENE
D. BOBBY BONE
9. HE AVERAGED 15.6 POINTS A GAME IN HIS SOPHOMORE SEASON AFTER LEAIDNG HIS FRESHMAN TEAM TO A PERFEFCT SEASON. (FRESHMAN WEREN'T ELGIBLE TO PLAY VARSITY AT CIVIC MEMORIAL THEN. IT WAS A THREE YEAR HIGH SCHOOL) HE AVERAGED 28 POINTS A GAME IN BOTH HIS JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEARS. HE AVERAGED 22 POOINTS A GAME AS A FRESHMAN AT KANSAS (FRESHMEN WEREN'T ELGIBLE TO PLAY VARSITY BALL THEN) TO LEAD THEM TO AN UNBEATEN YEAR. HE WAS CO-CAPATAIN AS A SENIOR OF A JAYHAWK TEAM THAT MADE IT TO THE FINAL FOUR IN GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA.
A. STEVE CAREY
B. RICK STOTLAR
3. DENNIS JONES
4. DAVE TAYNOR
10. WHO COACHD THE EAST STL LOUS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM TO THE STATE TITLE GAME IN THE FIRST YEAR OF THE STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS IN 1974? THE FLYERS LOST I N OVERTIME
A. WIRT DOWNING
B. FLOYD CAMERON
C. CORNELIUS PERRY
D. BOB SHANNON
ANSWERS:
1.-C...2-D...3-A...4.-C...5-D...6-D...7-B...8-D...9-D AND 10-C
SEVEN RIGHT IS A C
EIGHT RIGHT IS A B
NINE RIGHT IS A A
10 RIGHT....YOU THE MAN. GET YOUR OWN RADIO SHOW.
OR CHECK YOUR ANSWERS THIS WAY:
JOE MAY'S METRO-EAST SPORTS TRIVIA
7/20/08
1. HE PLAYED FOUR SEASONS OF VARISTY BASKETBALL FOR VERGLE FLETCHER. HE WAS HIGH SCHOOL ALL-AMERICAN, JUCO FIRST FIVE ALL-AMERICAN AT BAC. HE PLAYED AT PURDUE. HE WAS AN ASSIITANT TO GENE KEADY AT PURDUE, ROY WILLIAMS AT KANSASD AND WAS THE HEAD COACH AT ILINOIS STATE. HE NOW COACHES A 17-2 VANDERBILE TEAM.
A. BOB BONE
B. TOM PARKER
3. KEVIN STALLINGS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.
4. JERRY AHART
2. HE CAME OUT OF ASSUMPTION HIGH SCHOOL WHERE HE PLAYED FOR JIM MONKEN.AND PLAYED AT NOTRE DAME WHERE NO ONLY DID HE START, GRADUATE A HALF OF YEAR AHEAD OF HIS CLASS BUT BROAKE THE "GIPPERS" RUSHING RECORD.
A. BOBBY JOHNSON
B. BOBBY MITCHEL
C. ERIC WRIGHT
D. JEROME HEAVENS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER.
3. HE DROVE THE THE NUMBER 44 CORVETTE AT GODFREY, TRI-CITY AND OTHER TRACKS.. HE ONCE , WHILE LEADING A RACE AT GODFREY STOPPED HIS CAR AND RAN TO A BURNING WRECKED CAR AND YANKED A FELLOW DRIVER OUT OF THE CAR. ONE OF THE WININGEST DRIVERS IN OUR AREA OF ALL-TIME
A. WIB SPAUDING IS THE RIGHT ANSWER
B. BILL MEYERS
3. JOHNNY MEYERS
4. CHUCK TAYLOR
4. HE BECAME ONLY THE 12TH HIGH SCHOOL RUNNING BACK IN THE HISTORY OF HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL IN THE COUNTRY TO RUSH FOR 3,000 YARDS OR MORE IN A SINGLE SEASON. THE CRUSADER LATER PLAYED AT MICHIGAN STATE AND ILLINOIS STATE.
A. CHARLEY LEONARD
B. DAROND STOVALL
C. HICKEY THOMPSON IS THE RIGHT ANSWER
D. JOHN WEISS
5. FOR YEARS HE BROADCAST SPORTS ON WGNU RADIO IN GRANIE CITY. HE HAD THE THRILL OF CALLING IS SON'S TOUCHDOWN RUN TO BEAT BELLEVILLE WEST IN A SOUOTHWESTERN COFERENCE FOOTBALL GAME IN BELLEVILLE. HIS COLORFUL DELIVERY WAS A METRO-EST BROADCASTING STAPLE
A. JOE MAY
B. GEORGE DEPPER
C. DAVE BOLLONE
D. CHARLEY LOGAS IS THE RIGHT ANSWER
6. EAST ST. LOUIS FINISHED SECOND IN THE FIRST IHSA STATE FOOTBALL (5A) FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS. HE CAME OUT FOR FOOTBALL IN HIS SENIOR YEAR AND THE TIGHT END PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN THE THE TERRIFIC SEASON. (SECOND IN THE STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS.) HE LATER PLAYED AT MISSOURI IN COLLEGE AND FOR SAN DIEGO IN THE NFL. HE WAS ALSO A GREAT CHESS PLAYER.
A. AL DIXON
B. SHELBY JORDAN
C. VICTOR SCOTT
D. KELLEN WINSOLOW IS THE RIGHT ANSWER
7. HIS "MOON" SHOT WAS ONE OF THE "CLASSICS" IN METRO-EAST SPORTS HISTORY. THE VENICE STAR MUFFED A PASS NEAR THE SIDELINE AT HALF COURT. HE RECOVERED THE BALL AND DID A 360 THEM THREW IT AT THE BASKET AS THE HORN SOUNDED. THE BALL WENT THROUGH THE HOOP AND VENICE TIED THE GAME LATER WINNING IT IN TRIPLLE OVERTIME OVER CARMI . A STATE TITLE FOLLOWED.
A. JEFF COREY
B. REGGIE GARDNER IS THE RIGHT ANSWER
C. RON HENRY
D. MIKE HENRY
8. IN ONE OF THE GREATEST MOMENTS IN METRO-EAST SPORTS HISTORY...AGAINST THORNRIDGE WHO HAD WON BACK TO BACK ILINOIS STATE HIGH SCHOOL BOY'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS, HE WAS FOULED BY LOREN BUCKNER, QUIN'S YOUNGER BROTHER JUST ACROSS THE TIME LINE DRIBBELING LATERALLY. WITH ONE SECOND TO GO HE HTI THE ONE AND ONE TO BEAT THORNRIDGE BY ONE. THIS WAS AFTER SOME COACHES IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS WERE SAYING SOUTHERN ILLINOIS BASKETBALL WAS DEAD AND THAT THE SOUTH WOULD NEVER RISE IN HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL AGAIN. WHEN HE NAILED THE WINNING FREE TOSS THE SIU ARENA ERUPTED AS FANS THORUGOUT SOUTHERN ILINOIS CELBRATED AS ONE.
A. TOM PARKER
B.. RICH KNARR
C. RICHARD KEENE
D. BOBBY BONE IS THE RIGHT ANSWER
9. HE AVERAGED 15.6 POINTS A GAME IN HIS SOPHOMORE SEASON AFTER LEAIDNG HIS FRESHMAN TEAM TO A PERFEFCT SEASON. (FRESHMAN WEREN'T ELGIBLE TO PLAY VARSITY AT CIVIC MEMORIAL THEN. IT WAS A THREE YEAR HIGH SCHOOL) HE AVERAGED 28 POINTS IN BOTH HIS JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEARS. HE AVERAGED 22 POOINTS A GAME AS A FRESHMAN AT KANSAS (FRESHAMN WEREN'T ELGIBLE TO PLAY VARSITY BALL THEN) TO LEAD THEM TO AN UNBEATEN YEAR. HE WAS CO-CAPATAIN AS A SENIOR OF A JAYHAWK TEAM THAT MADE IT TO THE FINAL FOUR IN GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA.
A. STEVE CAREY
B. RICK STOTLAR
3. DENNIS JONES
4. DAVE TAYNOR IS THE RIGHT ANSWER
10. WHO COACHED THE EAST ST. LOUS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM TO THE ILLINOIS STATE TITLE GAME IN THE FIRST YEAR OF THE STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS IN 1974? THE FLYERS LOST I N OVERTIME
A. WIRT DOWNING
B. FLOYD CAMERON
C. CORNELIUS PERRY IS THE RIGHT ANSWER
D. BOB SHANNON
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