A Dead Bird, Hooters Outfits, and an Indoor Rain Delay: Bizarre Moments in Professional Sports

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If you watch enough sporting events, or even if you just watch the highlights, you will eventually see some absolutely crazy, unbelievable, once in a lifetime things occur. This quiz will either refresh your memory or boggle your mind in terms of the crazy sports events that are covered. Good luck with these crazy questions!

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What MLB team made their rookies wear Hooters waitresses outfits on a flight and then out to dinner when playing in Washington?

San Francisco Giants

San Diego Padres

New York Mets

Colorado Rockies

During the 2021 NFL season, what player stripped half-naked and left his team's bench and the field during the middle of a game never to return?

Antonio Brown

Jamal Adams

Rob Gronkowski

Baker Mayfield

What made the rain delay at a Toronto Blue Jays game in 1989 especially odd?

Toronto had a domed stadium

It lasted exactly 6 hours

It rained AND snowed

1 umpire died

What New York Giant made an amazing 'helmet catch' in the Super Bowl in 2008 to help his team narrowly defeat the Patriots?

David Tyree

Victor Cruz

Amani Toomer

Plaxico Burress

Why did the Chicago White Sox have to forfeit the 2nd game of a 1979 doubleheader vs the Detroit Tigers?

No food for visiting locker room

All coaches were ejected

A fire on the field

A bomb threat

In a 1997 NBA game, what did Mavericks player Bubba Wells do 6 times in only 3 minutes?

Hit a 3 point shot

Miss a layup

Foul Dennis Rodman

Fall down while shooting

What Quarterback threw a TD pass to himself in a game vs the Carolina Panthers in 1997?

Jeff George

Rich Gannon

Wade Wilson

Brad Johnson

What team beat the Toronto Maple Leafs in a game in 2020 using a local Zamboni driver in net?

Boston

Carolina

Detroit

Buffalo

In a 1979 NHL game, what Boston Bruin climbed over the glass and beat a fan with his own shoe?

Terry O'Reilly

Mike Milbury

Dwight Foster

Wayne Cashman

In the 1970s, former MLB pitcher Dock Ellis threw a no hitter. What made that accomplishment especially bizarre?

He had no strikeouts

He was on LSD

He drank 1 beer per inning

All of the above

In a televised boxing match, what heavyweights were fighting when a man parachuted into the ring?

Tyson and Holyfield

Holmes and Ali

Holyfield and Bowe

Ruddock and Holyfield

In the 2003 NFL Draft, what team essentially 'fell asleep' in the 1st round allowing 2 teams to pick ahead of them as their time to select expired?

Minnesota

Detroit

Oakland

Detroit

What did former Ohio State football coach Woody Hayes do near the end of the 1978 Gator Bowl after his QB threw a late game interception?

He hit the interceptor of the ball

He hit a ref

He hit the QB

He hit a fan

What NFL team fired their coach early this season and replaced him with a man with absolutely no coaching experience except high school?

Tennessee

Houston

Jacksonville

Indianapolis

What former MLB slugger had a ball bounce off his head for a home run while playing in the outfield during a major league game?

Rickey Henderson

Mike Easler

Dave Parker

Jose Canseco

In a regular season game in 2015, what NFL QB accidentally 'took a knee' instead of spiking the ball near the very end of a game?

Kirk Cousins

J.P. Losman

Carson Palmer

Aaron Rodgers

Who played a tennis match in 1973 in front of 30, 472 people at the Houston Astrodome?

Billie Jean King & Bobby Riggs

Joe Frazier & George Foreman

Two trained dogs

4 midgets

In a 1988 NHL game in Los Angeles, the game continued for 75 seconds despite which of the following things happening?

A live chicken was thrown on the ice

L.A. had 7 players on the ice

A referee fainted

A goalie lost his mask

What major league pitcher had a pitch obliterate a live bird in flight on the way to home plate?

J.R. Richard

Nolan Ryan

Roger Clemens

Randy Johnson

In a 2010 game vs Green Bay, what bizarre thing did New England Patriots offensive lineman Dan Connolly do?

Throw a 5 yard TD pass

Return a kickoff 71 yards

Catch a 40 yard TD pass

Recover 4 fumbles

What former NHL goalie scored three career goals?

Billy Smith

Ron Hextall

Chris Osgood

Martin Brodeur

In the 'Immaculate Reception' game between Oakland and Pittsburgh, what Steeler may have inadvertently deflected the ball to Franco Harris?

Rocky Bleier

John Stallworth

John Fuqua

Lynn Swann

What former San Francisco Giant had his belt break and his plants split when swinging and missing at a pitch?

Cecil Fielder

Prince Fielder

Pablo Sandoval

Barry Bonds

In 2002, a soccer match between two teams in Madagascar ended in a bizarre score. What was it?

33 to 33

17 to 17

149 to 0

83 to 0

In the 2013 Arnold Palmer Invitational, what golfer played a shot out of a tree swinging his club backwards?

Tiger Woods

John Daly

Sergio Garcia

Phil Mickelson

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A Dead Bird, Hooters Outfits, and an Indoor Rain Delay: Bizarre Moments in Professional Sports

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What MLB team made their rookies wear Hooters waitresses outfits on a flight and then out to dinner when playing in Washington?

During the 2021 NFL season, what player stripped half-naked and left his team's bench and the field during the middle of a game never to return?

What made the rain delay at a Toronto Blue Jays game in 1989 especially odd?

What New York Giant made an amazing 'helmet catch' in the Super Bowl in 2008 to help his team narrowly defeat the Patriots?

Why did the Chicago White Sox have to forfeit the 2nd game of a 1979 doubleheader vs the Detroit Tigers?

In a 1997 NBA game, what did Mavericks player Bubba Wells do 6 times in only 3 minutes?

What Quarterback threw a TD pass to himself in a game vs the Carolina Panthers in 1997?

What team beat the Toronto Maple Leafs in a game in 2020 using a local Zamboni driver in net?

In a 1979 NHL game, what Boston Bruin climbed over the glass and beat a fan with his own shoe?

In the 1970s, former MLB pitcher Dock Ellis threw a no hitter. What made that accomplishment especially bizarre?

In a televised boxing match, what heavyweights were fighting when a man parachuted into the ring?

In the 2003 NFL Draft, what team essentially 'fell asleep' in the 1st round allowing 2 teams to pick ahead of them as their time to select expired?

What did former Ohio State football coach Woody Hayes do near the end of the 1978 Gator Bowl after his QB threw a late game interception?

What NFL team fired their coach early this season and replaced him with a man with absolutely no coaching experience except high school?

What former MLB slugger had a ball bounce off his head for a home run while playing in the outfield during a major league game?

In a regular season game in 2015, what NFL QB accidentally 'took a knee' instead of spiking the ball near the very end of a game?

Who played a tennis match in 1973 in front of 30, 472 people at the Houston Astrodome?

In a 1988 NHL game in Los Angeles, the game continued for 75 seconds despite which of the following things happening?

What major league pitcher had a pitch obliterate a live bird in flight on the way to home plate?

In a 2010 game vs Green Bay, what bizarre thing did New England Patriots offensive lineman Dan Connolly do?

What former NHL goalie scored three career goals?

In the 'Immaculate Reception' game between Oakland and Pittsburgh, what Steeler may have inadvertently deflected the ball to Franco Harris?

What former San Francisco Giant had his belt break and his plants split when swinging and missing at a pitch?

In 2002, a soccer match between two teams in Madagascar ended in a bizarre score. What was it?

In the 2013 Arnold Palmer Invitational, what golfer played a shot out of a tree swinging his club backwards?

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