The answers are a)beat up your wife on a public street or b)finance a dog fighting organization. For 10 points give me the question. For an additional fifteen points the answer.
Sorry, time's up. The question we are looking for is what can a pro athlete get away with? The answer is a)beat up your wife on a public street. Brett Myers, a 6'4" 240 pound pitcher with the Phillies, knocked his wife around in Boston last season, got charged with hitting her in the face, and had no action taken against him by his team. The Phillies publicly supported Myers, with one coach saying Myers would get through the difficult time because he was a real competitor. At least when matched against a woman.
Round two. The answers are a)honor your contract, b)play hard at your new position, or c)whine like a six year old who didn't get his frozen pudding pop for desert. The question-What do you do if you are Pete Kendall of the Jets and want out of your contract after being asked to switch positions? The answer is c) whine like a six year old. Kendall has now been traded to the Washington Redskins, a team playing in the only town in America where a $3 million athlete can be considered a victim.
Round three. The answers-a) assault by pointing a gun, b) carrying a concealed weapon, c) driving while impaired, d) failing to stop after an accident e)simple assault or f)none of the above. The question is-Which of these charges is enough to keep Duke from suspending their best football player? The answer-f) none of the above. Michael Tauiliili has been reinstated to the team after two weeks away from the team.
The one after round three. Three answers to pick from. a)sell more beer, b)advertise more beer, c)display righteous indignation when your employees are caught driving drunk, of d)feel some sense of shame. Your question is this. What is the correct response of the NFL to a player's drunk driving arrest? We will accept a, b, or c. If you answered d your name is most likely Mary Poppins and you should be flying around under your umbrella instead of playing this quiz.
Round two times two plus one. A) a special on world hunger, b)reruns of 'Petticoat Junction', c)the infomercial with that really creepy looking guy with the slicked back hair, or d)a soccer game. The question-What will get the lowest TV ratings? This one is almost too easy-d)the soccer game.
Six. Round Six. Answers-a)The Rolling Stones, b)Duran Duran, c)the Monkees, or d)Roger Clemens. The question-What is the lamest comeback tour of all time. The answer is b)Duran Duran. You thought we were looking for Clemens. However, it should have been obvious. Clemens never sang "Hungry Like the Wolf" and the Stones are still the greatest Rock N' Roll Band after all these years.
The final round. Your answers are a)a snake's belly, b)an SEC football coach, c) the Marianas Trench, or d)Tiger Woods 18 hole average. The question we are looking for is-what is lower? What is lower? Close one here. Woods' scorecard is very low, but nothing is lower than the ethics of an SEC football coach.
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MVP