Quiz: Politicians and Their Love of Sports

January 18, 2011

Which of these senators has owned an NBA team since 1985?
1. Scott Brown (R-Mass.)
2. Bob Casey (D-Pa.)
3. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.)
4. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.)
Former Sen. George Mitchell, the namesake of the Mitchell Report on steroid use in baseball, represented what state?
1. Florida
2. Maine
3. Nebraska
4. South Dakota
Which president invited several college heads to the White House for meetings that led to the creation of the National Collegiate Athletic Association?
1. Ulysses S. Grant
2. Teddy Roosevelt
3. Herbert Hoover
4. Harry Truman
As a district judge, Sonia Sotomayor ended a strike to save what sport?
1. Baseball
2. Basketball
3. Football
4. Hockey
Who is the only president since William Taft to not throw a ceremonial first pitch during his presidency?
1. Woodrow Wilson
2. Franklin Roosevelt
3. John F. Kennedy
4. Jimmy Carter
When the Washington Redskins visited the White House in 1988, who did Ronald Reagan ask for and throw a football to?
1. Darrell Green
2. Art Monk
3. Ricky Sanders
4. Doug Williams
Rep. Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul owns a team in what professional sports league?
1. Major League Soccer
2. United Football League
3. National Hockey League
4. National Lacrosse League
Which president pardoned George Steinbrenner, for making illegal campaign contributions in the '70s?
1. Richard Nixon
2. Gerald Ford
3. Jimmy Carter
4. Ronald Reagan