Today’s DailyNews quiz features questions about Detroit sports figures. The prize, courtesy of the Alumni Affairs office, is a jute bag, perfect for hauling to your next big game.
The winner will be randomly selected from all correct responses received by 4 p.m. Wednesday, September 14. To be eligible, select the most correct answer to each of the following questions:
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The Lions retired #20 to honour running back Barry Sanders. Which other Lions Hall of Famer had worn that jersey number?
a) Lem Barney
b) Dick Lane
c) Charlie Sanders
d) Billy Sims -
Which of these Bad Boys did not win an NBA championship with the Pistons?
a) Adrian Dantley
b) Joe Dumars
c) Vinnie Johnson
d) Dennis Rodman -
Which Red Wings great earned the sobriquet Mr. Hockey?
a) Gordie Howe
b) Nicklas Lidstrom
c) Ted Lindsay
d) Steve Yzerman -
Who was the last Tigers pitcher to win at least 30 games in a season?
a) Willie Hernandez
b) Denny McLain
c) Jack Morris
d) Justin Verlander -
And a special Motown cross-over question: members of what Detroit pro sports team provided background vocals on Marvin Gaye’s soul classic What’s Going On?
a) football’s Lions
b) basketball’s Pistons
c) hockey’s Red Wings
d) baseball’s Tigers
Contest is open to all readers of the DailyNews. Send an e-mail with your responses to uofwnews@uwindsor.ca. One entry per contestant, please. Note: the decision of the judge in determining the most correct response is inviolable.
Education alum has inside track on Detroit art
Christina Colella holds dual citizenship, and says that's why she knows so much about Detroit.
That knowledge translated into a victory in yesterday's DailyNews trivia contest for the recent grad (B.Ed 2011). Her name was drawn from all entrants who correctly identified the Diego Rivera murals as Detroit Industry, Sports Illustrated as the sponsor of the Joe Louis fist, and the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center as the setting for the sculpture known as Spirit of Detroit.
For her efforts, Colella wins a prize package of two 50 mm square photo frames and a luggage tag, courtesy of the special events manager in the Office of the President, and a pen and pencil set from the School of Computer Science.